Micromolluscs constitute an important part of the biological communities that inhabit sandy shores. In order to determine health of a particular sandy beach, these micromolluscs can be used as a good ... Read More
Geographic Information system is a computer based programme by which the data can be stored, retrieved, manipulated and analyzed and the results are obtain in the form of maps. It helps in planning, ... Read More
Intertidal fishery plays an important role in the artisanal economy of the coastal communities of Balochistan. During the southwest monsoon, fishing activities in coastal and offshore waters get limit ... Read More
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated a direct relationship of increased lipid profile, particularly low density lipoprotein cholesterol to the incidence of coronary heart diseases. Ethanol extra ... Read More
The shrimp forms most important fishery in Pakistan because of its high foreign exchange earnings and also the employment, which it generates. Commercial shrimp trawling started in 1958, thereafter, t ... Read More
In Pakistan, fishery sector provides employment to about 379,000 fishermen directly. In the year 2000, fish and fishery products valued at Rs.7.878 billion were exported from Pakistan. The present tre ... Read More
Any one who has been to the beach has probably seen starfish. The more intrepid beachcomber may find brittle stars, sea cucumbers, or sea urchins there. They all make up the Echinodermata, the larges ... Read More
Owing to the endangered status of these animals, the Government of Sindh under Sindh Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1972 and Sindh Wildlife protection Act 1993 declared all marine turtle species as “E ... Read More
Cyanobacteria are widely distributed in natural waters. They constitute the major proportion of total primary production in tropical, sub-tropial and temperate waters. Present research was conducted o ... Read More
Twenty seven species of Majid crabs have been reported from Pakistani waters (Tirmizi & Kazmi,1996). They play an important role in coastal ecology. Present information is based on the study of first ... Read More
In Pakistan very little work has been carried out on the free-living marine nematodes of Arabian Sea. During recent marine nematode studies one new genus 13 new and 40 known species were collected an ... Read More
The abundance and distribution of benthic macro fauna in near shore waters off Karachi was studied. The marine benthic fauna was collected every month for a period of one year from otter trawl catche ... Read More
Increase in stocking density of fish is one way to optimize productivity in intensive rearing system. However, high rearing density is a potential source of stress that may constrain fish growth. In ... Read More
A cohort of 139 pregnant women, attending the antenatal clinics of Baqai Medical University, was included in the study. All women underwent complete examination, their urine sample were collected. Tho ... Read More
This study was conducted to find out the effect of some antagonistics bacteria isolates on Penicillium digitatum the causal green mould of citrus, collected from infected fruits in Rasht, Lahijan, Som ... Read More
Tinospora cardiofolia (herbal extract) was used to control the experimentally induced mycotoxicosis in broiler chickens. For this purpose experimental chicks were fed on mycotoxins contaminated feed. ... Read More
The experiment was conducted at Manikganj, Kishoreganj and Faridpur during three years with three Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) varieties viz. HC-2, HC-4 and HC-95. Analysis of variance revealed tha ... Read More
Five cultivated varieties of Corchorus olitorius L. were studied for variability and correlations between 6 characters. Wide ranges of variability were observed for most of the characters. Simple corr ... Read More
The effect of incubation of Single super phosphate (SSP) along with poultry litter (PL) for various period of time was investigated by growing maize and measuring P-uptake when grown in a alkaline cal ... Read More
A field study was conducted to assess the residual effect of cotton-mungbean intercropping on subsequent wheat crop. The treatments of the previous long-term experiment were cotton cultivar NIAB-78 al ... Read More
Among a number of arid zone plant species, Jojoba, Simmondsia chinensis (Link.) Schneid., being an evergreen, perennial multistemmic and multipurpose plant has attracted attention due to its economica ... Read More
Genetic parameters, correlation and path analysis were computed for days to flower and mature, plant height, seed yield, and yield related traits in mungbean germplasm originating from hybridization o ... Read More
Nutritional survey of daily intake of food was carried out at the department of biochemistry, University of Karachi, during 2000-2001. Nutrient intake for adult person was recorded 95 % confident limi ... Read More
Ether extract of Satureja macrantha C. A. Mey, one of Iranian species of Satureja belonging to family Lamiaceae, has shown the trypanocidal activity against the epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi, th ... Read More
Twenty three pregnant camel urine samples were analysed employing gas chromatographic mass spectrum (GCMS) under optimum conditions. Thus sulphur, oxygen and nitrogen heterocyclic aromatic compounds ... Read More
The present paper investigates the hypolipidemic effect of Nigella sativa L. administration on diet-induced hypercholesterolemia. Sixteen age-matched rabbits were divided into two experimental groups ... Read More
Pakistan possesses a variety of world's ecological regions due to its immense latitudinal and altitudinal variations. These regions include the coastal mangrove forests of the Arabian Sea as well as s ... Read More
Bacterial biodegradable plastic, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) composed of hydroxy fatty acids, are carbon storage intracellular polymers synthesized by various bacteria and archaea. These carbon stora ... Read More
Stokeyia indica is endemic to north Arabian Sea coast. It is dioecious, oogonia branch and segmented. The development of vesicles in the ultimate vegetative branchlets. ... Read More
An acanthocephala Neoechinorhynchus longiorchis .n.sp of family Neoechinorhynchidae based on male specimens is described from the fish Otolithus argenteus (Sciaenidae) of Karachi Coast,Pakistan.The b ... Read More
Agape ficus Felder is recorded from Pakistan and redescribed in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind wings and female genitalia. Its systematic position is ... Read More
Striated muscles like the indirect flight muscles (IFM) of the Drosophila are made up of thick and thin filaments that slide pass each other to generate contraction. Many proteins are involved in the ... Read More
In this research genetic diversity of 19 antagonistic bacterial strains were isolated from rice field contaminated with Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium moniliforme. Based on morphological, biochemical ... Read More
Germination, growth and ionic distribution in Pennisetum divisum (Gmel.) Henr. were investigated using 10-30% amended sea water (ECiw: 4.5-14.0 dS.m-1 ) for irrigation. Fifty percent reduction in germ ... Read More
The results obtained showed that for all CaCO3 levels, the phosphate sorption was increased with the increase in the added phosphorus from 5.0 to 1000 µg g-1 soil. It was further observed that at 10% ... Read More
The results obtained from an investigation of solid aerosols in the Industrial city of Faisalabad (Pakistan) are reported and analysed in this paper. X-ray diffraction studies of the various solid aer ... Read More
Leaf aqueous extract of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) was evaluated alone or in combination with NaCl to see its effect on germination and seedling growth of rice. There was no effect of le ... Read More
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae causes canker, leafspots and necrosis of the bark of cherry, plum, and peach fruit trees. Symptoms caused by this pathogen on leaves, blossoms, and fruit, reported as ... Read More
Microsperma lentil is an important grain legume of Pakistan. This detailed study tells the seed variability in size and color from callus regenerated plants of lentil cv. Masoor-85. Cotyledonary nodes ... Read More
Eighteen treatment-resistant schizophrenic patients were assigned to three equal groups: one group was given clozapine; one group was treated with ECT; and one group was treated with the combination o ... Read More
Some physicochemical traits were analyzed to assess the bread making quality of seven indigenous spring wheat cultivars viz. Anmol, Sarsabz, Mehran, Kiran, Sindh, T.J-83 and Moomal obtained from the N ... Read More
Proteins comprise an extremely heterogeneous class of biological macromolecules. Proteins are multifunctional in the sense that their specific amino acid sequence simultaneously determines folding, fu ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted at the Cholistan Farm of Arid Zone Research Institute, Bahawalpur during Rabi 2005-2006, to observe the effect of different levels of Phosphorus on the growth and yiel ... Read More
There are many experimental methods of influencing the neuronal excitability and eliciting the convulsions in humans and animals. One of the major procedure or technique for inducing seizures in anima ... Read More
The extracellular polymeric substance produced by dry soil isolate Pseudomonas putida CMG1447mp was characterized for hydrophilic and halophilic activities. CMG1447mp was found to produce a similar po ... Read More
The present work was designed to analyze the quality of drinking water of new campus Punjab University, Lahore. This site was further divided into three areas such as residential/colony area, hostels ... Read More
New candidate varieties/strains of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum different research stations/institutes were tested for their yield performance. NIAB-111, NIAB-98 and NIAB-999 were significantly higher f ... Read More
Mutations in the muscle proteins can have variable affects in the body. If the mutation is in the constitutive exon all the muscles will be affected whereas if it is in the non-constitutive one than e ... Read More
Ascochyta blight, Fusarium wilt and stunt virus disease, being the three major diseases of chickpea in Pakistan, cause appreciable yield losses and now and then upset the production statistics of the ... Read More
The effect of Fertinemakil (a pesticide combination of neem cake and a fungicide) and Carbofuran on the control of nematode populations and yield of two wheat varieties TD-1 and Inquilab was investiga ... Read More
This experiment was done to determine histopathological features of adult Ornithodorous lahoransis bite on rat. In this investigation adult male rats were infested with O. lahoransis ticks. Animals we ... Read More
Observations were made on the infected intestine of Pomadasys olivaceum by trematodes. Standard techniques were used for microanatomical preparations. Histopathological sections revealed excess mucous ... Read More
Timergara valley has diverse habitats. A total of 44 species were documented in Timergara valley, out of which 13 plants are used as diuretic, 14 astringent, 4 tonic, 2 expectorant, 10 stimulant, 6 a ... Read More
Monovalent copper is determined in different herbs and their mixture using differential pulse polarography (DPP) and standard addition method is employed. Selected herbs are Nigella sativa (Kalonji), ... Read More
The essential oil of the dried flowering aerial parts of Origanum vulgare L (Labiatae) collected from the suburb of Nour, Mazandaran Province (North of Iran) was isolated by hydrodistillation and ana ... Read More
With increase in human and livestock population, worldwide increasing in deforestation and land degradation has become the matter of global importance. Particularly in developing countries, productive ... Read More
Dysdercus papuensis Distant is redescribed in detail with special reference to its metathoracic scent auricle and female genitalia including spermatheca. In this light the species is compared with it ... Read More
A check-list of moths of Pakistan with species and families name and distribution with their host association is given. ... Read More
Pollen morphology of 45 species representing 11 genera of the tribe Anthemidae: Compositae from Pakistan and Kashmir have been examined by light and scanning microscopes. The Anthemideae:Compositae is ... Read More
Germination and seedling growth of Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) DC. is investigated against cadmium toxicity. Cadmium concentration up to 400 ppm, in vitro, showed no detrimental effect on germination ... Read More
Germination, growth and mineral distribution in Panicum turgidum Forsk. were investigated using 10-30% amended seawater (ECiw: 4.5-14.0 dS.m-1 ) for irrigation . Fifty percent reduction in germination ... Read More
This study was conducted to assess the effect of 5 concentrations of polluted water of three different localities of Quetta city (viz., Chiltan Ghee Mill, Chiltan Town and Zarghoon Town) on the growth ... Read More
A survey of district Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan was carried out during September-October 2006 after the rainy season, to study the distribution of an alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. in compa ... Read More
Six Brassica napus genotypes Salam, Altex, Ganyou-5, PR-7, Marnoo, NARC-82, and four Brassica Compestris genotypes Desi, Tobin, Torch and Span were screened for salt tolerance under glasshouse conditi ... Read More
Six Brassica napus genotypes Salam, Altex, Ganyou-5, PR-7, Marnoo, NARC-82, and four genotypes of Brassica compestris Desi, Tobin, Torch and Span were screened for salt tolerance under glasshouse cond ... Read More
Sorghum is well adapted to semiarid and arid tropics where salinity is the major problem due to limited water supply. Sarokartuho variety of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L) was continuously irrigated with ... Read More
Urtica dioica (UD), as anti-inflammatory and analgesic, has been used by people in Iran since long. The aerial parts of plant containing active materials have been utilized in the prostate proliferati ... Read More
The present study shows that sulfadiazine (SDZ) has greater capacity to bound with protein present in milk of goat. From this we calculated the percentage of drug in whole and skimmed milk. We also de ... Read More
Chemical investigation of the aerial parts of Tecoma radicans, family Bignoniaceae indicates the presence of four coumarins, 2`, 3`- epoxide alloimperatorin (8-methoxy furanocoumarin), pabulenone (5-a ... Read More
Leguminous forages are rich in proteins, minerals and vitamins. Legumes do not only increase soil fertility but also more helpful controlling soil erosion. Increasing leguminous portion in animal diet ... Read More
A new trematode genus Thynotrema is described here to accommodate two new undescribed trematodes in the family Spirorchiidae Stunkard, 1921 and subfamily Coeuritrematinae Dwivedi, 1968. The trematodes ... Read More
Dysdercus cardinalis Gerstaecker is redescribed in detail with special reference to its unknown metathoracic scent auricle, male genitalia including inflated aedeagus. In this light it is compared wit ... Read More
Cladistic analysis of the species of the genus Cletomorpha Mayer from Indo-Pakistan subcontinent is carried out with Cletus as its out group. A cladogram is constructed on the principle of parsimony. ... Read More
The present study has been conducted to explore different patterns and modes of Pasteurella multocida evolution. Total protein of P.multocida Pm70 with genomic synteny were subjected to total best pro ... Read More
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) - list-A disease - is the major constraint in international trade of livestock and dairy products. FMD virus exist in the nature as seven distinct serotypes i.e A, O, C, A ... Read More
Sugarcane probably represents the most complex genome being studied todate. Current cultivars are derived from complex interspecific hybridization and they are highly polyloid and aneuploid with 100 t ... Read More
For evaluation of growth rate of any aquatic organism, weight is the most reliable variable along with number of organisms stocked in confined space. The present study was focused on the suitable rati ... Read More
A Laboratory experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of four level of water potential (ψ) viz., 0.00; -4.09; -8.18 and -12.28 bars on the seedling growth of six cultivar of maize (Zea mays L.) ... Read More
Growth of Cenchrus pennisetiformis Hochst. & Sterud. was investigated under 10-30% amended seawater (ECiw: 4.5-14.0 dS.m -1 ) irrigation in pot culture experiment. The data for monthly harvested phyto ... Read More
Continuous heavy grazing has reduced drastically the biomass productivity of rangelands in Pakistan. Therefore, to improve grazing potential of the rangelands, 10 promising exotic grass species along ... Read More
In the current evaluation study the impact assessment of Fuel Efficient Stove (FES) on the Juniper forest of Balochistan was investigated during the year 2003- 2004. Fuel-efficient stove technology wa ... Read More
The essential oil of Dracocephalum moldavica L. (Labiatae) collected from the suburb of Sari, North of Iran, was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by means of GC and GC/MS. Ninety components ... Read More
Germinations of two new hybrids of each of two crop species namely corn (Zea mays L.) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) was studied. The test hybrid varieties of corn were Opener and 919, and that ... Read More
Germination and seedling growth of Achyranthes aspera L. and Peristrophe bicalyculata (Retz.) Nees under influence of each other’s aqueous shoot and root extracts or against their own extracts, expres ... Read More
Antibacterial susceptibility tests against hundred (100) strains, belonging to 11 species of Gram negative bacteria, were carried out by standard disc diffusion method. These comprises Escherichia col ... Read More
In in vitro evaluation Tilt followed by Rubigon was the most effective fungicide in inhibiting the mycelial growth of Aternaria citri, the cause of stem end rot of kinnow mandarin and lemon. Thiabenda ... Read More
Colletotrichum gleosporioides Penz. was isolated from the leaves of citrus suffering from anthracnose disease. In vitro efficacy of four fungicides viz. Acrobat MZ, Dithan M-45, Aliette and Ridomil Go ... Read More
An experiment was carried out to check the efficacy of different nursery fertilizers as separate dosage and also as combined dosage against the root rot fungi viz., Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctoni ... Read More
Trematode parasite collected from the fish Lutjanus argentimaculatus (Forsk., 1775) of Karachi coast belonging to the genus Erilepturus (Woodcock, 1935) were studied. Histopathologic effects of this t ... Read More
