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A new species Hieracium sherwalii (Asteraceae) S.Abedin & Zamarrud is described from Pakistan....

Pollen morphology of 10 species representing 7 genera of the family Cucurbitaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetri...

An Inventory of plant species of Dureji game reserve was prepared on the basis of field trips conducted in different parts of the year particularly in winter, summer and monsoon. A total of 79 plants ...

Cypsela morphology of 8 taxa of the genera Gamochaeta Wedd., Gnaphalium L., Homognaphalium Kirp., and Pseudognaphalium Kirp., was examined from Pakistan using light and scanning electron microscopy. ...

The present studies of anther types (based on their mode of dehiscence) accounted for 206 angiospermic species belonging to 140 genera of 45 families. Two main types of anther dehiscence were observed...

Field studies were made on the herbaceous medicinal plants of Haramosh and Bugrote valleys. Folk medicinal uses of herbs in these valleys have helped people prevent and cure various diseases such as r...

The specimens of Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Smith were collected from Neelum Valley to investigate its morphology, anatomy and spore morphology. The rachis was observed as triangular and dichotomized ste...

The weeds in the cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) crop in the fields of Taluka Ubauro District Sukkur, Pakistan, were identified. Seventy six weed species belonging to 21 families were identified from 1...

The structure of indusium of all the 66 species of Dampiera R.Br. of the family Goodeniaceae were examined with Scanning Electron Microscope and the light microscope. Two types of indusium structures ...

Leaf epidermal anatomy of the selected Allium species showed variation in size and shape of stomatal cells, stomatal cavity, micro and macro hairs, trichomes, silica bodies and long cells. Leaf epider...

Micropropagation can be applied to produce those species of fern that are hard to propagate conventionally for the benefit of the ornamental industry. The purpose of this study was to assess the behav...

Croton (Codiaeum variegatum) with its amazing colors and leathery leaves is regarded as a beautiful foliage plant. The plant is native of South East Asia. Generally crotons are multiplied vegetatively...

In vitro propagation of Vitis offers opportunities for increasing plant material for cultivation. Cultures were established and maintained in vitro on MS medium supplemented with BA (0, 5 and 10 µM) ...

The present research work involves shoot formation, their multiplication and rooting in carnation Dianthus caryophyllous. For shoot formation both apical and nodal meristems were used. MS medium cont...

The results of present investigation demonstrated that inner fresh leaves and shoot apical meristem of sugarcane were highly amenable to In vitro callus culture. Among the auxins...

A rapid propagation and acclimatization response of two different varieties of sugarcane (CP 77,400 and BL-4) was obtained in this study. The shoot apical meristem of different sizes was cultured on M...

Five cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines and 5 restorers of sunflower were used, in a line x tester fashions at two locations over two years to determine the magnitude of combining ability and mode o...

In order to develop an easy, rapid and efficient protocol for the genetic transformation of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), without involving tissue culturing, ripened fruits of tomato were in...

Laboratory and field studies were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of encapsulated Calcium carbide (CaC2) as nitrification inhibitor and plant hormone. It was studied how encapsulated Calcium c...

Response of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L. cv. NIAB-78) to salinity, in terms of seed germination, seedling root growth and root Na+ and K+ content was determined in a laboratory experiment. Cotton see...

Growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.), in response to plant densities and irrigation (optimum to stress) were analyzed in terms of interception and utilization of photo- synthetically active radi...

The role of different compatible solutes in plant tolerance to drought stress is significant because they regulate multitude of metabolic processes including ion transport. The present study was there...

An experiment was conducted to assess inter-cultivar variation for salt tolerance in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) using water relation parameters as selection criteria. Ten available lines, Saf...

Exploration of inter- and intra-specific variation for salt tolerance is a pre-requisite for the improvement of this trait through selection and breeding. In order to assess, inter- and intra-specific...

The objective of this study was to explore the nutritive value of locally available marginal land grasses. Twelve marginal land grasses viz., Cynodon dactylon, Apluda mutica, Setaria pumila, Panicum t...

A study was conducted in the valley of Chagharzai in Bunair district lying in the north Trans-Himalayan moist zone occupying Malakand Division, North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan to dete...

A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during winter 2003-04 and 2004-05 to evaluate the effect of four sowing methods viz., broadcast, ...

The study was undertaken in Cholistan desert of Pakistan, with the objective of quantifying differences in soil nutrient status under Calligonum polygonoides canopies (canopied subhabitat) in comparis...

Crop productivity of soils of Pakistan has become stagnant in the last decade. One of the major constraints is organic matter status that has reached to bare minimum. This research work was conducted ...

Value addition of the composted organic waste material through biologically active substances (BAS) is a novel approach to convert composted material into a useful soil amendment. In the present study...

This manuscript reports the essential macro-mineral composition of different plant species in the Soone Valley located in the Salt Range within the province of Punjab, Pakistan. The climate of this R...

This study was conducted using 5 cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines and 5 restorers of sunflower, in a line x tester fashions at two locations to determine and quantify the magnitude of heterosis an...

The genus Brassica includes several important crop species. Canola (Brassica napus L.) is considered as the most important source of vegetable oil and protein rich meal worldwide. Effect of 5 differen...

Genotypic variability in acquired thermotolerance (ATT) among 30 cultivars of bread (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum (Triticum durum Desf.) wheat was evaluated at the seedling stage of growth by 2,3,5...

In order to circumvent the constraints in the existing methods for In vitro culture growth, germplasm conservation and large-scale propagation of grape, a study was undertaken to devise and formulate ...

In spite of few attempts for mapping land-cover types in Pakistan, remotely sensed data has not been used widely; and its potential is not being explored for providing information on mapping vegetatio...

Response of wheat genotypes to deficient and adequate levels of phosphorus was studied in solution culture. Substantial differences in growth parameters such as total plant dry matter (TDM), shoot dry...

A sand culture experiment was conducted to study the effect of salicylic acid seed priming on growth and some biochemical attributes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under saline conditions. Whea...

A three-year chickpea-wheat rotation study was carried in a well-drained sandy soil at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, to quantify nitrogen fixation by chickpea and determine its res...

Eco-taxonomic study of 4 species of Dictyota (Dictoyotales, Phaeophyta) dealing with the revision of D. dichotoma, D. haukiana Nizam but D. dichotoma var. intricata and D. dimensis as new records for ...

The effect of inoculating a VAM fungus (Glomus callosum) and root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) separately and combined before and 7 days after the inoculation of the each other were carried ...

Effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) seed oil, Dill (Anethum graveolens) seed oil and benlate fungicide @ 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 & 1.0% concentration were tested against four species of Drechslera viz., Drec...

Oil extracted from neem (Azadirachta indica) seeds collected from five different localities of Pakistan was evaluated for their efficacy against three fungi viz., Fusarium moniliforme, Macrophomina ph...

Essential oils extracted from the seeds of neem (Azadirachta indica), mustard (Brassica campestris), black cumin (Nigella sativa) and asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida) were evaluated for their antifunga...

Bipolaris sorokiniana (Cochliobolus sativus) is a seed and soil borne pathogen causing leaf blight or spot blotch of wheat worldwide. In Pakistan the pathogen was identified as predominant leaf spot c...

Cellulases and hemicellulases are two important classes of enzymes produced by filamentous fungi and secreted into the cultivation medium. The production of these enzymes is under carbon catabolite re...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of three salts of copper viz., Copper sulfate (CuSO4), Copper chloride (CuCl2) and Copper oxychloride [CuCl2.3Cu(OH)2] on In vitro growth of thre...

Fungicidal activity of 16 spices were tested In vitro against root rot fungi viz., Fusarium solani, Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina using paper disc and well methods. R. solani was inhi...

Application of Bacillus spp., significantly reduced hatching of larvae of Meloidogyne javanica root knot whereas mortality of larvae was significantly increased with the increase in time. Germination ...

Twenty isolates of the fungus Fusarium mangiferae were isolated and identified from 14 different locations of Pakistan. The isolates FM-1 to FM-20 showed prominent purple or rosy buff pigmentation on ...

Variability among 12 isolates of Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc collected from various localities of chickpea growing areas of Punjab province was studied. The isolates varied in colony morphology, mycelial ...

Antibacterial activity of aqueous infusions and aqueous decoctions of kalonji (Nigella sativa L., Ranunculaceae), cumin (Cuminum cyminum L., Umbelliferae) and poppy seed (Papaver somniferum L., Papave...

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