Pedigree records of 392 Awassi ewes, the progeny of 25 rams were used to study the effect of inbreeding on performance traits, The coefficients of inbreeding it 16t inbred eves averaged I0069-1-0,65% ... Read More
Efficacy and safety of Quinapyrainine sulphate at different dosage levels, was studied using seven horses and eleven donkeys naturaVy infected with TrypeoTo.coma evar1.0,. The animals were divided int ... Read More
Efficiency of seven post-emergence weedicides namely EN A.6 (2, 4-D amine) yrgr 1.7 liha, Buictril-M chromoxyrill MCPA) 1.4 liha, (dicarnba mecoprop) 6. 4,10 ]/ha Envoy (Cyariazine MCPA) 2.0 kg/ha, Di ... Read More
Chickpea {Ckcr ari'airiim L.) var. +51h3 nodes were cultured on supplemented B-5 medium, The combination or auxin (3 mg NAA} and cytoltinin O. .mg BAP) gale cani of approrpiate degree of britireoess a ... Read More
A survey of one hundred guts 50 each from sheep and goats was conducted between July to October„ IC186. The incidence of various species of the gastro-intestinal nematodes was found to be 72 ancl 54 i ... Read More
The comparative value of al bac, 8111.1mycin. and O-tetra-45 as feed additives was determined on the basis of performance of broiler chicks The hirdsfed rations containing different feed additives gai ... Read More
Combining ability studies were carried out for plant height, yield and yield components such as tillers per plants spike length, spikelets per spike and 1000-kernel weight, in a 7 x 7 complete dialleI ... Read More
In the published literature of Soil sciences a number of .mo cations of the I]apon equation have been proposed from time to time. These modifications have been examined in detail and put in the right ... Read More
The influence of feeding frequency of concenisaie ration containing alkali treated wheat straw on intake and growth rate of Beetal kids was determined. Nine Rectal kids of the same age were selected a ... Read More
An experiment involving :2 growing rabbits, was con-ducted to compare the nutritive value of treated and untreated mustard oil cake. The oil cake was either treated with steam alone or steam treatment ... Read More
The experiment was conducted on 102 chicks hatched from three egg weight groups, belonging to three commercial broiler strains, in order to study the effect of egg weight and Wain on the performance o ... Read More
The fruit of agesalpirlia erilia (Karanjwa.), Maio. nzedarach (Bakain) and roots of Sawsurea kappa (gust-e-Shireen) were found to exert a nthelmintic effect in animals. In an effort to fractionate the ... Read More
Eight different wheat cuItivars were exposed to soil moisture stress at preheading stage in a net-house with glass top. On the basis of absolute grain yield, the cultivar LYP-73 was the most tolerant, ... Read More
Effect of soil compaction on the emergence of wheat seedlings was studied d.aring two cropping seasons. A compaction pressure of L55 x. Nfrn2 was managed through the transport wheel of a grai a drill ... Read More
Hutching and Jones (1981), in a scan ning electron microscopic study on conidial adhesion and germination in aquatic hyphomycetes, reported that theic conidia initiallyace physically held to a solid ... Read More
This s'udy investigated the attitudes of rural breh school stu- dents towards rural community life. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire from 486 htgh echool studentsin 10 hi ... Read More
Roti was prepared from flour of 90% extraction which contain- ed 12.6% protein and 1.2% ash. Farinographic curve revealed that water absorption of flour was 65.5% and dough development time w ... Read More
Reproductive tracts of 110 female buffaloes, including 39 hei- fers, were coliected from Faisalabad abattoir. The biometrical values of left and right ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterine horos and ce ... Read More
A hot box type solar dryer was fabricated for the dehydration of agricultural products, This dryer made use of the absorption of solar radiation by the product itself as well as by the internal ... Read More
Eight exotic varieties viz. Super okra, Stone ville, Hy bee 200, Mex. 3, Delfos 8274, Delfos 531, G.25V and Acala 4-42 were crossed with one local variety AC 134, to determine their heterotic potent ... Read More
The present investigations were carried out to study the effect of various concentrations of hydrochloric acid at different time periods on the yield of furfural from ‘Sarkaoda’. The maximum yield ... Read More
Sugarcane responses to NPK application at 0-0-0, 150-0-0, 150-150 0, 1$0-150-150 kg/ha and planting geometry comprising 60, $0, 120 cm apart single, double and triple row strips, respecti- vely wit ... Read More
Three sheep breeds (Buchi, Sipli and Thalli) were compared for their quantitative wool characters, The clean wool contents were 45.90, 48.61 and 53.49%, respectively, The difference among the breed ... Read More
A series of three short term trials were carried out to quantify light requirements, by defining both the duration and frequency of light pulses, necessary for maximum egg production. The investi- ... Read More
The effzcts of season of calving an economic traits of crossbred dairy cattle produced under va.i>us projects sponsored by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Counci! were studied during the years 19 ... Read More
Twenty samples each of nornal and satine soils were taken. Their physico-chemical properties, total bacterial count and enzyme activity was determined. The enzymes studied were cellulase, invertase ... Read More
Pakistanis Agriculture is required, more than ever before, to grow at a faster rate in order to feed rapidly growing population with bade as well as protective foods; to supply raw meterials to the gr ... Read More
Using standard analytical procedures ]n conjunction with the atomic absorption technique, four toxic trace metal residues were estimated in 157 vegetable and fruit samples. These inclu.dtd green peas, ... Read More
Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad. Pakistan. Ammonia volatilization losses of nitrogen from urea, sulphur coated urea. ammonium sulphate and ammonium nitrate in alluvial alkali ... Read More
This paper describes a technique for in situ-measurement of soil electrical conductivity using a four-electrode EC-probe. The study has been conducted in the field on a loam soil having a wide rang o ... Read More
A pot experiment was conducted using Hoagland nutrient solution under green house conditions with the objective to explore the water relations of sorghum over a range of external salinities and their ... Read More
Eight exotic cultivars of radish (Repharrus &Wiles L.) Were evalua-ted for time taken to attain edible size, root length and breadth of root per plant and per hectare. These were grown in the experime ... Read More
Four new predatory mites of the genus EArsefus, p/azo, vim" E. term! and E. sgmorus have been collected and descri-bed from Pakistan. A comprehensive key for 7 Pakistani species of mites of this genu ... Read More
Anticorcidial screening of Mella azedarach, Lina. seeds (Hakain) was carcied out in chickens naturally infected with a mixed gastro. intestinal Eimeria infection. Powdered Metia azedarach seeds were ... Read More
The effect of Chlormequat on wheat (ev. LUMS) under different moisture laves was .studied at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan. The seeds of wheat cv. LU2(IS were soaked in 0. mil, 1 ... Read More
Growth performance of 20 Catla catia, 34 Labeo rohita and 20 . Clrrthinus mrigata was studied under different fertilizers and artificial feeding regimes in three earthernponds measuring 0.0112 ha. c ... Read More
Data on birth weight records of 450 Rambouillet lambs sired by 16 rams of the same breed, recorded from 1978 to 1985 were used to calculate heritability, Average birth weights were 3.49 + 0.05, ... Read More
Potato shoots taken from sprouled tubers were cut into piecies and propagated fa vitre an modified MS medium. The muttiplica- tion rate of propagation was X 9 per month. Morphology of the plantlets ... Read More
Supplies of nitrogen in saffEcient quantlties is inevitable for better carp ykld anti improved quality of citrus fruits. Since the losses of N after applica-tion are quite high, therefore, its judicio ... Read More
The tolerance of seeding of six citrus rootstocks was measured at four salinity levels (control. 75, 150, 210 mm of NaCI). Plant survival decreased with increasing salinity for all root-stocks, Leaf s ... Read More
Haematological studies conducted on buffaloes affected with postpartum metrtis and retained pIa.centa showed increase in ESR, MCV and MCH while 1lb, PCV, erythrocyte count and MCHC decreased. The buff ... Read More
The comparative frequency of the nse of oxytocin in buffaloes and cows in urban as well as rural areas, located within the radius of 15 km from the city clock tower, Faisalabad, was daterrninecl. One ... Read More
For case in refining and low cost of production, high grade raw sugar is require& Factors of prime importance from refuter's point of view for quality assessment of raw sugar are moisture, ash, reduci ... Read More
The effect of artiAcial feed plus inorganic fertilizer on the growth performance of 3 major carps, viz: Carla calla, La boo rohita and Cirrhina mfigala was determined for the period of nine months, us ... Read More
anagement arid Wild Life MK fertilizers were applied to Darbzrgir essoa stumps alone and in various combinations k. e. TI (Control) T2 (N)-. T3 (NP), T4 (NEW, T5 MI T6 (PK). NPK were applied at the ra ... Read More
The influence or nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur alone and in combination was corrtp-ated for yield and yield components of 1.141 soybeari cultivars. The doses employed were zero, 0.382 mg N, 0.582 m ... Read More
la recent years wide-spread observation of ground water con-lamination has focused attention on solute transport through soil. Three widely used solute transport models, namely has convection-dispersi ... Read More
Concentrations of nutrients such as protein fat, ash. Na, K, P, Fe, Zn and Cu in 3 pasture grasses, grown at a single location at six (weekly) cuttings daring the vegetative growth stages, were deter. ... Read More
