OBITUARY: Dr. Abdul Kafi, an eminent Mycologist & Plant Pathologist died on 19 May...

Pollen morphology of 13 species of the family Saxifragaceae belonging to 2 genera viz., Bergenia Moench., and Saxifraga L., has been investigated using light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen g...

Pollen morphology of rare taxa Laggera alata and its related species Pluchea lanceolata has been investigated. The pollen grains are trizonocolporate with spines broad at the base with short blunt tip...

Salvia cadmica Boiss., and S. smyrnaea Boiss., (Lamiaceae) differ from each other by the colour of their corolla in that the former is white and the latter is violet-blue, and that calyx widens in fru...

Seed morphology of 8 species distributed in 7 genera, belonging to the family Aizoaceae, was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Seed morphology was found useful to strengthen...

The present paper is a result of floristic and ethnobotanical project on the Nara Desert, Sindh which was carried out during 1998-2001. Six plant species distributed across four genera of Amaranthacea...

Turkey is a rich country in terms of geophytes. Fritillaria genus is a part of this natural wealth with its 39 species that grow naturally. The most popular of these is Fritillaria imperialis L. Natur...

As a member of the large family Fabaceae, red buds are widely cultivated in the world due to their ornamental value. This study included 13 Cercis taxa from different parts of the world. Our analysis ...

This study included 13 Cercis taxa from different parts of the world and an outgroup, Bauhinia faberi. Although analysis of the trnL-F cpDNA sequences did not resolve the branches of the phylogenetic ...

Leaves of four herbaceous alpine plant species were collected during summer...

Effects of sampling frequencies on mineral status of Trifollium pastures in central Punjab, Sargodha at the livestock station Khizarabad were studied in relation to cattle requirement. Forages were an...

In this research, growth and development of Arabidopsis thaliana seedling cotyledon and leaf were distinctly influenced by kanamycin. Contrasted against the control, cotyledon on MS with kanamycin was...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the potential of encapsulated CaC2 on plant growth and yield of rice. Application of encapsulated CaC2 in combination with recommended dose of N fertilizer...

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotype Rajhans (pilose) was crossed with FH-634 (glabrous) and developed F2 and F3 segregating populations. PCR based techniques RAPD and SSR were used to determine DN...

Studies were carried out to examine the growth potential of the two species of Basil viz., Ocimum basilicum L., and Ocimum sanctum L., in sandy soil of Karachi. Basil seeds were imported from U.S.A an...

Studies were carried out to establish an efficient system for callus induction and regeneration of sugarcane cultivar HSF-240. Shoot tip with 5-10 mm size was taken as explant for callus induction on ...

Studies were carried out for rapid micropropagation of three elite sugarcane varieties i.e., HSF-240, CP-77-400 and CPF-237. The explants were surface sterilized with 50% clorox for 30 minutes. The cu...

An experimental trial was conducted at Dhabeji area to see the effect of chemical industry waste (organic with heavy metals) on seed bank of barren area of Dhabeji. An industrial sludge and its ash co...

MS medium supplemented with different combinations and concentrations of hormone were studied to obtain a suitable protocol of plantlet regeneration of ginger from calli. Three explants of two varieti...

The experiment was designed to determine the allelopathic effects of three different weeds viz., Onion weed (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cavase), pill-bearing spurge/Asthma plant (Euphorbia hirta Linn) and...

The annual plant Corispermum elongatum is endemic to the sandy soils in the Horqin Sandy Land of eastern Inner Mongolia, China. It plays an important role in sand stabilization and vegetation restorat...

The research work comprising of genetic variability, heritability and correlation study for seed cotton yield and its components in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) cultivars was carried out during 2005...

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of salt stress on some ecologically different populations of three grasses viz., Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult, Lasiurus scindicus Henr., and Ochtho...

Twenty-one drought-tolerant genotypes of wheat developed through hybridization and mutation breeding were evaluated along with four drought-tolerant check varieties viz., Chakwal-86, Margalla-99, Thor...

The indication provided by roadside has great significance in ecological terms particularly when environmental pollution is matter of concern. Soil and plant (Dalbergia sissoo and Cannabis sativa) sam...

Root extracts of Euphorbia wallichii obtained from n-hexane (E1), chloroform (E2), ethyl acetate (E3) and n-butanol (E4) were tested In vitro for their phytotoxicity, cytotoxicity, antibacterial and a...

A technique based on Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) was developed to detect the changes of chemical composition in the cadmium-stressed clover leaves. The obtained IR spectra were furt...

Growth and development of plants is adversely affected by ionic and osmotic stresses in the saline soil. Although barley (Hordeum vulgare) is regarded as relatively tolerant to salt stress among the T...

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is an important, well-known aromatic and medicinal herb. Fifty accessions of fennel were collected from different parts of Pakistan and evaluated for important charac...

A 4x4 complete diallel crosses between Sadori, CRIS-134, Sohni and CIM-448 was designed in F1 generation to estimate the general and specific combining abilities of genotypes and to determine the degr...

The implication of genotype-by-environment (G x E) interaction is an important consideration in plant breeding programmes. A significant G x E interaction for a quantitative trait such as yield can se...

Competence of two apple rootstocks M. 9 and M. 26 for in vitro shoot proliferation was appraised using a miscellany of carbon sources i.e., sorbitol, sucrose, glucose and mannitol which were employed ...

Plant growth and development is hampered by various environmental stresses including salinity. Effect of salt stress on relative water contents, membrane permeability, chlorophyll contents and caroten...

Thidiazuron (1-phenyl-3- (1,2,3- Thiadiazol-5-yl) urea; TDZ) is one of the several substituted ureas that have been investigated recently for their cytokinin-like activity. TDZ is known to be more act...

The F1 generation obtained from a 6×6 diallel cross was evaluated for combining ability effects at normal and high temperature regimes for various physiological and grain yield parameters. The mean s...

Two weeks old seedling of Vigna radiata and Vigna unguiculata were exposed to 2% and 3% CO2 for 5 and 10 minutes in controlled environment chamber thrice a week for 4 weeks. The treatment had definite...

The objective of this research was to elucidate the role of sodium ion (Na+) on photosynthetic machinery and growth characteristics in both salt-tolerant (HJ) and salt-sensitive (PT1) rice varieties g...

Study was carried out in the Turkish province of Düzce to compare the water absorption ratios of a mulching material, formed using different mixtures of tree bark materials. Soils compounded from cla...

Kochia species has recently attracted the attention of researchers as a forage and fodder crop in marginal lands worldwide. Kochia is drought and salt tolerant and native to Iran. This plant has a pot...

Seeds of 5 sunflower cultivars viz., Nstt-160, Mehran-II, Hyssun-33, M-3260 and SF-187 were exposed to a range of nickel levels (0...

Elite lines of kabuli chickpea developed through mutation breeding at Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad were evaluated for stability of grain yield at four diverse locat...

A study was carried out to determine the effects of different mulch materials on plant growth, some quality properties and yield in melon cultivars in high altitude environmental condition. Clear mulc...

This paper is based on the limnological study of Baghsar Lake. The perennial Baghsar Lake located in Baghsar village, Subdivision Samahni, District Bhimber in Azad Kashmir is of mesotrophic to eutroph...

A rarely occurring brown alga, Bachelotia antillarum (Grunow) Gerloff [=Ectocarpus antillarum Grunow] was collected from the coastal areas near Karachi, Pakistan and taxonomically investigated. This i...

A commonly growing brown alga, Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès et Solier in Castagne [= Ulva sinuosa Mertens ex Roth] was collected during November 2006 and April 2009 from intertidal roc...

Phycochemical investigation of a red alga Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse, collected from Karachi Coast of Pakistan, led to the isolation of a flavone, which was assigned as Scutellarein 4'-m...

The present study reports the SCMV indexation of In vitro regenerated plants by infectivity assay, serology test and by transmission electron microscopy. The plants were developed by apical meristem, ...

In vitro antifungal activity of fruits of Vitexs negundo Linn., was examined against 5 common fungal strains, Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Aspergillus flavus, Microsporum canis and Fusarium sol...

Two hundred and forty nine chickpea mutants in M4 generation developed through gamma irradiation and Ethyl methane sulphonate (EMS) were screened along with their respective parents and susceptible ch...

Virulence analysis of wheat provides breeders early information about the behavior of their material. Survey of wheat leaf rust using seedling differentials are very useful in describing virulence var...

It has been observed in the present study that when spores of Trichoderma harzianum (Th-2) isolate were applied in the sandy clay loam soil and continuously incubated for 4 months at 25oC and 35oC and...

A survey of vertical profile of air-borne fungal spore concentration of district Lahore was carried out from October 2006 to September 2007. A site close to academic block of University of the Punjab,...

Water samples were collected from the locations of Rawal and Simly lakes. Analysis of pesticide residues in water samples was done GC/ECD through Turbochrome hardware/software system. From the collect...

Leaf blight caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Cochliobolus sativus) is a world wide economically important foliar disease of wheat. Leaf blight or Spot blotch mainly occurs in warm, humid wheat growing...

Stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis was found for the first time on Lolium perenne L., in Turkey. Based on surveys conducted during two years, an epidemic level of the infection was observed. D...

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect information regarding the various indigenous uses, especially the medicinal plants in Chitral valley. A total of 83 taxa are reported as being used ...

An efficient selection system and Agrobacterium mediated transformation for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cotyledonary nodes were investigated. Effect of selective agents and antibiotics on multiple s...

A chlorpyrifos degrading bacterium Pseudomonas putida MAS-1 was isolated from the cotton grown soil of NIAB, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Genetic studies based on plasmid curing and electroporation mediated ...

The pesticidal bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has been the subject of intensive research. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crystal proteins are effective in controlling agriculturally and biomedically ha...

In this study, the antimicrobial activity of Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv., Centaurium erythraea Rafn subsp. turcicum (Velen.) Melderis, Prunella vulgaris L., Pelargonium endlicherianum Fenzl., Chrys...