The present study was conducted to determine the impact of polyester/cotton ratio on the quality characteristics of yarn. The quality characters depend upon the ratio of polyester and cotton in the bl ... Read More
measurement of 65 outlets was carried out in the selected channels, 13 outlets from each channel of different type. The results indicated that majority of the outlets are tampered. Sanctioned discharg ... Read More
In this study seedlings of four species raised under four shading levels were planted in field to determine the effect of nursery level shade intensities on the growth performance. The results indicat ... Read More
Haematological studies in rabbis fed on nitrates/nitrites revealed erythrocytopenia, leukocytopenia, decreased haemoglobin and lowered erythrocytic sedimentation rate up to 20 to 30 days postfeeding, ... Read More
A field study was carried out to see the comparative efficacy of conventional insecticides viz. curacron, larvin, lorsban and a newly introduced insecticide tracer (spinosad) applied @ 400 g, 380 g, ... Read More
To achieve the objective of effective control over insect pests of rice and enhancing its yield economically, a study was undertaken to evaluate different sprayable and granular insecticides for the c ... Read More
Growth and grain yield response of gram (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivar Paidar-91 to different seeding densities (40,50,60,70 and 80 kg ha") and row spacings (30, 45 and 60 cm) were investigated under f ... Read More
The estimated contribution of the motor vehicle emissions to the concentration and distribution of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons over Faisalabad city was calculated by using emissi ... Read More
Dust samples were collected through the filters of air conditioners from the selected sites. The samples were analyzed using x-ray diffraction technique to find out the actual compounds present in the ... Read More
Despite being an active member of the food producing family of farm animals, the camel has for a long time remained the most neglected animal in terms of its improvement and scientific research. The v ... Read More
I~has. been gen~rally agreed that the camel has the ability to produce more milk of good composition for a longer period of time In an environment of extreme temperature, drought and lack of pasture. ... Read More
This article describes the characteristics of Lohi sheep along with husbandry practices, phenotypic measurements and their production and reproduction performance. The Lohi is one of the best sheep br ... Read More
The Chi-sq~are test ~~s highly. significant showing a strong association between Pheretima posthuma, Pheretima hawayana and Pheretima morrtst. The rano of occurrence of P. posthuma and P. hawayana was ... Read More
Acaricidal efficacy of cyperrnethrin, ivermectin, trichlorphon and Azadirachta indica (Neem) was evaluated in commercial layers (N = 500 of 40 to 50 weeks of age, naturally infested with Arg!s persic ... Read More
The overall prevalence of tick infestation was 14.7 % on commerciallayers (n = 12000) examined from different private poultry farms located in district Faisalabad. Only one species, Argas persieus, wa ... Read More
The fermentation conditions such as nitrogen source, corn steep liquor, yeast extract and cane molasses were optimized for aamylase production. Aspergillus niger produced maximum alpha-amylase (21.20 ... Read More
Data on growth traits of 1736 swamp buffalo calves collected during 1-980-1991 at the Surin Livestock Breeding and Research Station in Thailand were utilized in this study. The objective was to evalua ... Read More
Pedigree and performance records (N=3197) of a purebred herd of 1322 Nili-Ravi buffaloes maintained at the Livestock Experiment Station, Bahadumagar, Okara, Pakistan were utilized for the estimation o ... Read More
In a field experiment the response of canola to different row spacings and nitrogen levels was studied at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Pods m" were significantly influenced by row spacin ... Read More
The gene action controlling the inheritance of yield of seed cotton and some related traits was studied in a 4 x 4 diallel cross experiment in cotton. Additive type of gene action with partial dominan ... Read More
A 4 x 4 calf metabolism trial with 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was conducted with ruminally cannulated buffalo calves to explore the effects of protein and energy supplementation of whea ... Read More
A 4 x 4 calf metabolism trial with 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was conducted with ruminally cannulated buffalo calves to explore the effects of protein and energy supplementation of whea ... Read More
The study was conducted at Latif Experiment Farm, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam on a non-saline and non-sodic medium textured soil, to determine the effect of water stress (different irrigati ... Read More
Evaluation of different herbicides for the control of weeds in maize was done at the Adaptive Research Model Farm, Quetta during 1998. Seven different herbicides were applied at recommended rates. We ... Read More
The low per hectare yield of crops may be attributed to non-adoption of recommended agricultural technologies by farmers, which might be the result of so many factors. Considering the importance of su ... Read More
A study in a sandy clay loam field to investigate the effect of phosphorus rates on the agronomic traits of two mashbean genotypes (Mash-97 and Mash-88) was conducted at the University of Agriculture, ... Read More
A field study to evaluate the effect of single vs. split application of nitrogen at different growth stages on agronomic traits of rice Basmati-385 was conducted at the agronomic research area, Univer ... Read More
Heritability was estimated in Bhagnari, Droughtmaster and their crossbreeds using 25 years data on birth weight records (1317 records from 27 sires) from Beef Production Research Center, Sibi, Balochi ... Read More
Metal ion toxicity of the River Ravi stretch, from Shahdera to Baloki headworks, was studied. The river water showed considerable variation for. the concentration of heavy metals due to variable disch ... Read More
The study of life history parameters in various insecticide-resistant strains of the house fly, Musca domestica L. indicated statistically significant differences in larval and pupal duration and deve ... Read More
Effects of different levels of N and intra-row plant spacing on yield and yield components of maize cv. "Golden" was studied at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 1998. The nitrogen leve ... Read More
Two maize hybrids viz., Cargil and Pioneer-3331, and four synthetic cultivars viz., Neelam, Sultan, Golden and Akbar were compared for forage yield and quality under field conditions. Significant diff ... Read More
Soils carry positive and negative charges simultaneously but vary in space and time. Samples from the A and B horizons of a normal (Typic Calciargids having natric horizon) and a saline-sodic (Calcic ... Read More
Soils carry positive and negative charges simultaneously but vary in space and time. Samples from the A and B horizons of a normal (Typic Calciargids having natric horizon) and a saline-sodic (Calcic ... Read More
The glycaemic responses of local Pakistani vegetables including Halwa-Kaddu (Cucurabita maxima), Ghiha-Kaddu (Lagenaria sicerariav and Tinda (Citru//us vulgaris unitelicize jistulosus), incorporated i ... Read More
Based on a study of 150 rural women in the Faisalabad district, it was found that the involvement of women in decision-making with regard to farm and family matter vary according to different socio-e ... Read More
In this study four shading levels were studied at nursery level on four tree species to determine the effect of different shading intensities on their growth performance. The results indicated that al ... Read More
The species T. jlorum and T. hawaiiensis under the genus Thrips have been collected. identified and described in detail with new characters for identification along with illustrations. A key is provi ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted during summer seasons of 1996 and 1997 to study the response of two sesame genotypes to variable rates of nitrogen and phosphorus. Application at increased rate of N ( ... Read More
In a Lysimeter experiment, the impact of CI- and SOt anions on. the movement/retention of lead and chromium in a sandy loam soil was studied. The treatments were: canal water application alone, soluti ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of variable rates of nitrogen and phosphorus on yield and yield components of two sesame genotypes. Grain yield was significantly increased by ... Read More
A 6-month study was undertaken on 14 camel calves aged 7 days to observe their comparative growth performance. Five calves belonged to the Barani Livestock.Production Research Institute (BLPRI), Dist ... Read More
The data about pedigree, growth and body measurements of 1736 Swamp buffalo calves collected during 1980 to 1991 from Surin Livestock Breeding and Research Station, Thailand were utilized for the comp ... Read More
The efficacyof three insecticide spray schedules comprising eight insecticides viz. thiomethoxam,diafenthiruan, buprofezin, cypermethrin, fenpropathrin, methamidophos, endosulfan and quinalphos was co ... Read More
The responses of IT Sorghum bicolor accessions to NaCI alone, and NaCI + CaCl2 (1:1 molar ratio) were compared at seedling stage. There were 4 EC levels of each type of salinity, EC4, EC6, EC8, ECIO d ... Read More
Seeds of okra cv. Pusa Sawani were sown in the field on various dates i.e. April 15, April 25 and May 5, using different levels of N and P fertilizers. Maximum germination percentage was observed when ... Read More
