Study of the antimicrobial potentials of Allium cepa revealed that all the extracts from both fresh and old samples showed different ranges of antimicrobial activities. Ethyl acetate fraction showed i...

Khairpur is the biodiversity center of date palm in Pakistan. The date palm orchards are suffering from a sudden decline disease (SDD) problem caused by a soil born fungus Fusarium solani, which is th...

Azospirillum strains isolated from water stressed conditions can mitigate drought effects when used as inoculants. In this context, the research was designed to study the effects of Azospirillum lipof...

The present study examined the effectiveness of powder humic acid (HA) as a source for enhancing growth and quality of maize fodder (Zea mays L.). The study was conducted at the Agriculture Research S...

Higher concentration of Cr(VI) in the plant root zone affects many physiological processes and inhibits plant growth. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) can improve plant health in contaminat...

Present study was carried out to access inter-cultivar variation for salt tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L.) by using photosynthetic attributes including photosynthetic pigments as selection crit...

A Gram-positive, motile, rod-shaped, endospore-forming and moderately boron (B) tolerant novel candidatus strain, designated as NCCP-54T, was isolated from rhizospheric soil of soybean (Glycine max L....

During the present study isolation of 24 plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolates were made from rhizosphere soil of maize collected from semi-arid region of Kahuta, Pakistan having 12% soil mois...

Study was conducted to find out the microbial diversity of the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of Kochia indica (halophyte plant). Strains were isolated on four different media viz., LB, AP, NFM and HaP. M...

The present experiment was conducted to assess the interactive effect of foliar application of nitric oxide (NO) and salinity on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Wheat cv. S-24 was grown under non-stress...

Salicylic acid (SA) a naturally occurring plant hormone is an essential signal molecule recognized to have diverse effects on biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. The present study was planned to inve...

Shoot: root (S:R) response of three warm season C4-cereals (grasses) viz., corn (Zea mays L., cv. Hybrid-5393 VT3), grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench, cv. Hybrid-84G62 PAT), and foxtail millets...

Due to climate changes globally, rainfall has become more erratic causing water shortages in the rainfed regions, resulting in reasonable yield reduction in cereal crops including wheat. Plant growth ...

Allelopathic effects of exotic Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. have been widely reported and are considered the major factor limiting the establishment of native tree species in local forests. A lab s...

Field experiment was conducted at National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad during autumn, 2009, to explore the role of temperature on oil contents, fatty acids composition and heat units accum...

Biodiversity provides a strong plant-human association, livelihood and self defence to poor villagers against many pathogens. In Pakistan and worldwide the indigenous communities used to get many bene...

A new species of Catenulostroma azadirachta on Azadirachta indica from Pakistan is described and campared with related species....

Drought is an important abiotic stress that limits the plant growth and productivity. A pot experiment was conducted by using complete randomized design (CRD) with three replications (each replication...

Leaf anatomical modifications were examined in a naturally adapted salt tolerant population of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., collected from a heavily salt affected soil in the vicinity of a natural sal...

The present study deals with the few taxonomic parameters of the 5 species of genus Brachiaria carried out from Pakistan as there is confusion in identification of these species particularly on the ba...

Nine commercial wheat cultivars of Pakistan viz; Inqulab-91, AS-2002, Sehar-2006, Shafaq-2006, Bhakkar-2002, Auqab-2000, GA-2002, Chakwal-50 and Fareed-06 were evaluated for their physiological perfor...

The present research work was carried out to construct ethnobotanical profile (EBP) of indigenous knowledge of being employed in fragment of Soona Valley (SV), Tehsil Samahni, District Bhimber, (A.K.)...

This study confined to authentication of herbal medicine namely Henna (Lawsonia inermis) the leaves and powdered leaves of which are used for jaundice, hair and skin problems. The study aimed to inves...

In recent years, Mediterranean diet has been promoted as a model for healthy eating. One of the main characteristics of the Mediterranean diet is an abundance of plant food as fruits, vegetables, whol...

Among the largest and taxonomically complex genera of plants, relationship with in Carex at subgeneric and sectional levels is unclear. For this purpose partial DNA sequences of chloroplast matK gene ...

The qualitative and quantitative analysis of atmospheric pollen on regional basis in different countries has increased. The reason for this is that pollen grains are a major cause for allergic asthma ...

Studies have been carried out in the proposed area to asses, record and report the Ethno-botanical potential of the area. Forty five individuals were selected through snow ball sampling and interviewe...

Eskişehir is located in the Central Anatolian province of Turkey. It is included in B3 grid square of Davis. There are more than 1000 plant taxa distributed in this State and its environs and nearly ...

The present investigation is an attempt to assess the ethno-medicinal worth of some selected wild edible fruits and vegetables used by the inhabitants Lesser Himalayas, Pakistan. Informed consent semi...

Phyto-climatic gradient and ecological indicators can be used to understand the requirements, long term management and conservation strategies of natural habitats and species. For this purpose phytoso...

This study was to compare the relative level of antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of root bark of Berberis lycium Royle., in different test systems of antioxidant determination i.e ABTS (2,2�...

In the present investigations, 13 species of grasses belonging to 10 genera of tribe Andropogoneae (Poaceae) were collected from the Potohar region of Pakistan and their leaf epidermal studies were ca...

The objective of the study was to determine the ethnobotanical uses and conservation status of the flora of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and its allied areas (Fig. 1). Among 168 species studied 140 plant sp...

The present communication highlights the scope of ethnomedicinal plants for women’s health care in Abbottabad district, Northern Pakistan. Participatory Action Research (PAR) and field visits were p...

This paper describes the in vitro anthelmintic activity of crude methanol extract (CME) and its n-hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform and aqueous fractions of Ferula costata (Kor.), against Haemonchus c...

Naltar valley has diverse range of flora inhabiting some natural population of endemic plants listed as endangered category. The present study was carried out to record ethnobotanical uses of plants b...

In the present study an account is given of an investigation based on the results of the Taxonomic research work conducted in Dera Ismail Khan (D.I. Khan) District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan,...

Baking industry exigencies and wider consumer preferences are highly demanding variable end product use of bread wheat. Diversity in bread wheat to fulfill these demands is primarily dependent on the ...

Glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins (GRPs) are RNA-binding proteins that contain one or more RNA recognition motif (RRM) or consensus RNA-binding domains at their N-terminus and a glycine-rich domain at...

Fusarium oxysporum is a phytopathogenic fungus. It is widely distributed around the globe. Conventional classification of F. oxysporum is based on phenotypic observations which not only vary highly, b...

The importance of cis or trans acting regulatory elements in gene regulation is quite obvious. Exploring these elements in vivo demands extensive experimentation and is time intensive. In silico metho...

Plants have evolved various adaptative traits to cope successfully with the stresses. Among them, cuticular waxy coating layer may serve as protecting barrier to diminish water loss, which consequentl...

A large number of wheat varieties have been developed over the years but very few have been investigated for genetic divergence at molecular level. The present paper explains the genetic diversity for...

Redundant materials in germplasm collections cause hurdles in gene bank management. Present study was conducted to analyze redundancies using Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) and to evaluate genetic div...

Genetic fingerprinting of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) genotypes collected from 5 different regions of Bannu including Ismail Khel, Kaki, Raakh Sarkar, Michan Khel and Mandan was performed using Random...

Yellow rust, also known as stripe rust, is one of the 3 wheat rust diseases principally found in wheat grown in cooler environments. Yellow rust, grounds by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f.sp. tritici...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small, non-protein coding and negative regulatory RNAs approximately 18-26 nucleotides in length. The comparative genomic methodology due to their conserved nature is a rational...

Wheat plays a central role in Pakistan’s food economy in terms of production and consumption. Wheat shares 3.1% of national GDP. Rusts are among the devastating diseases of wheat. A large number of ...

Influence of lead and mercury levels (100 and 300 mg/Kg soil) on three sunflower cultivars (DK-4040, Hysun-33 and NK-278) was assessed by analyzing germination, various growth attributes (fresh and dr...

The breeding potential of the Eruca sativa (Taramira) genotypes held in IABGR gene-bank has not been exploited to date. A total of 100 Eruca sativa genotypes collected from various eco-geographical re...

This experiment was carried out at Agricultural University, Peshawar during 2011 to test 15 maize S2 lines of maize variety Sarhad White in test cross combinations. During spring season (February-June...

Soil Microbial Biomass (SMB) dynamics in rainfed wheat fields was assessed. In study ½ NP @ of 40:20 kg ha-1 and full recommended dose of NP @ of 80:40 kg ha-1 was applied. A composite soil sample wa...

In rainfed area of Pothwar, farmers and livestock producers have no option except to raise their animals on wheat straw and summer cereals stalk, which are poor in nutrients. In order to overcome the ...

Characterization of high molecular weight glutenin subunits is the fundamental approach for categorizing genotypes with good bread making quality. Allelic variation at Glu-Dt1 locus is major determina...

This study evaluates the genetics of thirty-eight commercial wheat varieties using specific molecular marker for six significant Lr genes (Lr10, Lr13, Lr21, Lr24, Lr26, Lr27 and Lr31) revealing the pr...

Molecular markers are useful tools for evaluating genetic diversity and determining cultivar identity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity within a diverse collection of ri...

Kinnow (Citrus reticulate Blanco) fruit is one of the best commercial fruits of Pakistan. It is cultivated on a large area in the Punjab province due to its reasonably higher yield, quality, taste and...

Cysteine proteases are implicated in senescence, defense signaling pathways and cellular responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In this context, we have cloned a novel cDNA encoding for papain fami...

The urban air pollution is a major environmental concern, particularly in the developing countries and in their major cities. Therefore, the present study was mainly aimed to study the effect of air p...

In this study, some ecological features of narrow endemic Polygonum istanbulicum Keskin, which was established as a new plant species in 2009, and its environs were examined. There are 41 known Polygo...

The release of municipal wastewater from various sources can cause contamination of water bodies and algal blooms. In this study isolated strain of chlorella vulgaris was used for treatment of municip...

In an investigation, three dimensional assessments have been made to evaluate allelopathic potential of 38 shared invasive plants and weeds of Pakistan and Japan originated from 5 continents, carried ...

The present study was conducted with the aim to scrutinize the tolerance and biosorptive capability of two strains of Aspergillus niger towards the prevailing heavy metals in the soil. The research fo...

Three lead resistant bacteria Bacillus pumilus (TE07), Bacillus cerus (TE12 & TE14), were examined for their plant growth promotion /remediation potential. Their ability to promote early growth and th...

Chromium (Cr) is considered as toxic environmental pollutant and causes harmful effects on growth and development of plants and human health. Usually, high level of ethylene (a plant hormone) is produ...

Hyperaccumulator plant species are studied because of their potential for cleaning up land contaminated with heavy metals, but another aspect of study relates to the reason for hyperaccumulation. The ...

This study was conducted to investigate the toxicities of 3 different doses of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in both single and mix forms on the growth parameters (shoot and root fresh and dr...

The lipids and proteins are transported through a well developed system between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and Golgi and then to all other parts in the Eukaryotes. Lipid and protein based machineries ...

Isoetes genus is commonly known as the “quillworts” and considered to be “fern allies”. There are about 200-250 species, with a cosmopolitan distribution but often scarce to rare. Isoetes genu...

In present work, activated carbons were prepared from saw dust of Dalbergia sissoo, Cedrus deodara and Eucalyptus spp., using H3PO4, H2SO4 and BaCl2 as activating agents. The activated carbons were ev...

The effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on seedling germination, plant growth and biomass yield of tomato plant in presence of dye wastewater irrigation was evaluated in 2 experiment...

Forty two isolates were recovered as phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) from rhizosphere of healthy plants of pea, spinach, lady’s finger, French bean, kulfa, cauliflower, turnip, brassica, cucu...

Good tissue culture response for callus induction and regeneration is prerequisite for improvement of wheat through genetic transformation. Tissue culture response of 6 wheat cultivars was studied usi...

In order to establish relationship between landcover dynamics, human demography and western tragopan abundance in Pakistan, a regional scale landcover map consisting of categories Glaciers, Pastures, ...

Since the recognition of Chitral Gol as a National Park, there has been no vegetation assessment of the area, particularly in context of the habitat of Kashmir markhor (Capra falconeri cashmiriensis)....

Soil samples and leaves of Origanum sipyleum L., were collected from 5 different altitudes of Spil mountain situated in the State of Manisa in the West Anatolian part of Turkey. The soils were analyse...

Free radicals are molecules or atoms that have at least one unpaired electron which increases the chemical reactivity of the molecule. The main objectives of the present study was to evaluate the anti...

The study aims to determine the extent of genetic variability and relationships among the Brassica carinata germplasm using agro-morphological characters. The germplasm assayed comprised 134 accession...

Gymnosperms owing the presence of dark-operative protochlorophyllide oxidoredcuatse pathway are able to reduce protochlorophyllide to chlorophyllide leading to the formation of chlorophyll in dark, wh...

Peganum harmala is an annual herb commonly found in the Salt Range during spring and summer seasons. Spatiotemporal variations in accumulation of some medicinally important biochemical constituents in...