Pakistan is one of those countries which are victim of climate change and is already facing many problems like poverty and food insecurity leading to threats to agriculture expansion. Climate change ... Read More
The plants use for medicinal purposes have been experienced by an extensive proportion of population of population for many centuries. The present study was designed to formulate cost effective dieta ... Read More
Application of pesticides are made to control those insects and pest that approach the crops and damage them. From centuries, for the protection of crops, different sorts of pesticides are in practic ... Read More
Malnutrition is generally considered as a state in which body does not receive proper nutritional elements required for its proper functioning. In Asian countries like Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka, ... Read More
Pakistan is the thirteenth largest producer and sixth largest exporter of citrus in the world. Citrus is also the most cultivated and exported among all other fruits in the country. The marketing of ... Read More
Since textile industry is the greatest consumer of water, it generates large quantities of effluents. The advanced methods of water treatment present a great potential in terms of wastewater reuse fo ... Read More
Extraction of oxalate has been found to be problematic due its formation from precursors as well as variability in extraction recovery. Exact determination of oxalate is highly important for the prov ... Read More
Escherichia coli is a commensal microorganism while spread of its resistant pathotypes may cause life threatening issues. In this study, fecal samples (n =150 each) of broiler, slaughterers and non-s ... Read More
In this study we investigated the comparative efficacy of blend of Olive oil, Black seed oil and Flax seed oil versus solitary use of these oils on growth performance and meat quality in broiler chic ... Read More
A survey was carried out in breeding tracts of five goat breeds of AJK viz. Jattal, Buchi, Kooti, Lambri and Bairli to study the effect of breed, age and sex on body weight and various body traits. D ... Read More
Global efforts of forestation and reutilization of barren lands to mitigate climate change have increased in last decade. Brownfields are non-utilizable barren lands due to the presence or potential ... Read More
Termites cause a serious menace to wood structures all over the world. They rely mostly on the entozoic fauna for the digestion of cellulosic materials. The present study is based upon the diversity ... Read More
Mastitis is one of the most significant problems to the dairy all over the world. In addition to production losses, mastitis also deteriorates the chemical, and physical properties of milk which ulti ... Read More
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a major infectious disease of cattle and buffaloes in Pakistan that causes heavy economic losses. Impact of FMD vaccination during the course of the disease outbreak h ... Read More
Bioavailability of oxalate is highly influenced by the presence of metal cations in the gastrointestinal tract as a result of the different solubility of oxalate salts. Bioavailability is further inf ... Read More
The effect of intercropping on the diversity of mesostigmatid soil mites was investigated in three types of citrus orchards of four selected districts in replicated field experiment. Maximum Shannon ... Read More
Mosquitoes act as vectors for many life-threatening diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, zika virus etc. Continuous use of pesticides caused insecticidal resistance in mosquitoes ... Read More
Excessive agro-chemicals are being used to enhance agricultural production to meet the food security challenge with increasing population. Gaps or overlaps in the spraying patterns can result in unde ... Read More
Pakistan’s population extremely relies on cereals for their daily food requirements. Cereal crops are vulnerable to many pest species particularly aphids. In the wake of economic well-being and food ... Read More
Sugarcane is one of the most important cash crops grown in Pakistan which accounts for 3.4% share in agriculture value addition and 0.7% in gross domestic products (GDP). It is a tropical and perenni ... Read More
Enormous use of manufactured nanoparticles in various fields has motivated researchers to assess their potential applications in agriculture along with serious concerns of toxicity on various plant s ... Read More
Field experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of different soil mulch materials and herbicides on growth and yield of tomato and weed control at two locations in Jordan during the 2016 a ... Read More
Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) increases the postharvest life of fresh fruits by suppressing metabolic activities with modified in-package atmosphere. This study was aimed to explore the potenti ... Read More
The non-availability of productive seedling rootstocks in nurseries and its dissemination within the area has been one of main constraints for collapse of the mango industry. In this regard container ... Read More
The influence of different concentrations of some bioregulators by foliar application {methyl jasmonate (MJ) and Prohexadione- Ca (Pro-Ca)} on growth, pigment content and volatile oil composition and ... Read More
Maize (Zea mays L.) is short duration, high yielding crop, and it can be grown in both spring and kharif seasons in Pakistan. In current study white and yellow maize germplasms were compared for corr ... Read More
Thermotoga maritima derived xylanases are important industrial enzymes owing to extensive thermotolerance and stability under broad pH range This study presents in-silico characterization of Thermoto ... Read More
Almost after investing 25 years in research and development, China has reached to the decisional stage to either continue or discontinue or at least reduce the introductory speed of the genetically m ... Read More
Chromium (Cr) is an ecological poison and its concentration is reaching to lethal intensities in soil and plants by irrigating the soil with raw industrial effluents, particularly in developing natio ... Read More
Phosphorus (P) is the 2nd most deficient nutrient among plants (<10 mg P kg−1 soil) in >90% soil of Pakistan. The crop requirement is achieved by fertilization however effectiveness of the current P ... Read More
In this paper, we evaluated the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model using 5-yr monitored runoff and sediment data from three different lands cover treatments in the Loess Plateau of China. ... Read More
Reproductive health is concerned with the people’s ability to have a satisfying and safe sex life ensuring their capability to reproduce with a liberty of decision that if, when and how often they mu ... Read More
ORYZA (v3) model was assessed by four water and nitrogen treatments for variability and uncertainty analysis in rice biomass accumulation and nitrogen assimilation simulation. It was accurate in simu ... Read More
In Pakistan, the pea is one of the leading and popular vegetables grown. Peas are usually sown manually by placing seeds one by one or by broadcasting method. Manual placing is very arduous and time- ... Read More
Optimization can play an important role in supporting agricultural community not only in designing and manufacturing mechanical equipment but also in optimal crop planning. The related optimization m ... Read More
Application of agrochemicals on crops is important for plants protection. Multiple factors influence the application of agrochemicals on plants such as climatic conditions, crop characteristics and s ... Read More
Transfer of cadmium (Cd) through food crops have become a sturdy plight globally, due to increasing Cd pollution in agricultural soils. The Cd accumulation in food crops is not only quandary for food ... Read More
Both salinity and cadmium (Cd) contamination of soils are the most critical issues of global food security. Soil application of biochar could decrease toxic metal and sodium (Na) uptake by plants in ... Read More
Agriculture a major source of food and fibre affects the natural land cover and in turn is affected by climatic factors like temperature and precipitation patterns beside other factors. The soil temp ... Read More
Vegetables are irrigated with wastewater from industries in some parts of Pakistan. The wastewater from municipal and industries contains a variety of contaminants including metals. The aim of presen ... Read More
A correlation analysis of the nutrients, enzymes, and microbial biomass in Artemisia annua L. rhizosphere soil with A. annua phenolics was performed to assess whether the properties of A. annua rhizo ... Read More
A large number of insecticides are used for the control of agricultural pests as well as household pests, such as mosquitoes, cockroaches and house flies with the application of over and under doses ... Read More
A monoamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytrptamine (5-HT) or Serotonin is an important regulator of many behavioral and physiological processes in both plants and animals. The involvement of 5-HT in th ... Read More
Camel milk coagulation for the production of cheese with higher yield and good texture is a complex process as compared to cow and buffalo’s milk. Objective of current investigation was to study the ... Read More
Soybean is an oleaginous legume and endorsed source of complete plant protein that contributes highest gross output as an oil seed crop throughout the world. The aim of this study was to investigate ... Read More
The aim of current research was to evaluate physico-chemical characters, fatty acid profile and total phenolic contents of sweet melon seed oil obtained from two different extraction techniques and i ... Read More
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum has become a serious threat to the profitable cultivation of aubergine in Pakistan. Management of the disease is mainly relied on chemicals and their u ... Read More
In the current research antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) i.e. Ag, AgP, AgIB, AgAE and AgBE and antibiotics (Nystatin and Streptomycin) were evaluated against plant pathogens Erw ... Read More
Agroforestry, intercropping or grass barriers have a great potential to enhance cropping system’s productivity and work as a source of soil conservation on hilly terrain. These soil conservation crop ... Read More
Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is well-known to be a white gold and cash crop of Pakistan. Recently, improper plant populations and miss-use of nitrogenous fertilizers diminished the growth and yield ... Read More
A rapid climatic change has threatened the productivity of many field crops across globe including Pakistan. Suitable sowing time is imperative for yield enhancement and sustainability under unpredic ... Read More
Potash has significant role in improving yield, quality and seed structure but its availability is becoming limiting in most of the areas on the globe. This study was carried out during winter 2015 a ... Read More
The in vitro effect of growth regulators under cool white fluorescent light (for 16 h at 50 µmol. m-2 s -1 ) and dark conditions to accelerate microtuberization in potato cvs. Desiree and Cardinal ... Read More
Tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) holds spectacular and colorful bright floral buds that are widely adorned like no other flower, across the globe. In cut flowers, persistent and prolonged display life is ... Read More
Muskmelon is the most important fruit crop of arid and semi-arid regions and salinity as the most prevailing substance in such areas. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate salt toler ... Read More
Summer vegetables production is enormously influenced by elevated temperature above thresh hold level which finally brings about a threat to food security in Indo-Pak region. Genetic variability is a ... Read More
Mango is the tropical and subtropical tree fruit and known as the king of all fruits. Its production is continuously declining due to diseases incidence and insect pest attacks. Mango sudden death sy ... Read More
The expression profile of pathogenesis related genes are signatures of an infection response in plant cells. Pathogenic infections can increase or reduce gene expression in a plant system in a relati ... Read More
Diversity in uncharacterized rice germplasm grown under normal and water stress conditions was measured by various traits i.e. seed and root shoot traits (seed length, seed width, seed thickness, see ... Read More
Sugarcane is a complex allopolyploid hybrid with erratic flowering due to various geo-climatic factors hence deliberate hybridization for varietal improvement is a dilemma in most of the countries wh ... Read More
Potato is an important food crop of the world. Different viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens cause heavy economic losses of this crop every year. Potato has complex genetic makeup due to which indu ... Read More
Vicia villosa Roth, known as hairy vetch, is an annual forage legume of economic importance. It is often cultivated in mixture mainly with oats for the production of green forage or silage. Given its ... Read More
The tomato borer or the tomato leafminer (TLM), Tuta absoluta Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) has invaded the Mediterranean basin recently from South America and it is becoming a major global pest ... Read More
Flux variance (FV) method is considered as a simple method for estimating surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat flux (H and LE, respectively). The FV method estimates sensible heat flux from hig ... Read More
Study was planned to modify the properties of rice starch with the use of different hydrocolloid gums. Pasting, rheological, textural and thermal properties of rice starch blends prepared with 0.5 an ... Read More
Peanut (Arachis hypogeae Linn.). zygotic embryos (ZE), plumular apices (PA) and embryonic Axis (EA) of cv. NC-7 were pretreated for 15 days on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium enriched with 25 mg.L-1 ... Read More
The evolution of high-yielding varieties of seeds, increasing use of fertilizers, pesticides, installation of tube-wells and mechanization has increased the agricultural productivity (AP). An efficie ... Read More
Herbal therapies always remain a potential source of glycemic control in diabetic patients. Plants or combination of plants improve the healing action and lessen the adverse effects compared to synth ... Read More
The Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) G. Nicholson belongs to Amaranthaceae family and has great potential to decontaminate cadmium-affected soils. Organic acids including citric acids play a vital ... Read More
Fungi especially Aspergillus species are potential candidates for production of mycotoxins and industrially important enzymes. Aspergillus flavus isolates (129) recovered from soil mixed with animal ... Read More
The present study was planned to cope with feed scarcity issue using bypass fat as a non-conventional feed resource. Twentyfour early lactating indigenous dairy animals comprising of twelve Nili-Ravi ... Read More
The present study was conducted to document the ethno-medicinal uses of wild herbs and shrubs of Tehsil Yazman, District Bahawalpur, Punjab. Information was gathered by interviewing local people. The ... Read More
Cadmium (Cd) toxicity has been a wide-spread phenomenon affecting plant metabolic functions due to excessive production of reactive oxygen species. This study was aimed at medium supplementation of o ... Read More
Fruit juices consists of water, carbohydrates, protein, lipids, acids, phenolics, dietary fibre and pigments that play a vivacious part in human nutrition, as they supply vitamins and essential miner ... Read More
Psidium guajava leaves are rich source of nutrients, antioxidants, phytoconstituents and biological active compounds. The study was designed to elucidate secondary metabolites like alkaloids, saponin ... Read More
Currently, spices have attained the potential to mitigate free radicals owing to the presence of numerous aromatic moieties. Due to their safe nature, these bioactive ingredients could be employed to ... Read More
Raw Milk is considered as a tremendous medium for contagious growth of bacteria’s and other pathogens which soon get accelerate when stored at ambient temperature. Pakistan is at 3rd place in worldwi ... Read More
The insect immune reactions involve two types of responses i.e., humoral and cellular ones, whereby the overall immunity results from a complex interaction of the two systems. In view of the cellular ... Read More
Mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti L. and Anopheles gambiae G. are very important insect vectors for transmission of infectious diseases like dengue and malaria. Extensive use of insecticides provided rapid c ... Read More
In the present study two entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Verticillium lecanii, were tested for their efficacy against whitefly and aphid. The mortality caused by B. bassiana was higher ... Read More
Three-year field trials were conducted to examine the efficacy of insecticides of different modes of action in the control of green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) on nectarines, at the localitie ... Read More
The present in vitro study was conducted to screen 60 genotypes of Brassica napus L. at seedling stage in Polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) mediated drought stress. The trial was laid out in a completel ... Read More
Cotton is an essential fiber and oilseed crop cultivated in semi-dry to arid atmosphere rage in various parts of the world. For a successful breeding program, it is of extreme significance for the pl ... Read More
Globally, water stress is the major abiotic stress, which contributes huge in yield losses of major crops including maize. To breed for drought tolerance, the first and foremost step is to search res ... Read More
Wheat has a significant position among all the cereals for its nutritional quality and usage all over the world. With rising world population, demand of wheat is also increasing. The changing climate ... Read More
Fusarium head blight (FHB) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), often results in significant economic losses to producers and end-users of the crop throughout the Great Plains of the United States. The d ... Read More
The application of compost and biochar has both gained significant interest as replacement of peat in horticultural as potting substrates. In this study, (1) composted material derived from plant res ... Read More
Present study was designed to seek the physico-nutritional and functional properties of different pear (Pyrus communis L.) cultivars grown in Rawalakot, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Six cultivars of pear ... Read More
The ampelographic and genetic analysis of grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) genotypes is important for their breeding or any crop improvement program. This information has proved significantly helpful in ma ... Read More
The present study was carried out to characterize the exotic olive cultivars on morphological as well as phenological basis and to assess their adaptability in Pothwar (Chakwal area) climatic conditi ... Read More
The fruit surface is an infection court where foodborne pathogens compete with indigenous microbiota for microsites to invade the fruits for nutrients acquisition. However, our current understanding ... Read More
Development of new rice hybrids with high-yielding and superior in grain quality is the most important goal to enhance food security as well as to achieve consumer requirements. High seed costs and p ... Read More
Potassium-nutrition is a subject of great consideration, as research has revealed its importance in increasing sugar recovery in sugarcane. While it cannot achieve its genetic expression of yield wit ... Read More
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of three grain storage times and the cultivar factor on some parameters used in commodity analysis of spring wheat grains. A field experiment was con ... Read More
Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is a famous flowering plant in the world which has medicinal and industrial values. In Pakistan, it is an important floricultural crop and used widely as bedding plant. P ... Read More
Side effects of oxamyl and hymexazol on five species of soil-dwelling predatory mites, Lasioseius dentatus (Fox) (Acari: Ascidae), Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese) (Acari: Laelapidae), Rhodacarus roseu ... Read More
The study examines the dynamics of mango value chains in Pakistan in terms of chain types and flows. In Pakistan, mango is the second largest fruit crop after citrus that makes a significant socio-ec ... Read More
Pakistan is an agriculture based economy and the main economic activity in Sindh province is farming, which is a capital intensive business. For diversified and efficient agricultural production, agr ... Read More
Rural households have different asset endowments and they either specialize in single activity or choose to earn both from farm and nonfarm activities. The study constructs Hirchman-Herfindahl Index ... Read More
This study investigated the effects of yoghurt on the chemical (titratable acidity and pH), microbiological (L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus, mould and yeast counts) and sensory pro ... Read More
Phoenix dactylifera (Ajwa khajur) is pharmacologically important plant because of its hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, gastroprotective, antihyperlipidemic and anticancerous properties. In present ... Read More
Bovine tuberculosis causes huge economic losses to the dairy industry in terms of poor growth, reduce milk production potential of infected animals, emaciation and poor quality of carcass. Bovine tub ... Read More
This study was to evaluate the difference in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 3 contrasting integrated crop and livestock production systems in Gansu of China from 1991 to 2016 using the life cycl ... Read More
The present study is based on idea of mineral supplementation in grazing animals through selected fodder which can indirectly reduce the threats of infections particularly of parasitic origin. To thi ... Read More
Sugarcane trash (leaves + tops) removal takes 65% time of manual harvesting. Conventional trash burning in standing crop wastes all biomass material which can be used for trash farming and as a sourc ... Read More
Impact of climate in Pakistan is certain and its impact assessment is essential for the evaluation of irrigation system. In this study, impact of climate change on groundwater, root zone salinity and ... Read More
Monitoring and investigation of different toxic effects of frequently used food additives is of vital importance for public health. Tartrazine is an artificial food coloring compound and is extensive ... Read More
Stored grains are attacked by several insect pests. Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Trogoderma granarium (Everts) are notorious stored grain insect pests. The present study was conducted to evaluate ... Read More
Bt transgenic cotton, is being a vital part of a pest management program, effectively controls Helicoverpa armigera. However, the success of Bt technology depends on the persistent vulnerability of t ... Read More
The study was undertaken to observe the phytoplasma incidence in carrot (Daucus carota), cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and onion (Allium cepa) plants during 2017 in Punjab, Pakistan. Phyt ... Read More
In the present study, the infestation of Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) was evaluated on five soybean cultivars in Pothwar region of Pakistan. The data regarding egg population ... Read More
Guava cultivation is rapidly rising in the progressive farming community due to its early bearing habit, long harvesting span and meadow orchard culture. However, in the last 7-8 years, despite 25% ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different planting dates (15th September, 1st October, 15th October, 1 st November and 15th November) on the growth and yield of Rocco F1 a ... Read More
Phenotypic variability in agronomic important traits is prerequisite for the genetic improvement of crop plants. The generation and phenotypic characterization of mutants are helpful to select genoty ... Read More
This experiment was started at the Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 2014-15 to investigate the response of calcium chloride to reduce rotting and to m ... Read More
The objective of this study was to investigate the general combining ability effects of parents and specific combining ability effects of crosses under normal and water deficit condition for various ... Read More
Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused mostly by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe and stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis are two most destructive diseases of wheat crop infecting ear and leaf respecti ... Read More
Several insect pests attack on canola crop but cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae is the most devastating pest affecting its quality and quantity. B. brassicae has ability to develop resistance aga ... Read More
Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) is one of the most important diseases that limit overall rice productivity. To investigate the effects of row spacing on incident of bacterial leaf blight (BLB) in rice, f ... Read More
Certain hyperaccumulator plants can accumulate the Selenium (Se) at high concertation (1000 mg kg-1 d.wt.) from the soil available Se sources. It is still unknown whether this Se hyperaccumulation ma ... Read More
The study was conducted in peri-urban areas of Multan, Pakistan for the assessment of heavy metals risk on animal health by the consumption of maize as fodder grown with different types of wastewater ... Read More
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the effective organisms (EM) and the granulated manure on the chemical properties of Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.) and the possibi ... Read More
The soil salinity causes physiological drought resulting in hindrance in the bio-availability of essential nutrients. The interaction between salinity and phosphorus uptake by plants is less explored ... Read More
Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through pyrolysis of biological material under controlled conditions. An incubation experiment was carried out in a calcareous soil to determine the tempora ... Read More
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) improve plant nutrition by solubilizing insoluble phosphorus compounds in alkaline calcareous soils thus improve plant growth of both leguminous and non-legumino ... Read More
Lead (Pb) is an inorganic conservative pollutant poses a risk to soils and water resources. Quantifying the potential hazard impacts of Pb in soils needs further circumstances about its mobility and ... Read More
