The effects of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on antioxidant systems under low temperature stress in young loquat (Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. cv. Jiefangzhong) fruit mitochondria were investigated in thi...

Highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) has recently been introduced into Southeast China, a typical subtropical area with a high temperature climate in summer. Understanding of the thermal toler...

The present study was carried out to investigate the physiological (relative water content) pod dry weight, pods plant-1, pod yield (kg plot-1), shelling (%), plant height and biochemical (endogenous ...

Wheat yield in Pakistan is very low due to poor germination and poor stand establishment and optimum amount of water availability at critical growth stages. To cope with these problems experiments wer...

The present experiment was conducted at Agricultural University Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtun Khwa Pakistan, to study the response of 6 wheat genotypes to foliar ABA applications and induced salinity stres...

Plants of 6 bread wheat varieties (Damani, Hashim-8, Gomal-8, DN-73, Zam-04 and Dera-98) were subjected to 2 treatments i.e., control treatment (100% field capacity) and stressed treatment (20 days wa...

The effect of thinning on yield and fruit quality attributes of apricot cv. Trevett was investigated during 2007-08 at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan The experiment con...

Silicon (Si) has been considered a beneficial element for plant growth. We have assessed the effects of Si application on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and its grain yield at field level. For this, we...

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) is a plant with great medicinal importance cultivated in many regions such as Iran, India, Indonesia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. In this research, nit...

Shortage of fresh water is a worldwide problem, particularly in the tropics. Treated wastewater can be utilized not only as irrigation water but also to serves as a liquid fertilizer. The effect of tr...

The occurrence and growth of submerged macrophytes mainly depends on a suitable light environment. Nowadays, however, lake eutrophication increasing phytoplankton and epiphyton overgrowth has caused s...

Efficient nitrogen (N) fertilizer management in crop production is based on supplying adequate amounts of the nutrient for optimum economic yield, while minimizing losses to the environment. Exploitin...

The study of gradients can provide basic information about the ecology of plant populations as well as about community organization. In this study, north-south facing vegetation gradients were investi...

Populus euphratica have serious degeneration under the long-term stress in the lower reaches of Tarim River and many trees began to wither from upper canopy to lower canopy. In this paper, differences...

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Submerged bryophytes are often important constituents of stream vegetation. Almost the whole area of the Tatra mountains (The West Carpathians...

Sorghum forage either green or dry is the main source of livestock feed in dry areas of Pakistan. However, a lethal risk of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is associated with this forage. Therefore, a study wa...

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Twelve sugarcane clones were used in this study. The analysis of variance revealed significant differences among genotypes for all the plant characters. Highest cane yield (144 t/ha) was recorded in c...

Jasmonates are phytohormones that play important roles in plant defense and development. Allene oxide cyclase (AOC; EC 5.3.99.6) catalyzes a crucial step in the jasmonic acid biosynthetic pathway that...

The objective of the study was to evaluate the growth respose of mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] cultivars subjected to different levels of applied N fertilizer. To achieve the aim, an experimen...

In this study, the adsorption capacity of free and loofa sponge-entrapped microalga Kirchneriella contorta to remove Cr6+ from aqueous solution was investigated. This is the first reported study of bi...

Sixty-eight commercial and primitive cultivars belonging to aromatic (basmati), non-aromatic (coarse) and japonica type were used during present investigation. A considerable level of polymorphism was...

In the present study karyotypic analysis of three cultivars of Nigella sativa L., has been carried out to determine chromosomal position by using “Feulgen stain”. The diploid chromosomes were twel...

To study the genetic potential, heterotic effects and inbreeding depression, 8 × 8 F2 diallel populations with parental lines of upland cotton were grown during crop season 2010 in a randomized compl...

Accumulation of favorable characteristics from the genetic resources of Triticeae and their exploitation for bread wheat improvement has always been the main thrust of wheat breeding programs. Harness...

Genetic diversity among 120 different accessions of Brassica species were characterized with the help of SSR markers. These species include Brassica rapa, B. juncea and B. napus. 39 SSR primers were u...

The seeds of Ochradenus arabicus, a medicinally important plant endemic to Saudi Arabia, become dormant and thus do not germinate easily. An attempt was made to improve seed germination and break the ...

Several fungi are known to regulate the nematode densities in soil by exhibiting a range of antagonistic activity including production of nematoxic compounds. Since fungi and nematodes occur together ...

Genetic variation in five natural populations of Pinus brutia Ten., was determined with isoenzyme analyses. Isozymes from nine enzyme systems extracted from haploid female gametophytes of the seeds we...

Wild oats is a worst weed infesting winter cereals throughout the world. Pot experiment was conducted in the Weed Research Laboratory, Department of Weed Science, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural Unive...

Seed morphology of 19 taxa belonging to the family Geraniaceae, was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Seed macro and micro morphological characters were found useful for the...

In the present study, anatomic and ecologic characteristics of 5 Crocus L. taxa (C. baytopiorum Mathew, C. biflorus Miller subsp. crewei (Hooker) Mathew, C. biflorus subsp. isauricus (Siehe ex Bowles)...

Present results describe the detection of mycotoxins in samples of maize seed collected from different localities of Pakistan viz., Karachi, Hyderabad, NawabShah, Sukhur, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and ...

Biological parameters associated with identification, isolation, proliferation, resistance and discharge of asci and ascosporous were investigated on Sordaria fimicola. As unusual habitats, the fungus...

The genus Moltkia Lehm., is represented by Moltkia coerulea (Willd.) Lehm., and Moltkia aurea Boiss in Turkey. The aim of this study is to determine the anatomical and micromorphological characteristi...

Zinnias are timeless and classic cut flowers, holding prestigious position in the cut flower industry for their versatility, numerous colors and low maintenance. Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and 1-napht...

Nidularium procerum and Nidularium innocentii belong to the family Bromeliaceae and have ornamental and medicinal characteristics. A procedure for the micropropagation for these bromeliads is describe...

Multi-drug resistant strains of fungi and bacteria are imposing the need for new drugs. Reliable natural sources with minor side effects are needed to control anti-human pathogenic invaders specially ...

In the present study Eruca sativa oil (Taramira oil) was explored for the production of biodiesel by optimizing transesterification process using NaOH, KOH and NaOCH3 as catalysts. Optimization of dif...

Haplophyllum megalanthum Bornm. which has been included in the list of EN (Endangered) the IUCN threat category was investigated morphologically, anatomically and palynological. Some different morphol...

Effects of BBTV infection and NaCl stress were assessed in banana (Musa spp.) under aseptic conditions. Micropropagation efficiency in both BBTV infected and 100 mol m-3 NaCl stressed cultures was dec...

Pakistan is an agricultural country and a wide variety of pesticides are used on its cropland. Pesticides pose serious threats to the natural ecosystem. In the present study cyanobacteria (blue green ...

Phytoplankton composition and density as well as some selected physical and chemical parameters were investigated between April 2008 and January 2009 in Lake Terkos and its inflowing streams. In total...

The reaction of 82 tomato genotypes belonging to 8 Solanum and a Lycopersicon species against Phytophthora infestans causing late blight was determined using detached-leaf and whole-plant assays. None...

Special subsets of synthetic hexaploid wheats (SHWs) have been formed and one such subset is “Elite ІІ” comprising of 33 SH entries. The subset was screened against yellow rust having virulence ...

The mechanism of antifungal activities of propolis (Bee glue) was investigated for the growth, aflatoxins production, and lipids (total lipids, neutral lipids, phospholipids, and fatty acids) metaboli...

The aim of the present study was to analyze the amino acids composition of single cell protein of Penicillium expansum. Mycelial biomass was produced when fungus was grown in 0.6N H2SO4 pretreated ric...

The treatment of sunflower seeds with Na-alginate in combination with Ca-carbonate and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) showed maximum increase in plant length and weight followed by seed coated with Na-...

In the present study...