Size class distribution is important in understanding population structure, demography and stability of populations. In this study, the size structures of two semi-desert under-shrub populations, soil...

A study was conducted in Lohi Bher Wildlife Park, to identify the species grouping in relation to environmental factors. The floristic composition was analyzed using multivariate analysis technique Ca...

The Hindukush Himalayas (HKH) is one of the world’s richest biodiversity region hosting 4 global biodiversity hotspots, 60 ecoregions and 488 protected areas. More than 2500 out of total 10700 Himal...

The flora of the grassland surrounding Okanj oxbow lake, located in the vicinity of the village of Elemir (the Vojvodina Province, Serbia), was found to comprise 182 plant taxa. Of these 182 taxa (166...

Delphinium nordhagenii Wendelbo (Ranunculaceae) is endemic to District Chitral, Pakistan. This taxon was previously known from 2 localities of Barum Gol and Sher Ghora. After three years of continuous...

Trichomes of 5 taxa of the genus Ballota were examined by using light and scanning electron microscopy. The indumentum shows considerable variability among different species, and therefore, affords va...

Salinity is a major threat to irrigated agriculture in Pakistan as it is adversely affecting growth and yield of crops to various extents. So, different strategies have been adopted to overcome this p...

Variation in salt tolerance potential of two contrasting wheat cultivars (salt tolerant S-24 and moderately salt sensitive MH-97) at different growth stages was observed when these wheat cultivars wer...

Eight pigmented genotypes of indica subspecies were geminated and then treated by mannitol-induced water deficit stress. A change of growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, lipid peroxidation...

The genetic changes/variations taken place during the process of in-vitro selection for improvement of Fusarium resistance in the susceptible Gladiolus cultivar were assessed. The selected cell lines ...

Foliar urea has been proved to act a better role in alleviation of the negative effects of drought stress (DS). However, the modulation mechanism of foliar urea are not conclusive in view of nitric ox...

Arbuscualr mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and symbiotic bacteria have a pervasive effect upon plant form and function. We investigated the possibility of enhanced grain yield in Vigna radiata, by applying Bra...

This study was planned to explore the effect of Cu on polymerization of glucose into carbohydrate under Cu stress in seedlings of 15 day old Vigna radiata in relation with photosynthetic pigments. Cop...

Study was conducted in the suburbs of Lahore city of Pakistan to ascertain the protective effects of ethylene diurea (EDU) on three cultivars of sesame plants against ambient air pollutants. Seasonal ...

Seeds of five Facultative long day plants (FLDPs) i.e. Moss Rose cv. Sundance, Pansy cv. Baby Bingo, Snapdragon cv. Coronette, Petunia cv. Dreams and Annual Verbena cv. Obsession were sown into module...

In order to determine the effects of salicylic acid (SA) on postharvest life and quality of peach fruits, four different concentrations (0.5...

This study aimed to determine the effects of organic and conventional growing on contents of some nutrient elements, nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn), yield ...

Bio-K- fertilizer has been used as a source of potassium to enhance the concentration of sugar in sugarcane and prevent loss of resources and environmental damage. Potassium sulphate and murate of Pot...

The cotton seed germination is significantly affected in the humid agro-ecological zone of southern Sindh. Present investigations were carried out to determine the impact of different picking dates on...

Three field experiments were conducted at the Experimental Farm, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan during the winter season 2010-11 to study the response of 3 winter cereal crops viz., w...

Forty-nine exotic groundnut geramplasm were screened for their physiological efficiency for future breeding program of groundnut. Our results indicated that genotype ICGS 31 had the highest harvest in...

In the present investigation we determined the effect of sampling periods on iron and zinc contents of soil and forage of a pasture from Sargodha (Pakistan) consisting of plants mainly of Brassicaceae...

The study was undertaken to determine the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers amendments on the growth parameters of coconut seedlings in field at the Coastal Agricultural Research Station, Ka...

Chenopodium album L. is an annual weed of cultivated fields. In order to determine its allelopathic potentials, water soluble leaf extracts at different concentrations (25, 50 and 75 %) were tested on...

Lignocellulosic biomass is abundant and a renewable resource for the production of biofuel (bioethanol) by using fermentative organisms (Sacchromyces cervesiae & Fusarium oxysporum). Rice polish is a ...

The effects of various growing substrates, combinations of soil, silt, sand, press mud (PM) and rice hulls (RH) on plant growth, yield and quality of rose (Rosa hybrida L.) cvs. Kardinal, Anjlique and...

The objective of this study was to test the performance of maize S2 lines derived from maize variety Azam, using line x tester analysis. Test crosses developed from 24 S2 lines, and crossed to three d...

The NPR1 genes play a pivotal role in systemic acquired resistance in plants. In the present work, a full-length sugarcane NPR1 gene, designated as ScNPR1, was isolated and identified. The full-length...

The acceptability of potatoes for processing as french fries is largely dependent on the quality of the end products. Processing industry is totally dependent on the quality parameters of tuber to sat...

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.), one of the firstly harvested fruit in spring is important fruit for Turkey and other Mediterranean countries because it can be supplied to market during s...

The objective of this work was to genetically analyze somaclonal variants and gamma induced mutants of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cv. Diamant using RAPD-PCR technique. In the present work, callus w...

Pot experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of AM (Glomus mosseae) fungi inoculation (M) on the growth of maize and phytoextraction of selected heavy metals from a soil contaminated with ...

A total of 65 maize grain samples , from 7 maize producing areas of Pakistan, were assayed for 14 toxicologically significant mycotoxins viz., aflatoxin B1 (AfB1), aflatoxin B2 (AfB2), aflatoxin G1 (A...

Genetic analysis and genotype-by-environment interaction for important traits of autotetraploid rice were evaluated by additive, dominance and additive × additive model. It was shown that genetic eff...

Forty cotton genotypes were screened for their responses to cotton leaf curl virus symptoms through epidemiology in field and glasshouse, and grafting inoculation during 2001 and 2002. The CLCuD disea...

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the genetic variability and correlation of one hundred wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accessions, during the growing season 2006 under the aegis of Plant Breeding...

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The aim of this study was to determine relationship between yield and yield components and the effect of importance of yield component on yield in chickpea by using statistical procedures. Five statis...

This study was performed to evaluate and characterize 27 pearl millet accessions for various morphological and fodder yield parameters. The germplasm displayed considerable variability for days to 50 ...

To determine the genetic variation of wheat germplasm resources and improve their use in wheat breeding...

Getting maximum production from maize (Zea mays L.) lies not only to economize the N application to crop but also to maintain a desired plants density. Field experiments were conducted as spring and s...

Wheat is the world’s largest volume crop traded internationally. Foliar diseases are the main biotic restriction reducing yield in wheat crops. Wheat productivity can be enhanced through controlling...

A new wheat variety NIA-Amber developed by NIA Tando Jam has been released by the Government of Sindh in the year 2010. NIA-Amber possesses semi-dwarf stature with high tillering capacity endowed with...

Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae) germplasm from the Oltenia region, located in the South Western part of Romania, was evaluated to determine the variability in walnut germplasm and to identify the prom...

Cell suspension cultures of rice cv Swat-1 were adapted to osmotic (polyethylene glycol, PEG) and ionic (lithium chloride) stresses to find components of stress having greater inhibitory effects on re...

Indigenous land races of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) have great potential for seed quality and grain yield. However information on its nodulation potential are limited. The objective of the pre...

This research was carried out in 2002-03 and 2005-06 crop years in Kahramanmaras province located in East-Mediterranean Region of Turkey. The experimental design was randomized complete block design w...

Camellia nitidissima is a shrub and a famous ornamental species with golden-yellow flowers. The responses of net photosynthetic rate (Pn) to the incident intensity (PFD) and the diurnal course of vari...

Biotechnological process is advantageous over chemical one as we can utilize cheap raw materials as carbon source such as agro-industrial byproducts and can produce the pure lactic acid in a very econ...

The study gives the first report of In vitro culture of the moss Thamnobryum alopecurum and the insight into the problems of axenicaly culturing this bryophyte and the conditions for establishment and...

In vitro studies were carried out with Ochradenus arabicus for rapid micropropagation from embryo explants. Direct regeneration of shoot buds of O. arabicus was observed in MS basal medium supplemente...

Numerical analysis of the taxa belonging to the genus Rosularia (DC.) Stapf was carried out to find out their phenetic relationship. Data from different disciplines viz. general, pollen and seed morph...

The oil sub-fractions obtained by solid phase extraction of the n-hexane fraction from aerial parts of the Impatiens bicolor Royle, were tested In vitro for their antibacterial, antifungal, insecticid...

To determine the resistance level to spot blotch, a lab and field screening of 56 commercial wheat varieties against Bipolaris sorokiniana was conducted at National Agriculture Research Centre, Islama...

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, a plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and gibberellins producing strain was investigated for the presence of organic acids in its culture and interactive effect on...

The aim of this paper is to measure the concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Pb, Cr, Zn, Cu & Fe) in Mangrove sediments. The concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Pb, Cr, Zn, Cu & Fe) were measure...

Algae appear to be an emerging source of biomass for biodiesel that has the potential to completely displace fossil fuel. Two thirds of earth’s surface is covered with water, thus algae would truly ...

The drought is one of the biggest abiotic stresses for crop production in arid and semi-arid agriculture. Thus it is a challenge for plant scientists to screen and develop the drought tolerant cotton ...

Crude methanol extracts of the leaves of Adenanthera pavonina L., Peltoforum roxburghii L, Prosopis cineraria L., and Prosopis juliflora DC., were evaluated for anti-emetic activity. Emesis was induce...

The present study is focused to exploit the indigenous strain of Fusarium solani (MBL-24) for the extracellular lipases production through solid state fermentation technique. In order to exploit the l...

Sawdust of different woods which included Kikar,Mango,Simbal and Kail used as substrates were investigated for cultivation of Oyster mushroom. The maximum linear mycelial growth after 5...

Lactarius pubescens and L. helvus are being reported for first time from Pakistan whereas L. obscuratus and L. piperatus have been recorded for the first time from Gilgit-Baltistan Valley. These speci...

Seed micro morphological characters of 59 species, distributed in 21 genera of the family Caryophyllaceae were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. There is a large variety of seed ch...

The antifungal mechanism of Ephedra alata against aflatoxigenic seedbrone Aspergillus flavus was studied. The sensitivity of A. flavus to E. alata was investigated via studying the alteration in some ...

Antimicrobal activity of the acetone, methanol and aqueous extracts of the lichens Lecanora atra, Lecanora muralis, Parmelia saxatilis, Parmelia sulcata and Parmeliopsis ambigua was explored In vitro ...

The oil from seeds of 4 pea nut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties: Golden, Bari 2000, Mongphalla, and Mongphalli 334 cultivated in arid zones, was subjected to the comparative evaluation of its physicoc...

This research was carried out to study the hyphal growth initiation from various parts of Agaricus bitorquis on yeast extract agar media composted for different periods. Gills showed more radial growt...

The present study is concerned with the production of antitumor antibiotic by Streptomyces capoamus in batch fermentation. Antibiotic activity was tested against Bacillus subtilis by cylinder plate me...

The effect of Trichoderma harzianum and T. viride and three fungicides i.e. Benlate, Ridomil and Dithane M-45, was investigated on the management of Fusarium root rot in okra under screen house condit...

The present study investigates antibacterial activity of tobacco extracts from Nicotiana tabacum at different concentrations in different polar solvents. Six different extracts were prepared, using 5 ...

In this paper we reported the isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SSA from roots of Solanum surrattense Burm. f., a weed growing at arid soil of district Attock, Pakistan. The isolate was charac...