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A field experiment was conducted on rice variety IR-6 to determine the most appropriate planting technique for saline sodic soils. Tillering and strawyield was improved with direct seeding or increasi ... Read More

The study was conducted with primary objective to findout possibility of raising Eucalyptus camaldulensis through root shoot cuttings, best season of planting and effect of stumps storage periods on t ... Read More

Different alternatives for each component of a tubewell are available in the country at present. This has created a problem for the farmers to select the economical alternative for various components ... Read More

Two sets of healthy or virus infected Nicotiana sylvestris plants (four plants per set) were allowed to grow for four weeks after inoculation. Leaf disks were taken randomly from equivalent positions ... Read More

A 4 x 4 diallel cross experiment involving four wheat varieties/lines viz., Faisalabad 85, Pitic-62, 4072 and 6128-2 revealed that plant parameters like flag leaf area, spike length and number of grai ... Read More

The recorded data on 946 progenies from 301 does of teddy goat maintained at Livestock Production Research Institute, Bahadurnagar, Okara during 1975-1990 were used. The estimated mean birth and weani ... Read More

A standard karyotype based on N-banding has been constructed for Triticum aestivum L. "Alcedo". Total 12 chromosomes (2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 7A, IB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, and 7B) have been identified. N-bandin ... Read More

Suface soil samples from the Rasulpur (Ustochreptic Camborthids), Bhalwal (Ustalfic Haplargids) and Miranpur (Ustertic Camborthids) were used to determine their water characteristics. Pressure-plate t ... Read More

Solubility relationship of sulphur (S) and phosphorus (P) were evaluated in two calcareous soils. Balkasar (Udic Haplustall) and Shahdara (Typic Torrifluvcnt) soils amended with 0,25, 50 and 75 mg/k~~ ... Read More

Four Safflower varieties namely, Thori-78, PI-253387, Early Selection-47 and S.H. Selection-S were sown in the field at CORI, PARC during the year 1991-92. Out of four, two varieties were resistant bu ... Read More

Yield is one of the main fundamental breeding objectives in case of wheat. Data were recorded on six wheat "varieties/lines and five F4 populations to compute coefficient of variability, heritability ... Read More

Based on the abundant data and information of the Loess Plateau, China, the spatial and temporal changes of climatic factors and their impact on agricultural production have been studied. It is found ... Read More

In house type godowns, bag cum bulk storage of wheat is common in Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services C(';poration (PASSCD). For protection of stored wheat in these godowns, Phosphine fumigatio ... Read More

In preliminary investigations, it was found that the quality of effluents with respect to EC, SAR and RSC from Kashmir Ghee Mills and Lyallpur Chemicals Ltd. was worse compared to those from other tex ... Read More

The present study was conducted to measure the growth in terms of weight and length of different species of fish and to determine the proximate composition of fish at the final harvest. The effect of ... Read More

Literacy rate is one of the elemental indicators that is utilized to get first hand information regarding the quality and caliber of the human resources in a particular region or country. This measure ... Read More

The response of Catla Catla towards different levels of supplementary feeding (rice polish) was studied. The results indicated that the maximum weight gain in fish was observed in that pond in which ... Read More

Two groups of 30 dogs were infected with Echinococcus granulosus infection and were treated with Epsiprantel and Mcbcndazole. The results indicated that Mebendazole was 96 per cent effective against E ... Read More

A linear programming technique was applied to develop an optimal cropping pattern within the available resources and constraints of the study area at Dijkot distributary. The objective function was to ... Read More

Twenty five Teddy goats were involved to see their haematological picture by five different feeding regimes of Sudex and Atriplcx alone and with their different porportions randomly allocated to them ... Read More

A study was under taken to see the effect of Atriplex amnicola alone and in combination with the conventional forage (Sudex) on the performance of Teddy goats, i.e., growth and carcass characteristics ... Read More

The present study was conducted to provide basic information on differences in meat quality traits of different breeds of poultry i.e. White Lcghorn, White plymouth Rock and Lyallpur Silver Black and ... Read More

Three forms of pygmy mice, delineated on the basis of the mandibular length, mandibular height, length of coronoid fossa, and breadth of moment arm of temporalis, have been recognised from central Pun ... Read More

The study found that th« irrigation requirement for moong was relatively very low. Application of irrigation water more than that of the optimum depth. [ 5.0 cm splitted into two intervals, 2.5 cm eac ... Read More

The study was undertaken to explore the role of rural women in decision making in various family affairs. Four villages of Tehsil Samundri (Dist. Faisalabad), randomly selected, constituted the univer ... Read More

Epidemiological investigations of brucellosis under different production systems revealed a much higher prevalence of this malady in different species of livestock maintained at organised farms (7.0%) ... Read More

A low cost and handy human pulse rate monitor was designed and fabricated in the Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad using locally available material. The tests of the unit pr ... Read More

Forests, being the most important ecological unit, are not only closely associated with the environment but also strongly influence, directly or indirectly, the socioeconomic life of the people. They ... Read More

The effect of Triazole (Diniconazole) growth regulator on wheat growth and composition of fatty acids and sterols was studied under saline hydroponic conditions. Diniconazole (DINI) reduced both shoot ... Read More

The investigation into the effect of varying levels of potash application on the yield and quality characteristics of black gram (cv. Mash 88) were carried out on a sandy loam soil having 0.05% N, 8 a ... Read More

Four cotton cultivars i.c. NIAB 7H and MNH I)~ (GoS.\)'pilllll hirsutuni) and Ravi and D 9 (Gos.I:Vpilll1l arborcl/III) were compared at 4 salinity levels (0, 75, 150, 250 mol 111-:1 NaCl) to study th ... Read More

Two wheat varieties wcrc sown at 4, 8 and 15 cm inter-plant spacings and in 15 and 23 cm apart rows in a randomized complete block design in factorial arrangement. As the population density increased, ... Read More

Five single crosses between four abscisic acid lines and two varieties were analysed to ascertain broad sense heritability and genetic advance of drought related leaf characteristics in F3 population ... Read More

While determining the economic feasibility of Kamalia irrigated plantation, it was found that 0% rate of interest the total cost and income h,a-\ annum! was Rs. 196.53 and Rs, 1711.61, respectively. ... Read More

The experiment was conducted on 240 day-old commercial broiler chi2ks in a completely randomized design with 2 X 4 factorial arrangement. Eight experimental starter rations were formulated containing ... Read More

Effect of various planting techniques on growth, cane yield and juice quality of spring planted sugarcane (Sacchant17l officinarum L.) was investigated at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Ag ... Read More

Combined effect of temperature (30, 45 and 600 C) and organic matter (5, 7.5 and 10 g kg-I) was studied in laboratory on fixation of applied potassium (0, 50 and 100 mg kg-I soil) to Lyallpur, Sultan ... Read More

Kinnow juice was concentrated to 46 0 Brix under vacuum of 750-760 mm Hg, at 40 to 450 C. Potassium sorbate (300 ppm) was added to the concentrate which was then filled in plastic bags and stored at - ... Read More

Samples of three batches of three popular fruit-based beverages offered in brick pack, collected from the market were analyzed for acidity, pH, total soluble solids, total sugars, ascorbic acid, ash, ... Read More

Thirty lambs of approximately equal age and weight were divided into three groups and fed farm ration, poultry litter-based silage and silage with concentrate. The animals were kept for 6 weeks. There ... Read More

The vector role of ticks in transmission of protozoan diseases was studied in cattle and buffaloes. One hundred each cattle and buffaloes heavily infested with ticks were examined for natural infectio ... Read More

In a six week trial, 360 day-old Japanese quail chicks were fed on 12 experimental rations containing 4 levels of protein (20, 22, 24 and 26%) each with 3 levels of energy (2600, 2800 and 3000 k.cal. ... Read More

Overall, least square means for total milk yield, yield up to peak and persistency of first lactation from 257 Sahiwal cows were 1478.93 ± 30.62 litres, 572.65 ± ]2.40 litres and l.61 ± 0.04, respecti ... Read More

A total of 3X7 pellets of the Barn owl (Tyto alba) was analysed from lower Sindh to know its food habits in a study period lasting for 5 months, from August through December, ]992. The frequency of oc ... Read More

The study represents an in-depth assessment of socioeconomic impacts of industrialization of Islamabad district on the surrounding areas in three concentric zones. Results of the study have clearly re ... Read More

A study has been undertaken to compare the performance of locally manufactured alkatheline emitters with the imported alkatheline emitters in order to assess their use in drip irrigation system. All t ... Read More

The study cnvisgcd to identify some common factors which affect agricultural research and extension work in developing countries. It is based on the qualitative interpretive research paradigm. Lihrary ... Read More

The phenotypic, genotypic and environmental correlations between birth weight and weaning weight were 0.08, 0.212 and 0.49, respectively. The positive and significant phenotypic correlation indicates ... Read More

Gumbel and GEV flood frequency curves for river Jhelum at Rasul are developed using 67 years flood 1922-88 Annual Maximum flood series. The GEV distribution is estimated by method of probability weigh ... Read More

A simple power function with R2 greater than 0.99 was fitted to the measured advance data. A procedure based on volume balance principles that used measured advance, advance exponent and Manning 'n' w ... Read More

Efficient use of scarce water resources through improved irrigation tech- niques has been the focus of investigations during the past two decades. Furrow- bed method ofirrigation no doubt saves sign ... Read More

The estimates of broad sense heritabilities and expected genetic advance were computed for lint percentage, seed index and lint index in F, population originated from crossing four cotton varieties. ... Read More

Six new Pakistani wheat vaneties namely Pak-81, Faisalabad-83, Punjab- 85, Pasban-90, Rohtas-90 and Inqilab-9 | were tested for various physico-chemical and farinographic properties. The kernel weight ... Read More

Sugarcane productivity has been exhibiting stagnating trend over the last about 10 years. The present study has examined the pattern and level of use of production inputs on 237 acres, involving 100 ... Read More

Differential rate of erosion from different slope positions of Palouse region have changed physical, biological, and hydraulic properties of the soil. The differences in soil hydraulic properties ar ... Read More

The Kinnow processing plants, established at Sargodha have created impact on the decisions of Kinnow growers. So far the impact has not been so sizeable but is likely to increase with the passage of ... Read More

Water measuring structures/devices generally used in Pakistan are subject to the availability of standard tables, graphs, or charts. These tables and charts are developed for some standard measuring ... Read More

Consumptive-use (ET) study on wheat crop was undertaken with the help of lysimeter installed at the experimental farm of the Directorate of Crop Produc-tion and Water Management, University of Agricul ... Read More

Watermelon squash was prepared according to the standard method. It was divided into two equal lots and preserved by sodium benzoate (0.1%) and potassium metabisulphite (0,06%). The squash so prepared ... Read More

Harvest index and crop growth rate was studied in eight semidwarf mutants and two standard varieties at 4 different growth stages viz. seedling, tillering, flowering and maturity. Semidwarf mutants DM ... Read More

Simple correlation coefficients were worked out among flag leaf area, spike length, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike and grain yield per plant. Significant and positive correl ... Read More

Field measurements of appearance and senescence of individual leaves of • sugar beet (Beta vulgarise L. cv. Amazon) were made at Lincoln, New Zealand, to establish how their growth was affected by pla ... Read More

Seven defoliation treatments were applied at three leaf growth stages_ It was found that yield response to defoliation increased as the defoliation treatments were applied closer to the critical polli ... Read More

Agricultural Research in the D73, Areas (ICARDA), P.O. Bar 5466, Aleppo, Syria. **University of The Punjab, Lahore Three kabuli chickpea genotypes viz ILC 482, 3279, and 6104, were treated with 40, ... Read More

Muhammad Ash= Khan and Khalid Daud Department of Horticulture University ofAgriculture, Faisalabad The experiment was undertaken in a polyethylene structure. The cuttings were taken with no leaf, wi ... Read More

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad **Aylib ..dgri. Research institute, 1-'aisalabad It is a fact that quality of a crop pertaining to its protein contents is enhanced by nitrogen application, bes ... Read More

In-vitro seed germination of orchid and effect of different levels of sucrose or glucose on growth of plantlets was investigated. Later, by transplanting the plantelts, growth response to different po ... Read More

Twelve samples of peanut seed collected from different locations during 1992 were analysed for seed myrcofloral studies. Different species of Fusarium, Afacrophomina, Arthrobotrys, Aspergillus, Cepha ... Read More

The volume balance and hydrodynamic models were used to simulate the advance phase of irrigation in level basins, To evaluate the accuracy of the models, the simulated advance time and water applicati ... Read More

The effect of seed inoculation with rhizobium and P application on modulation, growth and yield components of lcatil (Lens culinaris Medic) was studied. The results showed that number of pods per plan ... Read More

Screening of thirty two test lines of mu ngbean against yellow mosaic virus (MBYMV) and urdbean leaf crinkle virus (UBLCV) diseases revealed that only three cultivars i.e. S 118, S 132 and S 136 were ... Read More

The genetic correlation showed that seed cotton yield was positively and significantly conflated with number ofbolls per plant, number of seeds per boll and plant height. Path coefficient analysis rev ... Read More