Pollen morphology of 12 species representing 2 genera of the family Berberidaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains usually radially symmetrical,...

Autotetraploid rice has a great genetic potential but low seed setting rate is the major encumbrance in its use. Embryo sac fertility and pollen fertility are the most important factors which affect t...

Floral biology of purple, yellow, giant and Passiflora foetida was studied at the ICAR Research Complex, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib, Mizoram, India during 2005-07. Purple, giant and P. foetida had major ...

This research is based on the results of an ethno-botanical research conducted in Usherai Valley. The main objective was to enlist the wealth of medicinal plants. In total 50 species, belonging to 32 ...

The conservation status of Cadaba heterotricha Stocks in Pakistan was determined according to IUCN 2001, Red Data List Categories and Criteria. Based on four years extensive field studies including po...

Leaf epidermal studies have been carried out on eleven species belonging to Fagopyrum Mill., and Rumex L. of the family Polygonaceae. Comprehensive micromorphological studies of Fagopyrum Mill., and R...

In this study, morphological, anatomical and palynological properties of Centaurea calcitrapa L. ssp. cilicica (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz and C. solstitialis L. ssp. carneola (Boiss.) Wagenitz which are...

Estimation of genetic diversity and the relationship between varieties are valuable sources of cotton breeding. Present study employed 11 colored cottons (10 genotypes belonging to Gossypium hirsutum ...

Genetic diversity of 22 accessions of Dalbergia sissoo that were collected from the canal, road and farmer’s field and forest sites of N.W.F.P, Pakistan has been studied, by using a finger printing ...

Productivity of wheat varieties being bred for the last many years is stagnant in Pakistan, apparently because of the narrowed genetic base of their parental lines. As a part of the national wheat ger...

Pueraria mirifica is a leguminous herbal plant whose tuberous roots are used in estrogen replacement. Leaves were collected for 39 locations across Thailand with seed pods and flowers also collected w...

AND S.M. MANGRIO2...

The wide geographical and climatic distribution of Populus cathayana Rehd indicates that there is a large amount of genetic diversity available, which can be exploited for conservation, breeding progr...

A pot culture experiment was conducted to study the effects of 4 different levels of salinity (EC = 1.19, 9.54...

An efficient and simple mass screening technique for selection of maize hybrids for salt tolerance has been developed. Genetic variation for salt tolerance was assessed in hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) u...

A protocol was developed for callus induction and regeneration in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) var. Moneymaker. Hypocotyl and leaf disc explants of tomato were used as a starting material for call...

MOINUDDIN AHMED, NASRULLAH KHAN AND MUHAMMAD WAHAB...

To quantify the impact of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum) on the yield and yield components of maize, experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, NWFP Agricultural University ...

In order to study the effectiveness of Calcium chloride treatments on postharvest quality and storage behavior of “Surkh” cultivar of loquat, fruit was dipped in three concentrations (1%...

Citrus cultivars were explored for seed development in response to genotype and plant sides. Number of developed, under-developed and shrivelled seeds per berry per cultivar was found different. Kinno...

2, 3, MEI-HUA TIAN2, CHUN-LIN LONG 1, 3*...

2*, JOHN G. MEXAL2, ABDUR REHMAN1, AMIR ZAMAN KHAN1, SAID WAHAB3, MUHAMMAD ZUBAIR4, I.H. KHALIL 5 AND FIDA MOHAMMAD5...

Role of seed coat phenolics on water uptake and early protein synthesis of Halopyrum mucronatum dimorphic seeds during germination were tested. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) showed seed texture ...

Studies were carried out on the phytotoxicity of lead on some physio-biochemical parameters that is chlorophyll, protein, carbohydrate, nucleic acid and phenolic content of Phaseolus vulgaris. Phaseol...

Gladiolus (Gladiolus alatus), belonging to the family Iridaceae is rated as the most popular flower in the world at commercial scale. The effect of different concentrations of KNO3 (1...

Interrelationship among yield and different yield related traits in 16 wheat recombinant inbred lines (RILS) / varieties were determined by correlation and path coefficient analysis under moisture str...

Twenty-one stable wheat mutant lines along with four check varieties viz., Sarsabz, Kiran-95, T.J.83 and Khirman were evaluated under normal and late sowing dates. The observations were recorded on ph...

A naturally adapted salt tolerant population of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., from highly saline soils of Uchhali Lake, the Salt Range, Pakistan was evaluated for root and stem anatomical modifications...

This study was designed to assess total contents of 6 toxic metals viz., Pb, Cu, Zn, Co, Ni, and Cr in the soil and plant samples of 16 plant species collected from industrial zone of Islamabad, Pakis...

Seeds of Lepidium sativum L., Linum usitatissimum L., Nigella sativa L., Plantago ovata Forssk, and Trigonella foenum-graecum L. were grown in pots containing loamy soil with 0.21 (Control) 5.0, 7.5...

The present study was carried out in order to investigate the impact of municipal wastewater effluents of Quetta city on the biomass, physiology, and productivity of two canola (Brassica napus L.) cul...

This paper describes the impact of salt stress on changes in the level of Abscisic acid (ABA) and cytokinins as signal molecules communicated through root-to-shoot in rice. The study focus to investig...

The experiment was carried out in two successive seasons of 2006 and 2007 on carrot (Daucus carota L. var. Nantesa superior) at the Ministry of Local Government (Al Zahra Municipality), Gaza Strip, Pa...

Stomatal oscillation has been described as an efficient mechanism to prevent water from loss, decrease the transpiration rate and to improve water use efficiency under severe drought conditions. Forme...

During a search for cucurbit viruses in NWFP, a very severe disease of melon (Cucumis melo L.) characterized by leaf curling, chlorotic spots, vein clearing, mosaic, leaf distortion and enations on th...

AND M.I. KHASKHALI5 ...

An experiment was conducted to determine the mineral contents of the healthy and inoculated plant of lentil and their relationship toward the Ascochyta lentis disease. The results revealed that magnes...

Stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is one of the most devastating diseases of wheat in China as well as in Pakistan. In the present studies F2 population was established by cros...

Leaves and stem extract and powder of Sida pakistanica S. Abedin and Senna holosericea Fresen were used as seed treatment, soil drenching and soil amendment for the control of root rot diseases of okr...

Thirty six genotypes were screened against yellow rust to check their level of susceptibility or resistance. Among 36 genotypes screened against yellow rust...

Taxonomy of the causal fungus of mango malformation (MM) disease has passed through different phases. The fungus at first named as F. moniliforme was elevated to species level as F. subglutinans. Two ...

Wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum Schlechtend. Fr. f. sp. ciceris is a devastating disease of chickpea in Pakistan. In the present study 321 genotypes from different sources were evaluated under contr...

MUHAMMAD KASHIF SALEEMI1, MUHAMMAD ZARGHAM KHAN1*, AHRAR KHAN1 AND IJAZ JAVED2...

The present study was carried out to isolate fungi associated with seeds of seven cultivars of sunflower by using agar and blotter paper methods. A total of 13 phytopathogenic fungal species including...

Urdbean leaf crinkle virus (ULCV) is a common, wide spread, destructive and economically important disease causing systemic infection in blackgram (Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper), resulting in extreme crink...

Crude extracts of curcuminoids and essential oil of Curcuma longa varieties Kasur, Faisalabad and Bannu were studied for their antibacterial activity against 4 bacterial strains viz., Bacillus subtili...

The potential of 130 different strains of the genus Bacillus for hemolysin production and their effects against erythrocytes from different sources was examined. Complete hemolytic units (CHU) of thre...

The present study is concerned with the improvement of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain UNG-16 for alpha amylase production. The bacterial culture was exposed to UV irradiation at 1.6×102 J/m2/S for...

Cytomorphological characterization was performed on tea cultivars, three each of Camellia sinensis and Camellia assamica species. For plant morphological study, one and a half year old healthy shoots ...

Earlier non-conclusive results have been reported on the initial dormancy status of parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) seeds. The present study reports the seasonal dormancy pattern of partheniu...

The response of 15 cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes to salt stress was studied in terms of their biomass production and reduction ratios under salt stress. The cotton varieties were grown at d...

The objective of this research was to investigate heterotic effects between five powdery mildew resistant wheat lines derived from CIMMYT and three susceptible commercial wheat varieties growing in Tu...

Extracts of Impatiens bicolor Royle obtained from n-hexane (A); dichloromethane (B), ethyl acetate (C), n-butanol (D), aqueous (E) as well as crude (F) were tested In vitro for their antibacterial and...

This study assessed the potential of different composts at different maturity stages to supply N and their effect on the vegetative growth of lettuce and Amaranthus. Five composts aged 1, 3, 6, 9, and...

Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) R. Wight of the family Orobanchaceae has been found growing as a parasite for the first time on Capparis decidua L (Capparidaceae). It is reported for the first time from D...

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of explant source and collection time on meristem tip culture from M9, MM106, and MM111 clonal apple rootstocks. Meristem tips were collected on 3 di...

The effect of root zone salinity on two hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars (S-24, salt-tolerant; MH-97, salt-sensitive) was appraised at different growth stages. Grains of the two ...

The experimental material was sown in the experimental area of Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi during 2004-2005, comprising of 10 w...

The purpose of the present study was to explore the utility of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) seed oil for biodiesel production. The preliminarily evaluated Jatropha oil was transmethylated under optimize...

Five fungi have been reported on Morus alba from Faisalabad, Pakistan. Three of them viz., Tetracoccosporium aerium, Gliomastix novae–zelandiae and Septoria cytisi, have been reported for the first ...

Pakistan is among the developing countries where there is a need to establish new industries to meet the demands of a growing population. This has led to industrial setup in various sectors, without p...

Variability obtained from mutation breeding (gamma rays) was examined through molecular marker techniques (RAPD). A total of 85 loci were amplified, out of which 76.47% were polymorphic and 23.53% wer...

The research work pertaining to the study of genetic variability, heritability, genetic gain and correlation for cottonseed, fiber and cottonseed oil % in Gossypium hirsutum cultivars was conducted du...

Line × tester experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of 27 F1 hybrids along with 12 parents in Basmati rice. Analysis of variance revealed highly significant differences among treatment...

Experiments were conducted to investigate callus induction, plant regeneration and somaclonal variations in 9 locally developed wheat cultivars viz., Ghaznavi-98, Fakhr-e-Sarhad, Inqilab-91, Tatara, T...

The comparison of alkaloidal profile of delimited species in the 5 locally available taxa of S. nigrum complex were used to establish the boundaries among close taxonomic groups. Several glycoalkaloid...

A quantitative phytosociological survey was conducted around the industrial areas of Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (S.I.T.E.) of Karachi. The herbaceous, shrubs vegetation was predominantly disturbe...