The crop water requirements of three major crops grown in the Lower Indus Basin namely wheat, cotton and sugarcane were determined at different water-table depths and the groundwater contribution to ... Read More
Bed planting, being a proven technology, can increase crop yields and save irrigation water to improve water productivity. The experiments were conducted on three major crops including wheat, cotton ... Read More
Mastitis is a complex and multifarious disease that adversely affects the physico-chemical properties, composition and yield of milk and risks of premature culling of affected animals. A total of 320 ... Read More
This experimental design was developed to optimize the conventional and multiplex PCR reaction for detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus from quail meat samples. Conventional PCR was ... Read More
Chitin synthesis inhibitors (CSIs) have specific mode of action on insects and lower toxicity against non-target organisms and are potential alternative to control insect populations which are resist ... Read More
This study was aimed to understand morphological discrimination of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata, L, 1758) from four wild populations (WENZ, WDGN, WKYC and WYMR) and two farmed populations (FRMA ... Read More
The patterns of genetic variability and genetic differentiation among five wild and five hatchery populations of Catla catla were assessed using 15 microsatellite markers in a total of 500 individual ... Read More
Microbial quality of farmed fish from metropolitan city of Lahore was examined to check acceptability and food safety of fish for human consumption. Samples of four important carps species were colle ... Read More
Arabic bread (AB) is the most common type of bread that consumed in the Middle East countries. It is prepared from white wheat flour which considered to have a low nutritive value. Acorn kernel flour ... Read More
ative starches are sometime difficult of use in products due to their inherited deficiencies like poor stability, less viscosity and higher degree of gelatinization. Starches are modified by differen ... Read More
Stored cereals and food products are severely infested by different insect pests throughout the world but Trogoderma granarium is found most destructive insect pest of stored grains. Temperature and ... Read More
Aedes mosquitoes, a vector of many fatal diseases including dengue fever and cause millions of deaths annually. Dengue fever has been reported from Pakistan during 1994 at a low pace. However, its fi ... Read More
The current research was conducted to find out modification in mineral profiling of cotton after the attack of bacterial blight disease caused by Xanthomonas citri pv malvacearum. Leaves of three sus ... Read More
Four hundred-sixty-six lentil genotypes were evaluated to identify the potential sources of resistance against 4 major fungal diseases namely; Fusarium wilt (FW), collar rot (CR), botrytis grey mould ... Read More
Date palm is an important fruit crop of Pakistan with rich economic, social and nutritional values. The Baluchistan province of Pakistan has been well known for date palm cultivation since long. In a ... Read More
Cavendish basrai is considered as the most commonly used banana in Pakistan. This experiment was executed to examine the assortment of basic quality profile of Cavendish basrai. Study was carried out ... Read More
This study was carried out to determine the variation of vine growth-development and fruit quality characteristics of 'Hayward' and 'Matua' kiwifruit cultivars at different altitude in Ardeşen distri ... Read More
Chlorpyrifos (CP) is a toxic and broad-spectrum pesticide. Owing to the extensive soil and crop application of CP to control insects/pests, its significant concentrations have been reported in differ ... Read More
Present research was designed to investigate heavy metal (HM) accumulation, distribution, relative tolerance and biochemical attributes of diverse 30 wheat genotypes on irrigation with textile (T2) a ... Read More
Utilization of organic matter and synthetic fertilizers in soil generally influences the diversity and dynamics of microbial mass bearing the amino acids, which contain carbon as well as nitrogen bei ... Read More
Heat stress causes severe loss in wheat yield at vegetative and grain filling stage in many parts of the world. To study heat stress, 50 crosses were generated by crossing 15 parents (already screene ... Read More
The emphasis of this research was to assess the genotypes which were rich in iron and zinc content in their grains. Genetic diversity was estimated for zinc and iron content in grains along with agro ... Read More
Plant-pathogenic fungi and public human health are subject of utmost importance to the researchers; therefore, it is necessary to find alternative potent antimicrobial agent. Effectiveness of seven e ... Read More
Heat stress damages the photosynthetic capacity and ultimate crop yield; the genetic basis of which is scarcely known. Studies were conducted during the years 2014 and 2015 to understand the physiolo ... Read More
This paper describes about cotton mutant NIAB-846 developed through pollen irradiation technique with improved yield and fibre quality parameters. A cross was attempted between NIAB-78 (local variety ... Read More
Boron (B) is an important micronutrient required for plant growth. In this study, the importance of B application at different developmental stages was investigated to see its impact on grain yield, ... Read More
In present study, proximate chemical composition and tocopherol content were evaluated for estimation of food quality. The maize genotypes with promising agronomic parameters were analyzed for their ... Read More
The research was conducted to find out the most significant concentration of organic matter and soil types for diminishing disease incidence on chilli. In contemporary studies, two experiments were c ... Read More
Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. commonly known as ribbed murainagrass is a problematic herbicide-resistant weed in directseeded rice systems. To evaluate the competitive ability of rice cultivars against I. ... Read More
In a two growing seasons (2010-11 and 2011-12) field experiment carried out in temperate climate of Central Europe, the green area index, features of siliques and chemical composition of the seeds of ... Read More
Beetal is one of the most famous goat breed of Pakistan which is also present in parts of Indian Punjab. It is popular for its larger body size, higher body weight, and good ability to produce milk. ... Read More
This study was designed to investigate the differences in food security status and its determinants in the regions of the Punjab province (i.e. North, Central and South) of Pakistan. Primary data was ... Read More
United Arab Emirate is the trading partner of Pakistan with 10.9 percent share of total trade in 2012. Export share of Pakistan to United Arab Emirates was 8.5 percent and Import share of Pakistan fr ... Read More
This study was planned to assess the profitability of broiler farming in environment controlled houses in and around Faisalabad. Price of chicks, cost of labor, feed, building, flock, medicine, vacci ... Read More
Citrus is one of the leading fruit crop capturing highest export share among the horticultural crops in Pakistan. However, the traditional marketing systems inhibit price transparency that affects th ... Read More
For the last few years, cotton has been facing many risks from sowing till harvesting. These risks include natural, environmental, economic and marketing risks that cause severe impact on productivit ... Read More
Renovating permanent raised beds (PRB) generally aims to restore shape and increase water infiltration. However, their impact on irrigation performance and productivity in clay soil are unknown. Ther ... Read More
Leaf necrosis is a common fungal problem of plants. During a survey of Lahore, Dracaena Red Edge (Dracaena mariginata Lam.) and Sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus L.) were infected with leaf spots. Patho ... Read More
Water is one of the basic necessities to survive on earth, access to clean drinking water is the right of every human being but unfortunately water resources are getting polluted due to industrializa ... Read More
In this study, non-pelleted black carrot seeds were planted over the ridges under field conditions. Planting was performed over three narrow spacing rows with a vacuum-type pneumatic single-seed plan ... Read More
The application of groundwater resources in Punjab, Pakistan to meet the crop water requirements is increasing rapidly due to constrained surface water supplies. However, the abundant abstraction of ... Read More
Twelve Marecha calves were allotted randomly to two comparable groups of 6, (3♂ and 3♀). First group animals were reared under intensive management system (IMS), fed concentrate @ 1 kg/h/d plus crop ... Read More
Chemical composition traits, for instance, intramuscular fat (IMF) are an important meat quality trait. However, the molecular mechanisms related to IMF deposition in skeletal muscle have not previou ... Read More
C57BL/6J (B6J) is the most widely used mouse strain for metabolic research. It carries a spontaneous mutation in the nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase (Nnt) gene. This study compared blood glu ... Read More
Inventorying and monitoring work on alpine specific flora of Haramosh and Bagrote valleys (Gilgit-Baltistan) was done for fourteen years from 2001-2014. The fourteen years inventorying revealed a ric ... Read More
The present study was designed to investigate the post-harvest chemical and microbial changes in the meat/muscle of Labeo rohita kept under storage conditions including icing, salting and sun-drying ... Read More
The consequences of vitamins and minerals deficient diet has presented considerable health issues that is extensively prevalent in developing countries including Pakistan. Consumer’s dependence on pl ... Read More
The use of functional foods in the dietary regime proves to be pragmatic approach to ensure better health and well-being. In this regard, date fruit is a promising source of certain essential nutrien ... Read More
This study was conducted to describe the age and growth rate structure of Picea smithiana from Istak valley of Central Karakoram National Park Gilgit-Baltistan. Thirty two cores were sampled from 16 ... Read More
In this study, the effect of six endemic plants’ extracts (i.e. Satureja sahendica, S. khuzistanica, Scrophularia striata, Thymbra spicata, Oliveria decumbens and Vitex agnus castus) as well as comme ... Read More
Afforestation of grasslands is increased in Fandoghloo region of northwestern Iran, which has been used for grazing. Carbon (C) stocking of pure and mixed Pinus nigra, Cedeus libani and Picea abies a ... Read More
Present study investigated the improvement in fodder quality through intercropping of grass (Panicum maximum) and legumes (Vicia sativa and Vigna unguiculata) alone or coupled with fertilizer applica ... Read More
Phosphorus (P) use efficiency is very low (5 to 25%) due to fixation with Ca+2/Mg+2 in alkaline/calcareous soils which decreases P availability for plant uptake. There is need to improve P availabili ... Read More
Plant growth promoting bacteria have been employed as a biotechnological tool for ameliorating the impacts of water deficit stress on plants. However, endophytic bacteria colonizing within plant tiss ... Read More
Phytoremediation is the most promising approach for the remediation of Cd contaminated soils. In the present study, Cd tolerance and phytoremediation potential of Conocarpus erectus and Eucalyptus ca ... Read More
Drought is a major constraint in grain production of bread wheat. Drought tolerant Pakistani line Chakawal-50 and drought susceptible line 9436 was crossed to develop F1, F2 and backcross generations ... Read More
Whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses (Family Geminiviridae) are the major pathogens of food and fiber crops and are often associated with non-cultivated plants. In this study diversity of genomic compo ... Read More
Genetic effects on fiber quality parameters in six basic populations (P1, P2, F1, F2, BC1 and BC2) of crosses viz. TARZAN-1× CIM-602 and A-555×FH-114 were investigated through GMA. The outcomes of th ... Read More
Demand for sugar in Pakistan is increasing day by day while the scope for increasing area of sugarcane is limited. Conventional sowing techniques/planting patterns are one of imperative reason for lo ... Read More
The study employed the latest developed MyGTAP model to calculate the effects of agricultural trade liberalization on the different sectors of the economy. In order to calculate the effects of agricu ... Read More
Lemongrass [Cymbopogon citrates (DC) Stapf] is a cosmopolitan economically important grass with a natural potential to adapt to different climates. However, the mechanisms of cross-locational adaptab ... Read More
Vision 2050 of UNO emphasizes doubling of world food production to achieve food security. Pakistan having 2.5% of the world population is food insecure country. It requires effective policies to meet ... Read More
The objective of the current study was to determine the toxicological effects of acute cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) exposure on hematological and serum biochemical parameters of major carp, Catla cat ... Read More
The present study was conducted during 2013 with the aim to evaluate the effects of stones crushing dust pollution on “Golden orange” Apricots (Prunus armeniaca L.) fruit Yield and quality. The exper ... Read More
Escherichia coli infection is of high significance in chicken, especially in broilers. It produces lesions such as air sacculitis, peritonitis, peri-hepatitis, pericarditis, osteomyelitis, synovitis ... Read More
Paratuberculosis is economically and zoonotically an important disease in dairy animals and required continuous surveillance. The study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of Paratuberculos ... Read More
The objective of this study was to reduce the age at first calving of Bos indicus by crossing with Bos taurus in Pakistani administrative areas of Kashmir. A total of 48 indigenous cows, 32 Indigenou ... Read More
In order to investigate the effect of methyl testosterone on the body color, Rhodeus sinensis of juveniles (fifty days postfertilization, 50-DPF) and adults (eighty days post-fertilization, 80-DPF) we ... Read More
The present study was performed to investigate blueberry compost material alternative to commercially available one mainly containing peat moss and evaluate its potential in pot experiment using five ... Read More
Milk production traits have been focus of livestock breeders and animal geneticist for the selection of dairy animals with superior phenotypic and genotypic tendencies. Oxidized low density lipoprote ... Read More
This work was designed to detect genetic polymorphism in mitochondrial ATP6 and ATP8 genes in eight Pakistani camel breeds (Camelus dromedarius) including Mareecha, Barela, Kachi, Kharani, Thari, Pah ... Read More
1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) was used as an ethylene antagonistic in the present research to suppress the ethylene induced ripening and preserve the post-harvest quality of guava. Physiologically mat ... Read More
This study was carried out on four apple cultivars including Ambassy, Cevaal, Golden and Topred in Konya province in 2007– 2008. Fecundity, the relations between the body size-fecundity, body size-eg ... Read More
Acerophagus papayae is a koinobiont endoparasitoid of the invasive papaya mealybug, Paracoccus marginatus and has been introduced as a classical bio-control agent of the mealybug in many countries. C ... Read More
Efficiency of conventionally applied nitrogen (N) fertilizers ranges from 35 to 45%. Poor efficiency due to prompt release of excess nitrogen in the soil also threats environment. The nitrogen fertil ... Read More
Rock phosphate is the cheapest source of phosphorus nutrition. But its water soluble P is low. To enhance plant available P from rock phosphate afield experiment was performed to determine the impact ... Read More
Sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB) oxidize elemental sulfur (S ° ) or reduce sulfur compounds to generate sulfuric acid which reduces the pH of media. In this study, lead and cadmium tolerant SOB were ... Read More
Boron (B) is an essential nutrient required in very small amount by crop plants and it can become toxic to plants when present in slightly higher amount. Increasing concentration of B is often found ... Read More
Auxins, as phytohormones and osmo-protectant, play important role to alleviate the adverse effect of drought stress on plant growth. Some bacteria equipped with ACC-deaminase activity along with some ... Read More
Potassium deficiency and low rainfall are severely affecting the stiffness of stem in sugarcane and resistance against harsh weather conditions prevailing in southern Punjab. Application of potassium ... Read More
Drought stress, at reproductive phase in particular, severely reduces wheat yield but some agronomic techniques have the potential to overcome this damage. A field experiment was planned to evaluate ... Read More
To assess the productivity of oat-berseem mixture in irrigated Indus plain of Pakistan, oat at four seeding rates (100, 75, 50, and 25%) was intercropped with berseem. The mixed seeded crop was harve ... Read More
To assess the productivity of oat-berseem mixture in irrigated Indus plain of Pakistan, oat at four seeding rates (100, 75, 50, and 25%) was intercropped with berseem. The mixed seeded crop was harve ... Read More
Crop yield is reducing due to adverse effects of high temperature. Improvement of physiological status of maize plant against heat stress is important for a successful hybrid-breeding program. In the ... Read More
The present study was conducted to estimate the selection indices directly and indirectly involved in yield of B. campestris. Parent lines, 36 F1 hybrids and commercial hybrids/varieties were sown in ... Read More
The incidence of Cotton Leaf Curl Disease (CLCuD) and low crop stand are major impediments to sustainable cotton production in Pakistan. Early sowing provides protection against CLCuD but causes low ... Read More
Many factors which affect bombardment efficiency were studied and optimized to develop a simple and reproducible system for transformation of rice through particle-bombardment. Conditions were optimi ... Read More
The enormous development in gene transfer technology made it possible to evolve new cultivars with valuable agronomic traits but escape of transgenes from genetically modified crops is one of the maj ... Read More
The diploid maritime grass Thinopyrum bessarabicum (2n=2x=14, EbE b ) hybridized with bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n=6x=42, AABBDD) yielding a self-sterile F1 intergeneric hybrid (2n=4x=28, ... Read More
BTF3, initially identified as a basal transcription factor, has been recognized to be involved in plant growth and development. But, its function remains mostly unknown in abiotic stress regulation i ... Read More
Poverty is a multi-dimensional global phenomenon. It encompasses health, housing, education, and social exclusion as well as simple incomes and expenditures. Multidimensional poverty is currently at ... Read More
Land has a strategic position in rural areas because of its multidimensional roles but its distribution is unequal. This article evaluates the impact of secured property rights on per head expenditur ... Read More
Livestock is a natural resource of good quality food, milk, meat, yogurt, butter, etc. Rural women actively participate in livestock management activities but their role is undervalued even though th ... Read More
This study aims to examine the food security status of farmer and non-farmer rural households of the Punjab, Pakistan. Three measurement methods i.e. DIA (Dietary Intake Assessment), HFIAS (Household ... Read More
Limited surface supplies without considering crop water demand has created gap between water applied and its requirement. It results into extensive groundwater pump-age. It is therefore required to s ... Read More
Distribution of agro-chemicals through sprayer nozzles is very important because there is a significant loss of agro-chemicals such as pesticides during spraying due to non-uniformity of droplet and ... Read More
The aim of current investigation was to assess total phenolics (TPC), total flavonoids (TFC) and punicalagin content (PC) of pomegranate peel extracts (PPEs) for its utilization as functional ingredi ... Read More
Nowadays, vegetables are gaining attention amongst the masses to mitigate lifestyle related dysfunctions owing to their safe nature and functional properties. Considering health benefits and cost-eff ... Read More
Current study was conducted to observe the effectiveness of firming agent (calcium lactate) integrated with anti-browning agents (ascorbic acid and citric acid) on the quality and shelf life of fresh ... Read More
The aim of this research was to isolate lactic acid bacterial (LAB) strains, characterize them and classify the bacteriocin producing LAB strain from indigenous dairy sources. Antimicrobial potential ... Read More
Present study investigated the effect of chemically (acid) modified starch on quality attributes of cookies. Cookies were supplemented with chemically modified starch at various levels (5, 10 and 15% ... Read More
The research aims to understand how heat and added ingredients influence the properties of egg yolk which in turn impact the stability of oil-in-water emulsions. Apparent viscosity and Zeta potential ... Read More
In the current study, data of 930 horses was used and divided into four types of categories i.e. Draft, Wild, Sports and Race types. A set of ten microsatellite markers HTG10, ASB2, ASB17, HMS3, AHT4 ... Read More
The present research study was conducted during 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014 under National Cotton Varietal Trial (NCVT) for the expression profiling of Bt gene in local cotton genotypes/entries. Firstl ... Read More
Cotton leaf curl virus (ClCuV) has the most damaging and rapidly evolving virus spp infecting cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and make cotton leaf curl disease complex. CLCuD is caused by Bemicia taba ... Read More
Future climate change predictive models are anticipating the warmer temperatures and altered rainfall patterns that can result in water stress for terrestrial vegetation. Water stress is a limiting f ... Read More
Sewage sludge is being heaped in congested urban cities, and the safe disposal of this waste on to agricultural soils is becoming a serious environmental concern around the world. The present incubat ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to assess the effects of treated and untreated waste water on morphological characteristics of four widely cultivated fragrant Rosa species of Pakistan during 2012-2013. E ... Read More
Salt affected soils either developed from parent material (primary) or from anthropogenic activities (secondary) extended in arid and semi-arid regions reduced the crop growth. An increasing trend of ... Read More
Lettuce is a cool season vegetable that has a tendency to bolt in long day and high temperature environments. In this study, lettuce plants were exposed to two temperature transfers to evaluate the p ... Read More
Pakistan is blessed with a wide range of indigenous mango germplasm. Wild mango genotypes, growing at Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and its vicinity are valuable resource for unique genetic diversity. ... Read More
Urban green spaces (UGS) support urban sustainability and improve the overall life quality of urbanities. However, increasing population shift in urban areas can drive the transformation of UGS into ... Read More
Phytoseiidae have been used successfully as bio-control agents of sucking insect pests worldwide. Neoseiulus barkeri is potential predator of whiteflies, thrips and spider mites. To minimize toxic ef ... Read More
The research work was carried out in the Grain Research, Training and Storage Management Cell (GRTSMC), Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to evaluate the qualitative los ... Read More
Identification of genetic factors responsible for controlling germination traits under salinity will allow developing tolerant cultivars. Here we have studied quantitative trait loci (QTL) linked to ... Read More
Seedling growth is one essential component of reliable crop establishment, and greater early vigor is often associated with greater drought tolerance, biomass and grain yield. Chuanmai 42 derived fro ... Read More
Heading date 3a (Hd3a), a rice ortholog of FT gene, promotes transition to flowering under short-day conditions. Here a putative Hd3a-like gene was cloned in eleven foxtail millet cultivars including ... Read More
Efficient regeneration protocol is important for mass propagation, genetic transformation and germplasm alteration of desired plants. Thus, development of an efficient protocol is of the considerable ... Read More
High temperature negatively impacts rice production, and the heat-tolerant cultivars could improve the resistance to high temperature stress. In the present study, six rice varieties were exposed to ... Read More
Maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes collected from different research institutes were evaluated against different standards associated with salinity tolerance/susceptibility under four variable saline trea ... Read More
