Pollen morphology of 9 species of the family Fumariaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetrical, isopolar rarely apol...

Pollen morphology of 11 species belonging to the genus Cuscuta of the family Cuscutaceae from Pakistan have been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Cuscutaceae is an eurypalynous fami...

The endothecium in 22 species of Inula L., and its allied genera (Pentanema Cass., Duhaldea DC., Dittrichia Greuter and Iphiona Cass.) was examined from Pakistan and Kashmir by light microscopy. Three...

Allium L., is the largest genus of petaloid monocotyledons except orchids, with 750 species all over the world and 46 species in Pakistan. Numerical techniques were used to study the taxonomic relatio...

Specimens of the blue-green algal genus Oscillatoria Vaucher have been collected from various freshwater habitats in the districts of Gujranwala, Jauharabad, Jhang, Kasur Pasrur, Sargodha, Sialkot, La...

Two unicellular green algae, Tetraspora cylindrica (Wahlenberg) Agardh and T. gelatinosa (Vaucher) Desvaux were collected from thermal effluents and industrial wastewater near Hyderabad, Sindh during ...

In order to conserve the sugarcane germplasm in vitro, studies were undertaken at the Plant Genetic Resources Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. The cultures were successfull...

Deviations observed by Metroglyph method regarding the number of cluster formed, number of genotypes in the cluster and superimposition of the genotypes within the cluster pointed out that genetic imp...

The purpose of this study was to determine the nutritional status of the Cardinal grapes that are grown in Çanakkale. Leaf and soil samples were taken from 18 different vineyards to ensure a un...

Effects of benlate systemic fungicide on seed germination, seedling growth, biomass and phenolic contents of Zea mays L. cvs. EV1018 and Gohar were studied. Seed dressing with systemic fungicide enhan...

The genetic variation for yield and some important yield components was assessed in two sets of crosses involving four parents through generation mean analysis. The mean data of six populations (both ...

The nature of gene action for days to flowering, plant height at different growth stages, synchrony in pod maturity and indeterminate plant growth habit were assessed in two sets of crosses involving ...

DNA marker for a low Na uptake trait in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was identified. The individual plants from F3 population segregating for salinity tolerance and the parents (LU-26S & Roh...

Gazania splendens is an ornamental and decorative plant which is cultivated in parks and gardens and shows distinct juvenile and adult leaves in transition from the vegetative phase to the reproductiv...

Experiments were carried out for the micropropagation of pineapples. It is thus possible to produce disease free, uniform propagules at needed quantity and at appropriate time of the year. BAP @ 0.5 m...

In vitro multiplication of banana (Musa spp.) cv. Basrai was studied. Shoot tips were cultured on Murashige & Skoog basal medium supplemented with 5.0 mg/l BAP. Observations were recorded at an interv...

An effort was made to estimate the cost benefit ratio of commercially available and locally produced antiserum against Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) to encourage scientists for indigenous research, a...

The objective of this study was to test genotypes and to evaluate media for effectiveness in promoting whole plant regeneration by somatic embryogenesis in two wheat genotypes viz., Inqilab-91 and Pav...

The rationale for this study was to determine soil and forage mineral concentrations as affected by season and location of collection with regard to satisfying grazing sheep nutrient requirements. For...

Eco-phytosociological method with emphasis on physiognomic-floristic-ecologic criteria have been employed to study the vegetation of Elika ecoton area. The establishment places of releves were determi...

In young roots of Leucaena leucocephala infection hyphae formed appresorium, sending branches in different directions to colonize the host cell. The mycorrhizal fungus was non-septate and branched. Fu...

Using ISTA techniques, component plating of groundnut seed showed that seed coat (testa) was greatly infected by fungi viz., Alternaria citri Ellis & Pierce apud Pierce, Aspergillus flavus Link ex Gra...

Calvatia ahmadii sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Pakistan. The fungus is characterized by horizontally chambered exoperidium, not pitted and branched capillitium and smooth basidiospores. ...

Pythium deliense which is characterized by having simple filamentous inflated sporangia, smooth oogonia, highly aplerotic oospores, broad apical intercalary antheridia and bending of oogonial stalks t...

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