Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are key regulatory elements that play important roles in plant development as well as stress responses in plants. A genome-wide analysis...

Salt stress is the most obvious limiting threat to the production of Vigna radiata due to the shortage of irrigated lands throughout the world. Thus, current ...

The effects of drought stress on morphological and photosynthetic characteristics, as well as alkaloid contents were analyzed using potted soil water stress test, aiming to provide a scientific ...

Continuous use of poor quality of irrigation has played an imperative role in the development of soil salinization in arid and semi-arid areas of the world. Besides th...

Chromium is one of the hazardous heavy metals used in tanning industries. Wheat is highly vulnerable to chromium stress. In present study 5ppm-500ppm concentrations of chromium were applied in s...

Climate change was increased the frequency and magnitude of drought events in southwest China, particularly in winter and spring. However, the effects of drought and l...

Florescence assessments of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) genotypes in field under drought stress environment were studied. Climate change and low precipitation represents the main co...

In rice-based cropping system of northern Bangladesh, mustard planting is delayed due to late harvest of monsoon rice (Transplanted Aman rice; T. Aman rice). The late sown must...

Trials were set to assess low temperature effects on growth and development of Phalaenopsis. Different temperature treatment groups were set to maintain an average day/night temperature...

As species diversity plays a key role in ecosystem stability and vegetation restoration, this study investigated the relationship between soil properties and species diversity in the Lao Nature ...

Climate change, rapidly increasing population and decreasing fertile lands demand boosting the productivity of oil seed crops. In hilly areas, micronutrients losses are high owing to leaching an...

Roses (Rosa spp.) are considered as poplar ornamental plants for urban landscape with their pretty petals and used for beautification in public gardens and improving the environment. ...

The current era is the era of Nanotechnology which offers the potential advantages in almost all fields of Science, Engineering and Medicinal fields coupled with its p...

Plant growth regulators hold a strong influence on the alternate bearing, despite the occurrence of many other factors. In the present research, alterations in endogen...

The influence of different auxins and cytokinins combinations in inducing callus and somatic embryogenesis (SE) in two top commercial date palm cultivars of Pakistan Aseel and Dhakki were studie...

Pakistan is situated in the most intensively colonized zone of the world. With the passage of time, farmer land holdings are decreasing due to the increasing population. To feed this increasing ...

Zheng, W., Z. Luan, H. Zhang, Y. Huang and D. Zhou. 2020. Seed size, cotyledonal compensation, and response to defoliation and seeding depth in herbaceous dicotyledonous species. Pak. J. Bot...

Plants have been interacting with insects leading to complex defense approaches. Plant redox status could be regarded as an indicator for its resistance, which is accomplished by the elimination...

The aim of current research was to determine the effects of two different animal manures (poultry and sheep manures) as base fertilizer and four different chemical supplements (foliar applicatio...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate growth, yield and quality parameters of four tomato cultivars (Roma, Riogrand, Fmx and Savera) in Bagrote valley Gilgit-Baltistan. The results obtain...

Vinblastine and vincristine are two indole alkaloids of the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus, widely used in cancer chemotherapy such as leukemia, Hodgkin&...

Rosa roxburghii Tratt. is a well-known commercial horticultural plant in China with medicinal and nutritional values. The wild germplasm of this rose species is distributed mainly in so...

Many species in the genus Populus are ecologically and economically important forest tree species. In the present study, genetic characterization of selected species from all the six se...

Vietnam is a humid tropical country in Southeast Asia with total land of 331,000 km2 and a long sea line of more than 3260 km. In recent decades, due to rap...

Old trees are a natural and cultural heritage resource, and they often provide a wide variety of tangible and intangible benefits to people. At the same time, old tree...

Rheum L. is a perennial herb of Polygonaceae, with about 60 species, most of which are distributed in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). Due to the unique habitats of the QTP, Rheum ...

Paeonia qiui belonging to the family Paeoniaceae, is a perennial deciduous shrub, having ornamental and medicinal value. Recently the distribution of wild P. qiui has gradually...

Present investigations were made with the aim to identify the robust parental genotype through heterosis in Brassica juncea L. For this purpose, the present r...

Grafting is one of the vegetative propagation methods most commonly used worldwide to preserve genotypes and increase germplasm production. The method involves the insertion of a scion from one ...

The present study used Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker and scanning electron microscope (SEM) for achene surface to characterize and detect morphological and genetical molecular...

Post-harvest sugarcane deterioration is a vexing and worrisome problem of the sugar industry as such losses diminish the economic returns of the farmers as well as the mills. This study was init...

Vegetables are vital for an efficient functioning of human’s body as they build a major constituent of human diet in each family. Irrigation with polluted waters...

Flavonoids were prepared from the leaves of ‘LAOYABAN’. The ability of ‘Hongyan’ strawberry soaked with different flavonoids concentrations of ...

Agroforestry is a multidisciplinary effort to increase the overall production through a combination of trees and crops. This study attempts to find out the multifunctional role of agroforestry, ...

Artemisia absinthium is a known economic plant due to its high essential oil content. Besides playing a vital role in protecting plants, essential oi...

Current Corona virus Covid-19 crisis has infected more than 1.8 million humans in last three months and it is increasing exponentially every day. Some of the allopathi...

Sawdust from sawmills being invaluable substrate possess high potential for the production of bioethanol due to many deep rooted benefits. Production of bioethanol by ...

Soil salinity is a major constraint for crop production as it negatively impacts the supply of nutrients and produces ethylene that hampers crops productivity. Several...

A Two years field study conducted at the Agronomic Research Station, University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) to explore the impact of cutting management, seed rates and sowing technique ...

Seed of Phaseolus vulgaris L. collected from various localities of Azad Jammu and Kashmir were evaluated for seed associated Mycoflora by Standard blotter paper method and Agar plate me...

Manipulations of organic and inorganic fertilizers are known to enhance plant growth regulating factors in the soil that ultimately increase crop growth and yield. However, less has been investi...

The effects of rhizobacteria and Ag-nanoparticles were studied on the growth of onion seedlings under induced salt stress. The onion seedlings were treated with 50mM NaCl for 7days. The PGPR str...

Two strains of cyanobacteria form backwaters mangrove forest were isolated and examined for potential antagonist activity against clinical and environmental strains of...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of algal growth on soil physicochemical properties in the fruit farms of Balochistan, Pakistan. The diversity of algal flora and its relation to p...

The present study was designed to monitor the growth pattern of mangroves (Rhizophora mucronata) planted by SFD in June 2013 at Kharochan island near Keti bun...