An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of feeding different levels of oat silage (Avena sativa) with and without combination of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes (xylanase and cellulase) tr ... Read More
Spotted deer or “Chital” are one of the most common wild herbivore found in forests. The main objective of the study was to assess the genetic variations in mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene, mitochond ... Read More
Bovine somatotropin (rbST) and oxytocin are used to increase milk production and for milk letdown respectively in dairy animals. The study was conducted to determine the effects of rbST and oxytocin ... Read More
Ochratoxin A (OTA), a potent carcinogen, poses a great threat to the lives of poultry, animals and humans. It causes nephrotoxicity, immunosuppression, mutagenicity and teratogenicity in birds. Bento ... Read More
Subclinical mastitis primarily with microbial etiology is amenable to different antibiotic therapy and the outcome is doubtful due to the association of a variety of microorganisms, host-specificity ... Read More
Haemonchus contortus is a blood sucking gastrointestinal (GI) parasite that causes heavy production losses in small ruminants due to their poor immune response and rapid development of anthelmentic r ... Read More
The behavior of different organic manures may vary in soil because of their compositional differences. The basic objective of this study was to examine the fundamental characteristics of the traditio ... Read More
Onion is highly sensitive to water stress due to the absence of root hairs and shallow root system. Water stress at any growth stage of onion can result in severe loss of yield and profit. Moreover, ... Read More
Dietary intrusions emphasize on the dynamic facets of phytonutrients as they exert positive health impact against various metabolic disorders. Amongst, turmeric bioactive ingredients are well known f ... Read More
Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 is one of the most studied probiotic strains and often used in dairy product formulations. However, the survivability of La-5 was affected by environmental factors. To ... Read More
Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.), a high temperature tolerant geophyte is being successfully grown with minimal care, which makes it the only choice for the cut flower growers during summer season in ... Read More
Fresh date fruits (Barhi cultivar) at Khalal stage of maturity were frozen by two different methods; individual quick freezing (IQF), and conventional slow freezing (CSF). The frozen dates were store ... Read More
Strawberry (Fragaria ananasa) is a berry fruit belonging to the family Rosaceae and requires certain amount of cold temperature to initiate flowering. Present study was conducted with the objective t ... Read More
Though Pea is considered as one of the most important winter vegetable belonging to leguminoseae family is also very much prune to weed infestation. A study was conducted to observe the effect of var ... Read More
Cultural control of pre-harvest drop has relied upon plant growth regulators. To investigate the effects of plant growth regulators on pre-harvest drop and fruit quality, 150, 300 and 600 mg L-1 ami ... Read More
A field and social survey was conducted to assess the effectiveness and visual quality of roadside landscape planning at canal road, Faisalabad, as landscape assessment is an important tool to check ... Read More
Drought is major yield limiting factor in agriculture. Being perishable in nature vegetables are much more sensitive to drought stress compared to agronomic crops. Efficacy of two salicylic acid dose ... Read More
Powdery mildew significantly hampers pea yield and deteriorate its quality as well. The resistance breakdown remained the main reason for failure in each attempt to incorporate powdery mildew resista ... Read More
Rosa damascena, Rosa gallica L., Rosa centifolia L., Rosa bourboniana and Gruss an Teplitz are important species which are being used in the production of rose oil. The improvement of existing rose g ... Read More
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) has enormous nutritional and medicinal values. Its herbaceous leaves and seeds are being used for human consumption since centuries. This study evaluated the ... Read More
Genomic DNA isolation is fundamental step to study genetic diversity, phylogeny of species and cloning of desired genes. The preferable protocol needs to be efficient, less time consuming, economic a ... Read More
The current study investigated abundance, species richness and diversity of Ichthyofauna of hill torrents of Suleman Mountain, Range, Dera Ghazi Khan Region, Pakistan. Fish sampling was carried out f ... Read More
Chalcone synthase gene is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of flavonoids and isoflavonoids. This gene assumes several functions in plants such as protection against UV ray and defense against pathoge ... Read More
Low Phosphorus availability in soil is worldwide a frequent major constraint for crops. Rhizobial strains, beneficial N2-fixing symbiotic partners of legumes, were reported to solubilize both organic ... Read More
Single toxin in crops to defend them from herbivorous insects has proven an effective mean of reducing farmer’s dependence on environmentally unsafe chemical insecticides. On the other hand insects h ... Read More
Suitable cotton variety selection is imperative to cope with temporal variations for yield enhancement and sustainability under unpredictable climatic conditions. Cotton varieties including transgeni ... Read More
The study aimed to assess the vegetation dynamics in Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) by using 250 meter resolution data product of Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). It focuse ... Read More
Heat stress is the most important abiotic factor affecting cotton crop. Exposure of cotton crop to different thermal regimes at different growth stages influences growth and seed cotton yield. The fo ... Read More
This study attempted to shed light on the issues such as forecasting of area and production of black gram pulse in Bangladesh. Data on area and production of black gram pulse collected over a period ... Read More
Accumulation and soil enrichment with non-essential heavy metals like chromium (Cr) above threshold levels results in Cr toxicity in plants. In order to study the effect of varying Cr stress levels o ... Read More
The failure of state actors/institutions in the country in delivering agricultural advisory and extension services to the rural community created a space for non-state actors to deliver these service ... Read More
Pakistan is the fourth largest producer of mangoes preceded by India, China and Thailand. Marketing of mangoes is mainly in private hands that are supposed to deliver quality mango in the domestic ma ... Read More
Chondroitin sulphate (CS) and glucosamine sulphate (GS), building blocks of Glycosaminoglycans are effectively used in the treatment of Osteoarthritis in human beings. Aim of the present study was to ... Read More
Good quality water and arable land are needed to grow conventional crops to provide food for human and animal population. However, burgeoning world population leading to wide spread urbanization and ... Read More
Twenty five three months old Naimi lambs initially weighed 24.53+0.40 were used to test the effects of partially replacing barely with 30% or 50% crushed date pits (CDP) supplemented with or without ... Read More
Precisely determined evapotranspiration (ET) is necessary for maximization of water beneficiary use and hydrologic applications, particularly in arid and semiarid regions where water source is so lim ... Read More
The effect of three total solid (TS) concentrations of 7.5, 10 and 12.5% on bio-hydrogen production potential of food waste (FW) in comparison with noodle waste (NW) and rice waste (RW) derived from ... Read More
Water is a most important element for life. Water pollution is the most common threat concerning to public health in Pakistan. In order to check groundwater quality for drinking purpose, research was ... Read More
In Balochistan, karezes are one of the oldest irrigation systems. However, these are vanishing due to a number of technical, socio-economic reasons. A study was undertaken on a representative irrigat ... Read More
Accurate estimation of sediment yield and water quality in a watershed may assist watershed managers to make correct and appropriate decisions. In this study, two neighbouring watersheds (Goksun and ... Read More
A case study of an innovative medium sized commercial-industrial bioenergy plant is portrayed. This plant effectively runs on various agricultural waste feedstocks like; animal-manure, vegetable, pou ... Read More
Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) associate with roots of plants and improve plant growth by utilizing diverse mechanisms like nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization and phytohormone ... Read More
Successful stand establishment is prerequisite for optimum crop yields and can be affected by seeding depth. A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of seeding depth on agronomica ... Read More
Water scarcity is the most serious abiotic stress restricting plant productivity throughout the world. Losses in crop yield due to drought exceed from losses caused by other environmental factors. In ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of variable rate application (VRA) of irrigation water and fertilizer nitrogen on the yield of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Kunth) under two diff ... Read More
A study was carried out to elucidate the efficacy of different bacterial strains on controlling detrimental bacteria and on vase life extension of Gladiolus L. hybrids ‘Mammoth’. In a preliminary stu ... Read More
The present study was conducted to evaluate genetic diversity among the progenies of 28 candidate plus plants (CPPs) selected from 487 populations of 20 accessions collected from seven different orig ... Read More
Six advance lines IR1, IR2, IR3, RF1, RF2 and RF3 and four cultivars Pirsabak-08 (PS08), Janbaz (JZ), Zam-04 (ZM04) and Kohat-10 (KT10) were crossed in line × testers fashion in spring 2011 to produc ... Read More
Comprehensive overview of the extent genetic diversity in South-East European landrace collection was estimated regard broadening of broomcorn (Sorghum bicolor [L]. Moench) germplasm variability. In ... Read More
The type of locality and seasons had a great effect on species composition (richness and abundance) and community structure of rove beetles. This was determined in 3 forest and 8 cultivated areas of ... Read More
Recent developments and experimental methodologies have sparked an interest in exploring multifaceted nature of surfactants of biological origin. Rapidly accumulating scientific data is emphasizing o ... Read More
The main aim of current study was to explore the spatial variability of micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Zn & Mn) and mycoflora in a potato growing valleys of CKNP region, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Ninety s ... Read More
Sesame is an important crop that has potential to add to edible oil production of Pakistan but bacterial blight incited by Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami (Xcs) is most serious and devastating dise ... Read More
Large amounts of straw accumulate as a by-product of paddy cultivation. However, proper management of bulky straw has become a concern worldwide. We therefore explored potential bacterial isolate(s) ... Read More
Citrus tristeza disease is the most devastating viral disease of citrus plants worldwide. It has been emerging as a serious threat to citrus production in Pakistan. Since the first report of CTD in 1 ... Read More
Cotton production in Pakistan seems adequate, but inclined to several biotic and abiotic constraints, especially Cotton Leaf Curl Virus posing a hazardous impact on cotton yield by affecting yield tr ... Read More
Introduction of multiple traits in crop plants for desirable character is an essential tool of Biotechnological application. To overcome problem of insect pests and weeds cotton variety FBS-37 was ge ... Read More
Identification of alleles responsible for low molecular weight protein subunits (LMW-GS) is of immediate concern due to their large effect on wheat processing qualities, especially gluten elasticity. ... Read More
MYB transcription factors in plant play a critical role in regulating response to abiotic stress or adverse environments. In our previous study, DGEP data revealed GmMYB92 is involved in soybean tole ... Read More
Pakistan is a country in which most of the area falls in arid or semi-arid regions. In arid zone, salinity is a serious and chronic problem for agriculture. Due to less rainfall we use different irri ... Read More
It is of high importance to monitor groundwater level and salinity in wide irrigated farming lands. This is because high levels of groundwater and salinity in irrigated lands are major constraints fo ... Read More
Eighty four farmed Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss ranging from 4.8-38.5cm total length and 1.11-725.00g body weight were collected for analyses of its body composition from Trout Hatchery, Masote ... Read More
The acute toxicity, in terms of 96-hr LC50 and lethal concentration, of aluminum (Al) regarding four fish species viz. Labeo rohita, Cirrhina mrigala, Catla catla and Ctenopharyngodon idella of 90-, ... Read More
The traits of economic importance in farm animals are mostly controlled by many gene pairs and hence show correlations. The knowledge of such correlations is very much needed while making multiple tr ... Read More
This study investigated the existing infrastructure and milk yield performances of different livestock breeds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regard 70 livestock farmers were interviewed from differen ... Read More
The effect of feeding different levels (0, 30 and 50%) of crushed date pits (CDP), with or without enzyme cocktail (EC), on the growth performance, blood constituents, and economical efficiency of th ... Read More
Fifty samples of fresh date fruits showing signs of microbial spoilage were collected from Hofuf City markets in Saudi Arabia. Yeasts involved in spoilage were counted by inoculation on PDA plates an ... Read More
The response surface method and Box-Behnken design were used to determine the effect of inulinase concentration, pH, hydrolysis temperature and time on chicory fructans. Enzyme concentration between ... Read More
Energy crisis is increasing day by day around the globe due to overconsumption, overpopulation, wastage of energy, poor infrastructure, and delay in commissioning of power plants, unexplored renewabl ... Read More
Trihelix proteins are the members of gene family encoding transcriptional factors in plants that take part in plant responses to various cellular activities and stresses. The DNA-binding domain of th ... Read More
Water contamination is a severe environmental issue and has worse effects on fish health. Antioxidant system is present in all living organisms that maintain redox homeostasis by neutralizing reactiv ... Read More
Exposure of organo-chlorine pesticides as a result of utilization of okra and brinjal to urban population has been estimated in this study. GC-ECD was used for quantification of α-endosulfan, β-endos ... Read More
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly soil mobile heavy metal which is toxic even at very low concentrations and is thus of potential human health concern due to its entry into the food chain via consumption of e ... Read More
Iron (Fe) bioavailability is the major issue of highly calcareous soils. Iron fertilization in calcareous soils is not much effective due to their rapid conversion into unavailable form. A field expe ... Read More
A two-staged experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of indigenous and predefined mycorrhizae inoculation on sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) growth under saline soil conditions. In firs ... Read More
Chroogomphus roseolus is a common mycorrhizal species exclusively found with Pinus wallichiana which has been collected from Himalayan moist forests of Pakistan. Taxonomically, this species is previo ... Read More
Psyllids are vectors of phytoplasma, which cause important diseases of pome fruit trees. Psyllid species reported as phytoplasma vectors were captured during 2010–2011 in several pome fruit growing r ... Read More
Present investigation was carried out to assess the biocontrol potential of Rhizobium leguminosarum against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on soybean. Effect of Rhizobium strains LSI-21 an ... Read More
Meloidogyne incognita is one of the most widespread and damaging plant-parasitic nematodes in Pakistan and substantially affects growth and yield of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L). In the present st ... Read More
The studies were carried out to identify the resistant potential of 26 IRBB lines (10 Near Isogenic Lines (NILs) and 16 pyramids) provided by the IRRI, Philippine, against 29 prevailing pathotypes of ... Read More
Therapeutic impact of foliage plants and flower arrangements were evaluated on the post-operative recovery of surgical patients in hospital wards. A total of 270 surgical patients were randomly assig ... Read More
Nanoparticles have been widely used in various fields ranging from biomedical applications to environmental remediation. However, the synthesis of nanoparticles using conventional physical and chemic ... Read More
Chitosan acts as an elicitor in many plant species. It not only activates the immune system of plants, but also increases the crop yields. A study was planned to investigate the effect of foliar appl ... Read More
In Punjab-Pakistan, growing tuberose is a profitable business as returns are double than cost despite of certain bottlenecks such as fluctuations in the prices and unawareness of farmers regarding it ... Read More
Thirteen premium quality commercial mango cultivars grown in Pakistan were assayed with seven SSR primer series viz., mMiCIR, MiSHRS, MIAC, MITGIT, LMMA, UBC and MiIIHR. Among the 120 primers used, 1 ... Read More
This paper presents the fruit thinning response to NAA and BA plant regulators of apple cultivars ‘Prima’, ‘McIntosh’ and ‘Jonathan’. The experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of NAA applie ... Read More
Basic leucine zipper protein refers to a grand transcriptional factor family of all eukaryotes that is involved in various developmental and stress responses like flower development, plant height, ma ... Read More
Autotetraploid rice is an important germplasm and has a great scope to increase rice yield but low seed set is a major encumbrance in its utilization. The present study was planned to observe the cyt ... Read More
Genus cotton has total 50 species, diploid species fall into 8 genomic groups (A–G, and K). To the extent of our knowledge, frequency of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has not been calculated ... Read More
High input feeding system results in better growth performance in goats as compared to low input feeding system. Traditionally goats are reared under low input system while to see the effectiveness o ... Read More
Use of supplemental fat in the ration of ruminants is increasing. This review provides the recent knowledge on the effect of supplemental fat in ruminants’ diets. In addition, the effect of supplemen ... Read More
This study was executed to test the effect of low crude protein (12% CP), probiotics (Protexin®), vitamins (C and E) and combination of these treatments on serum mineral profile, cell mediated and hu ... Read More
Farmers in Pakistan either rely only on groundwater or manage conjunctive use of surface and groundwater for irrigating crops due to shortage of canal water. Present study was undertaken to find vari ... Read More
Agriculture of arid and semi-arid regions is effected by over extraction of groundwater (GW) around the world especially in the developing countries like Pakistan. Groundwater (GW) should be properly ... Read More
Depletion of soil moisture and soil nutrients by run-off is a serious problem in many parts of sloppy rainfed tract of Pakistan particularly in Fateh Jang areas. Terrace Structures (TS) are one of th ... Read More
Pakistan is facing a shortage of water for many years, mainly due to increase in population and mismanagement of available water resources. There is average annual potential of 23 billion m3 in hill ... Read More
Wheat is a main ingredient of the bread, so the suitability of mixed culture of Lb. casei, Lb. brevis and Candida humilis was determined for different spring wheat cultivars for the preparation of so ... Read More
Globally, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) is well recognized for imparting flavor to several traditional foods. Besides, it provides tremendous amount of active ingredients for health promotion ... Read More
Processed pizza cheeses (PPC) are the mixture of Mozzarella and other cheeses which is pasteurized with the addition of emulsifier to get the desired characteristics of cheese, used as pizza topping. ... Read More
In the present studies, Collembola populations were followed for one year in multiple crops agroecosystem of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Four crops, viz., sugarcane, cotton, clover and wheat were selected. ... Read More
Ceratocystis manginecans is a destructive systemic fungus and a major cause of mango sudden decline. Heavy losses to the mango industry in Pakistan are due to this disease. This study was designed to ... Read More
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) is among the most destructive pathogen of vegetable crops and causing enormous losses specifically to cucumber. Twenty varieties/ lines were evaluated for their re ... Read More
Red rot incited by Colletotrichum falcatum (Went.) is the most destructive disease of sugarcane in Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Laboratory studies were conducted using CRD with three repli ... Read More
Nitrogen and moisture stress generally modify growth and development of cotton like several other field crops. Field experiments were conducted for two years to elucidate the interactive effect of mo ... Read More
Turkey is one of the centers of origin for wheat which grows on 8.5 million ha and annually produces 20-24 million tons. Though modern varieties have been widely grown in most areas, some Wheat Land ... Read More
Cryopreservation is an effective approach to conserve sugarcane germplasm for long term. This study was conducted to develop D cryo-plate technique to conserve sugarcane’s shoot tips. This new and ef ... Read More
Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, is a major biotic constraint to global wheat production. Stripe rust can be effectively controlled by developing resistant wheat varieties. ... Read More
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are a group of soil microorganisms that improve plant growth and yield through a number of diverse mechanisms such as phosphate solubilization, nitrogen fi ... Read More
Proteins are the building blocks of cells of living creatures of all kingdoms. Due to pivotal role of protein structures in understanding evolutionary relationships and inferring their functions, the ... Read More
The current breeding program of sugarcane in Pakistan does not fulfill the variety evolution of desired characters. It mostly depends on import of exotic fuzz-seed of sugarcane varieties, without kee ... Read More
Over the years, the cultivation of sunflower has emerged as a popular cash crop and the area under it has increased during the last decade in Pakistan because of its profitability than other competin ... Read More
Tomato is an edible and useful vegetable. Navel rot disease and low light stress are the problem in tomato cultivation. Tomato breeding is a potential cheap solution but takes longer time. Grafting t ... Read More
The current study was conducted to appraise the PM2.5 and PM10 concentration in Dalian-China and Faisalabad-Pakistan. Study was conducted for the period of one year at different stations in both citi ... Read More
Nitrogen (N) is the most widely applied plant nutrient and is a key constituent of animal manures. Improvement in crop yields and high economic returns have been made possible through supplementation ... Read More
Potassium (K+ ) nutrition ensures growth and quality of crops both under normal and saline soils. In view of that a study was conducted to assess the impact of various doses of K+ on growth, bio-che ... Read More
Biotic stress in the rhizospheric environment induces defense mechanism in plant via signaling between plant and nonpathogenic microbes. In order to evaluate the defense response of maize plant, in r ... Read More
Salinity and drought are two important environmental problems responsible for the reduction of growth and yield of many plant species. The present study was conducted to evaluate the tolerance potent ... Read More
Salinity is a serious threat to crop production in Pakistan and all over the world. It imposes severe reduction in horticultural crop yield and production. Proline is reported to involve in salt tole ... Read More
This manuscript mainly defines about the effect of foliar application of methyl jasmonate (C13H20O3) (MeJA) on physiological and biochemical processes in tomato under both saline and non-saline condi ... Read More
Expression profile of a gene in response to various abiotic and biotic stresses provides an insight in to its possible role in stresses. An Early Responsive to Dehydration (ERD) 15 gene (SlERD15) was ... Read More
Salt stress is hampering plant growth and development especially in arid and semiarid regions due to enhanced evapotranspiration and underground brackish irrigation water. A pot experiment was theref ... Read More
In advanced agriculture, non-conventional farming has been popularized very much. It is offering innumerable merits based on its practical application and societal acceptance. Current study was condu ... Read More
Azalea is one of the most popular ornamental plants in China. On the production of pot azaleas, heating strategy is widely used to force flowering, so the products can meet the needs of Spring Festiv ... Read More
