Pollen morphology of 77 species belonging to 36 genera of the family Brassicaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetri...
36(4): 683-700,2004
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AKBAR ALI MEO AND MIR AJAB KHAN
POLLEN MORPHOLOGY AS AN AID TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF SCORZONERA (CICHORIEAE-COMPOSITAE) FROM PAKISTAN
Pollen morphological characters of 5 species of Scorzonera have been investigated from Pakistan by light microscopy. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetrical, isopolar, prolate-spheroidal in equ...
36(4): 701-710,2004 -
ADEM BICAKCI, R. DUNDAR KOC*, SEVCAN TATLIDIL, O. NURI BENLIOGLU*
ANALYSIS OF AIRBORNE POLLEN FALL IN USAK, TURKEY
In this study, pollen grains were identified by using Durham sampler in the atmosphere of Usak, Turkey. During the year 2000, a total number of 5,464 grains per cm2 were recorded. Pollen fall comprise...
36(4): 711-717,2004 -
RUBINA ABID AND M. QAISER
A MICROMORPHOLOGICAL STUDY FOR THE GENERIC DELIMITATION OF INULA L. (S.STR.) AND ITS ALLIED GENERA (INULEAE-COMPOSITAE) FROM PAKISTAN AND KASHMIR
Micromorphological characters viz., receptacular surface and anther apices strengthen the existence of 22 taxa of Inula L., (s.str.) and its allied genera (Pentanema Cass., Duhaldea DC., Drittichia Gr...
36(4): 719-724,2004 -
LEYLA DEMIRSOY AND HUSNU DEMIRSOY
THE EPIDERMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FRUIT SKIN OF SOME SWEET CHERRY CULTIVARS IN RELATION TO FRUIT CRACKING
The epidermal characteristics of fruit skin of 8 sweet cherry cultivars were determined in terms of susceptibility to cracking. The cultivars 0900 Ziraat and Bella di Pistoia having the thickest cutic...
36(4): 725-731,2004 -
B. GHAZALA, B. NAILA, MUSTAFA SHAMEEL, SALEEM SHAHZAD AND SULTAN MAHMOOD LEGHARI*
PHYCOCHEMISTRY AND BIOACTIVITY OF TWO STONEWORT ALGAE (CHAROPHYTA) OF SINDH
Two stonewort green algae, Chara contraria A. Braun ex Kützing and Nitella flexilis (Linnaeus) C. A. Agardh were collected from Kinjhar and Haleji lakes, Distt. Thatta, Sindh during October to De...
36(4): 733-743,2004 -
NAHEED AKHTAR, SADAF NAEEM, WASEEM AHMED* AND M.A. HALEEM**
RIGID BODY REFINEMENT OF WATER MEDIATED TRIPLE HELICAL STRUCTURE OF ß-D-1,3 XYLAN FROM PALMARIA PALMATA (L.) KUNTZE, RHODOPHYTA)
The triple helical structure of ß-D-1,3 xylan from the cell wall of Palmaria palmata (L.) Kuntze, (Rhodophyta) has been refined using the rigid body refinement technique. Water molecule is also inclu...
36(4): 745-750,2004 -
SAIFULLAH KHAN, MARIAM IFTIKHAR AND BUSHRA SAEED
AN ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT METHOD FOR MASS PROPAGATION OF IXORA COCCINEA
A simple and efficient micropropagation protocol was developed for Ixora coccinea cv. Super King, a beautiful ornamental plant using shoot tip and nodal segments as explants. The explants were culture...
36(4): 751-756,2004 -
SAIFULLAH KHAN* SHEEBA NAZ AND BUSHRA SAEED
IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF CORDYLINE TERMINALIS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
The current study envisages producing Cordyline plants on a large scale employing cost-effective In vitro protocols. The effect of various concentrations and types of plant growth regulators were obse...
36(4): 757-761,2004 -
FATMA KOYUNCU* AND FIKRI BALTA
ADVENTITIOUS ROOT FORMATION IN LEAF-BUD CUTTINGS OF TEA (CAMELLIA SINENSIS L.)
Anatomical changes during adventitious root initiation are described in cuttings with single leaf and node of Turkish tea (Camellia sinensis L.) clone Fener-3. In this clone no preformed root initials...
36(4): 763-768,2004 -
SEZGIN UZUN AND HAYATI KAR*
QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS OF PLANTING TIME ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF BROCCOLI (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA)
This study was carried out in the research field of The Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute in Turkey from spring to winter...
36(4): 769-777,2004 -
AFSARI SHARIF QURESHI*, ANILA SHAUKAT*, A. BAKHSH1, M. ARSHAD1 AND A. GHAFOOR2
AN ASSESSMENT OF VARIABILITY FOR ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TRAITS IN CHICKPEA (CICER ARIETINUM L.)
Two hundred and nineteen chickpea genotypes were studied for genetic variability in qualitative and quantitative traits of economic importance. The experiment was planted in RCBD with 2 replications. ...
36(4): 779-785,2004 -
AHMET OZTURK, ALI UNLUKARA, ARIF IPEK1 AND BILAL GURBUZ1
EFFECTS OF SALT STRESS AND WATER DEFICIT ON PLANT GROWTH AND ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENT OF LEMON BALM (MELISSA OFFICINALIS L.)
Studies were carried out to determine the effects of salt stress (0.25...
36(4): 787-792,2004 -
DEYU DUAN, XIAOJING LIU, M. AJMAL KHAN1 AND BILQUEES GUL1
EFFECTS OF SALT AND WATER STRESS ON THE GERMINATION OF CHENOPODIUM GLAUCUM L., SEED
Effect of salts (Na2SO4, Na2CO3, MgSO4, NaCl, MgCl2), soil extract and polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) on the germination of Chenopodium glaucum L., seed was studied. Maximum germination was obtained i...
36(4): 793-800,2004 -
M. NAEEM, IRAM BHATTI*, RAZA HAFEEZ AHMAD* AND M. YASIN ASHRAF**
EFFECT OF SOME GROWTH HORMONES (GA3, IAA AND KINETIN) ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND EARLY OR DELAYED INITIATION OF BUD OF LENTIL (LENS CULINARIS MEDIK)
The effect of growth hormones on the morphology of shoot of lentil was examined. The hormones viz....
36(4): 801-809,2004 -
GÜNER SEFEROĞLU, F.EKMEL TEKĺNTAŞ, AND SELMA &Oumĺ;ZYĺĞĺT*
DETERMINATION OF GRAFTING UNION SUCCESS IN 0900 ZIRAAT AND STARKS GOLD CHERRY CULTIVARS ON GISELA 5 AND SL 64 ROOT STOCKS
This research was conducted to determine the compatibility of graft combinations in 0900 Ziraat and Starks Gold Cherry scions and Gisela 5 and SL 64 L clone stocks. Sometimes intensive necrotic layers...
36(4): 811-816,2004 -
BUSHRA RASHID*, TAYYAB HUSNAIN AND SHEIKH RIAZUDDIN
IN VITRO SHOOT TIP CULTURE OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM)
Shoot apices from in-vitro germinated seedlings of 22 cotton varieties were cultured on basal MS salts and vitamins (Murashige & Skoog...
36(4): 817-823,2004 -
M. SHAHID MASOOD, YANAGIHARA SEIJI*, ZABTA K. SHINWARI AND RASHID ANWAR
MAPPING QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI (QTLS) FOR SALT TOLERANCE IN RICE (ORYZA SATIVA) USING RFLPS
Recombinant inbred (RI) lines derived from a cross between Tesanai 2 (moderately salt tolerant) and CB (salt sensitive) through single seed descent procedure were used to identify RFLP markers linked ...
36(4): 825-834,2004 -
M. SHAHID MASOOD, M. ASGHAR AND RASHID ANWAR
GENETIC DIVERSITY IN WHEAT LANDRACES FROM PAKISTAN BASED ON POLYMORPHISM FOR HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT GLUTENIN SUBUNITS (HMW-GS)
A total of 77 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) landraces collected from different areas of Pakistan were assessed for genetic diversity in terms of HMW-Glutenin sub-units. Considerable amount of variation...
36(4): 835-843,2004 -
SAMIULLAH KHAN, MOHD. RAFIQ WANI AND KOUSER PARVEEN
INDUCED GENETIC VARIABILITY FOR QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN VIGNA RADIATA (L.) WILCZEK
Mutations were induced in two mungbean varieties, K-851 and Pusa Baisakhi using sodium azide (SA) as a mutagen. The immediate effects of mutagenic treatments were measured in terms of biological damag...
36(4): 845-850,2004 -
ZAFAR IQBAL KHAN, ALTAF HUSSAIN, M. ASHRAF, EHSAN ELAHI VALEEM*** M.Y. ASHRAF* AND MUHAMMAD SAEED AHMAD**
SOIL AND FORAGE MINERAL (TRACE ELEMENTS) STATUS OF A GRAZING PASTURE IN THE SEMIARID REGION OF PAKISTAN
A study was conducted to determine the trace mineral status of forage and soils on a goat ranch in the semi-arid region of south western Punjab, Pakistan. Forage and soil samples were collected twice ...
36(4): 851-856,2004 -
SEHAR AFSHAN NAZ AND PERWEEN TARIQ*
A STUDY OF THE TREND IN PREVALENCE OF OPPORTUNISTIC CANDIDAL CO-INFECTIONS AMONG PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Five hundred clinical specimens of sputa, bronchial aspirations, and pleural effusions were collected from hospitalized tuberculous patients for the isolation of Candida species. The patients were cat...
36(4): 857-862,2004 -
SHAHIDA AKHTAR, SYEDA TALAT SHAHEEN GILANI AND NUSRAT HASAN
PERSISTENCE OF CHLORPYRIFOS AND FENPROPATHRIN ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH FERTILIZERS IN SOIL AND THEIR EFFECT ON SOIL MICROBES
The study was designed to determine the persistence of chlorpyrifos (an organophosphate) and fenpropathrin (pyrethroid) pesticide alone and in combination with synthetic fertilizers viz., Urea, DAP, S...
36(4): 863-870,2004 -
IFTIKHAR A. KHAN, S. S. ALAM AND *A. JABBAR
PURIFICATION OF PHYTOTOXIN FROM CULTURE FILTRATES OF FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM f.sp. CICERIS AND ITS BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHICKPEA
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris was grown on liquid minimal medium for the production of culture filtrates. Highest phytotoxic activity was extracted by petroleum spirit while n-hexane could not rec...
36(4): 871-880,2004 -
A. RASHID, I. AHMAD, S. IRAM, J. I. MIRZA AND C. A. RAUF*
EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA A.JUSS) PRODUCTS AGAINST VARIOUS LIFE STAGES OF PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS (MONT.) DE BARY
Efficacy of different neem (Azadirachta indica A.Juss) products was investigated against Phytophthora infestans using two isolates viz., NR-971 and BN-971 differing in aggressiveness. NR-971 was virul...
36(4): 881-886,2004 -
SAIMA TAZEEN AND BUSHRA MIRZA*
FACTORS AFFECTING AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS MEDIATED GENETIC TRANSFORMATION OF VIGNA RADIATA (L.) WILCZEK
The aim of the present study was to standardize the Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation protocol for Vigna radiata. For this purpose some important parameters like sensitivity of explant...
36(4): 887-896,2004 -
Gymnoconia peckiana (Howe) Trott., a rust fungus belonging to the family Pucciniaceae collected during a field trip around Trabzon in 1999 is reported as a new record for Turkey. ...
36(4): 897-899,2004 -
In this study Zaghouania phillyreae Pat., a member of the Pucciniaceae family (Uredinales, Basidiomycota) is reported for the first time from Turkey. ...
36(4): 901-904,2004