Pollen morphology of 9 species belonging to 6 genera viz., Abelmoschus, Abutilon, Alcea, Malva, Malvaviscous and Malvastrum of the family Malvaceae from North West Frontier Province, Pakistan were exa...

The main objective of this study was to record the existing floral diversity of Pai forest, Nawab Shah, Sindh, Pakistan. For this purpose, field surveys were conducted in September...

Decaschistia Wight & Arn., is reported for the first time from Pakistan and the validity of Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel, has been discussed with necessary photographs....

This study used numerical methods to illustrate, describe and assess the taxonomic significance of morphological and anatomical features of three Anchusa species,, Anchusa undulata subsp. hybrida (Ten...

Three hundred and seventeen accessions of lentil collected from all over the country were evaluated for six quantitative traits to investigate inter and intra-accession diversity in association with g...

The purpose of the present investigation was to enhance the production of industrially important enzyme lipase by subjecting the wild lipase producing fungal strains i.e. Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus m...

Present study was aimed to standardize some transformation conditions for soybean cultivar NARC-4 using Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain EHA 101 harboring pGUSintNPTII. Soybean half seed cotyledonary ...

2*, M. KAFI2, H. KHAZAEI2, B. NASERIYAN1 AND A. MAJDABADI1...

The performance of 24 exotic cowpea genotypes at higher altitude of NWFP was studied at the Agricultural Research Institute (North), Mingora, Swat during kharif 2006. Genotypes were evaluated for days...

An experiment during the years 2003 and 2004 was conducted to explore the Heterosis in 15 F1 hybrids along with the performance of 6 parents regarding seed cotton yield per plant under 3 irrigation tr...

Components of genetic variation for productive peduncles on main stem and branches in mungbean were estimated using triple test cross procedure. Treatments used for estimation of genetic variation for...

The enzyme Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase; EC 3.1.3.11) is one of the key enzymes of the gluconeogenic pathway. It hydrolyses fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose 6-phosphate and inorganic phosp...

Legumes build soil fertility and contribute substantial amounts of N for sustainability of cereal based cropping systems. These lacking information for the system as a whole in rainfed pothwar were in...

The heavy metal (Pb, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn and Cd) accumulation around soils of Salt Lake in Turkey were evaluated, accounting for major sources including atmospheric deposition, sewage systems, livestoc...

Fern spore surface from herbarium specimens is usually difficult to study because of the presence of dust or debris. After being soaked in ethanol (70%) and shaken in an ultrasonic wave bath (50-60Hz,...

In a field study the biological efficiency of intercropping in direct seeded upland rice and its effect on residual soil fertility was determined at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad for two c...

Phosphorus (P) is one the most important factor affecting maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield in the wheat-maize cropping system. To investigate the impact of P sources (control, DAP = Diammonium pho...

Five distinct habitats in the Cholistan desert were explored for phytoecological attributes and species association. Community structure and distributional pattern of the species was mainly dependent ...

Banana is a heavy feeder crop and requires high quantity of nutrients which must be supplied through fertilization to obtain optimum yield on sustainable basis. This study was conducted in order to as...

Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq., is widespread species forming dense populations in sub tropical regions of Pakistan. Allelopathic studies with aqueous extracts from leaves, bark, flowers, shoot litter an...

In the present investigation, concentrations of two macro elements Ca and Mg in forages and plasma of lactating cows in a pastureland located in Sargodha district, central Punjab, Pakistan were assess...

Present study was conducted in Islamabad one of the rapidly growing city of Pakistan the and aimed to identify vegetation communities prevailing along drain sides and their relationship to the underly...

This study was carried out to evaluate the macro mineral status in dry-non pregnant cows at Rural Domestic Farm. Soil, forage, and blood samples were obtained four times and after wet digestion were a...

Mangroves are woody plants that grow in tropical and sub tropical areas. The mangroves can exist under wide range of salinity, tidal amplitude, wind and temperature, even in muddy and anaerobic soil c...

Phytosociology, structure and soil characteristics were investigated in Quercus forests of Chitral Hidukush range of Pakistan. Eight stands were sampled at four different valleys i.e., Gol National Pa...

A diverse population was generated through induced mutation with an objective to develop drought tolerant wheat genotypes. Population was first accesses for genetic diversity through random amplified ...

This study determined the nutritive value of Indigoferra gerardiana, Marisine affricana, Impashion bicolor and Adhatoda vesica shrubs for ruminants. Five shrubs of each species were sampled and compos...

A field study was carried out at the Botanical Garden of the University of Punjab, Pakistan, to investigate the yield losses by 6 commonly occurring and most abundant weeds in wheat field viz., Phalar...

Road verges are identified as natural habitat to conserve the native flora and provide the basic environment for the growth of indigenous flora. For this purpose a field survey was carried out along t...

Effects of salinity on germination, growth, ion accumulation and water relations were studied in a highly palatable and nutritious forage grass species- Kochia scoparia, under greenhouse conditions. I...

Nigella sativa L., has been widely used for various purposes in Pakistan but its production in the country has not been reported. Therefore 31 genotypes collected and acquired from various sources wer...

The study was undertaken to evaluate the nutritional significance of edible portion of some dried apricot (Prunus armeniae) varieties such as Charmagazi, Halmas, Margulam, Nari and Travet from differe...

Mango cultivars are mostly the result of selections from open pollinated chance seedlings of indigenous/introduced germplasm. Development of mango hybrid remains a major focus to boost local industry....

A randomized block experiment conducted on Sultanpur silt loam evaluated the N effects on growth and nitrate accumulation of okra (Hibiscus esculents L. cv. Sabz pari) and carrot (Daucus carota L. cv....

Rice grain quality characters pertaining to seed storage proteins profile for glutelin was evaluated for diversity within Pakistan local rice genetic resources using SDS-PAGE. Materials consisted of 4...

An acid invertase was isolated and partially purified from mature sugarcane (var HSF 240) stem juice by a combination of Ammonium sulphate, DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration. The purified acid inverta...

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is an important cash crop of Pakistan. The study regarding determination of lower and upper base lines for crop water stress index (CWSI) for cotton was conducted during...

Information of genetic variability and relatedness among rice genotypes is essential for future breeding programmes and derivation of superior cultivars. The objective of the present study was to eval...

The soils in Pakistan across 22 Mha cultivated area are predominantly alluvial and loessal, alkaline in pH, calcareous and low in organic matter. These factors are mainly responsible for nutrient fixa...

The performance of plants (grown in pots) was studied for drought induced at critical stages of grain filling. Furthermore, the effect of abscisic acid (ABA) and benzyladenine (BA), were also studied ...

The objectives of this study were to assess the influence of green manure legumes and N fertilizer on soil microbial biomass and activities in rice (Oryza sativa) -wheat (Triticum aestivum) system. So...

Seaweed species constitute an important component in the mangrove ecosystem in Pakistan and contribute to the primary production and food web. Decomposition rate of these most common species of seawee...

‘Pink Lady’ apple fruit were evaluated for anti-oxidative stress at various stages of fruit maturity and ripening. Fruit were harvested at weekly intervals starting 7 days before anticipated comme...

Considerable variation in water quality was found in El Salam canal; Hadous drain and Damietta branch of River Nile, Egypt. These resulted in variation of phytoplankton flora at the study area. Sixty ...

A toxic alga, Microcystis aeruginosa (KÜtzing) KÜtzing was collected from ponds of Mancher Lake, near Thatta, Sindh (Pakistan) during October 1994 and extracted in methanol. The crude extract showed...

The present paper describes the composition, occurrence and distribution of species belonging to three dinoflagellate genera Dinophysis, Phalacroma and Histioneis from the north Arabian Sea shelf of P...

A study of the diversity and distribution of epiphytic lichens were compared along an altitudinal gradient (900–1400 m) in the Fagetum zone of Uludag Mountain. Twenty four species of epiphytic liche...

The high yielding and disease resistant wheat variety NIFA Bathoor 08 was developed through introduction of an exotic CIMMYT line and was evaluated under the name of CT-99022 for seed yield, disease r...

Genetic diversity was studied in 30 lentil genotypes (including 15 hybrids, 8 mutants and 7 exotic accessions) originating from Pakistan, Argentina and ICARDA (Syria) by using Metroglyph analysis. The...

The present study was carried out to evaluate the physico-chemical attributes and heavy metal content of 4 popular mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties viz., Dusahri, Chaunsa, Ratol and Langra grown ...

ABA plays a crucial role in plant growth and development in response to stress and it can inhibit root growth. Studies were carried out the importance of cell cycle regulation in mediating the primary...

The development of the embryo in Allium peroninianum Aznav., is of the Onagrad type. The developmental stages include the followings: Proembryo, globular embryo, spheroidal, stick-shaped and cylindric...

Seventy six bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) candidate lines and commercial cultivars from Pakistan were postulated for their leaf rust genes resistance. Since limited information available on the g...

The present study was carried out at the farms of Agricultural University Peshawar, KPK Pakistan during 2007. Experiments were conducted using RCB design with split plot arrangements, having four repl...

A hydroponics experiment was conducted in the University of Zhejiang Hangzhou, China to investigate the effect of salinity (NaCl) and cadmium (Cd) on root morphology of different wheat cultivars diffe...

The ISSR technique was used to identify genetic relationships in 11 winter hexaploid triticale cultivars “Lasko, Stan-1, Malno, Purdy, AN-34, Tatlicak-97, Karma-2000, Presto, Melez-2001, Mikham-2002...

2, §, QIANG ZHANG1, §, LI-PING ZHAO2, JI-NAN FENG2 AND CHANG-LIAN PENG1* ...

In this study, mineral contents for human diet and some physical properties that are important for the design of equipments for sowing, harvesting, processing, transportation, sorting, separation and ...

Research was carried out to determine the propagation (of Persian Lilly [Fritillaria persica Linn.] bulbs) with various vegetative techniques at Ataturk Central Horticultural Research Institute in Yal...

An experiment to investigate the influence of different NP-fertilizers and compost on maize plant growth was carried out in a pot experiment during 2009 at the Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University...

The beneficial effects of seed priming have been demonstrated for many field crops. The objective of this study was to study the effect of seed priming on growth parameters of soybean (Glycine max L.)...

This study is focused on the germination and survival of three desert annual viz., as Ipomoea sindica Stapf., Cleome viscosa L., and Digera muricata Forsk., influenced by the variations in the seed si...

In vitro propagation of Stevia rebaudiana Bert, an important non-caloric sweetening herb was carried out to explore its potential for micropropagation (both from apical and nodal meristem) and calloge...

Dual purpose winter wheat utilized for both livestock forage and grain yield is frequently grown throughout the Southern Great Plains of USA, yet no cultivars to date were bred specifically under a du...

2, MUHAMMAD HAMAYUN3, S. MURTAZA HUSSAIN1 ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI4*...

The study was carried out to compare generally used screening methods for salt tolerance: (i) a seedling-based, solution culture method, (ii) plant yield-based, soil method. The physiological and ioni...

Sugarcane leaf shows the classical arrangement of cells which defines a C4 species. Vascular bundles consist of xylem, phloem and fibres, surrounded by an outer layer of sclereids and an inner ring of...

A total of 44 strains of endophytic fungi have been identified from the medicinal plant Hyoscyamus muticus L. Ten of these strains were inoculated into aseptic seedlings of H. muticus. Of the inoculat...

Production of easily fermentable low-cost sugars demands for an economic and less expensive method of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass. It is highly desirable to compare various fermentation...

Bacillus thuringiensis, an insecticidal bacterium is widely used as a biological control agent for a number of insects. During a survey...

The present paper reports the antifungal activity of plant diffusates from 5 indigenous medicinal plant species of Potohar region viz., Adhatoda zeylanica, Azadirachta indica, Capparis decidua, Dodona...

The effect of fungicides, microbial antagonists and oilcakes in the control of Fusarium solani the cause of seed rot, seedling and root infection on bottle gourd, bitter gourd and cucumber was studied...

Seed treatment with biological control agents were found successful in prevention of fungal diseases of crop plants. In the present study, efficacy of microbial antagonists viz., Aspergillus flavus Li...

Incidence of paratyphoid infections caused by Salmonella paratyphi A is significantly mounting high in the country. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics which often results in the development of drug-re...

The antimicrobial activity of crude water extract, Aqueous extract as well as Methanolic extract of Eruca sativa were investigated In vitro by using Agar well diffusion method. All extracts were teste...

The study was conducted for investigating the quality of 28 sugar cane juice samples collected from different localities of Karachi. pH value of sugarcane juice samples with lemon ranged from 4.60-6.5...

Citrus seeds and peel contain certain compounds with varied level of bitterness. These compounds have been tested against insects and proved to be effective. The present study was therefore carried ou...