Thirty seven pure-lines of blackgram were studied for Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers to investigate diversity. Among 53 primers 36 produced polymorphic fragments in blackgram, hence...

This research used 6 materials of kava...

Twenty-six morphological traits as well as 47 single nucleotide polymorphism and simple sequence repeat markers were used to investigate genetic variation in 67 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) variet...

DREB1 is a transcriptional factor, which selectively binds with the promoters of the genes involved in stress response in the plants. Homology of DREB protein and its binding element have been detecte...

Based on the expression vector pBI121, we successfully constructed a plant overexpression vector of Hspa4 gene fusing with selective maker gene (hygromycin-resistance gene) driven by the Ubi-1 promote...

Disease resistance remains a prime focus in crop improvement. Based on the field observations and marker assisted screening, we report the gene stack Lr10, Lr17a and Lr27+31 as a resistant combination...

Deforestation is one of the obstinate environmental problems globally. Pakistan, being a developing nation also encompasses crisis of depletion of forest reserves. The rising climate change consequenc...

Water scarcity is an important factor limiting cotton production worldwide particularly in Pakistan. To identify drought tolerant genotypes, it is vital to understand their genetic variation for diffe...

Based on the established SSR-based BC1 genetic linkage map...

To evaluate the applicability of leaf and canopy photosynthesis models, we compared performance of 6 leaf models and validated 1 canopy model of photosynthesis based on field data of black locust (Rob...

Regrowth of tall, dense forests consumes more water, with the result that catchment yield may decline and even soil desiccation occurred especially in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China. In this stu...

Ten perennial fodder grasses were compared for growth and yield at New Developmental Farm, Agricultural University at Peshawar, Pakistan during 2006 and 2007. Tufts were transplanted on 16-02-2006 at ...

The aim of the present study was to study the performance of bio-treatment ponds after one year of functioning at National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan. The physical parameters (c...

Growth is greatly affected by salt stress, which can be improved by the pretreatment of Salicylic acid (SA) before salt stress. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of seeds presoak...

The effect of salinity and foliar application of nutrient solutions on sunflower and safflower in vegetative and reproductive phases of the growth were investigated in Biosaline Research Field, Univer...

Four grasses (coastal: Aeluropus lagopoides & Sporobolus tremulus, and inland: Paspalum paspalodes and Paspalidium geminatum) were evaluated for biomass production, mineral composition and forage qual...

In this study, five popcorn, which belong to Adıyaman (Adıyaman-1 and Adıyaman-2) and Çanakkale provinces (Çanakkale-1, Çanakkale-2 and Çanakkale-3), and four hybrid corn genotypes (Progen Favo...

nrDNA ITS sequence variation of Ferula species were studied by comparing with the other species of Ferula, Leutea and Dorema to clarify relationships amongst the taxa and infrageneric delimitation of ...

This study was undertaken to determine the flavonoids in the species of genus Alchemilla L. section Alchemilla L. subsection Calycanthum Rothm. Ser. Elatae Rothm., using the identification techniques ...

Anatomical study surveyed 11 tribes of family Gramineae provided by 31 species of 22 genera. Fruit anatomy is one of the significant taxonomic tools that recently used. Caryopsis fruit of grasses repr...

The chloroplast gene matK, located in the intron of chloroplast trnK, encodes maturase, and variations of matK provide substantial resolution for phylogenetic analyses at intergeneric levels. Sequence...

Quality and flavor of edible peanuts and its products are affected by fatty acid composition of oil. The information related to chemical composition of Peanut grown in the country are scarce, therefor...

The effect of gamma rays and ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS) mutagens on seed germination and plant survival of four chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) genotypes including two desi (Pb2000 and C44), one kabu...

Camellia nitidissima is widely used to make tea in south China. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of cultivation on the nutrients of C. nitidissima. In this paper, we make com...

Two years field study was carried out with the objective to determine the effect of different levels of nitrogen (N) on growth, development, yield and yield components of sunflower (Helianthus annuus ...

This study was conducted to assess the micronutrient status of soils and associated plant tissues in major tomato growing areas of Taluka Badin, Sindh. Composite soil and plant (3rd leaf from top) sam...

A field experiment was conducted for 2 consecutive growing years on few growth characteristics of four pea cultivars viz., Arkel, Climax, Green Feast and Olympia in response to different levels of N f...

The seeds of Nitraria tangutorum were exposed to different doses of gamma radiation from 60Co gamma rays based on the two irradiation modes of without dose rate and with dose rate of 25Gy/hr. The effe...

Duration of storage increased TSS and pH of tomato juice, while ascorbic acid content decreased gradually during storage. Carotenoids content increased approximately 3.5 times during storage in tomato...

The objective of the present study was to develop an efficient callus induction protocol for a fine rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety Basmati-370. Mature grains of this variety were used for callus induc...

The concentrations of heavy metals viz., Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in leaves of two tree species, Melia azedarach and Eucalyptus citriodora (Safeda) from different sampling sites at urban area...

The experiment was conducted to study growth response of 5 olive cultivars to different cutting lengths at Agricultural Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar. Hardwood stem cuttings of 15...

The present study investigates sunflowers parental lines viz., TS-1, T-4, TS-7, TS-11, TR-1, TR-2, TR-120, SMTR-17, TR-6023 and their crossing combinations for their morphological characters and oil c...

The present study investigated the effect of planting density on plant growth and yield of maize varieties. An experiment was conducted at Agricultural Research Farms Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Agricultural U...

Rapid change in the environment due to global warming is not only linked with the scarcity of food but with the availability of green fodder also. Thirty mungbean genotypes were evaluated using random...

Citrus (Citrus sinenesis L.) orchards in Swat were assessed for micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn, B) deficiency during 2006. Representative soil and leaf samples from 51 citrus orchards were collected a...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the macro-mineral status of some shrubs species at three phenological stages which are commonly grazed by livestock in Gadoon hills, District Swabi, Pakistan....

The present study depicts a comparison of ozone (O3) concentrations over a decade time (1993-94 to 2006) using plant biomonitoring and continuous ozone monitors techniques in Lahore city of Pakistan. ...

The aim of this study was to record medicinal use of native plants by the inhabitants of the study area. Thirty nine plant species belonging to 32 genera and 22 families were documented having medicin...

The present study is based on research work carried out during 2005-2007 in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (KPK), Pakistan. The research area was extensively surveyed in order to inves...

Indigenous knowledge systems are culturally valued and scientifically important. The indigenous knowledge of plant resources has deep roots in the lifestyle of locals in mountain populations of Kashmi...

Pollen morphology of 54 species belonging to 30 genera of the family Poaceae from Pakistan has been investigated using light and scanning electron microscope. It is a stenopalynous family. Pollen grai...

This study aimed at testing the combined effects of anti-sap chemicals and hot water quarantine treatment (HWQT: 48°C-60min) on a commercial mango cv. Samar Bahisht (S.B.) Chaunsa, as potential proto...

Due to the different species of Epimedium separated by seasonal isolation and geography, developing a method for mid-term storage of E. pubescens is necessary to facilitate germplasm conservation, int...

In vitro raised cormels of 3.0 to 4.0 mm diameter of 3 commercial grown varieties of gladiolus viz. Traderhorn, White Friendship and Peter Pears were used to assess percentage of clonal fidelity with ...

A comparative study on three clonal propagation systems was carried out on banana cv. Pisang Awak for production of plantlets. The temporary immersion system (TIS) was found to be the most suitable me...

The impact of domestic/municipal wastewater (mww) of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan was assessed through its effects on biomass, physiology and yield of canola (Brassica napus L.). The pot experiments wer...

Explants of F4-5 populations of 3 B. napus (A-20-80, Maluku and Dunkled) interspecifically hybridized with 3 B. campestris lines (1203...

Ruellia linearibracteolata Lindau is an endangered taxon in the southern region of Pakistan. Being exposed to harsh environmental conditions and subjected to multiple threats including habitat loss, g...

Adoption of conservation tillage resulted in changes in soil properties, soil organic matter, soil nutrients. These soil variables were strongly correlated and could not be explained independently by ...

Physiological and yield traits such as stomatal conductance (mmol m-2s-1), Leaf relative water content (RWC %) and grain yield per plant were studied in a separate experiment. Results revealed that fi...

Eleven seed-borne fungal species were recorded in the 18 maize seed samples collected from 6 maize growing districts of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. Aspergillus flavus, A. niger and Fusar...

Role of bark beetle Hypocryphalus mangiferae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) was assessed and proved as a definitive vector in the transmission of Mango sudden death disease (MSDD). Studies we...

The isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris, representing eight provinces located in four regions of Turkey were analyzed for pathogenic variability on a set of 10 differential cultivars of chic...

Comprehensive surveys during spring, summer and fall...

The influence of storage temperature on post storage fungal prevalence and quality of citrus fruit (sweet orange cv. Blood Red) was investigated at the Horticultural Laboratory of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa A...

Fan-shaped, flabellate and rosette like fronds of a brown alga Lobophora J. Agardh were collected from various coastal areas of Karachi (Pakistan) and taxonomically investigated. This study revealed t...

Electromagnetic radiation (7%) emitted from the sun is in the UV range (200–400) nm. Several morphological and anatomical changes have been reported from plants grown under long-term UV-B regimes. T...