The effect of cadmium (Cd) on modifications in stomatal structure and function of Cenchrus ciliaris and Cynodon dactylon was investigated to compare the relative Cd tolerance of these 2 grass species....

Ten elite sugarcane clones were tested for genetic diversity through RAPD, sucrose synthase activity was determined via TRAP and drought tolerance was examined with the help of STS techniques / field ...

Present attempt is to evaluate the effect of Salicylic acid (SA) alone and in combination with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (Azospirillum and Pseudomonas) on sunflower plant under salt stress....

Soil salinization has become a major threat to apple (Malus domestica L.) production in some regions of China. In this study, we investigated the effects of salt stress i.e. 150 mM NaCl on growth and ...

Two sunflower i.e., Helio & NuSun, and 2 safflower accessions i.e. Spiny & Non-Spiny differing in salt sensitivity, were examined for compatible solutes and some enzyme activities involved in seed ger...

Due to insufficient clean water resources wastewater is largely used for irrigation of vegetables in many developing countries, particularly in Pakistan. As a result, vegetables in spite of providing ...

Field trials were carried out at Sugarcane Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam, Pakistan during 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 to study the impact of intercropping sugar beet with wheat and bar...

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is one of the most popular cereals used in the world. An important problem for the flour and flour related products is their darkening and discoloration which is believed to resu...

Two experimental runs were conducted to assess the response of the growth and development of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis) cv. “Nautilus” F1 hybrid after curd initiation to diff...

To assess photoperiod sensitive/insensitive phases of 3 long day plants (LDPs) viz., Pansy cv. Baby Bingo, Snapdragon cv. Coronette and Petunia cv. Dreams and one short days plant (SDP) viz., Cosmos c...

A proper distance among the crop plants ensures efficient use of applied materials by the plants, thus affecting the yield. A balanced fertilization of plant nutrients not only improves crop growth bu...

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of soil and foliar application of nitrogen and sulfur on wheat varieties during two growing seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10) at New Developmental Farm...

The Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) germplasm, comprising 94 accessions was characterized for total seed storage proteins using sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis...

The monocarpic perennial Peucedanum arenarium is a critically endangered plant species in Slovakia, growing only in several micro-localities on the Sandberg hill near Bratislava (NNR Devínska Kobyla)...

Influence of curing methods, storage conditions and duration on the post harvest quality of onion bulbs was studied at Agriculture Research Institute Tarnab, Peshawar, during 2006-07. Onion bulbs were...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs), a class of regulatory RNAs, are tiny, non-protein coding and about 18 to 26 nucleotides long. They are involved in the posttranscriptional gene regulation. Their conserved nature a...

This study was undertaken to determine genetic variations, using RAPDs, among Verticillium chlamydosporium isolates infecting Meloidogyne incognita, a major pest in the tomato growing areas of Khyber ...

This study assessed the biochemical changes in wheat plants exposed to gamma radiation. Seeds of two wheat cultivars Roshan and Bam were irradiated with 100, 200, 300 and 400 Gy and were immediately p...

Phenology and crop stand are the two important determinants that fix crop growth cycle as well as directly or indirectly affect the crop productivity. In this connection, we carried out a field trial ...

To determine the effect of different mulching treatments against weeds in maize, an experiment was laid out in RCB Design during summer 2011. The mulching treatments consisted of farmyard manure, chic...

Prevention of weed–crop competition at an early stage plays a very important role. Potato is grown abundantly in our country and particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but due to lack of prope...

Cyperus arenarius Retz. (Cyperaceae) is a low stoloniferous perennial of coastal sand dunes. We examined the effects of salinity (0, 100, 200, 300, 400 and 600 mM NaCl), temperature (10/20, 15/25, 20/...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the aerial parts of Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All. for its antimalarial and antioxidant activity. In vitro antimalarial activity was carried out against ch...

Ochradenus baccatus (Del.) is one of the high value medicinal plant of Saudi Arabia. The plant is used particularly in lowering blood cholesterol level and counteracting malaria. The propagation of th...

Dynamic nature of beta tubulin (β-tubulin) gene is unleashed by recent studies reporting that apart from being a reliable reference gene serving for normalization purposes in gene expression analysis...

In this study, smashing tissue extraction (STE) was successfully applied to extract bioactive fatty acids from the Perilla seeds. As control experiment, four conventional extraction methods including ...

In order to verify a natural hybrid or a wild type species of Cymbidium sanderae, the putative parents and four more species were collected for genetic stability assessment by molecular data. Dendrogr...

Peripheral populations have significant conservation values due to their evolutionary potential and regional ecological implications. Astragalus, the largest genus in the flora of Saudi Arabia, has an...

This study focused on the determination of age and radial growth in grey mangrove Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. The growth rate was measured by using two different methods. Firstly, the dendrometer...

Lebanon encompasses a relatively large flora of 2,607 species. Several species in this rich flora were reported to have medicinal applications for various diseases. However, there have been few studie...

In the present study, the seed extracts of Pithecellobium dulce Benth. was subjected for fatty acid analysis and 9 saturated and 17 unsaturated fatty acids were identified by (GC MS). Moreover, some e...

To investigate the influence of defoliation and deblossoming on fruit quality of guava (Psidium guajava L.), trees of cv. ‘Gola’ were subjected to various levels of defoliation and deblossoming ma...

This study aimed to assess the accumulation content of toxic heavy metals such as Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni and Pb in the soil, shoots and roots of six plants species collected from the second industrial zone of...

The present investigation focuses on quantitative description of moist temperate conifer forest vegetation. Forty-one stands of conifer dominating forests, throughout their natural range, were sampled...

Azaleas are among the 10 famous traditional flowers in China having a long cultivation history since the Tang Dynasty. Today, there are probably over 300 evergreen azalea cultivars preserved in differ...

A study was carried out to investigate the seasonal variations in limnological characteristics and planktonic diversity of D.G. Khan Canal water as affected with sewage at D.G. Khan, Pakistan. Water s...

The floristic survey of Kabal valley, Swat was carried out during 2009-2012 and a total of 593 species belonging to 408 genera and 130 families have been identified. Of them, 20 species of ferns, 8 sp...

In recent years, plant diseases are major limiting factor in agricultural production. However, severity of disease incidence can be reduced by nutrient management. Therefore, understanding physiologic...

Efficacy of different auxins and cytokinins was studied on critically endangered and endemic plant Artemisia amygdalina Decne. of Kashmir by exploiting the morphogenetic potential of shoot tip explant...

P. aphanidermatum is cosmopolitan in distribution and one of the most common plant parasitic pathogen of a number of different crop plants in warmer parts of the world. In the present investigation, P...

The present study was aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of tobacco extracts from Nicotiana rustica at different concentration in different polar solvents. For this purpose 6 different extra...

Present investigation was carried out for the control of root infecting fungi by using wild plant. Soil amendment with leaves, stem and flower powder of Prosopis juliflora @ 0.1,1 and 5% w/w for the c...

Traditional use of chemical fertilizers in agricultural production can not be over-emphasized, but with fertilizer costs going up, these need to be supplemented or substituted with biofertilizers. Twe...

The present study was designed to optimize the process parameters for the production of amyloglucosidase bya mutant strain of Aspergillus niger in stirred fermenter by. For this purpose, various cultu...

Antimicrobial activity of crude acetone extract from the aerial part of Withania somnifera was tested in vitro against six pathogenic bacteria viz., Bacillus cereus, B. subtilis, Staphylococcus epider...

Varietal resistance is an effective pest control strategy, if used in combination with other control measures, taking this the present experiment was conducted at Philip Morris Pak. Ltd formally known...

Diatom community has thousands of species belonging to the pennate and centric groups in which Asterionella glacialis is a raphid pennate diatom species known to form blooms in various regions includi...

Twenty-five strains of Candida utilis were isolated from various varieties of Vitis vinifera (black grapes), obtained from the local markets of Lahore. Strain KC-B10 showed maximum enzyme activity. Fi...

Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis is one of the most cultivated commercial microalgae. Many genotypes of A. platensis have been identified, while not all are suited for economic exploitation because o...

The effects of pepper-garlic intercropping system on soil microorganisms i.e. bacteria, fungi, and actinomycetes; soil enzymes such as invertase, alkaline phosphatase, urease and catalase; soil chemic...

Senecio asirensis Boulos & J.R.I. Wood (family: Asteraceae) is an endemic plant of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia found at a few places. The medicinal value of this plant is due to the presence of a variety ...