The use of poly unsaturated fatty acids has pronounced significant effects on the efficiency of male reproductive system. Poly unsaturated fatty acids like docosahexaenoic acid, omega 3, Omega 6, ole ... Read More
Zinc (Zn) is a micronutrient, essentially required by plants, animals and humans. Zn deficiency in humans due to the consumption of food with inadequate Zn content is of global concern. Approximatel ... Read More
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica) is widely distributed and a serious mammal pest of trees, agricultural crops, orchards and vegetables in different environments of Pakistan. Trials were con ... Read More
To increase maize yields, exploitation of heterosis has been proven as highly effective and is widely used over the world to produce new and improved hybrids. Present study was undertaken to estimate ... Read More
To be acquainted with the essential nutrients for plants for the sake of their growth is an important aspect of successful production of crops. These macro nutrients are Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), ... Read More
Oyster mushrooms are fleshy edible fungi which acquire huge importance due to their nutritional and medicinal properties. These mushrooms are cultivated upon various substrates which directly affect ... Read More
A research experiment was conducted to investigate the variability and heritability in F2 population of spring wheat at the experimental field of Sothern Wheat Research Station, Tandojam during 2014- ... Read More
Improvement of groundnuts for drought tolerance could increase production in drought prone areas. This study aimed at determining the heritability estimates and relationship of HI and SCMR with yield ... Read More
Nine insecticides were evaluated against three wheat aphid species (Rhopalosiphum padi L., Schizaphis graminum Rond. and Sitobion avenae F.) and their Coccinellid predators at recommended field doses ... Read More
Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) is one of the most important viruses infecting members of Solanaceae family. Among the members of Solanaceae family, potato crop is the most significant host of PLRV. T ... Read More
In order to assess the influence of seasons on the exploitation of mellliferous plants by Apis mellifera adansonii, seasonal pollen spectra of 104 honey samples collected between September 2010 and ... Read More
Pea (Pisumsativum L) is a major legume grown in Pakistan which used both as fresh vegetable and canned food. However, pea production in Pakistan is under stress due to various abiotic and biotic fac ... Read More
Aqueous extracts of pomegranate (Punica granatum) peel and seeds were investigated to evaluate their antibacterial activity against selected pathogenic microorganisms Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomo ... Read More
Three pyrethroids (deltamethrin, bifenthrin and -גcyhalothrin) and four new chemistry insecticides were tested against second instar larvae of Plutella xylostella under laboratory condition. Based on ... Read More
The parasitoid species, Anisopteromalus calandrae (Howard, 1881) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) is recorded for the first time from Rawalpindi and Islamabad Punjab (Pakistan). It was dete ... Read More
The research trial was conducted under laboratory conditions at Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan in order to study phytotoxic effects of m ... Read More
Three species of Genus Polistes (Vespidae: Hymenoptera) are reported for the first time from different localities of district Layyah (Punjab), Pakistan. Main identification characters, distribution a ... Read More
The research was performed, at Agronomic Research Area, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan, to assess the impact of sowing time and seeding density on grain yield of wheat var ... Read More
The study was conducted in three of the four districts of Adaptive Research Zone, Sheikhupura; which contains Sheikhupura, Lahore and Kasur districts for economic comparison of direct seeded (DSR) a ... Read More
The objective of this study was to assess the antihyperlipidemic efficacy of cinnamon powder in albino rats. For this purpose 180 adult albino rats (average weight 210 ± 11 grams) were purchased and ... Read More
Biological and demographic parameters of cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) were studied on four different Brassica hosts; Cabbage, Broccoli, China cabbage, and Knol khol under laboratory con ... Read More