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Methanolic extracts of leaves & seeds of Portulaca oleracea were assayed for insecticidal and wormicidal activities in different concentrations (1mg to 100 mg/mL) on Tribolium castaneum, Sitophilus o ... Read More
The impact of different treatments on population of two nematode species associated with guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) and yield of guar was investigated. All the treatments namely Carbof ... Read More
Histopathological changes are described based on observations made on the skin of the fish Johnius maculatus infected with an unidentified protozoan. Histological sections were stained with haematoxy ... Read More
Twenty two species of mammals belonging to 2 species of Insectivora, 6 of Chiroptera, 1 of Primates, 6 of Carnivora and 7 of Rodentia were found inhabiting the protected Ayubia National Park, Khyber- ... Read More
The overall mean dry biomass of molluscs was highest at Nathiagali (518.684 gm/m2 ) followed by Buleji (418.938 gm/m2 ), Manora (408.088 gm/m2 ) and Cape Monze (337.365 gm/m2 ) during a period of ... Read More
The objective of this study was to assess the quality of water as it is transported from treatment plant to the consumers of Karachi city. The water samples collected from various supply lines were a ... Read More
Cypermethrin is a pyrethroid insecticide mainly used in Pakistan to increase cotton crop production. Being highly insoluble and toxic to aquatic organisms, its treatment need especial attention. In t ... Read More
In this study a comparative performance evaluation of existing wastewater treatment systems available in the Karachi city was carried out. The three options available are trickling filter, aerated la ... Read More
This study focuses on the heavy metal contamination along Rehri Creek area. Water and sediment samples were systematically collected from industrial and domestic discharges which is responsible for po ... Read More
Two populations of Cressa cretica L. in waterlogged highly saline alluvial plains of Shah Farid and Buleri Shah Karim localities in Tando Muhammad Khan area, district Hyderabad, Sindh were studied for ... Read More
Length-Weight relationship and condition and relative condition factor parameters for the five species (Lutjanus johnii, L. lutjanus, L. malabaricus, L. russelii, and L. fulvus) of fishes belonging t ... Read More
A urinary tract infections (UTIs) are characterized by a strong and sudden urge to urinate, followed by a slow and painful release of very little urine. Antibiotics are used for the treatment of all U ... Read More
The nose carries a variety of bacteria as part of the normal flora which can cause opportunistic infections under certain conditions and the nasal carriers are known to be a more potential source of s ... Read More
A new monogenetic trematode Allomicrocotyla niger is described here from the gills of the fish Parastromateus niger (Stromateidae) of Karachi coast. The species is characterized by having fusiform to ... Read More
A new species of Tanymecus Germar described as Allotype from Omarkot, Sindh. The present new taxon is described with male and female components of genitalia and their comparison with closest allies. ... Read More
Economically important gonocerine squash bug species Cletus rubidiventris (Westwood) is redescribed in detail with special reference to its metathoracic scent auricles and male genitalia including py ... Read More
Humria bimaculicollis Linnavuori is presently redescribed with special reference to its male genitalia including pygophore and paramere and other important characters of head , thorax, abdomen and the ... Read More
The caystrine stink bug species Caystrus nuristanus Linnavuori is presently redescribed with special reference to its male genitalia including pygophore, paramere and some important characters of hea ... Read More
A total of 23 isolates of Trichoderma spp. collected from different areas of Pakistan, were procured from First Fungal Culture Bank of Pakistan (FCBP), Institute of Plant Pathology, University of the ... Read More
Nine Penicillium species were isolated from different sources and were screened for antibacterial potential against ten common bacterial strains. Bacillus sp. (FCBP 234) and Acetobacter xylinum (FCBP ... Read More
High concentration of phytate in wheat flour hinders the absorption and utilization of some essential nutrients such as Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca) etc. A 5 x 5 diallel fie ... Read More
Aromatic contaminants of the environment, to which belongs phenol and its derivatives, are toxic and in the most of the cases hard to degrade. A strain belonging to the genus Pseudomonas was character ... Read More
A study of indigenous medicinal plants of Marghazar valley, District Swat Pakistan was conducted during summer 2006. The study revealed 69 species belonging to 53 families. It included 48 Angiospermi ... Read More
A variety of organisms were isolated from conjunctivas of 32 subjects, to evaluate the occurrence of different gram positive and gram negative bacteria in normal and diseased subjects. The specimens ... Read More
In the present study, the adverse effects of Trigonella foenum- graecum leaves aqueous extract (TGLE) on the organogenesis stage of Sprague-Dawley rat fetus was investigated; particularly, the effect ... Read More
Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br., is a herb traditionally used by the tribes of kerala as a single drug remedy to treat painful conditions like headache, swellings, poisonous stings and snake bites. The ... Read More
The study was undertaken in greenhouse to investigate the effects of industrial waste on seed germination, speed of germination and fungal activities. Three types of industrial waste (i.e. fiber indu ... Read More
The growth of Samanea saman was investigated in a green house in different soils of industrial areas (Sindh Industrial Trading Estate) of Karachi. The seedlings of S. saman which were grown in pollut ... Read More
The growth of Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Correa, was studied in soils collected from Khan Towel, Tanveer Garment, One Tech Rubber and One Tech Ply Board factories in the vicinity of Korangi a ... Read More
A palynological study of 29 common plant species representing 28 genera and belonging to 23 families present in Karachi has been carried out. This study is based on the flowering conditions of plants ... Read More
The present investigations indicate that air pollution is associated with several chronic diseases. A prospective study was conducted to investigate changes in blood parameters in response to daily c ... Read More
Sugarcane, rice, wheat and cotton are the cash crop of Pakistan. These crops face the problem of weeds infestation during their growing period. Due to farmer’s ignorance and their unawareness about t ... Read More
Allometric equations were developed to estimate aboveground dry phytomass (AGDP) in some coastal herbaceous halophytic species of Karachi viz. Atriplex griffithii Moq. Cressa cretica L., Phragmites ka ... Read More
The effect of four heavy metals, including chromium, cadmium, lead and zinc were examined on germination, early seedling growth and soluble phenol content of cowpea Vigna unguiculata. The final seed ... Read More
Dr. Syed Abdul Qadir Junaidi S/O Syed Abdul Latif Junaidi was born on 6th Oct 1929 in Hyderabad Deccan in a very religious and noble family. He completed his early education in Raichoor Hyderabad Decc ... Read More
History of vegetation analysis and description is discussed. Vegetation analysis in Pakistan may be divided into 5 periods i.e., observational, quantitative Phytosociological, multivariate analysis ( ... Read More
This paper encircles an extensive survey of wood sampling of different pine species from sub-alpine to moist, dry temperate and sub tropical region of Northern mountain system of Pakistan. Wood sampl ... Read More
The present study is based on the examination of quantitative vegetation description of moist temperate conifer forests of Himalayan region of Pakistan. Forty one stands at five different locations f ... Read More
This study deals with structure, dynamics and regeneration potential of Monotheca buxifolia and associated tree species. Fifteen stands at different locations in district Dir Hindukush range of Pakis ... Read More
Keenjhar Lake is one of the major fresh water reservoirs located at Thatta district of Sindh province, spread on area of about 140 km2 . It has been designated as Ramsar site in 1976 and a wildlife ... Read More
The present study deals with the phytosociological analysis of the selected graveyards of Upper Swat. Seven conserved graveyards were sampled and various ecological attributes were obtained. Based on ... Read More
Phytosociological study was conducted in pine forests throughout district Dir. Point centered quadrate method was used for sampling and twenty five pine forests were sampled between elevation ranges ... Read More
Lehri and Jindi Reserve Forest is about 6 km from Dina on a way to Rawalpindi. Total area of these two forests is about 80 sq km. Their habitat is suitable for many important wildlife species includi ... Read More
Pakistan has enormous coastal resources along its southern border. Due to the geographical position and climatic condition, the coastal area of the country is known as one of the highly productive ar ... Read More
The present study reports the dendroseismological potential of pine tree species including Pinus wallichiana, Picea smithiana, Abies pindrow, Pinus roxburghii, Cedrus deodara. A total of 261 cores fr ... Read More
The study deals with population diversity and multivariate analysis of insects and spiders of Sandspit mangrove forest dominated by grey mangrove Avicennia marina. In order to get informations about ... Read More
In order to compile a “red data book” and to determine the threatened status of native plants of Karachi, a regular fortnightly visits were undertaken during 2009-2010. During this study, exotic plan ... Read More
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the territory of lower mountain in Malana of Parachinar which is characterized by great plant diversity. In total 41 wild species from 28 families and a fe ... Read More
An Ethno-veterinary study was conducted in the Marghazar Valley, district Swat Pakistan during summer 2006. A total of 49 Ethno veterinary important plant species were found to belong to 49 genera an ... Read More
Seeds of Nigella sativa (N. sativa) have been frequently used in folk medicine for several medicinal purposes including to treat cough, asthama, diarrhoea, fever, common cold, headache, rheumatic dis ... Read More
Two new trematodes of genus Tubulovesicula (Hemiuridae: Dinurinae) are described here from the stomach of the fish Plectorhynchus cinctus (T.S.) of Karachi coast, namely Tubulovesicula microrchis n.s ... Read More
A new trematode of family Pleorchidae, Poche, 1926 Pleorchis karachiensis n.sp. is described here from the intestine of the fish Sciaena dussumeiri of Karachi coast. This species is characterized by ... Read More
Two new species of the spilosoma Curtis viz. S.poswali and S.saleemi have been recorded from Donga-gali, Pakistan and described in detail with special reference to its head, venation of fore and hind ... Read More
Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) is redescribed from small intestine of fish Catla catla (Ham.) from Keenjhar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan. This is the second record from a freshwater fish of Pakistan. ... Read More
Monitoring the diversity of polyhydroxybutyrate producing bacterial isolates of 15 novel agroindustrial wastes revealed that the aquaculture industrial site seemed to harbour with a maximum of 6 posi ... Read More
There has been a tenfold increase in the number of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) studies published annually over the past 10 years. Once QTLs have been identified; the next challenge is to identify t ... Read More
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and a consequent increase in fracture risk. ... Read More
The inoculation of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) var SF-107 was carried out with two species of Pseudomonas which resulted in significant plant growth promotion when cultivated in pots at 28 ± 2°C ... Read More
The cost-benefit analysis is based on the prevailing market prices for both the fresh and the dried products. Even if the technical performance of the dryer is found to be satisfactory, the use of sol ... Read More
The effect of native dominant AM fungus Glomus aggregatum isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Indigofera aspalathoides Vahl. Ex DC and plant growth promoting rhizo-microorganisms (PGPRs) viz., Bacil ... Read More
Histopathology of liver of goat infected with Fasciola gigantica has revealed that portal tract area is greatly damaged. It has become fibrotic affecting the artery, bile duct and portal vein. Fragme ... Read More
The different concentration of plant extracts of Datura alba Nees and Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. were used at 25, 50 and 100 % w/v to examined their effects in the control of root diseases in okra an ... Read More
Nerve conduction study (NCS) has its significant importance in the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy. We evaluated NCS in patients with diabetic neuropathy and also compared these parameters on the ba ... Read More
Thermal stress is a main limitation to achieve good and stable cotton yield in Pakistan. Cultivars differ in their adaptation to heat stress. Therefore, the screening of advanced strains is carried o ... Read More
Fifteen improved, low toxin grasspea (Lathyrus sativus L.) genotypes received from the International Centre for Agricultural research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Aleppo, Syria and a local check were t ... Read More
In order to identify a biotype (s) which could withstand drought as well as blight stress, twenty genotypes of chickpea (CMC211S, NCS 9917, CMC5 99S, CMC186M, AZC-06, SL-01-13, SL-02-23, SL-03-64, 3C ... Read More
The spatial and temporal variations in the rocky intertidal molluscs communities were studied with reference to tide and seasonal variation at four rocky sites - Manora, Buleji, Nathiagali and Cape Mo ... Read More
The concentration of Fe, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu and Ni in the soft tissues of two molluscs, Perna viridis (Bivalve) and Turbo coronatus (Gastropod), from Manora rocky beach, Karachi, Pakistan was determined. ... Read More
Seasonal changes in population structure of 53 species of Waterbirds from four localities along the Karachi Coast, Pakistan were studied for a period of four years (1993-1996). The concept of Guild S ... Read More
In the present study Pesticides, Arsenic and Nitrate contents were analyzed in the ground water samples collected from the different districts of Sindh. Endosulfan was found above the MAC level (Maxi ... Read More
Nine hundred sixty six samples of genus Leiognathus (511 Leiognathus blochii and 455 L. splendens) were collected from Korangi fish harbour, Karachi during January 2007 to December 2007. L. blochii o ... Read More