Pollen morphology of 2 species of the family Aristolochiaceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains are usually radially symmetrical, apolar non-aper...

Present investigations pertain to pollen germination and viability of Ficus carica L. (Moraceae) for up to 48 weeks. Pollen germination was made by hanging drop technique in different concentration of...

During a world wide taxonomic revision of the genus Sibbaldia of the family Rosaceae, a new species Sibbaldia unguiculata sp. nova was discovered from South East Asia. This species is characterized by...

Acroptilon repens of the family Asteraceae L., is a rhizomatous perennial, extends from Turkey throughout Central Asia to China. A. repens is a major weed in vineyards, orchards and meadows in Central...

Acroptilon repens is an herbaceous perennial that propagates by seeds and vegetative means. Its natural range extends from Turkey throughout Central Asia to China. A. repens is a major weed for grape,...

The study reports variation in the structure and distribution of stomata in some members of Polygonaceae viz., Rumex hastatus D. Don, Rumex dentatus Linn, Rumex nepalensis Spreng, Rheum australe D. Do...

The goal of this study is to provide the existing botanical inventory of the area under study. A preliminary floristic survey was conducted in the month of September...

Seed protein profile of 42 accessions belonging to 7 species of 4 different genera (Datura, Hyoscyamus, Withania and Atropa) from the family Solanaceae were investigated through Poly Acrylamide Gel El...

Distribution pattern of constitutive heterochromatin in 2 tetraploid cytotypes of Hordeum bulbosum was studied by Giemsa N-banding technique. Ideograms were developed for the description of individual...

Thirty-seven pure-lines selected at random from a broad based germplasm were studied for quantitative traits to investigate the impact of selection on diversity in relationship to agronomic performanc...

Sixty-seven pea genotypes originating from 5 countries were investigated for genetic divergence based on seed protein profile using Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE...

One hundred thirty nine soybean genotypes were evaluated for yield and yield associated traits at National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad. The traits viz., days to maturity, plant height at ma...

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to discriminate maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars for drought tolerance using gas exchange characteristics and proline contents as physiological markers. Seven maize ...

Three green-seeded dry pea genotypes cvs. ‘Rondo’, ‘Carina’ and ‘Jof’ with each genotypes producing a mixture of light (L), medium (M) and dark (D) green seed at maturity were evaluated fo...

Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is grown for its excellent food and nutritional value in many parts of the world. The main objective of this study was to optimize an efficient, reliable and economical...

A set of 10 elite maize genotypes/populations was evaluated for grain yield and quality attributes. Analysis of variance for the characters under study revealed highly significant differences among th...

A mapping population of 120 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the cross between Co39 (lowland, Indica) and Moroberekan (upland, Japonica) rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars was used to map QT...

Allelopathy can be employed effectively for weed management in different ways; one such aspect may be its utilization for reducing the use of synthetic herbicides. Considering its importance as a natu...

The association among yield components and their direct and indirect influence on the grain yield (GY) of bread wheat were investigated in 144 advance lines tested in partially balance lattice design ...

Field studies were carried out to investigate the effect of various transplanting dates on the yield and yield related parameters as well as flowering behaviour of fine rice grain rice genotypes. The ...

In order to identify the major characters which account for variation among Basmati rice mutants...

The effects of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) on seed germination, root, shoot, seedling growth, seedling dry weight and seedling vigor index of Thespesia populnea L. were studied. Seed germination, seedl...

This investigation was undertaken to ascertain the effect of simulated acid rain (SAR) on growth, yield and physiological parameters of tomato. SAR exposure (pH 3.0 and 4.0) caused white-to-tan spots ...

Three range grasses viz., Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus, Dichanthium annulatum Forssk and Panicum antidotale Retz were subjected to 5...

Boron toxicity is a serious concern in irrigated agriculture throughout the world for sustainable crop production. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the critical level of boron (B) to...

Faba bean is widely used in the Mediterranean region as source of protein in both human and animal nutrition. A legume member so fixes atmospheric nitrogen but with the assumption that nitrogen applic...

In Pakistan, Brassica is the second most important source of oil after cotton. It contributes about 17% to the domestic production of edible oil. Parental lines along with five F2s were assessed for b...

Patchy plant stand due to uneven germination is one of the major constraints in mung bean (Vigna radiata W.) production. Enhanced emergence and establishment of the mung bean crop are considered to be...

The present investigation was aimed to study the effect of Kinetin and Abscisic acid (ABA) on leaf and nodule senescence in chickpea (Cicer arietinum (L.)) cv. CM88, in relation to the changes in the ...

Proximate composition of proteins, crude fibers, fats & oils, moistures, ash contents and carbohydrates and different elements like C, O, Na, Mg, Al, Si, S, P, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Fe and Br in some medicin...

The Intent of this experiment was to figure out the nutritive value of fodder tree leaves of Chagharzai vlley in Bunair district, North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Pakistan. Leaves of 12 fodder ...

The mineral composition including K, P, Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn of some grasses and shrubs from Harboi rangeland, Kalat, Balochistan was analysed at three phenological stages. There were non-significant dif...

The callogeneic response of different explants i.e. cotyledon, leaf, node, shoot and root apices of Cicer arietinum was investigated on MS basal media supplemented with different concentrations of aux...

Disease-free sugarcane plantlets derived from meristem cutting were photoautotrophically grown on the MS medium and subsequently exposed to 0...

Thirty two fatty acids, two other compounds 9ß...

Five species of the algal genera, Hallasia Rosenvinge and Mougeotia C. A. Agardh have been collected from various freshwater habitats of Kasur, Lahore, Sargodha and Sialkot districts of Punjab Provinc...

Stoechospermum marginatum (C.A. Agardh) Kützing [= S. maculaum (J.G. Agardh) J.G. Agardh] a commonly growing sub-littoral brown alga of Pakistan was collected from the coast of Buleji, Karachi and i...

Stripe rust caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst) is an important constraint to wheat production in cool environments. Six pathotypes (PST) were used to identify resistance genes in 27 A...

In this study we have observed the seasonal spore dynamics of 15 species of AM fungi prevalent in (cv. SPF-213) sugarcane fields in and around District Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan through out the growing ...

Effect of low temperature, salinity, nutrient level and photoperiod has been studied on 3 varieties of Pisum sativum var., P-48, meteor and AM-1inoculated with Rhizobium strain PS-1. The plants were g...

A xylan-degrading enzyme (endo ß-1,4 xylanase, EC 3.2.1.8) cleaves ß-1,4 glycosidic bond to produce xylose and is useful mainly in biobleaching paper pulp, pharmaceutical and food industries. The pr...

Gliricidia sepium is an exotic plant belonging to the family Fabaceae. This plant has been cultivated in Pakistan for the first time. For the preliminary studies, Ethanol extract of leaves has been us...

Pathogenicity test of predominantly isolated Fusarium solani from shisham dieback trees was conducted on shisham seedlings by inoculating either alone or in combination with less frequently isolated R...

During a survey of mango plantations in Sindh for investigating the association of fungi with mango malformation disease (MMD), six fungal species viz., Fusarium nivale (Fr.) Ces, F. oxysporium, F. mo...

In order to see the impact of environmental conditions on Urdbean leaf crinkle disease development...

A reproducible and efficient protocol for two varieties of chilli (Capsicum frutescens L.) varieties Nepali and NARC-IV using different bacterial dilutions was optimized to assess its effect on transf...

Variability among 16 isolates of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum associated with the stem rot of chickpea collected from various localities of Pakistan is reported. The isolates varied in colony morphology, ...

Chilli pepper (Capsicum frutescens L.), being the most important remunerative vegetable of Pakistan is susceptible to a wide range of viruses which are the major constraints in its production resultin...

Application of biocontrol agents viz., Rhizobium meliloti, Bacillus thuringiensis, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma harzianum and nematicides viz., fertinemakil, vermox as seed dressing for the reductio...

NAZIR JAVED, MAKKY JAVED, M. B. ILYAS, M.M. KHAN* AND M. INAM-UL-HAQ...

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