Wheat is among the staple crops providing daily food requirements for millions of people all over the world. However, wheat production is being to limited to various biotic and biotic stresses r...
57(1): 1-13,2025
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Bouras Djahida Amel and Amouri Adel Amar
Morpho-physiological and biochemical effect of salicylic acid on roots of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) under salt stress
Legumes, such as faba beans, represent an important source of protein for human and animal nutrition. They also provide excellent natural soil fertilization through the symbi...
57(1): 15-20,2025 -
Mst Masuma Akhter, Ma Hasan, Mm Bahadur, Mr Islam, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Walid Soufan, Khandakar Aurib, Tanjila Akhter, Sipan Soysal, Ayman Elsabagh, Mohammed Heniesh and Mohammad Sohidul Islam
Wheat genotypes respond differently under polyethylene glycol (PEG) induced drought stress during germination and early seedling growth stages
Water scarcity has emerged as one of a critical environmental constriction that negatively affect wheat growth, development and yield in Bangladesh. Identification of drought tolerant genotypes ...
57(1): 21-36,2025 -
Sonia Sumreen, Muhammad Sharif, Tariq Sultan, Dost Muhammad and Ahmad Khan
Effect of isolated plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on growth and nutrients uptake by maize in acidic and alkaline soil conditions
Inoculation with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria is imperative to improve the yield of crops on a sustainable basis. To evaluate the competence of PGPR as a biofertilizer and its effects on...
57(1): 37-46,2025 -
Ali Ahmad, Zubair Aslam, Tahir Hussain Awan, Sairah Syed, Saddam Hussain, Sadam Hussain, Korkmaz Bellitürk and Safdar Bashir
Drought stress in wheat: mechanisms, effects and mitigation through vermicompost
Climate change has increased the occurrence of biotic and abiotic stresses that steadily affected the crop growth and developmental processes. Drought is one of the worst abiotic stresses, affec...
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Garip Yarşi, Yusuf Çelik and Adem Özarslandan
The effect of solarization and mycorrhiza application on plant growth, yield and quality of melon grown in greenhouse
In this study, melon seedlings were planted on solarized plots and non-solarized plots in autumn season. In addition, by applying mycorrhiza (Endo Roots Soluble (ERS)) to some seedlings, the eff...
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Rui Kang, Hongzhi Min, Xingchen Huang, Chen Gang, Huan Liu, Chenhui Shu, Hassan Muhammad Ahmad, Luis Alejandro Jose Mur, Lantian Ren And Wenge Wu
Use of organic compost with Paracoccus denitrificans suspensions improve rice and wheat yields with lower emissions of greenhouse gases
In this experiment, we evaluated the effects of different compost proportions combined with Paracoccus denitrificans nitrate-reducing suspensions on greenhouse gas emissions and soil mi...
57(1): 77-86,2025 -
Ahmet Yenikalayci, Sedat Bozari and Murat Unal
Composition of essential oil of two varieties of wild mint (Mentha longifolia subsp. Typhoides var. Calliantha, mentha longifolia subsp. Typhoides var. Typhoides)
Two wild mint taxa Mentha longifolia L. Hudson subsp. typhoides (Briq) Harley var. calliantha (Stapf) Briq. and Mentha longifolia (...
57(1): 87-91,2025 -
Ghulam Yasin, Sadia Javed, Arish Laila, Mutahira Azam, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Rattandeep Singh and Shafaqat Ali
Mitigating arsenic stress in wheat with iron-lysine foliar application: impacts on growth, photosynthesis, organic acid exudation, and arsenic accumulation
Arsenic (As) toxicity poses a significant threat to plant growth, even at minute concentrations, compromising growth and physiological functions. However, the application of iron−lysine (F...
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Noureen Jatoi, Farzana Korejo, Syed Habib Ahmed Naqvi, Asghar Ali Shaikh, Noor-Ul-Ain Soomro, Aftab Hussain Khaskheli, Muhammad Rafiq and Sohail Raja Jatoi
Influence of simulated acid rain on morphological and phytochemicals attributes of guar (Cyamopsis tetragnoloba L.)
The global environment is contaminated day by day due to urbanization, industrialization, burning of fossil fuels, etc., causing the occurrence of toxic gases in the e...
57(1): 113-123,2025 -
Abid Ali, Sara Zafar and M. Yasin Ashraf
Assessment of growth and biochemical indicators for drought tolerance in maize cultivars
Ten maize cultivars were assessed to evaluate their response for drought tolerance under 100%, 60%, and 50% field capacity. Genetic variation is the unique mechanism of maize genotypes that are ...
57(1): 125-134,2025 -
Qian Yang, Yang Li, Shibu Qubi, Yihua Gong, Hongyan Han and Xiaohong Gan
Effects of altitude on reproductive characteristics of an endangered plant Tetracentron sinense Oliv.
The reproductive characteristics of Tetracentron sinense Oliv. an endangered plant, were studied at different altitudes. The effects of climate warming on the future natural regeneratio...
57(1): 135-144,2025 -
Amir Aziz, Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor-Us-Sabah, Amber Raza, Zahoor Ahmad, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada and Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah
Optimizing neem oil coating thickness for the development of slow-release urea fertilizer to enhance wheat growth and yield
This study aimed to investigate how slow-release fertilizers affect nitrate leaching, soil profile, and yield of wheat. In the current climate, there is growing interest in developing new contro...
57(1): 145-154,2025 -
Qurat-Ul-Ain, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Muhammad Nadeem Shah, Muhammad Shaheryar, Muhammad Tanveer Altaf, Naseem Sajjad, Ali Sheryar, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Saleh Alfarraj and Mohammad Javed Ansari
Improved agronomic practices to enhance the productivity and quality of canola (Brassica napus L.) under the arid climate of southern Punjab, Pakistan
Canola is an oilseed crop with up to 48% oil content. The productivity of canola is affected by a lack of improved agronomic practices. For this purpose, a field trial with different agronomic p...
57(1): 155-161,2025 -
Lijuan Wei, Guohai Wang, Haihong Liang, Yang Pan, Xinyue Chen and Qiuchan Huang
Predicting the potential suitable habitat for China’s endangered plant Cycas sexseminifera based on the maxent model
A fundamental concept in ecology and conservation is understanding the association between the environmental conditions of plant and their geographical distribution. MaxEnt modeling and ArcGIS w...
57(1): 163-171,2025 -
Huimin Li, Yujie Jia, Jun Chen and Rongrong Jiang
Effects of different light quality on post-harvest tomato quality
This study investigated how various light qualities impact the levels of lycopene, soluble sugars, total phenolic, soluble solids, and soluble protein in post-harvest tomatoes (Solanum lycop...
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Jehan S. Albrahim, Jumanah S. Alsoaimi, Ahoud M. Altaher, Reem N. Almulayfi and Najood F. Alharbi
Effect of Moringa oleifera leaf and seed extracts on the synthesis of zinc nanoparticles and their antibacterial ability and cytotoxi
Moringa belongs to the Moringaceae family, composed of 13 species, 7 ...
57(1): 183-189,2025 -
Md. Rayhanul Hoque, S.M. Rahman, S.A. Ruba, J. Ferdous, Kamrunahar K.V, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Zeki Erden, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Walid Soufan, Samer Abo Dawaba and Mohammad Sohidul Islam
Biochar in conjunction with reduced doses of mineral fertilizers increased yield attributes and yield of rice (cv. BRRI dhan29)
Recently, biochar (BC) applied in optimized quantities has emerged as an effective organic amendment for improving the physico-chemical features of the soil along with...
57(1): 191-200,2025 -
Zainab Iftikhar, Muhammad Arif, Aamir Iqbal, Tamana Bakht, Gohar Zaman, Xiang Zheng Liao, Chang Ping Zhao, Sheng Quan Zhang and Sajid Ali
Selection impact on variability in yield related traits among the Chinese wheat hybrids under the climatic condition of Pakistan
Stagnancy in wheat yield over the past decades due to the dependence on limited source of germplasm necessitates exploration of novel sources of genetic variations including the potential of hyb...
57(1): 201-209,2025 -
Fahad Said Khan, Muhammad Akram, Abdul Khaliq, Majid Mahmood Tahir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Abdul Hamid, Naheed Mumtaz and Amir Aftab
Phytochemical composition, heavy metals analysis and cytotoxicity by DNA prevention measurement of crude ethanolic extract of Geranium wallichianum, Elaeagnus parvifolia, and Taraxacum officinale
Heavy metal toxicity has proven to be a major threat and there are several health risks associated with it. The toxic effects of these metals, even though the...
57(1): 211-216,2025 -
Muhammad Amjid, Muhammad Sajid, Iqra Ibtahaj, Farhan Riaz, Muhammad Akhlaq Mudassar, Ahsan Rashid Chughatta and Muhammad Usman Ibrahim
Assessment of seed, biodiesel and oil yield of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) under differential phosphorus doses
Daily energy demand in Pakistan is increasing due to industrialization and growth in different sectors. Wastage and improper use of energy also exert a high pressure o...
57(1): 217-224,2025 -
Amin Shah, Gulfam Shahzad, Muhammad Nadeem, Sarvat Rahim, Muhammad Kabir, Asif Abbas Shah, Javaria Nargis and Nuzhat Rasul
Phenolic composition, antioxidant activity and antimicrobial attributes of Eremostachys vicaryi Benth. ex Hook f. from Soon valley, Salt range, Pakistan
The research work was carried out to study the phenolic composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Eremostachys vicaryi (E. vicaryi) by using aqueous and ethanol ...
57(1): 225-232,2025 -
Muhammad Munir, Abdul Ghafoor, Nashi Alqahtani and Zafar Iqbal
Comparative assessment of heavy metals contamination in selected date palm cultivars and its significance for food safety
Date fruits, famous for their unique flavor and rich in minerals, may contain heavy metals and contaminants during on-f...
57(1): 233-240,2025 -
Muhammad Alam Zeb, Faizan Ullah, Sultan Mehmood, Muhammad Mudassir Aslam, Tahir Iqbal, Tahani Awad Alahmadi, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Taufiq Nawaz and Shah Fahad
Phytochemical composition, cytotoxicity and phytotoxicity of Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam. fruit extract
Weed plants are a significant threat to agricultural growth and productivity, causing economic losses due to synthetic herbicides, environmental pollution, and harm to...
57(1): 241-248,2025 -
Fatima Sadiq, Mirza Imran Shahzad, Sarah Tariq, Marcello Locatelli, Angela Tartaglia, Ghulam Mustafa Kalyar, Hina Ashraf and Irfan Saeed
Ehnopharmacological and phytochemical evaluations of desert plant Calligonum polygonoides - Polygonaceae
The use of medicinal plants for the treatment of various ailments has significantly expanded due to the high cost and adverse effects of allopathic medicines. In the c...
57(1): 249-262,2025 -
Gong Yuqiao, Liu Chen, Zhang Xiangyu, Shiguo Qiang and Qiao Hongyu
Rapid identification and genetic relationship of local varieties of peruviana L.
Plant variety and cultivar discovery is one of the most significant and tricky issue in agricultural arrangement. This study is for barcoding of 12 Physalis peruviana L., landr...
57(1): 263-270,2025 -
Parisatcha Sangsuwan
Genetic variation and distribution of different blast resistance genes in landrace rice of Thailand
Magnaporthe oryzae (also known as Pyricularia oryzae) is a plant pathogenic fungus causing blast disease in rice. While rice can resist M. oryzae via R or ...
57(1): 271-279,2025 -
Widad Saleem Aljuhani and Noha Turki Althagafi
Assessment of morphological characteristics and molecular evolutionary relationships in parasitic species of the Loranthaceae family
The Loranthaceae family is considered parasitic, and mistletoe negatively affects the growth and productivity of host trees. There are four genera and six species of Lo...
57(1): 281-289,2025 -
Nazar Khan, Amir Sultan, Tahir Khan and Kamran Ishaq
A new species of Tragopogon (Cichoreae: Asteraceae) from northern Balochistan, Pakistan
A new species Tragopogon is described and illustrated from Northern Balochistan, Pakistan. The new species, here described and illustrated, is found in area west of Zhob city along the ...
57(1): 291-293,2025 -
Hamani Zineb, Benlarbi Larbi, Sahel Nafissa and Guenaia Abdelkader
Germination and histo morphologiacal features of argan (Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels) seeds
The argan tree (Argania spinosa (L.)) Skeels is a multiple uses tree, only representative of the family Sapotaceae in Algeria with a wide range of socioeconomic and ecological services....
57(1): 295-305,2025 -
Shamila Firdous, Jan Alam, Manzoor Hussain, Alia Gul and Muhammad Qaiser
Pollen morphological studies of the genus Veronica L. (Plantaginaceae) from lesser Himalayas, Pakistan
Pollen morphological characters of 14 species belonging to the genus Veronica L. from Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan were studied. All the quantitative and qualitative morphological feature...
57(1): 307-317,2025 -
Abdiyeva Rena, Ibrahimova Aida, Asadova Kamala and Litvinskaya Svetlana
Distribution of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) invasive plant species in Azerbaijan (South Caucasus)
Plants with an alien native range are today a serious problem for local floras. Invasive plants pose a threat not only of an ecological nature; also many of them hyb...
57(1): 319-325,2025 -
Yanlong Liu, Xianlian Chen, Wenjie Zhao, Ling Niu, Jieqin Li, Yuan Liang, Xuehui Yan, Mengru Shen and Qiuwen Zhan
High-density genetic map construction and QTL mapping in the sorghum-sudangrass RIL population (M81×Sa)
Sorghum-sudangrass, a hybrid of sorghum and sudangrass has high productivity, strong adaptability, and superior quality and is widely used in animal husbandry and aquaculture. Parsing the geneti...
57(1): 327-332,2025 -
Ahmad Muhammad Younis, Abdul Hamid, Shahid Iqbal Awan, Malik Ashiq Rabbani and Khawaja Sahfique Ahmad
Morphological and biochemical characterization of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces revealed genetic sources for future breeding and research
Common bean is one of the most significant crops among the main legumes. Landraces of the common bean are grown all over the world. These landraces show remarkable resistance to pests and diseas...
57(1): 333-341,2025 -
Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Inam Ul Haq, Gulshan Irshad, Ghulam Shabbir, Sajid Mehmood and Muhammad Nasir
Ecological and morphological perspectives of root rot pathogens of peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) in Pothwar region of Punjab, Pakistan
Soil borne diseases have been known as one of the significant limiting factors in peanut production. In Pakistan, little research has been done on peanut (Arachis ...
57(1): 343-358,2025 -
Ghulam Sarwar Shah, Owais Iqbal, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Muhammad Ali Khanzada, Jamal Uddin Hajano and Abdul Mubeen Lodhi
Biological control of cucumber (Cucumus sativus L.) and ridge gourd [Luffa detangula L. (Roxb.)] damping-off by fungal and bacterial antagonist
Chemical fungicides are easily accessible in the market to manage damping-off diseases; however, their negative impacts on crop physiology, including photosynthesis, environmental factors, and h...
57(1): 359-371,2025 -
Yunpeng Liu, Na Li, Yanzhao Li, Lei Li, Zaiwang Zhang, Jingmei Li, Jun Wang, Wen Du and Shuai Shang
Microbial community of Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils in the Yellow River delta
Invasive plants have become an environmental issue of common global concern, posing a significant threat to environment...
57(1): 373-380,2025 -
Shuo Wang, Peiyan Wang, Lanting Qi, Yuguang Zheng, Xianyun Wang, Yuping Yan, Ruojia Zhu and Zhao Liu
Heat shock treatment enhances the ability of Chinese yam to resist Curvularia lunata infection
This experiment explored the effects of different heat-shock temperatures on the disease resistance of yam, aiming to enhance resistance to Curvularia lunata infection and reduce pestic...
57(1): 381-389,2025 -
Tariq Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Ibrar Shinwari, Ambreen Bhatti, Abuzer Mubeen and Javaid Akhtar
Comparative study of phyco-remediation through micro alga for refinery wastewater treatment
The use of microorganisms like microalgae in bioremediation and phycoremediation are essential methods for treating wastewater. The effectiveness of Scenedesmus sp....
57(1): 391-401,2025