Seed priming and nitrogen application can promote plant tolerance and resistance to salt stress. To explore the combined effects of these two factors on the growth of salt-stressed seedlings, fo...
50(1): 1-8,2018Drought is one of the main abiotic factors determining plants growth and productivity in arid and semiarid regions. Understanding the physiological responses of wild plants to drought in differe...
50(1): 9-17,2018The TaCRT1 gene is a member of calreticulin (CRT) family in wheat. In our previous study, we showed that transgenic tobacco lines over expressing wheat Ta...
50(1): 19-28,2018To investigate the molecular mechanism of low nitrogen (N) tolerance in cucumber, a low N tolerance related gene, named CsMYB21 was cloned in the present study. qRT-PCR showed that ...
50(1): 29-34,2018Bioremediation was employed as an innovative emerging area in the field of biotechnology; detoxify metal via complex formation with the pigments. The impact of metal, siderophore and complex wer...
50(1): 35-39,2018An investigation was carried out to evaluate impact of altitudinal gradient on species composition and distributional pattern of individual grass species in the Potohar region. Vegetation was sa...
50(1): 41-49,2018As water is the major limiting factor for agricultural crop production in arid and semi-arid areas, hence, twenty six wheat genotypes were screened un...
50(1): 51-58,2018A series of experiments was conducted to evaluate the effects of various environmental factors, such as temperature, light, planting depth, pH, osmotic and sa...
50(1): 59-65,2018By this study, ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) regions in the nuclear DNA of 10 Plantago samples collected from Mongolia (5 samples) and Viet Nam (5 samples) were sequenced and constr...
50(1): 67-71,2018Glycyrrhizia uralensis is one of the most widely-used Chinese herbal medicines, and glycyrrhizic acid (GA) is its marker component. However, the GA content in G. uralensis cult...
50(1): 73-84,2018Brassinosteroids (BRs) are crucial phytohormones that have diverse functions in regulating plant growth and development. Brassinosteroid-insensitive1 (BRI1), an important plasma membrane-located...
50(1): 85-95,2018Radix Rheum is one of the most important herbal; and a serious problem of the adulteration or falsification has been discovered in the commercial market. In this study, 42 batches samples collec...
50(1): 97-102,2018The heteromeric acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase) in plant seeds catalyzes the formation of malonyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA, which is the rate-limiting step in de...
50(1): 103-110,2018In this study, two sh2 sweet corn cultivars (i.e., the initial seed dry weight for FT018 and TB010 was 0.16±0.02 g/grain and 0.09±0.0...
50(1): 111-116,2018A pot study was conducted in the laboratory to evaluate the effect of organic amendments on phosphorus release from imported and indigenous sources of rock phosphate a...
50(1): 117-122,2018Biogas slurry is a good source of plant nutrients and substituting chemical fertilizers with biogas slurry not only achieve resource utilization of slurry, but also reduce the amount of fertiliz...
50(1): 123-129,2018This research was conducted to study the effect of growth habit on yield and yield components of indigenous soybean lines collected from Kurram Agency of Pakistan. Fif...
50(1): 131-134,2018Incorporation of biochar to agriculture field has the potential to be a primary factor in maintaining soil fertility and productivity particularly in nitrogen and organic matter limiting environ...
50(1): 135-141,2018Present study showed the photosynthetic characteristics of 4 wild oil peony (Paeonia, Ranunculaceae) species from 11 provenances in different provinces in China and hereby predicted the seed yie...
50(1): 143-150,2018Grapefruit is one of the vital citrus fruit which cultivated in many countries including Pakistan. Conversely, the shelf life of this fruit is rather short under ambie...
50(1): 151-159,2018Cultivars suitable for organic agriculture are distinguished in many terms from ones cultivated in conventional agriculture. The suitability of vetch (Vicia satival. and v. villosa...
50(1): 161-167,2018PodaAUX/IAA gene, encoding an early-stage responsive protein to auxin in Populus davidiana × P. alba var. pyrami...
50(1): 169-177,2018This study was to investigate expression changes in biochemical molecules and physiology of Fraxinus mandshurica seedlings under nitrogen deficiency stress. T...
50(1): 179-187,2018The article presents the results of 3-year field tests aimed at evaluating the effect of the nitrogen dose balance based on the Nmin content. Nmin...
50(1): 189-198,2018The survival of alpine plants are seriously threatened by increasing anthropogenic activity. Saussurea involucrata and Rhodiola quadrifida are particularly affected because of ...
50(1): 199-209,2018The Tuchola Forest (UNESCO MaB Biosphere Reserve) in Central European Lowlands is an area where the relict populations of the alpine-arctic plant Pulsatilla vernal...
50(1): 211-215,2018Under the prevailing anthropogenic and deteriorating environmental conditions, subtropical broad leaved forests in Pakistan are vanishing at a rapid pace. Muslim communities living in rural area...
50(1): 217-230,2018β-amyrin synthase (β-AS) is one of the most important key enzymes involved in mevalonic acid (MVA) pathway. It is a cyclase responsible for...
50(1): 231-243,2018To establish the possibility of application in cosmetology, industry of biologically active additives (BAA) or for other reasonscontent of tocopherol, total phenols, anthocyanins, proline, total...
50(1): 245-250,2018In the present study the influence of various physic-mechanical factors was taken into consideration to achieve the maximum yield from three new sources of pectin. Three different fruit peels ob...
50(1): 251-257,2018Micromorphological and anatomical analyses of the indumentum of Nepeta rtanjensis, a Serbian/local endemic species, were performed by means of light and elect...
50(1): 259-269,2018Seed micromorphology and seed coat elements were studied in 10 species of the genus Cleome L. from Pakistan. Seed micromorphological characters such as shapes, colours, surfaces and see...
50(1): 271-277,2018Celtis eriocarpa Decne. belongs to family cannabaceae. It is commonly found in Indo-Pak subcontinent and is used in healthcare practices. Decoction of leaves is used against am...
50(1): 279-285,2018Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water are the nutrients that are essential for life and contribute to the caloric content of the body. Due to rap...
50(1): 287-300,2018Mountain areas of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) is especially rich in medicinal plant species but unfortunately not much genetic analysis work has been ...
50(1): 301-305,2018Amaranthus graecizans subsp. silvestris (Vill.) Brenan, a medicinal herb belongs to family Amranthaceae. Pharamcognostical and physicochemical characterization of A. graeci...
50(1): 307-312,2018“Ahaggar”, is the most arid land of North African regions which faces serious challenges due to the lack of sufficient water and the increase of drought st...
50(1): 313-320,2018The current study was focused on the phytochemical investigation and pharmacological activities of the various solvent fractions (methanolic, n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate an...
50(1): 321-328,2018Flue-cured Tobacco Nanjiang 3 was a kind of main cultivated varieties in Guizhou province. Its anatomical structure of microsporogenesis, megasporogenesis and development of male and female game...
50(1): 329-335,2018A total of 341 naturally distributed taxa belonging to 65 families are used in the traditional medicine in Iğdır (Turkey), Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan), and Tabriz (Iran)...
50(1): 337-343,2018Polyembryony is the most beneficial and distinct character in citrus seeds. This characteristic can be beneficial in citrus improvement programs. Nucellar embryos developed from nucellar wall in...
50(1): 345-353,2018Canada thistle [Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.] is a major weed in semi-arid areas of Punjab, Pakistan. studies were conducted during 2010-11 and 2011-12 at University Research Farm, Chakwa...
50(1): 355-363,2018The study was conducted to evaluate the dendrochronological potential of Abies pindrow Royle from Indus Kohistan, KPK, Pakistan. Forty wood samples in the form of cores were obtained fr...
50(1): 365-369,2018Two experiments were carried out to assay the allelopathic effects of garlic root exudates on seed germination and seedling growth of lettuce and cucumber. In the firs...
50(1): 371-380,2018A metagenomic analysis was performed on the soil samples from Poa alpigena grassland in the Sanjiangyuan region of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. The meta...
50(1): 381-387,2018Legumes interacting with rhizobium to convert N2 into ammonia for plant use has attracted worldwide interest. However, the plant basal nitrogen fix...
50(1): 389-398,2018R proteins, which are encoded by plant disease resistance (R) genes, are involved in many plant-pathogen interactions and thereby regulate plant resistance to...
50(1): 399-406,2018Lentil anthracnose disease incited by Colletotrichum lentis Damm is one of the most significant fungal threats to lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) cul...
50(1): 407-413,2018Twenty-six isolates of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 were collected from four potato growing area of Saudi Arabia. Yield damages due to this infection is reported t...
50(1): 415-420,2018Twenty-six isolates of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 were collected from four potato growing area of Saudi Arabia. Yield damages due to this infection is reported to range from 7-64% (average...
50(1): 421-428,2018A list of 65 species of lichens including interesting and rare lichen species recorded on the bark of poplar in Podlaskie Voivodeship (NE Poland) is given. Herbal data...
50(1): 429-432,2018Cotton being white gold for textile industry faces a severe problem of low fiber quality. Pakistan imports about 55,000 tons of long length cotton fiber for which 157 ...
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