The mountainous areas are generally considered among the least developed and fragile regions. Climate change has exacerbated the effect on livelihood of the mountainous areas, particularly small farm ... Read More
The present study was designed to determine the factors affecting cotton productivity in Punjab province of Pakistan. The factors considered in the study are livestock assets in addition to other con ... Read More
An experiment was conducted to evaluate egg quality and organoleptic parameters of nutrient enriched designer eggs. Chicken eggs enriched with different micronutrients (>300 mg omega-3 fatty acids, > ... Read More
A trial involving male broiler birds in completely randomized design was conducted to determine optimal dietary energy to protein ratio (E:P) for maximum performance in severe hot climatic conditions ... Read More
Qualitative and semi-quantitative data from 139 interviews with farmers in Faisalabad, Pakistan, was subjected to cluster analysis to identify homogenous groups of farms regarding production strategi ... Read More
Guar gum was purified to remove impurities like proteins, fibers and fats and hydrolyze by different chemical and enzymatic means to decrease its roughness and increase thermal stability etc. Swellin ... Read More
Corncob is an agriculture waste found to consist of 38.9% cellulose and 43.4% hemicellulose on dry solid (w/w %) basis and thus considered a potential source for fermentable sugars. These sugars can ... Read More
Present study was conducted to appraise the possibility of photo-catalytic detoxification of industrial wastewater samples. The waste water samples were subjected to ultra violet radiation in the pre ... Read More
In present investigation, apricots from locally grown ‘Sufeda’ variety were treated with edible coatings; chitosan and alginate (1 and 2%, respectively) along with zinc salts fortification i.e., zinc ... Read More
Irrigating soil with waste water results in accumulation of heavy metals in the food chain. To examine the possible health hazards of heavy metals in local population, quantification of accumulation ... Read More
Acute toxicity tests (96-hr LC50 and lethal concentration) of chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd) were conducted with two fish species viz. Channa marulius and Wallago attu. At the end of each trial, the ... Read More
Analysis of length weight, condition, growth, mortality and exploitation provided an insight into one of the most important fishery stocks of the Talang queenfish, Scomberoides commersonnianus landed ... Read More
The aim of this study was to investigate the testicular and genotoxic effects of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphate insecticide, in adult male Japanese quail. For this purpose a total of 75 sexually ma ... Read More
Weather plays a critical role in population fluctuation of insects. Pests forecasting is one of the best methods for monitoring and management of deleterious insects where pest management cost is ver ... Read More
Growth regulatory effects of extracts of four medicinal plants which including Salsola baryosma, Pegnum hermala, Saussurea costus and Nicotiana tabacum were evaluated and data regarding pupation and a ... Read More
Salinity is an abiotic stress affecting the growth and development of plants like wheat and genotypes of wheat differ in their response to salinity. These genotypic variations in wheat for salinity t ... Read More
Use of biochar (BC) as soil amendment improves soil physicochemical properties, carbon sequestration and plant growth. However, prior to use as amendment, BC must be evaluated for its potential effec ... Read More
The activities of antioxidant enzymes were analyzed in six wheat genotypes under different concentrations of NaCl (0, 100 and 200 mM). Plants were harvested after either 15 or 30 days of salt stress. ... Read More
Effect of various organic and inorganic materials on yield and yield parameters of wheat was studied as pot experiment. Saline-sodic soil was collected, brought to wire house and filled in pots after ... Read More
Groundnut is prone to iron (Fe) deficiency, particularly in calcareous soils, which severely affect growth and productivity. The soils of major groundnut producing areas of Pakistan are calcareous in ... Read More
The threat of climate change has instilled a demand for multi-faceted genetic diversity coupled with resourceful tools and technologies to attain biotic and abiotic resistance in crops. The present s ... Read More
Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses to restrict cotton growth and productivity. Heat shock proteins are involved in cellular shielding of plant cells and tissues affected by dehydration. In ... Read More
MicroRNA families are important regulators of plant resistance to diverse stressors, but the miRNA families expressed in response to drought, and the levels thereof, in sugarcane (an important commer ... Read More
Cleavage and polyadenyation is an important step in eukaryotic mRNA biogenesis that also controls gene expression. The process undergoes with interaction of poly(A) factors with the poly(A) sites and ... Read More
Differential proteomics is considered as one of the most powerful tools for evaluating relative expression of molecular moieties either in plants or animals. The present study focuses first on optimi ... Read More
A serious mango sudden death caused by Ceratocystis sp. is an important disease of Pakistan. Symptoms of affected trees include bark splitting, discoloration of the vascular tissue, wilting, gummosis ... Read More
Plants respond to external stimuli by altering metabolic pathways, resulting in a cascade of different interrelated changes in physiological and biochemical processes. The incidence of powdery mildew ... Read More
Plants encounter various biotic and abiotic stresses at different growth stages throughout their life. To grapple and adjust with persisting stress conditions, plants have developed certain mechanism ... Read More
The current investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of 24-Epibrassinolide (EBL) on growth, physiological and biochemical attributes along with oil contents of Jasminum sambac. Present ex ... Read More
Gladiolus is a commercially important bulbous cut flower grown for its attractive multi-colored spikes. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of microbial culture on growth and pr ... Read More
In spite of water scarcity, farmers in the Lower Indus Basin of Pakistan are still using pancho-irrigation system, a system where standing water in the rice fields is drained after every 4-5 days and ... Read More
Incorporation of crop residues in the soil results in the more reducing conditions as compared to other post harvest management practices. Understanding the nature and extent of reducing conditions a ... Read More
Straw cover protects soil from erosion caused by wind and water. For this purpose, small amount of straw is needed be incorporation into soil. Tillage was done by disc in a soil-bin filled with paddy ... Read More
A little is known about the brassica species response to different phosphorus (P) amendments and its effects on accumulation of P, proteins, oil and fatty acids in canola (Brassica napus L.) seeds. T ... Read More
Crop growth (CG) is a function of leaves exposed to solar radiations and ratio of the radiation intercepted by the canopy, which is termed as radiation use efficiency (RUE). Both CG and RUE of maize ... Read More
The soil management practices may pose intense effects on the nature and properties of soils. A field experiment was conducted during 2002 to 2007 on a Vanmeter farm of the Ohio State University Sout ... Read More
Different sowing dates and planting methods of wheat has a varying impact on the associated weeds. An experiment was conducted to explore the influence of different sowing dates (raised bed planting, ... Read More
Removal of early fruiting branches with optimum nitrogen dose caused more source and no sink at early growth stages leading to delay in onset and progression of senescence in Bt cotton (Gossypium hir ... Read More
Most soils in the tropics are acidic, highly weathered, less fertile, and fix phosphorus. Organic amendments such as compost and biochar can be used to increase the nutrients availability in these so ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted for comparative examination of three sowing methods i.e., bed sowing, ridge sowing and flat sowing and two irrigation levels 75% and 50% field capacity during summer ... Read More
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) could be the best alternative for water resources, which affects the yield and productivity of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). Therefore, field studies were conducted in Nort ... Read More
Efficient managing practices require an understanding of the root distribution of crop in walnut (Juglans regia)-crop intercropping systems, a field study was conducted in the Loess Plateau of China ... Read More
This study aims to assess the impact of intercropping on citrus yield in District Toba Tek Singh. The research questions are: What is the economic benefit of intercropping? What is the impact of inte ... Read More
Rural women in the developing and transition countries play a fundamental role in producing, purchasing, processing, providing, storing and utilizing food to their families and thereby contribute to ... Read More
This study investigated the influence of lipids on amylose, amylopectin and total starch content in barley. Comparisons of various methods of single-wavelength colorimetric procedure (SWC) for amylos ... Read More
Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) has been employed successfully in many plant species because of high polymorphism and relatively low cost. Aim of the research was to evaluate cpDNA polymorphisms in germ ... Read More
Basal stem rot caused by Ganoderma boninense is the most serious disease of oil palm in virtually all growing regions in South East Asia and listed as among the key challenges for this major oil crop ... Read More
A study was carried out in the experimental area of Ayub Agricultural Research Institute Faisalabad during (2012) to determine the role of morphological and biochemical parameters of Bt cotton genoty ... Read More
This study was carried out to evaluate the total polyphenolic contents and antioxidant potential of different parts of Datura stramonium. Extracts of different parts of Datura stramonium were prepare ... Read More
The application of phytases in cereal products improves their nutritional profile by augmenting the availability of some vital micronutrients. In the present study phytases were produced from an indi ... Read More
Field survey of broiler poultry farms suspected to be infected with Newcastle disease (ND) was carried out during an outbreak in district Faisalabad, Punjab in 2012. The validity of different diagnos ... Read More
A selection program to enhance the genetic potential for milk production of Sahiwal cattle using progeny testing program is going on however, it faces severe implementation issues. Simulated studies ... Read More
Antifungal potential of twenty antagonistic plants was assessed against the most damaging phytopathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. All the test plants inhibited the growth of M. phaseolina sig ... Read More
Tomato has a significant share in human food items and its yield should necessarily be enhanced against a number of its fungal pathogens. Use of plant innate resistance against pathogens is an effect ... Read More
The jassid (Amrasca biguttula biguttula (Ishida) is an emerging serious pest of brinjal crop in Pakistan. The present study was carried out for evaluating relative plant resistance/susceptibility of ... Read More
Cadmium (Cd) becomes very perilous pollutant for living things when its concentrations exceed certain threshold value. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) can accumulate high amount of Cd but the genotypic d ... Read More
Micropropagation of medicinal plants under in vitro conditions provides an alternative for the isolation of medicinally active compounds by applying biotechnological tools. The present study reports ... Read More
Oxidative stress with the enhanced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to climatic perturbations is a critical factor in the plant survival and biomass yield. Various plant parts may have ... Read More
Small fruited bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) has fascinated the consumers for its medicinal value and deliciousness. Sex expression especially lower number of pistillate flowers than staminate ... Read More
CSM-CROPGRO-Cotton Model under DSSAT V 4.0.2.0 has been extensively tested and validated in many studies, mainly in United States. The objective of this study was to test and validate this model in t ... Read More
Agronomic practices can improve the phenological characteristics of crops leading to greater harvestable yield. Two year field experiment was carried out on a clay loam soil to quantify the effect of ... Read More
The influence of agro-climatic conditions on fruit yield and oil content of olive cultivars, i.e. Coratina, Pendallino and Leccino was investigated at two locations, Sangbhatti and Chakwal, during 20 ... Read More
Essential nutrient profiling of natural and steam sterilized soil and soilless media components was performed to obtain better rough lemon seedling growth in containers. Steam sterilization of pottin ... Read More
Rosa centifolia is famous as a new strain in Pakistan for producing highly fragrant flowers around the year even at high temperatures. It is used to extract oil. Eight landraces of Rosa centifolia we ... Read More
A Gram-stain negative, cocci to short rod, non-motile, strictly aerobic, heavy metal-tolerant and psychrotolerant bacterium, designated NCCP-644T , was isolated from a textile dyeing wastewater trea ... Read More
Phosphorus use efficiency is low and ranges between 10-20% among macro fertilizers. It fixes into the soil hence decreases its availability to current crops. The hiking prices of phosphatic fertilize ... Read More
Calcium carbide formulations (CCFs) are used for nitrification inhibition and as precursor of ethylene in soil. Their impact on crop growth and yield is thoroughly investigated. However, there is a k ... Read More
The current study reports salt tolerance of eleven cultivars of canola from diverse backgrounds. Ten days old seedlings were transplanted in an aerated hydroponic system containing Hoagland’s solutio ... Read More
Low organic matter content is one of the most important contributing factors for poor fertility status of Pakistani soils. Bioslurry, a by-product from the biogas plant, can successfully be used to i ... Read More
Plant growth, physiology, and quality parameters are affected by higher levels of ethylene under salinity stress. Certain plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can successfully be used to allev ... Read More
The responses of dry mass accumulation, NPK uptake, water use efficiency, and green pods yield characters of snap bean plants to biofertilizer Halex-2 under four varying humic acid (HA) rates; 0 (HA0 ... Read More
The proposed study was designed to analyze the economics of Changa Manga Irrigated Forest Plantation, Pakistan Kasur by using different economic tools i.e., Benefit Cost Ratio (BCR), Net Present Wort ... Read More
In Pakistan the work on genetic of different populations of Channa marulius have not been performed so for and the Clustering analysis was done to find out the intraspecific variations among differen ... Read More
We devised a study to ascertain the role of weeds in agro-ecosystem. Therefore, we made seasonal cataloguing of the line data on multiple crops i.e., sugarcane, fodder, wheat and mustard to see crops ... Read More
Allometric relationships for estimating the above and below ground biomass and its allocation at four different ages (viz-aviz 6,11,16 and 20 years) of Dalbergia sissoo were investigated in monocultur ... Read More
Hydromorphic soils are found around the globe and they are well distinguished from other soil classes. The nature and severity of hydromorphism in these soils is determined by redox reactions that ar ... Read More
Organic input in agricultural farm system is thought to enhance carbon sequestration by increasing soil organic matter content. Yet, the findings on the soil carbon concentrations increment in organi ... Read More
The intraspecific variation level studies among the populations of Cirrhinus mrigala collected from five geographical locations were conducted. The principle component analysis for the degree of vari ... Read More
Sero-epidemiological study was conducted in three districts of Pakistan (Chakwal, Faisalabad and Khanewal) from November 2011 to October 2012 in buffaloes and cattle. Total 900 serum samples were col ... Read More
In this study, effects of bovine somatotropin (bST) on libido, serum testosterone, haematological indices and serum biochemical metabolites in Sahiwal bulls were investigated. Bulls of the treatment ... Read More
Fodder production and livestock farming are major farming activities in peri-urban areas of Faisalabad. A baseline survey was conducted to study socio-economic aspects and farming practices of the fo ... Read More
An efficient tissue culture protocol was developed to regenerate the cormels of commercially grown varieties of Gladiolus. Callus was initiated in the cultures after three to five weeks from middle a ... Read More
Date palm is a dioecious, perennial monocot plant species of the Arecaceae family cultivated in 56 countries including European and American countries. The success of date palm micropropagation is st ... Read More
A healthy crop is desirable in direct seeded vegetables to ensure good quality of the produce and is affected by a number of environmental and cultural factors. A number of seed treatments had been u ... Read More
For the efficient mass propagation of Moringa oleifera, an in vitro regeneration protocol was optimized through direct and indirect regeneration. The callus was initiated within four days on MS mediu ... Read More
This study was carried out to assess the improvement in forage yield and quality of winter non-legume mixtures. For this purpose oat was intercropped with barley and canola under seeding ratios of 75 ... Read More
Considerable nitrogen (N) losses lead to lower N use-efficiency (NUE) in salt-affected soils due to leaching and volatilization. A lysimeter experiment was conducted to determine NUE in two salt-affe ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted on cotton crop to evaluate the effect of farm manure (FM) alone and in combination with the mineral fertilizers. FM was treated with the 1% application of effective m ... Read More
Iron availability in alkaline and calcareous soils is limited because of high pH and calcium carbonate contents. Various sources may have different solubilities within soil and may result in varying ... Read More
Pot experiment was carried out at different nitrogen levels in maize and peanut intercropping system to investigate the mechanisms that govern interactions between intercropped species in soil rhizos ... Read More
Damaging influence of arsenate(V) on germination and early growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was checked through pot bioassays. Four concentrations of As(V) i.e. 0.013, 0.025, 0.038 and 0.05 mg ... Read More
Mungbean is capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen through Rhizobium living in its root nodules. Rhizobium inoculation in combination with compost and different levels of mineral nitrogen may improve ... Read More
Penalized regression methods for simultaneous variable selection and coefficient estimation have received a great deal of attention in recent years. Especially those based on the least absolute shrin ... Read More
The studies were conducted to determine the genetic variability and correlation amongst root length shoot length, root-shoot ratio, shoot fresh and dry weight of wheat seedlings under normal and drou ... Read More
The present study was conducted with the objective to assess germplasm of American cotton for heat tolerance using canopy temperature. For this purpose seventy varieties/lines of Upland cotton were s ... Read More
To identify the genotypic effects of parents for wheat × maize crossing system, five F1 wheat genotypes were crossed with five maize cultivars. The data for haploid seed and embryo production in each ... Read More
Rice cultivation under submerged conditions results in a very dynamic system and quick changes in physico-chemical properties can be observed. It is very important to examine the short term dynamics ... Read More
The present study estimates total biomass and carbon stocks of the coniferous forest of Dir Kohistan. The biomass and carbon stocks were assessed by using inventory data. The results indicated that s ... Read More
Drought is the major abiotic limiting factor for healthy crop growth. Glycinebetaine applied under drought mitigates the adverse effect of drought and improved the plant’s tolerance. The present inve ... Read More
The present study work was aimed at to monitor the residue level of some selected pesticides (Dichloro diphenyl tricthloro ethane, Dichloro diphenyl dichloro ethylene, endosulfan, aldrin, cypermethri ... Read More
In the present study, eighteen genotypes of cauliflower were used to identify their resistance and susceptibility against cabbage butterfly. All genotypes were sown following RCBD with three replicat ... Read More
Twelve okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) cultivars were evaluated for their characterization of susceptibility and resistance responses to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Plants of test ok ... Read More
Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) is one of the most popular and significant commercial crop of Pakistan. Outbreak of leaf spot was observed on leaves of tomato plants growing in fields of Lahor ... Read More
Bacterial amylases play an important role in industrial production and contribute significantly to meet our commercial needs in a variety of ways. The present study was designed to report the isolati ... Read More
Bovine placenta is a classical target and source of many steroid hormones which are involved in the growth, differentiation and development of placenta. Placental trophoblasts are an important source ... Read More
The research work was aimed for isolation and identification of Aspergillus flavus from poultry feed samples using conventional and molecular techniques. Out of 23 samples, 8 (34.78%) were found posi ... Read More
The herbicide resistance (bar) and rice chitinase (rcg3) genes were incorporated in the commonly cultivated varieties of peanut (BARD-479 and Golden) through Agrobacterium mediated transformation. Th ... Read More
A screening of ploidy level in 2146 individuals from 52 populations of the loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in China was performed. Ploidy level variation and its geographical distribution in this st ... Read More
Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) provides multiple nutritional benefits including high quality protein, dietary fiber and is the most abundant source of α-linolenic acid (C18:3). This study focuses ... Read More
Research was designed to reduce herbicide use by replacing post emergence herbicides with readily available sea water to control tropical turfgrass weeds. In studies evaluating the use of saline solu ... Read More
Wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum is considered as the most damaging soil disease of lentil. Current study was carried out to see the effect of Fusarium wilt disease on seed yield of advance lentil g ... Read More
A 5 × 5 diallel analysis was conducted to study the inheritance of seed cotton yield, number of bolls and boll weight in Gossypium hirsutum L. using combining ability technique. The analysis of the d ... Read More
Water from different sources was compared in regard to optimizing the postharvest performance of cut gladiolus flowers. Tap water from different flower markets was compared with distilled, deionized, ... Read More
In this study total phenolic and vitamin C contents of the fully ripe berries of 23 clones of Kalecik Karasi which is one of the leading Turkish local red-wine grape cultivar originally grown in Kizi ... Read More
Gladiolus is very popular among ornamental bulbous plants mainly used as cut flower and greatly demanded in the world floral market. Production of inferior quality spikes is one of the major hurdles ... Read More
An experiment was conducted at Postharvest laboratory, Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, during 2010 to evaluate the “Influence of calcium chloride (CaCl2) on fruit ... Read More
We determined the efficacy of Ailanthus altissima extracts, obtained using solvents of various polarity, in terms of acute and chronic toxicity, antifeedant efficacy and larval growth inhibition of S ... Read More
The aim of the present study was to isolate and characterize plant growth promoting rhizobacteria from the rhizosphere of field-grown maize. Among the five bacterial isolates obtained in the present ... Read More
Wheat is staple food crop of many countries including Pakistan. It has a large number of cultivars and genotypes. All genotypes have different tissue culture response that includes callus induction, ... Read More
Variation in pyrolytic temperatures and feedstocks affects the yield and nutrient composition of biochar. Selection of suitable feedstock and optimum pyrolytic temperature is crucial before using it ... Read More
Cotton, referred as “The white gold” is an important commercial crop in India and stands third in the world by means of area of cultivation. Cotton plant regeneration from callus by somatic embryogen ... Read More
Polyethylene coated calcium carbide (PCC) is a potent and continuous slowly releasing source of acetylene and ethylene. It potentially improves plant growth by affecting physiology of plant. A pot st ... Read More
Sunflower genotypes perform differently under different water regimes. Drought stress at various growth stages drastically reduces the growth, development and yield of sunflower hybrids. However, exo ... Read More
Organic manure from different sources could be an effective substitute of chemical fertilizers. Therefore, the present study compares the effect of varying level (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 t ha-1 ) of two t ... Read More
Despite the ample increase in peach growing area, improvement in quality and average yield is still negligible. The influence of foliar application of calcium chloride (CaCl2), putrescine (PUT) and s ... Read More
Growth and development of individual plant is generally modified with space available to it. The performance of divergent wheat cultivars sown under different row spacing was evaluated in a field exp ... Read More
In Zimbabwe farmers use sub-optimal amounts of fertilizers due to cash limitations and poor access to fertilizer markets, hence the need to integrate legumes like mucuna (Mucuna pruriens) into their ... Read More
Hassan district of Karnataka (India) plays an important role of providing processing grade potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) during September to December months when there is real dearth of such potatoes ... Read More
Plant density and arrangement are important factors affecting rainfed chickpea yield. A field experiment was conducted under the Eastern Mediterranean conditions for two consecutive growing seasons ( ... Read More
