Androsace russellii Y. Nasir, a narrow endemic species, belongs to the family Primulaceae. It is exclusively endemic in Gilgit district, Pakistan. It was originally reported from Gharesa glacier, Gilg...

Flowers of Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet are slightly protandrous, opening and closing times of flower are temperature and light dependent. Bagging experiments and pollen-ovule ratio reveal that it is a...

Pollen morphology of 7 species of the family Anacardiaceae belonging to 3 genera viz., Cotinus Miller, Pistacia L. and Rhus L., has been investigated using light and scanning electron microscope. Poll...

The ethnobotanical data on the shrubs of District Kotli, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan was documented during 2007-2008 and 38 species of 36 genera belonging to 25 families were found useful in every ...

In North Africa, mainly in Tunisia, the family of Asteraceae is largely represented by a number of species, since in the center and in the south of the country, the number of species is more than 172 ...

Seed morphology of Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb., occurring in wheat fields of Khairpur district, Sindh was carried out with Scanning electron microscope (SEM). Seed size, shape and surface were exa...

Seed morphology of 6 species belonging to the family Oxalidaceae was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Seed macro and micro morphological characters were found useful for th...

Pollen morphology of 7 species belonging to the genus Rumex L., from Pakistan was examined by light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). This investigation revealed the eurypalynous...

Epidermal micromorphology of petals of 8 species of Sibbaldia L., of the family Rosacceae has been studied by Scanning Electron Microscope. Micromorhological characters observed in petals and their re...

Salvadoraceae is a small family comprising of three genera viz., Azima, Dobera & Salvadora. Salvadora 10 species are distributed mainly in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. In P...

Kalat and Khuzdar regions of province Balochistan possess a rich history and culture of tribal society with regard to medicinal plants. Women use medicinal plant resources of the area for their ailmen...

A study was carried out in northern Africa to investigate vegetation in Bou Hedma National Park 13 years after it was completely protected from livestock grazing and other anthropogenic activities whi...

Taxanomic studies were undertaken for the purpose of collecting information about floristic composition of District Haripur during the years 2004-08. The flora of the area consists of 211 species of 1...

Astragalus gahiratensis Ali (Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) is endemic to District Chitral Pakistan. The population size i.e. 127 mature individuals were found in 4 localities in 2005...

Islamabad has a well-developed flora rich in abundance and variety. Due to high-quality city planning, the native flora is not much affected by the population. It has further been enriched by the intr...

The present work was aimed to investigate the impact of legume on the oncoming wheat crop. Mungbean (NM92) was planted during Kharif 2007. The wheat variety Inqalab-91 was sown before and after the mu...

An ethnobotanical study of coastal plants from Hub, Lasbela District, Balochistan is presented. Numerous field surveys were carried out to collect information about the ethnobotanical uses of plants b...

In vitro conservation protocol was developed for Cadaba heterotricha, an endangered species reported from Southern Pakistan. This species has been subjected to various threats including habitat loss a...

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The development of salt tolerant plants through selection and breeding depends on the presence of the genetic variability within the crop species in response to salt stress, which must have significan...

A survey of 10 districts in Sindh and 11 in Punjab was conducted during cotton growing season of 2007-08. Samples were collected from a total of 126 locations. Two samples from each location were subj...

Evaluation and selection of experimental lines over several environments is critical component of wheat breeding programs before release of cultivars to growers. Fifteen-year (1989-90 to 2004-05) data...

Wheat is one of the most important food crops of Pakistan, but its yield is adversely affected due to bacterial leaf streak disease caused by Xanthomonas translucens pv. undulosa (Xtu) resulting in 20...

Thirteen spring wheat cultivars were evaluated for 2-years at 5 diverse locations of NWFP for stability analysis of tillers per m2...

This research work was conducted at N.W.F.P. Agricultural University, Peshawar to test 24 maize S2 lines using line x tester analysis. Data were recorded on days to 50% pollen shedding and silking, an...

The aim of the present study was to get somaclonal variants and induced mutants of potato for desirable characters with special emphasis on yield and yield components in two cultivars of potato viz., ...

In vitro cultures of 9 pear genotypes collected from different areas of Azad Jammu & Kashmir were established on MS medium supplemented with 30 g l-1 sucrose, 7 g l-1 agar and 1 mg l- BAP. Proliferate...

Improved management of nitrogen (N) in low N soils is critical for increased soil productivity and crop sustainability. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of residues incor...

The effect of treated wastewater and equivalent basal fertilizer on growth, yield and nutrient quality of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) was investigated under field conditions. Treated wastewa...

An experiment was conducted in an aerated hydroponic system to examine the ameliorating effects of varying levels of silicon on growth and some key gas exchange characteristics in two maize cultivars ...

Salinity affects the germination, growth and ultimately the yield of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) which demands reliable traits for the evaluation and selection of salt tolerant cultivars. Here, ten...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate comparative effects of sulphate and muriate of potash (SOP and MOP) application on yield, chemical composition and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculent...

Cotton cultivars response to different doses of nitrogen for radiation interception, canopy development, growth and seed yield were studied in 2006. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete ...

Agricultural industry is subjected to enormous environmental constraints, particularly due to salinity and drought. We evaluated the role of silicon (Si) in alleviating salinity and drought induced ph...

Canola crop is substituting the indigenous rape and mustard crops due to its high quality edible oil and to its ability to grow well on rain and canal irrigated areas. Nitrogen is one of the most impo...

This paper reveals the consequences of water extraction by Eucalyptus camaldulensis as compared to native Acacia nilotica Del., Albizia procera [Roxb.] Benth and Azadirachta indica grown on cultivated...

In this study, phytosociological survey using Braun-Blanquet’s approach was undertaken to investigate the Hudiara drain wastewater influence on the surrounding vegetation. A total of 99 quadrats wer...

The influence of GA3 application on the fruit quality and productivity of cane pruned Thompson seedless was evaluated. Four treatments applied were: GA3, Girdle, GA3 + Girdle and control with no GA3 a...

The chilling requirement and optimum time for hydrogen cyanamide (HC) application were determined for Superior Seedless table grape grown in southern Tunisia, an arid mild winter region. The reliabili...

Rhizobium inoculation has successfully been used for improving growth and yield of legume crops in different parts of the world. L-Tryptophan (L-TRP) application may further improve its effectiveness ...

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of crop residues and tillage practices on BNF, WUE and yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) under semi arid rainfed conditions at the Liv...

Juglans regia L. belonging to the family Juglandaceae inhabits the northern parts of Pakistan. Biochemical analysis of the plant is not well documented in the country. Present research was the first d...

Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) is an inde­terminate, non-edible oil seed crop grown in low rainfall regions of semi-arid tropics and sub-trop­ics. The present work was conducted to see the feasib...

Heritability estimates provide information about the extent of which a particular genetic character to be transmitted to the successive generations. Heritability studies were conducted in four F3 segr...

Geranylgeranyl reductase (CHL P) is localized in plastids and catalyzes the reduction of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to phytyl diphosphate, a molecule required for both tocopherol and chlorophyll biosy...

Solanum is one of the largest and hyper diverse genera of the family Solanaceae. In Pakistan Solanum is represented by 15 species, of which 11 species have the medicinal properties. Taxonomically this...

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Laboratory studies were conducted to compare the biotypes of wild oats collected across North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and Federal capital areas of Pakistan. The wild oats biotypes included were ...

Phenology and dry matter are important traits being affected by seed priming and soil phosphorus (P2O5) application. Wheat variety Saleem-2000 was primed in 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% P2O5 solutions and water ...

In the present study, a high efficiency regeneration system was developed in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cv. Inqilab-91. Mature embryos were taken as explant source and inoculated on MS media for cal...

Maintaining health of citrus plants by nutrition management demands to deal citrus as a tree plant that has growth in shifts. There is a need to chalk out nutrition programme by keeping in mind growth...

The study was conducted to classify soil of vegetable growing areas of Peshawar with respect to low, medium and high soil fertility status for better management of the whole area. A total of 36 soil s...

Effects of indole acetic acid (IAA), indole butyric acid (IBA) and naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) were investigated on some physiological parameters in detached leaves of Tropaeolum majus L., during da...

The experiment was carried out with different application ways of 5-azaC on two varieties of broccoli ‘Qing-feng 103’ and ‘Lv-xiu’ in order to study the influences of DNA demethylation on vern...

In this study, the relationship between leaf pigment concentration (analyzed in the laboratory) and four spectral indexes (measured in the field) was investigated. For this purpose, field experiments ...

Crude methanolic extracts of Impatiens bicolor Royle as well as its different fraction namely n-hexane (A), dichloromethane (B), ethyl acetate (C), n-butanol (D) and aqueous (E) were tested In vitro f...

The present field studies investigate the effect of NPK fertilizer on the physiology, phenology and yield response of sunflower hybrids at National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Paki...

A field experiment to study the impact of integrating cultivars with reduced herbicide rates for the weed management in maize (Zea mays L) was conducted at NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar. Crop...

A new model to analyse reciprocal transfer experiments to assess stages of photoperiod sensitivity in Antirrhinum has been validated in the present study. Flowering time and leaf numbers data of Antir...

An experiment was conducted at NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, to study maize varieties and Nitrogen (N) rates for growth, yield and yield components. Three varieties (Azam, Jalal and Sarhad w...

Cunnighamella echinulata (Maturchat) Thaxter, Graphium putredinis (Corda) Hughes., Memnoniella echinulata (Riv.) Galloway, Curvularia lunata (Wakker) Boedijin and Drechslera state of Cochliobolus spic...

Field experiments were conducted at Agricultural Research Farm, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan during summer 2006 and 2007 in randomized complete block design with split plot arrange...

This study was aimed to investigate the impacts of tillage and residue management on soil microbial biomass-C (MBC) and –N (MBN), mineralizable N (MN), soil organic carbon (SOC), and total nitrogen ...

Seeds of Glycine max (soybean) were inoculated with N-fixing bacterium Bradyrhizobium japonicum and grown in growth chamber to investigate interactive effects of atmospheric CO2 and plants Nitrogen st...

Trichoderma harzianum and T. pseudokoningii inhibited the growth of Sclerotium rolfsii In vitro and produced coiling around mycelium of S. rolfsii resulting in lysis of hyphae. Trichoderma polysporum ...

The survival of Lasiodiplodia theobromae in seeds of bottle gourd was correlated with the inoculum level of the fungus on seeds which survived up to 8 months. Survival of M. phaseolina on seeds of bot...

Evolution and spread of stem rust race Ug-99 has created an alarming global situation. Majority of the CIMMYT germplasm protected by gene Sr31 fell susceptible to this catastrophic strain. Like other ...

The experiment for determining genetic potential of different cotton genotypes and correlation studies among different yield traits in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) was conducted during 2008 at the N...

This research was carried out to determine the advantages of mixed cropping of bread wheat (BW) and triticale (T) compared to pure cropping, during three cropping years, under the East Mediterranean R...

Exploring resistance potential of commercial wheat varieties is imperative to combat against the escalating stripe rust dilemma in the wheat cultivated areas of the northern Punjab and NWFP. A two yea...

The Pakistanian Acorus calamus (Fam.: Araceae) is locally found (Nasir...

The diversity of glutelin α subunits in thirty-two rice varieties from Pakistan was assessed using higher temperature sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Five variat...

Among the diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), root and stem rots are important in different ecozones of West Africa. This study on the prevalence of cassava root and stem rot diseases was ...

A rapid virus-free seedlings formation protocol was established for purple-coloured sweet potato by shoot tip culture In vitro. The effects of two factors, namely BAP, NAA and their interaction, on ca...

Alphonso cultivar of mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important fruit of Pakistan which has strong export potential. Fresh mango fruits normally have a short storage life of 10 to 12 days at ambient ...

Use of pesticides to eradicate pest attack on cotton crops has increased substantially during the past decade posing a serious threat to environment and human health. Application of nitrogenous fertil...

The present study is focused on the improvement of Bacillus licheniformis through random mutagenesis to obtain mutant having enhanced production of bacitracin. Many isolates of Bacillus licheniformis ...

Biomass of a wood rotting fungus viz., Schizophyllum commune Fries was utilized for the treatment of electroplating wastewater that contained Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Cr(VI) ions. Preliminary batch ...

Nematicidal activity of selected medicinal plants has been carried out to evaluate their potential toxicity against juveniles of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp and Cephalobus litoralis. In vit...

The agronomic practices such as nitrogen fertilizer and population density affect the plant vegetation pattern and cnopy structure and change the pathogenic activities through the microclimate variabi...

Surveys for foliar blight with special reference to spot blotch caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana were conducted to monitor the disease situation during 2005...

Rpg4 gene in soybean. Rpg4 also confers resistance to Pseudomonas syrinagae pv. tomato strains expressing the avirulence gene-avrD. The genetic linkage studies reported here were undertaken to advance...

This experiment was conducted to study the influence of different potash doses i.e., 0...

Present investigation showed that gamma rays influences suppressive effect on root rot fungi such as Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid, Rhizoctonia solani Kühn and Fusarium spp., and inducive effe...

An investigation was performed to determine the effect of urea, a strong enzyme denaturant on the stability of invertases from two cultivars of sugarcane. The stability of native soluble acid invertas...

Genotypic variation in water relations under drought is an important index of studying drought tolerance of crops. Abscisic acid (ABA) application helped in mitigating drought stress by improving wate...

Oil palm seedlings were photo-autotrophically grown in MS medium and subsequently exposed to 0 (control)...