Under competitive market conditions of today’s agriculture fruit and vegetables quality is of great importance. Grading of agricultural produce especially the fruit and vegetables has become a prequi ... Read More
Large quantities of sewage sludge are available in Pakistan annually. Nutrient value of the sludge for soil fertilization is recognized. However, technology for conversion of the sludge into bio-soli ... Read More
The textile industry being the backbone of Pakistan's economy needs improvement due to the introduction of various factors like increasing competition in the global market , introduction of state-of- ... Read More
Sweep shovels fabricated using three different materials; two levels of each of heat treatment and edge thickness were field tested to establish differential responses of various parameters. Depth co ... Read More
In this paper, Pakistan’s domestic support to agriculture sector as notified to WTO has been analyzed. The findings of the study indicate that Pakistan is far behind in allocating resources to the ag ... Read More
The present study was designed to measure the role of livestock in poverty reduction in the rural areas of the Punjab province. For present study, district Toba Tek Singh was selected due to its cent ... Read More
Mango is the second important fruit in Pakistan after citrus. However, its per hectare yield is very low as compared to potential yield. This might be due to lack of technical knowledge on the part o ... Read More
The women of Pakistan are actively playing their vital roles in all daily life activities, not only in industrial but also in agriculture sector. In spite of enjoying socio-economic status and educat ... Read More
Research, extension and farmers are three main pillars of agriculture system and their effectiveness largely depends on strong linkage among each other. However, the existing research-extension-farme ... Read More
Mango is one of the important and favorite fruits of Pakistan. However, its yield per hectare is very low in the country as compared to potential yield. This might be due to many factors including no ... Read More
What would happen to rice wheat production system in Pakistan under WTO regime as agreed under Uruguay round agreement? Study in hand examines this question through estimation of effective incentives ... Read More
Vegetables are very important crop and are vulnerable to a number of overwhelming pests. Pesticides are considered a vital component of modern farming and playing a major role for the control of pest ... Read More
The Koel Cuckoo or Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) does not build its own nest and lays eggs in the nest of the House Crow (Corvus splendens). The breeding season of this brood parasite (Asian Koel ... Read More
A checklist of the spiders collected from various habitats and ecological zones of the Punjab is presented. Spiders were collected by pitfall traps, hand-picking and jarring method. Identification wa ... Read More
With the growth of World Wide Web (WWW) the number of Web Based Hypermedia Applications (WBHAs) have also increased at a tremendous rate. Issues related to the design of a web page which is a basic u ... Read More
For genotype’s performance across diverse environments, where genotype x environment (GE) interaction occurs, a selection criterion that takes GE interaction into consideration does not exist. Howeve ... Read More
The present research was carried out to estimate combining ability effects for grain yield and various components in six elite maize inbred lines. Progeny performance showed that hybrids were 18-76 % ... Read More
Hundred wheat genotypes were sown in polythene bags in green house for seedling traits evaluation under water deficit condition such as emergence percentage, emergence index, emergence rate index, en ... Read More
To make studies on sugarcane as ratoon crop, data for different traits like plant height (cm), number of tillers per plant, number of leaves per plant, cane diameter (cm), leaf area (cm2 ), inter-no ... Read More
Low plant population is the major cause for low rice (Oryza sativa L.) yields in Pakistan which can be optimized using a proper sowing method. For the purpose, an experiment was conducted to determin ... Read More
A field experiment to evaluate the effect of 0, 50, 100 and 150 kg N ha-1 on pearl millet sown at seeding rate of 10, 15 and 20 kg ha-1 was conducted at Agronomic Research area, University of Agricul ... Read More
Studies were undertaken to evaluate the response of autumn planted sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrids to different planting patterns at the Agronomic Research Farm, University of Agriculture, F ... Read More
A field study pertaining to the effect of different planting patterns on the growth and yield of two varieties of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) was conducted during Kharif 2001. Two varieties TS-3 and ... Read More
The study was conducted to ascertain a suitable planting time and seed treatment for wheat. Different planting times included November15, November 30 and December 15. The seed treatments were compris ... Read More
A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the growth, yield, and quality performance of five cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars viz. CIM-446, NIAB-999, NIAB-111, and CIM-473 & RH-511 at th ... Read More
Three experiments were conducted to ascertain the yield performance and water use efficiency of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) sown in different planting methods during the year 2005, at three differ ... Read More
Effect of pinching, both manual and chemical - using alar and cycocel (CCC), was ascertained for improving the production of compact dwarf carnation var. Red Sim. Two levels of each hormone, i.e., al ... Read More
Cotton is an important cash crop in wheat-cotton cropping system of Pakistan. Most of the farmers apply phosphorus (P) fertilizer only to wheat and not to cotton crop which might be the main reason f ... Read More
Soil phosphorus availability is the limiting factor for crop production in Pakistan. The objective of the study was to investigate the phosphorus adsorption as described by Freundlich adsorption isot ... Read More
Phosphorus (P) nutrition of the cropping system with rice crop is very important due to alternate wetting and drying cycles. A field experiment was conducted on Bhalike soil series (Typic Camborthid) ... Read More
The lactic acid is an organic acid occurring widely in nature. It is a weak acid, which can be broken down easily in water and other solvents. It has long been used by the food industry as an additiv ... Read More
Total losses in the apples transported from Quetta, Swat and Murree to Faisalabad market during the months of August, September and November were found to be 23, 20 25 percent respectively. In apples ... Read More
Melons germinate poorly under sub- and supra optimum temperatures. Seed priming has potential to improve the germination under wide range of conditions. A laboratory study was conducted to evaluate t ... Read More
The research was carried out to investigate the effect of different growth retardants to break apical dominance in Rosa damascena. Cycocel, Alar and Ethephon at different concentrations were applied ... Read More
Pakistan is an agricultural country. The welfare and well being of its people and the national economy depends upon a sound vibrating agriculture. The development of agriculture is a complex phenomen ... Read More
The purpose of this study was to assess the training needs of the respondents with evaluation of their knowledge and skill towards different aspects of pesticides use in fruit pest protection. Their ... Read More
The Punjab province plays pivotal role in the economy of Pakistan by contributing almost 60 percent to total agricultural production of the country. This contribution can further be enhanced by ident ... Read More
Apple is an important temperate fruit of Pakistan. Per hectare yield of apple is very low due to non-adoption of recommendations, especially plant protection measures by the farmers. The present stu ... Read More
Insecticides/Pesticides are the chemicals used to control the crop losses by cidal phenomenon (killing) the insects/pests harmful for crop and such chemicals are playing a vital role in yield and cro ... Read More
The chemical control integrated with varietal resistance against insect pests of maize (maize stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe), shoot fly (Atherigona soccata Rond.) and termites was conducted to ... Read More
Pesticides are poison but their use is essential for crop protection to control pests. Vegetables are very important crop and are susceptible to a number of devastating pests. Vegetable growers have ... Read More
Concern has been expressed that stored grain pests especially the Khapra beetle has posed serious threat to global food security and safety. Its great economic importance is due to its capability to ... Read More
Small and large sized suckers (with a difference of at least 5 cm in height) of chrysanthemum were planted on four different planting dates i.e. 18th February, 18th April, 17th June and 16th August t ... Read More
Four grapefruit cultivars viz: Marsh seedless, Shamber, Red blush and Duncan grafted on Rough lemon were evaluated in experimental field of Barani Agricultural Research Institute, Chakwal during 1999 ... Read More
An agroforestry system comprising of Poplar (Populus deltoides clone AY-48) and wheat, fodder maize crops was designed, to compare the effect of agroforestry system and conventional agricultural syst ... Read More
Due to high pressure on forests because of increasing population and enhancing agricultural land, there is a need to increase the area under tree cover in Pakistan to meet the material needs of the g ... Read More
An agroforestry system comprising of Poplar (Populus deltoides clone AY-48), wheat and fodder maize crops was designed, in order to compare the economics of agroforestry system with conventional agr ... Read More
The influence of VAM on yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of Medicago sativa was studied under two water regimes (100% field capacity and 50% field capacity). The shoot dry weight and root dry wei ... Read More
Studies were undertaken to see the influence of five planting techniques viz; sowing in 45 and 60 cm apart furrows; 60, 90 and 120 cm apart trenches at Sugarcane Research Institute, Faisalabad during ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of varying planting pattern on growth, seed yield and oil contents of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) at the Agronomic Research Area, Universi ... Read More
A pot experiment was conducted to study the effect of ammonium (NH4) and nitrate (NO3) on growth, water relations and rhizodeposition (taking accumulation of sand on the root surface as an indirect ... Read More
Studies to investigate the chemical analysis for fat and protein contents of fruiting bodies of different Pleurotus species grown on various industrial and agricultural waste materials were conducted ... Read More
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management has become a critical problem for city environment. The amount of MSW increases with increase of population. A number of procedures can be adopted for healthy ... Read More
n Pakistan, the soils are mostly developed from calcareous, alluvial and loessial deposits of late Pleistocene age located partially on old river terrace and relatively on the channel-levee-remnants, ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted for two consecutive years to estimate the uptake of NPK by Trianthema portulacastrum (Itsit) in cotton. N @170 kg ha-1 was applied in three splits. Six weed control t ... Read More
Fertilizer use efficiency by different crops is low on alkaline calcareous soils. Water is crucial for Phosphorus (P) availability. A field experiment was conducted on sandy clay loam, alkaline calca ... Read More
A field study was conducted to determine the effect of different rates of organic and inorganic fertilizers on fodder yield of sorghum at Postgraduate Agricultural Research Station (PARS), University ... Read More
The influence of seed priming using different priming agents (distilled water, NaCl, salicylic acid, acetyl salicylic acid, ascorbic acid, PEG-8000 and KNO3) on seed vigour of hot pepper cv. Hot Quee ... Read More
Plantation of salt tolerant trees on salt affected land is an environmental friendly and economically viable strategy to live with salinity where ground water is also highly saline. We studied growth ... Read More
The study was planned to screen rice genotypes against different levels of salinity. Nursery was sown in sand. At two leaf stage, nursery was shifted to iron tubs floating over Yoshida nutrient solut ... Read More
The present solution culture experiments were conducted in a bid to screen ten eucalyptus species for their growth response to salinity in the rooting environment. Three months old seedlings were gro ... Read More
Pakistan is an agricultural country; its development is mainly dependent on this sector. However, agricultural production of the country is much lower than that of many other countries. This is an er ... Read More
Nothing seems more important in agricultural development than the dissemination of latest agricultural information among the farmers. For this purpose, extension organizations are using different way ... Read More
The supply response has become more important and crucial research agenda associated with agricultural growth in Pakistan since the introduction of a series of policy reforms in agriculture sector. T ... Read More
Regional market integration in many agricultural commodities has been extensively studied for the insight it provides into the functioning of such markets; such studies provide valuable information a ... Read More
Agriculture sector contributes 3.4 percent to the value added in agriculture and 0.7 percent to GDP. Given its importance to the national economy, the Government attaches high priority to enhance agr ... Read More
Regional market integration in many agricultural commodities has been extensively studied for the insight it provides into the functioning of such markets; such studies provide valuable information a ... Read More
Yield of vegetables can be enhanced substantially by improving level of technical efficiency without making additional cost. Keeping this in view, technical efficiency of growing bitter gourd in the ... Read More
The primary aim of the present study was to portray the socio-economic and techno-physical barriers in efficient crop management in the rice-wheat farming system of Punjab and to suggest the policy o ... Read More
Chicken patties were fried in three different vegetable oils i.e. sunflower, soybean and canola to determine the best suitable vegetable oil for frying with prolonged storage stability. The patties w ... Read More
Four Pakistani coarse rice varieties namely Irri-6, Irri-9, Sarshar and DR-83 were milled to obtain different fractions viz. brown rice, white rice, polished rice, bran and polishing. Chemical compon ... Read More
A research study to find out the best size of cutting for propagation of Morus alba was conducted in the experimental area, Department of Forestry, Range Management and Wildlife, University of Agricu ... Read More
Poplar AY-48 was planted at a spacing of 3.7 x 6.1m, having the density of 455,305 and 230 trees per hectare under agro forestry system. Arable crops, wheat and fodder maize were sown alternately thr ... Read More
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of different sizes of bags on the yield of oyster mushroom .The bags of different sizes were used (7x14″; 6x12″; 8x12″; and 9x14″). Spawn running, p ... Read More
Different exotic dahlia cultivars namely Double Decorative and Double Giant were explored for shoot regeneration using cotyledon leaf and hypocotyl explants on MS medium supplemented with combination ... Read More
Keeping in view hot water treatmetn (HWT) protocols of importing cv. Sindhri countries like Iran and China, research trials were conducted in collaboration with industry in which mangoes cv. Sindhri ... Read More
To evaluate the influence of pasteurization methods on cotton waste substrate on yield of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus spp. Cotton waste subjected to different methods of pasteurization, namely pasteur ... Read More
Rose has always been object of great attention because of its beauty and utility and now it has great economic importance worldwide. Identification, description, conservation and utilization of natur ... Read More
Two plant growth regulators gibberellic acid (GA3) and 2,4-D were exogenously applied in different concentrations alone and their combinations on Blood Red sweet orange trees two months after fruit s ... Read More
Studies on foraging rhythms of house crow (Corvus splendens) for 30 and 60-minute durations were studied in the Khurrianwala from December, 2004 through April, 2005 on citrus, (Citrus reticulata), su ... Read More
The studies were carried out by laying out replicated trial in Research Area of the Department of Agri. Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad to determine the feasibility of integrating c ... Read More
In the present study, effect of different dose rates of synthetic androgen 17 alpha methyl testosterone (MT) i.e. 50, 60, 70 and 80 mg/ kg of feed, on sex reversal and growth performance of Nile tila ... Read More
The green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) (Chrysopidae; Neuroptera) is a generalist biological agent commonly used to control insect pests. Toxic effects of five commercial insecticides viz., ... Read More
Studies on some of the physiological aspects of the bacterium Erwinia carotovora were carried out, which revealed that the optimum temperature for the bacterial growth was found to be 35 o C. Erwini ... Read More
To examine the effect of kinetin (Kin) in alleviating the toxic effects of lead (Pb) and chromium (Cr) on four black gram cultivars this study was conducted in earthen pots lined with polyethylene ba ... Read More
A pot experiment was conducted with sterilized soil to study the effect of P2O5 and mycorrhizal fungus on growth of Medicago sativa. Inoculation with Gigaspora rosea had no significant effect on plan ... Read More
A laboratory study was conducted to determine the Potassium (K) adsorption characteristics of four soils under potato-maize cultivation system in Punjab. Potassium adsorption isotherms were construct ... Read More
Salinity is at present one of the most serious environmental problems influencing crop growth. It has been extensively demonstrated that salinity affects several processes in the plants. Exogenous ap ... Read More
Organic acids and sugars are essential constituents of root exudates and have the potential to alter solubility and bioavailability of trace metals. Present study was conducted to evaluate the effect ... Read More
Sorghum is an important fodder for animals in Pakistan. Phosphorus is a quality nutrient for fodders. The use of P for sorghum is negligible. Thus a field study was conducted to evaluate the effect o ... Read More
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of three nitrogen levels (N1 @ 150 kg ha-1, N2 @ 200 kg ha-1, N3 @ 250 kg ha-1) and three maize cultivars B-202, M-919 and P-31-R-88 on yield and yi ... Read More
Thirty double crosses alongwith two checks Hicorn-984 and Hicorn 11+ were studied for ears plant-1, plant height, ear height, days to 50 % tasseling, days to 50% silking and grain yield plant-1 throu ... Read More
Effect of sowing dates and cultivars was significant on almost all yield and yield components. First sowing (May 20) produced 10% more flowers, 23% more open bolls, 18% more seed cotton yield and 13% ... Read More
A field study was conducted to explore the production potential of diversified forage sorghum-based intercropping systems under different intercropping patterns for two consecutive years. The intercr ... Read More
To study the effect of planting time on quality characteristics of spring wheat varieties, Inqilab-91 and AS-2002, an experiment was conducted at Wheat Research Institute, Faisalabad from 2002-03 to ... Read More
The proposed study was undertaken to develop a simple mechanistic growth model, WHEATGROW, to simulate the growth, development and grain yield of wheat as affected by sowing date under semi arid cond ... Read More
In a field study the biological efficiency of intercropping in direct-seeded upland rice was determined at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad for two consecutive years. The intercropping system ... Read More
Management of land and other resources vary with size of landholding. The present study was designed to shed the light on the role of farm size in vegetable production. The role of farm size was eval ... Read More
Three vegetables namely bitter gourd, kinda gourd and muskmelon were selected to determine the profitability of these vegetables with special emphasis on location of the farms with respect to market. ... Read More
This study was planned to determine the effect of mastitis on the mineral contents of buffalo milk. For this purpose, 150 buffaloes were selected randomly having same stage of lactation (third to fou ... Read More
Four different Pakistani wheat varieties namely; Inqulab-91, Auqab-2000, Iqbal 2000, and AS-2002 were evaluated for physico-chemical, rheological and sensory characteristics to determine their suitab ... Read More
Cotton yarn plays a major role in determining the characteristics of the fabrics. The carding segments prior to the revolving flats exert a large impact upon sliver & yarn quality. It ensures opening ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2003-04 to compare the effect of various tillage and irrigation treatments on yield of wheat grown under cotton-wheat cropping system. The experiment was ... Read More
An optimization model consisting of minimization of total cost of a pipe drainage system subject to constraints on design variables was formulated. Data from Mardan SCARP was used as input to the opt ... Read More
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad initiated a project on developing a boom sprayer with the financial assistance of Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), Islamabad. The machine was designe ... Read More
The present research studies "Comparative efficacy of some trapping techniques to control porcupine, wild boar and other vertebrate pests" was carried out in three rural sites i.e, Chak No. 33/J.B, 1 ... Read More
Pesticide application on edible plants is disastrous when the user is illiterate and the consumer is ignorant. This situation prevails where mono cropping is practiced. If informed human being can ta ... Read More
Two new species of the subgenus Phytoseius (Phytoseius) Ribaga viz., Phytoseius (Phytoseius) seggilis, new species and Phytoseius (Phytoseius) terebra, new species were collected as a result of the s ... Read More
Effectiveness of compost enriched with N fertilizer, L-tryptophan (L-TRP) and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) was tested for improving the growth and yield of wheat in a pot experiment. T ... Read More
Effect of split application of recommended dose of potash on the yield and yield components of rice was studied at farmer's field in six (6) Districts of traditional rice growing area Le. Gujranwala, ... Read More
A sand culture experiment was carried out to study the Ca-B interaction growing radish (cv. French breakfast) as a test crop under green house conditions. Calcium was applied at the rate of 80, 200, ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted to observe the effect of residual phosphorus on the yield and quality of sorghum fodder in three soils i.e. Loamy sand (Torripsamment), clay loam (Ustochrept) and san ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted on the Lyallpur soil series (Haplargids) to determine P requirement of canola for obtaining 95 % relative yield. Phosphorus sorption isotherm was constructed by equil ... Read More
Among factors that influence wheat yield, phosphorus (P) plays an important role and plants require adequate P from the very early stages of growth for optimum crop production. Currently, no site-spe ... Read More
The field experiment was conducted in Potowar plateau for two years (2004-05 and 2005-06) to monitor the effect of different fallowing practices on soil moisture dynamics, fallow efficiency and wheat ... Read More
Screening of crops for salt tolerance is important to sustain food production under salt stress. Ten sugarcane genotypes were grown in solution with adding nil and 100 mM NaC!. Various plant nutrient ... Read More
Salinity is a major limiting factor for crop production around the globe. Besides many reclamation strategies, selection of crop cultivars tolerant to salinity can also improve crop production on sal ... Read More
A field experiment was conducted at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during 2001-2003 to investigate the effect of different N source (urea, calcium ammonium nitrate and ... Read More
Field experiments were conducted on a sandy loam soil in 2002-03 and 2003-04 growing seasons to determine the effect of nitrogen nutrition on growth, yield and water use efficiency of wheat under ade ... Read More
Many species of fungi are good source of several important enzymes. In the present studies, an endoglucanase (endo-1,4-D-glucanase,EC 3.2.1.4) was produced from a thermostable fungus Chaetomium therm ... Read More
Effects of pre-sowing seed treatments (hydropriming, matriconditioning, chilling at -19 ± 2 °C for 24 or 48 h, osmopriming and hardenin~) on wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Auqab-2000) emergence and see ... Read More
The effects of halopriming (10, 25 or 50 mM NaCI and CaCI2.2H20) were investigated in wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Auqab-2000) under normal (4 dS m') and saline (15 dS rn') conditions. Most of primin ... Read More
Poor germination is one of the factors responsible for lower pea yield in Pakistan. Seed priming can be employed to solve the problem. This study was executed to investigate the possibility of improv ... Read More
Two field experiments were conducted at the University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan during autumn, 2003 and spring, 2004 to document relationship of heat units accumulation and fatty aci ... Read More
Pre-sowingsalicylicate seed treatments were employed in fine rice to explore the possibility of improvement in germination and early seedling growth. Fine rice (cv. Super-basmati) seeds were soaked i ... Read More
Studies were conductesd for two years (2004 and 2005) to access the comparative productivity of sunflower to nitrogen application in various splits. Nitrogen was applied at 100 Kg ha' as full at sowi ... Read More
A 5x5 complete diallel experiment was conducted involving five spring wheat varieties/lines viz., Waton, Uqab, Inqlab-96, Inqlab-91 and Bhakkar-2000 to evaluate genetic nature of various polygenic ch ... Read More
A 4 x 4 diallel cross of wheat were evaluated for combining ability at Wheat Research Institute, Faisalabad during 2004-05. Data were recorded from F, generation for plant height, number of tillers p ... Read More
