The study objectives were to examine the relative significance of socio-economic and cultural factors in relation to reproductive behaviour and classify 1100 respondents (users and non-users) into the ... Read More
A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effect of soil texture and compaction on the growth and nutrient absorption by maize. Two soils, clay loam and sandy clay loam, were selected for the st ... Read More
A study was conducted in the Department of Home Economics to evaluate the organoleptic properties of dark (thigh) meat of revitalized layers fed different moult diets. Revitalization was practised th ... Read More
A study was conducted in the Department of Home Economics to evaluate the organoleptic properties of white (breast) meat of spent layers fed different moult diets. Twenty-one breast meat samples were ... Read More
Heterosis, potence ratio and combining ability for seven qnantitative traits were examined in F, generation of inte"mrietal cro"es of four wheat genotypes using randomized bloek design. Results demons ... Read More
Two varieties of cotton (Niab-78 and Niab-92) were grown under furrow and alternate furrow irrigation methods. In alternate furrow irrigation, 40.61% less water was used. Water use efficiency in both ... Read More
Studies were carried out around Murree near Islamabad about decortication, extraction, bleaching, softening and dyeing of fibre from Urtica dioica sp.of Nettle plant, while running retting process in ... Read More
A study was conducted in the Department of Home Economics to evaluate the organoleptic properties of white (breast) meat of spent layers fed different moult diets. Twenty-one breast meat samples were ... Read More
Optimization studies on cellulase production from corn stover by Arachniotus sp. under continuous shaking conditions showed that addition of (NH4)2S04'MgS04.7H20, cscr, 2HP and KHZP04 to the fermentat ... Read More
A pot experiment was conducted in a wire-house of the Department of Soil Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for the production of wheat using brackish water in such a manner that sustained ... Read More
Experiments to determine the effect of different NP combinations on the growth, seed yield and oil content of three mustard genotypes were conducted at the Latif experimental farm, Sind Agriculture Un ... Read More
The present study aimed to assess the contribution of rural females to livestock care and management activities in salt-affected area of Satyana (Faisalabad). Simple random sampling method was used to ... Read More
The assessment of river water quality has been made by physico-chemical and biological analyses. The role of plankton as indicators of freshwater contamination by heavy metals viz. zinc, iron, mangane ... Read More
This article points out the difficulties being faced in fitting models for experimental data where either a saturation or toxic effect occurs and attempts to overcome these difficulties by proposing ... Read More
Three major carps viz. Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhina mrigala were reared under pond fertilization with broiler droppings on five nitrogen levels (0.10,0.13,0.16,0.19 and 0.22 g nitrogen per l ... Read More
This study was conducted on 528 neonates of Pak-Karakul sheep born during February to April, 1998 at the Sheep and Goat Development Center, Rakh Khairewala, District Layyah, Overall mortality observed ... Read More
The present study was designed to determine the matched estradiol-17B concentration in serum, fore-milk and saliva during different phases of buffalo oestrous cycle by radioimmunoassay technique. Estr ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted at the Postgraduate AgriculturalResearch Station (PARS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to evaluate the effect of an auxin, indole-3- acetamide (lAM) and its pr ... Read More
This study was extended from June, 1992 through June, 1993 in a lOO-acre study block of wheat-rice based cropland near Alipur Chatta (Punjab) in which multiple-cropping was being practised. The block ... Read More
This study on the distribution and seasonal changes in the density of rats and mice populations in a lOO-acre block of the wheat-sugarcane based cropland of central Punjab extended from August 1993 to ... Read More
Rapeseed meal was treated with sodium carbonate or autoclaved to detoxify glucosinolates. Treated meals were used at 5 or 10% level along with similar levels of untreated control in broiler starter an ... Read More
A performance trial of six weeks was conducted to study the effect of different levels of canola meal as a replacement of soybean meal on growth rate of broiler chicks. Five isocaloric isonitrogenou ... Read More
Nothing seems more crucial for a successful agricultural extension service than the availability of technologies to be disseminated among rural people that actually fit their needs and interests. Farm ... Read More
A total of 282 blood samples from patients having clinical symptoms and signs of brucellosis was collected from Allied and District Headquarter Hospitals, Faisalabad. Slide agglutination test for init ... Read More
Saline-sodic/sodic soils need soluble Ca"+for replacing adsorbed Na' during their reclamation. Low cation exchange capacity (CEC) of soils could be a rate limiting factor for Na' -Ca"+exchange in sali ... Read More
The impact of different nitrogen rates and application methods on ripening process and kernel development in fine rice was assessed. The results indicated that the rate of occurrence of abortive, opaq ... Read More
This study was undertaken to carbonize pericarp of peanut, an agricultural waste material, in the presence of various concentrations of pure sulphuric acid at different activation temperatures. Percen ... Read More
The effect of different seeding densities and agro-chemical weed management practices on weed flora and wheat productivity was determined under field conditions on a sandy-clay loam soil. Seeding dens ... Read More
The objective of the present study was to investigate the magnitude of heterosis, inbreeding depression and combining ability in F2 population for seven quantitative traits in a 6 x 6 complete diallel ... Read More
A field study was conducted in Kharif seasons of 1996 and 1997 to see the effect of different levels of nitrogen and methods of its application on kernel dimensions of fine rice, Basmati-385. In 1996, ... Read More
The economy of Pakistan is heavily dependent on agriculture. This sector is dominated by small and medium farmers, who are toiling at the lowest rung of economic ladder and hence have a very small inc ... Read More
Field trials were conducted during the years 1990-1993 at the Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam. The spatial arrangements comprised 45x5, 45x10, 60x5 and 60x10 cm and irrigation regimes were 3, ... Read More
This study attempts to evaluate the adequacy of educational facilities and assess its relevance to the needs and requirements of rural people with special reference to Tehsil Ferozewala, District Shei ... Read More
Different blends ofP and K viz. 0-0, 25-25, 50-50, 75-75,100-100,125-125 and 150-150 kg ha' at a basal dose of 25 kg N ha' were applied to mungbean in a sandy loam soil, containing 0.35% N, 6.2 ppm Pz ... Read More
The influence of nitrogen fertilizer and water stress on leaf area of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) was studied in pots. Urea as a nitrogen fertilizer was applied at the time of sowing and sporadic ... Read More
A study pertaining to the effect of various physico-chemical treatments such as soaking, heating and autoclaving on reduction in antinutritional factors such as tannins and trypsin inhibitors in chick ... Read More
Different proportions of short fibres extracted from comber noils were blended with cotton variety MNH-93. The effect on yarn number, yarn strength and yarn evenness for 22'S was found to be significa ... Read More
Effect of use of different stabilizers/emulsifiers on the quality of ice cream was studied during various storage periods. Highly significant results were obtained for overrun, melting properties and ... Read More
Field experiments were conducted to assess the relative effectiveness of muriate of potash (MOP) and sulphate of potash (SOP) in rice and wheat for two consecutive years (1994-95 and 1995-96) on a san ... Read More
Bacterial blight disease severity was recorded on ClM-lIOO, ClM-109, ClM-435, NlAB-78, NlAB-Krishma and SLS-1 cultivated in Rajanpur, D.G.Khan, Muzaffarghar, Multan and Jhang districts of cotton belt ... Read More
The Pir Mahal canal (C) and water courses (WC) were divided into three equal lengths i.e. head (H), middle (M) and tail (T) sections. In each section of C and WC, one wheat field was randomly selected ... Read More
Heterosis and heterobeltiosis were estimated for seed yield and five other characters in nine hybrids of sunflower derived from crosses between four females and seven males. The differences in yield a ... Read More
Mutual allelopathic effects of maize and Trianthema portulacastrum on germination and seedling growth were investigated in the Weed Science Laboratory, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Results i ... Read More
A research study was conducted at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to provide empirical evidence for optimizing water use for maximum net returns form rice production. The level of use of all ... Read More
An experiment to assess the effect of different rates of nitrogen and potassium on morphological traits of Zinnia was conducted at the Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam during the year 1997. The ... Read More
The study conducted during two consecutive seasons in 1996 and 1997 showed that fertilizer application by point placement method resulted in higher grain yield of Basmati-385 than with broadcast meth ... Read More
The impact of nitrogen levels and its application methods on yield and kernel quality of fine rice was assessed. The results indicated that point placement method of nitrogen application led to higher ... Read More
