Issue · 2017
Vol.30, Iss. 1
12 articles · All issues →
ArticlesPRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY OF WHEAT PAK-13 AT DIFFERENT SEEDING DENSITIES UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS
Syed Haider Abbas, Ayesha Tahir, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Sohail, Riaz-ud-Din
Wheat is the major food crop of Pakistan. Newly developed wheat cultivar Pak-13 was evaluated by an assortment of seeding densities planted at NARC, Islamabad during the rabi season of 2014-15. The experiment was done under Randomized Complete Block Desi…
1 Apr 2018- Articles
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF JATROPHA CURCAS L. LEAF AQUEOUS EXTRACT ON EARLY SEEDLING GROWTH OF L. PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS
Asif ullah Khan, Faizan Ullah, Sultan Mehmood, Muhammad Irshad, Farhat Ullah Khan
Jatropha curcas J. curcas J. curcas J. curcas Parthenium hysterophorus J. curcas P. hysterophorus L. ( ) is gaining interest as biodiesel plant in Pakistan. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the interaction of not only with crop plants but also w…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SOWING METHODS AND PLANTING DENSITIES ON GROWTH, YIELD, FIBER QUALITY AND ECONOMIC EFFICACY OF COTTON
Ehsanullah, Muhammad Amjad Shahzad, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Ali Zohaib, Muhammad Ishfaq, Ejaz Ahmad Warraich
Crop growth and productivity may differ under different sowing methods and planting densities. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the influence of different sowing methods and planting densities on growth, yield, quality and economic returns of…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
FORAGE YIELD AND QUALITY IN PEARL MILLET-SESBANIA INTERCROPPING SYSTEM UNDER VARIOUS GEOMETRICAL PATTERNS
Tassadduq Rasool, Ali Zohaib, Ehsanullah, Riaz Ahmad, Tasawer Abbas, Tahira Tabassum et al.
Intercropping of cereal and legume forages following proper planting geometry is an important strategy to achieve higher yield of quality forage. A field experiment was performed to evaluate agroqualitative response of forage pearl millet sown as a base…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
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ROLE OF HONEY BEES FORAGING ACTIVITIES IN INCREASED FRUIT SETTING, PRODUCTION OF APPLES APIS MELLIFERA MALUS DOMESTICA
The study was executed at Murree Hills, Pakistan to evaluate the effect of honey bee ( ) foraging activities on number of apple fruits per panicle and enhancement of apple weight. Apple Ameri trees were applied with natural pollination (T ) , pollination…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
APPLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF IRRIGATION WATER UNDER VARIOUS SIZES OF CENTER PIVOT SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Zafar Islam, Abdul Ghafoor Mangrio, Muhammad Munir Ahmad, Ghani Akber, Sher Muhammad, Muhammad Umair et al.
The field study was carried out to evaluate the comparative efficiency of three low pressure central pivot sprinkler irrigation systems for their water distribution, uniformity and tendency to recommend changes in system maintenance or repair. The…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
EFFECTS OF EXOGENOUS NITROGEN LEVELS ON THE YIELD OF RICE GRAIN IN SHEIKHUPURA, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Nawaz, Anwar Javaid Wahla, Muhammad Saleem Kashif, Masood Qadir Waqar, Muhammad Anjum Ali, Asim Raza Chadhar
A three-year field experiment was conducted at Adaptive Research Farm, Sheikhupura to optimize the nitrogen levels for two coarse cultivars. The coarse rice cultivars are the non-basmati rice cultivars having no fragrance. The experiment was laid out in…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
INTERPRETING WHEAT GENOTYPES FOR GRAIN YIELD UNDER DIFFERENT REGIMES OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Nasarullah, Raiz uddin, Fakhar Uddin, Muhammad Jamal
Pakistan has been blessed with wide range of environmental conditions ranging from plains to mountains. Wheat is grown throughout the country to feed more than 200 million people. To get maximum yield, high yielding genotypes suitable to diverse ag…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN APRICOT CULTIVARS GROWN IN GILGIT BALTISTAN PAKISTAN
Shakir Ullah, Aish Muhammad, Iqbal Hussian, Hafeez-Ur-Rahman, Muhammad Zeeshan Hyder, Muhammad Din et al.
Apricot ( L) belongs to the family Rosacea, genus Prunus L and the section Armeniaca (Lam). Twelve local apricot cultivars (Marghulam, Shakarfo, Shakanda, Charmagzi, Shai Pawand, Nili Pawand, Halman, Habi, Ali Shah Kakas, Astore 1, Narie and Skardu Local) were…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY OF PULPS AND PEELS OF SOME SELECTED VEGETABLES COMMONLY USED IN PAKISTAN
Hina Ali, Narjis Naz
*Department of Biochemistry, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi **Department of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore Corresponding auther:hinaali.1069@gmail.com
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
ARSENIC III TOLERANCE POTENTIAL OF FUNGI ISOLATED FROM POLLUTED AND NON-POLLUTED SOILS OF PAKISTAN
Abdul Rehman Khan, Muhammad Mahmood–Ul-Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Anjum Munir
Filamentous fungi can play significant role in bioremediation due to their large surface area and metal sorption capacity. In present study, arsenic (As) tolerance of indigenous filamentous fungi was explored. Fungal strains were isolated from peri-urban…
1 Apr 2018 - Articles
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FARMERS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES OF MODEL FARM SERVICES CENTERS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Sher Muhammad, Ijaz Ashraf, Amir Khatam, Naima Nawaz
Model Farm Services Centers (MFSCs) can be viewed as a new extension strategy introduced in all the 24 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to lead farming communities towards sustainable agriculture by putting emphasis on the delivery of demand-based s…
1 Apr 2018