The effect of low temperature was studied to break the seed dormancy of Salvia verticillata L. and Rumex crispus L. seeds. S. verticillata and R. crispus seed...

Aluminum is one of the main factors limiting crop growth in acidic soils, thus, revealing the mechanism involved in soybean aluminum resistance is an important measure in order to improve soybea...

With the aim of examining the effect of irradiance on growth and morphophysiology in Catalpa bungei, and its acclimation strategy to different shade intensity...

Knowledge about weed seed germination is essential for its control. By knowing the weed response to various environmental factors are helpful for weed management without the use of herbicides. T...

This study was aimed to find the effects of various molar concentrations of KCl (0.1M, 0.2M, 0.3M and 0.4M) on some growth parameters of Solanum melongena L. (eggplant). The parameters ...

Considering the burning issue the present study was undertaken in pot culture at the Cholistan Institute of Desert Studies (CIDS), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur...

Clonal integration has been shown in many clonal plants to be influenced by stress and growth stage, but few studies have examined the magnitude of such influence. To quantify the transport of r...

Strigolactones (SLs), the newest group of phytohormones, are involved in a wide range of functions, including the regulation of plant growth and physiology. Besides, emerging evidence suggests t...

Habitat degradation can significantly affect plant reproductive success. Genus Primula (Primulaceae; Primrose) depend on temperature and relative humidity of environmental factors. Some...

Sexual-specific photosynthetic responses to high temperature stress were investigated in the dioecious species, Salix viminalis. The males and females of ...

High temperature is one of the major limiting factors in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in arid and semiarid regions of world. The crop experiences moderate to severe high temp...

High temperature adversely affects the development and growth of wheat crop. It disturbs photosynthesis and transpiration due to canopy temperature and senescence of leaves that cause reduction ...

This study was conducted over two years in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 growing seasons with 13 bread wheat varieties under rainfall condition of Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Trials were designed...

An experiment was conducted to find the possibilities of weed suppression in strawberry through mulches and herbicides by observing fresh weed biomass and phenology of strawberry. The trial was ...

Agricultural activities carried out over time, and accordingly the developments in pest control methods, and climatic changes caused by the global warming affect the composition and density of w...

Arsenic in rice fields of district Tando Mohammad Khan is a concern, most likely originating from long term canal irrigation water receiving significant quantities of wastewater. Evaluation of a...

Dianthus chinensis is an important ornamental species in the genus Dianthus. Its high tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses is beneficial for genetic improvements of Dia...

Regeneration of date palm cultivars (Khalas and Sagai) was achieved from callus by indirect organogenesis using different plant growth regulators (PGRs) on the modified MS culture medium. The be...

Sulfur is an integral constituent of various proteins, vitamins and essential nutrients necessary for maintaining plant growth and development under saline conditions. An experiment was conducte...

Rice consumes more water compared to other crops. Therefore, rice varieties that are able to adapt non-flooded (aerobic) condition could be an advantage to conserve water. Furthermore, the groun...

Alternate wetting and drying boost decomposition of organic matter and various nutrient transformation processes to change the nutrient availability for plant uptake. ...

In the present study, an attempt has been made to collect and identify the Pteridophytes of Utror valley, Swat. During the survey 16 Pteridophytes belonging to 10 gene...

Leaf architecture of 30 species representing 2 genera of Aceraceae in China was investigated for the first time. Within the 30 species, 10 species are found with an actinodromous venation patter...

The genus Cleome L. was analysed numerically to find out the relationship of 11 species from Pakistan. Hierarchical clustering was performed by using Euclidean distance index and 214 ch...

Sinopodophyllum hexandrum is a perennial herb with medicinal value for local Tibetans living in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), China. The species has been c...

The paper describes some colpate and colporate fossil pollen grains from the carbonaceous shale belonging to Bara Formation located at Lakhra, Sindh, Pakistan. Fossil ...

Tropical forests ecosystems remain the most diverse on the planet, and store considerable amounts of biomass and carbon. Despite the importance of tropical forests, si...

The grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is a valuable commercial fruit crop in Taif Province, Saudi Arabia. Three different molecular markers, start codon targeted (SCoT), conserved DNA-deriv...

Maize is important cereal crop which is used a major source of dietary ingredients. Due to implementation of Plant Breeders Rights, plant variety protection is absolute necessity. Plant variety ...

Populus yunnanensis, a native poplar in southwest China, is a potential candidate to improve the quality of poplars due to its high growth rate, wide adaptabi...

Hybrid technology promises higher yields. For Capsicum annuum L., hybrid production is preferred because the vigorous yield uniformity, tolerance against biot...

Leaf senescence is the final stage of leaf development. Early senescence has negative impacts on crop productivity, especially in rice. In this study, early leaf senescence on chromosome 2 m...

Polyhydroxyalkanoic acids (PHA) are biodegradable polymers synthesized by microorgani...

L-lysine is an important and essential amino acid required in a great quantity for supplementation in a number of food and feed items. The present work aimed at the biosynthesis of Lysine by ...

The present study investigates phytotoxic, insecticidal and cytotoxic activities of samples extracted from Ziziphus mauritiana var. spontanea Edgew. and Oenothera biennis ...

Rhizospheric bacteria directly or indirectly affect plant growth. Management of plant diseases through biocontrol agents is one of the best approach that mayreduce the use of synthetic chemical ...

Deoxynivalenol (DON) belongs to trichothecene mycotoxins having acute and chronic health hazards to human beings. The purpose of the current study was to assess DON concentration in corn and whe...

Ignorance of trace elements (iron, cobalt and molybdenum etc.) may result in reduced crop yield. Leguminous crops are very sensitive towards molybdenum (Mo) deficiency, but excessive Mo may also...

The aim of the present research is to provide information regarding the effect of signal molecule (H2O2) and a growth hormone (SA) on growth of c...

The current study aimed to assess the antifungal potential of two medicinal plants (Nicotiana tabacum L. and Ocimum sanctum L. belonging to the Solanaceae and Lamiaceae familie...

Present study is an attempt to estimate the genetic diversity of important macro fungi from district Astore using DNA based markers. The Province Gilgit-Baltistab represents a floristically rich...

The present study was aimed to investigate the Crown galls of the trees and plants caused by Agrobacterium. For the purpose, the Crown galls were collected from Botanical and Horticultu...

Weeds incur heavy losses in crop production. Use of agrochemicals is wide spread in weed management all over the world but all of these agrochemicals are associated with numerous undesired side ...

In consequence of insect feeding and saponin application tested quinoa plants released large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to compare to control. For cv. ‘Faro’ these ...

The purpose of this study was to determine the phytochemical analysis, antioxidant activity and chemical components of ethayl acetate extract of T. aphylla from Saudi cultivar. The obje...