An assessment of parasitic nematodes on ornamental plants was conducted in the University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, from August to December 2018. Ten different ornamental plants viz., Christ Pla ... Read More
Some morphometric and micromorphological characteristics of Salvadora persica L. leaves are described from a plant growing at the fringes (often inundated with Seawater during high tides) of supra-li ... Read More
Cotton thrips is the major hindrance to cotton yield in Pakistan since the start of the 20th century. It is a polyphagous pest that remains active in field all over the year due to the constant avail ... Read More
Alginate lyase catalyzes degradation of a linear polymer present widely in brown algae, called alginate. Degraded products of alginate have promising biotechnological applications in various fields. ... Read More
This study was designed to investigate the effect of a novel active packaging pad that affectively scavenges ethylene evolved by climacteric fruits and thereby delayed their ripening process. These a ... Read More
This study describes the frequency distribution of lengths of two Teraponid species i.e., Terapon jarbua and T. puta from Karachi coast, Pakistan. The results show the presence of all size classes of ... Read More
Camel shrimp or hinge beak prawn (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Gordon, 1936) considered to be one of the ornamental crustaceans, popular in marine aquarium trade, is reported for the first time from Ji ... Read More
A new species of Acanthocephala genus Centrorhynchus (Luhe, 1911) is being reported from the intestine of Centropus sinensis (Pheasant crow) in Nausharo Feroze District, Sindh, Pakistan. The new spec ... Read More
This work describes a new species of genus Neoechinorhynchus Stiles and Hassall, 1905, a parasite found in turtles, marine and freshwater fish. This species reported from the fish (Mugil cephalus Lin ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted at the experimental station of the Institute of Agricultural sciences, University of the Punjab Lahore, to assess the impact of natural and chemical fertilizers on de ... Read More
The present study was carried out for the 32-month period from March 2006 to October 2008 to describe the monthly and seasonal physico-chemical characteristics in Gharo Creek, Thatta, Sindh. The resu ... Read More
The experiment determining the variability and heritability in 17 genotypes of upland cotton were carried out in randomized complete block design with three replications during 2017-18. The hybrids m ... Read More
The purpose of this research was to determine the differences among varieties under two irrigation conditions namely water stress and normal irrigation for wheat grain quality traits. In the years 20 ... Read More
The present study was conducted to analyze character association between seed yield and oil content traits in sunflower for eight traits at Oilseeds Section, ARI, Tandojam in randomized complete bloc ... Read More
Assessment of available germplasms is the most vital step in developing a crop variety or improving an existing one for a particular character. In the current research, fifteen upland cotton genotype ... Read More
Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf belongs to family Poaceae, plant of warm climatic conditions. However genetic diversity of this species is yet to explore. Phenotypic variation is representation of g ... Read More
The present study deals with the isolation and growth kinetics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa .The plastic debris was collected from the coast of Karachi, Pakistan and was used as a source of isolating mi ... Read More
This review summarizes the fundamental role of reactive oxygen species in diabetes mellitus pathophysiology. In diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia is the main causative element of oxidative stress. Hyp ... Read More
Current study is designed to compute the structural properties of N1 ,N1 -bis(4-aminophenyl)benzene-1,4-diamine and highlight its role as an inhibitory neuraminidase, which interrupt and cuts down ... Read More
Consanguinity is most common phenomenon in Muslim countries, especially in Pakistan, causing physical and mental disabilities in children. The aim of this study was to elaborate the consanguinity eff ... Read More
The study was designed to confirm the diagnosis of Fanconi Anemia patients by MMC induced chromosomal breakage studies along with the related clinical characteristics at cytogenetic laboratory AFIP, ... Read More
Rice blast disease has a potential threat to rice crop and causes huge yield losses in Pakistan and other regions of the World. Field trials were conducted and fifty diverse genotypes were screened un ... Read More
Exercise influence metabolic activities, especially carbohydrates and fats. Metabolism also gets synchronized in fasting and postprandial states stratifying glycogen supply, fat oxidation and related ... Read More
Street vended fresh fruit juices are generally available under unhygienic conditions and cost-effective nutritional food source in Karachi. Heavy metal contamination of food products including fresh ... Read More
In this work, we have isolated 66 phosphate solubilizing fungi from 75 rhizosphere soil of different medicinal plants around Malnad regions of Shivamogga district by serial dilution method using Pikov ... Read More
Seedling morphology of Helianthus annuus var. US 666 is described. Seedlings were phanerocotylar-epigeal-reserve type. Hypocotyl grew rapidly bringing cotyledons aboveground while enclosed in pericarp ... Read More
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) is a generalized skin eruption disease in which the outer covering of skin become degenerated. Toxins responsible for SSSS are exfoliatin exotoxins A and B, ... Read More
Study Design: This was a longitudinal-observational study, conducted in a local school. Objective: To determine effectives of Normalized-Scoliosis-Risk Weightage (NSRW) and Cumulative-Scoliosis-Risk W ... Read More
Electroencephalograms (EEG) are electrical brain maps which arise as a result of neuronal activity occurring in the cortical region of human brain. These EEG signals on the scalp surface associated wi ... Read More
Current research objective was to controlled root pathogens by using solanaceous leaves extract in addition with microbial antagonists. Tested seeds (okra and cowpea) were treated with W. somnifera, S ... Read More
Cotton is a cash crop which contributes a high value addition in the economy of Pakistan. Sixty six cotton genotypes divided into three sets (Set-I, II, III) were tested in 14 unique environment’s (ar ... Read More
The new single cross maize hybrid YH-5427 is high yielding and high resistance against heat which developed at Maize & Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal. The rise in temperature at pollinat ... Read More
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) remain persistent in the environment for a very long period and induce their toxicity to human and environment so preferred only for a limited use. But in developing c ... Read More
Assessment of organochlorine pesticide (OCPs) levels in vegetables irrigated from wastewater was carried out in agricultural fields of Malir River, Karachi. Tomatoes, Brinjal, Gourd, Okra and Spinach ... Read More
Guitarfish and wedgefish are commercially exploited in Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea) since long. It is estimated that their commercial landings ranged between 4,206 m. tons in 1981 to 403 metric ton ... Read More
Pelecyora katiawarensis was originally described as Dosinia katiawarensis by Fischer-Piette and Métivier (1971) based on holotype collected from Katiawar, Gujarat, West Coast of India and paratype fro ... Read More
This study was carried out to identify phyto-chemicals of Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels. For this, dry and powdered fruit of the tree was extracted in methanol and partitioned with n-hexane and chlorofo ... Read More
Recently, there has been an important development in the fermentative industry observed. Bacteria belong to genus Clostridium has been observed and used as diversified chemical producers. Genus Clostr ... Read More
Estimation of C-reactive protein (CRP) is widely considered for investigating the degree of inflammation especially in coronary heart disease (CHD) and ischemic stroke (IS). A variety of studies have ... Read More
Common cold, the upper respiratory tract infection is one of the leading respiratory complications and third most common primary diagnosis in office visits. Billions of common cold infections occur wo ... Read More
This document reports the first occurrence record of Sphyraena arabiansis (Abdussamad &Retheesh) known as Arabian Barracuda from Pakistani water. This specimen was caught from the east coast of Sindh ... Read More
Hepatitis C is one of the most common blood born disease caused by the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). HCV infection is the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and may leads to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A ... Read More
Vegetation is a crucial and essential element of an ecosystem. The urban ecosystem can also not be completed without the presences of urban flora. Assessment of urban vegetation and its classification ... Read More
The current experimental study was conducted in tunnel conditions at Maize and Millets Research Institute (MMRI), Yusafwala, Sahiwal to characterize one hundred (100) maize inbred lines for their heat ... Read More
The present research study was designed to analyze six heavy metals including copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) concentrations in common carp, Cyprinus ca ... Read More
Five specimens of escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) were collected for the first time from Karachi Fish Harbor, Pakistan in March 2019. These specimens were caught by surface gillnet from the Khori ... Read More
To evaluate the status, distribution and threats to Platanista minor (the Indus River dolphin), in its range in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a survey was undertaken in the month of March, 2019. The study compr ... Read More
The antioxidant activity of methanolic extracts of Cuminum cyminum L. (cumin) and Garcinia cambogia L. (cambodge) and an antipeptide Nisin was determined. The different methods like DPPH (2,2-dipheny ... Read More
Phytopathogenic fungi such as Fusarium solani, F. oxysporum, Alternaria alternata, Rhizoctonia solani, Drechslera biseptata, Penicillium purpurogenum etc. were isolated from wastewater irrigated agric ... Read More
Various morphological components of Millingtonia hortensis Linn. f. (cultivated in Dubai as road-side ornament) were studied for their surface micromorphology. The surface of this plant presented thre ... Read More
This brief communication is in continuation of a paper published earlier (Khan et al., 2011) in connection with the seed mass variation in seed lots of nine cultivars (S-278, Hysun 33, Hysun 39, N.K. ... Read More
Typha domingensis (Pers.) (a potential grass candidate for bioenergy and heavy metal remediation) was selected to monitor the changes in seed germination under various salinity (0, 100, 200, 300, 400, ... Read More
In order to investigate the frequency of common mitochondrial mutations in cervical cancer patients, the frequency of A1555G, A3243G and A7445G mutations in patients with cervical cancer in Lorestan p ... Read More
The rural human communities of Northern mountains of Pakistan face multiple challenges due to climate change including social, health, economic, political and environmental issues. This research aims ... Read More
Human exposure to heavy metals is one of the leading public health concerns these days. The entrance of heavy metals in agricultural products through untreated wastewater is a major source that cause ... Read More
The 322 specimens (♀=198; ♂= 124) of J. dussumieri (Cuvier, 1930) were collected from commercial landing of Karachi fish harbor and were used to determine the diet composition and variation in feeding ... Read More
The current study was carried out to evaluate the nematicidal potential of different extracts of seeds, ripe fruit without seeds, unripe green fruit and powdered fruit of Citrullus colocynthis agains ... Read More
Gene action and genetic parameters were studied in 5x5 diallel cross of pearl millet experiment. The experiment was carried out at Millets Research Station, Rawalpindi during kharif 2018. The data wer ... Read More
The goal of our study is to find the spatio-temporal behavior of the olfactory induces oscillation. Independent component analysis algorithm is used for potential of the scalp electrode. Electroenceph ... Read More
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), a synthetic auxin herbicide is commonly used in agricultural lands due to its economic value, good selectivity and a wide range of weed control. Its continual u ... Read More
The present study intended to evaluate the remediation ability of carrot plants to remove Cu and Zn from the contaminated soil using growth and biochemical attributes. Furthermore, the possible mechan ... Read More
In the present work isoniazid, pyrazinamide, fluconazole, metformin and losartan potassium were chosen and transformed into complexes upon their interaction with metal salts. Physico-chemical properti ... Read More
Experiments conducted in different model systems show that gene therapy can extend the life span of an organism. Various genetic interventions, which include mutation, knockout, and overexpression, l ... Read More
The main objective of this study was to find out mutations in the coding exon of GJB2 gene in the diabetic patients. Samples were collected from Lahore. A total of 50 type-Ⅱ diabetic patients were enr ... Read More
We belong to God and to him we shall return! It is with deep sorrow to share the news that Prof. Dr. Shahina Fayyaz (April 4, 1959 –March 20, 2020), eminent Nematologist, Meritorious Professor of Univ ... Read More
The paper attempts to briefly review the methods of random number generation and such numbers from some commonly used probability distributions such as Normal, Binomial and Poisson distributions in bi ... Read More
The objective of current study is to synthesize biocompatible gold nanoparticles using Rumex nepalensis leaf extract and to evaluate their antibacterial activity. The biosynthesized gold nanoparticles ... Read More
Erythrocytes are one of the most potential biocompatible carriers for various biologically active products including drugs. They can be utilized effectively as carriers for different drugs, chemicals, ... Read More
Knowledge about marine sponges of Pakistan is extremely limited. During recent collection, a marine sponge Axinella donnani (Bowerbank, 1873) was collected for the first time from the coast of Pakist ... Read More
Neoechinorhynchus cribbi sp.n. (Neoechinorhynchidae) is described from the marine fish Liza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) from Karachi coast, Pakistan. The new species is distinguished from all othe ... Read More
This paper describes the seedling morphology of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. including stomatal characteristics. Seedlings of A. lebbeck are epigeal, phanerocotylar type with reserve type cotyledon - e ... Read More
Among luminescent organisms, bacteria are most abundant, inhabiting oceans as free livings or as symbionts on the surface or inside larger marine organisms. The phenomenon of bioluminescence is well ... Read More
Vertebrate diversity is severely affected due to increased anthropogenic activities in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Ecosystem changes result in changes to the habitats of vertebrate species and t ... Read More
Secondary metabolites mainly the phenolic compounds play an essential role in scavenging the reactive oxygen species in plants which occur due to salt stress. This study primarily focused on pre-treat ... Read More
The population of whitefly on cotton leaves was investigated under field and laboratory conditions (kept unsprayed) at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur during, 2017. The data were collected from ... Read More
The aim of the present work was to study the awareness of general public about the HBV infection among Saudi population in Jeddah city. Study was conducted based on survey (questionnaire). Data of ag ... Read More
The present study describes effects of exercise in T2DM patients receiving Metformin and determination of consequential changes in lipoidal components in addition to glucose and glycated Hemoglobin (H ... Read More
This paper briefly describes the surface micromorphology of young stem and the succulent leaf of Tetraena qatarensis (Hadidi) Beier and Thulin. Qualitative phytochemical characterization of various pa ... Read More
Investigations were carried out to grow three tissue cultured banana varieties viz. William (W-11), Grand Naine (G-9) and Basrai (B) supplemented with peat moss and soil in different ratios under scre ... Read More
A net greenhouse experiment was conducted on tomato to test the performance of two drip irrigation methods; buried diffuser (BD) versus surface drip (SD) under three irrigation levels, namely 100% (re ... Read More
The distribution and abundance patterns of marine animals were studied at Fish Harbour along Manora channel, Karachi on quarterly basis for a period of two years from March 2008 to December 2009. Fif ... Read More
Airborne fungi one of the major components of aeromycobiota known to produce several fungal diseases in fruits and vegetable as well as allergic disorders in human being. The total 17 genera Alternari ... Read More
A new variety of species Abutilon pannosum var. balochistanicum F. Naseer et al. is recorded and identified from Pakistan for the first time. The description of the newly recorded taxa with complete d ... Read More
A new species of the genus Stilesia Railliet in 1893 namely Stilesia cribbi sp. nov. is being reported from small intestine in goat (Capra hircus) from Karachi, Pakistan. The present form seems to be ... Read More
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. is commonly known as Saptaparni or Devil’s tree used in various traditional medications for the cure of several human ailments. As a result of our investigation on the s ... Read More
The aim of the present study was to identify bioactive constituents of the ethyl acetate fraction of methanolic root extract of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) through GC-MS analysis. For this purp ... Read More
This work presents the method of computing Growth-and-Obesity Vector-Roadmaps of sons and daughters, whose parents are still gaining height (under-19 mother and under-21 father). In order to compute t ... Read More
Exposure to snuff and smoke has impact on the oral flora of the human beings. The aim of the present study was to identify the human micro flora of oral cavity of snuff/cigarette users’ and non-users. ... Read More
In the present study, amylase was produced using submerged fermentation technology from Bacillus ARF. The enzyme was purified to 5.9 folds as compared to crude enzyme extract by using 40% ammonium sul ... Read More
