Issue · 2021
Vol.27, Iss. 4
11 articles · pp. 443-576 · All issues →
Research ArticleGC-MS ANALYSIS AND BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS OF FLOWERS OF Bergenia ciliata, A WEED OF ROCK CREVICES IN PAKISTAN
Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Ifrayeem Butt, Ayesha Munir
Bergenia ciliata is a weed of hilly areas of Pakistan that generally grows in rock crevices. In the present study, flowers of this weed were collected from Murree, Pakistan. The dried flowers were extracted in methanol and subjected to GC-MS analysis that show…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1012- Research Article
BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOWERS OF Vinca major, A MEDICINAL WEED PLANT OF HILLY AREAS OF PAKISTAN
Arshad Javaid, Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Amna Shoaib, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Abrar Ul Hassan
Vinca major L. is an evergreen perennial weed of family Apocynaceae, growing naturally in hilly areas of Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Flowers of this weed were collected during June 2021, shade dried and extracted in pure methanol for two wee…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1014 - Research Article
ANTI-TYROSINASE AND ANTI-OXIDANT POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF SELECTED Citrus bergamia AND Ficus carica PARTS
Hina Ilyas, Umar Hanif, Anser Ali, Zahid Hassan Tarar, Hamza Javed, Tehreem Tahir et al.
Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in melanogenesis. Its high activity is associated with increased pigmentation causing skin disorders like freckles, melasma and black spots. Therefore, search for new tyrosinase inhibitors is desirable. In present study, methanolic (…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.935 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECT OF Cinnamomum verum ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RADISH
Rizwan Maqbool, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sumbal Parvez, Muhammad Mohsin Amin, Jamshahid Qamar et al.
Crop plants release biochemicals into surrounding environment that help in obtaining maximum yield of crop by acting as bioherbicide at high concentration and plant growth hormone at low concentration. Therefore, this study was planned at the Department of Agr…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.975 - Research Article
EFFICACY OF DUAL GOLD (S-METOLACHLOR) ON WEED BIOMASS, AND ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SUGAR BEET (Beta Vulgaris L.) CV. CALIFORNIA-KWS
Imran Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Malik Muhammad Hashim, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Khan et al.
Weed infestation is a major problem and matter of concern as it reduces yield as well as quality of many crops including sugar beet. Manual weeding is very tedious, costly, time consuming and most probably non-availability of trained and skillful labor is anot…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.985 - Research Article
PHYTOCHMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL OF Sorghum Halepense (L.) Pers. FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI
Zara Naeem, Khajista Jabeen, Muhammad Khalid Saeed, Sumera Iqbal
Mycotoxigenic fungal species are a major cause of various infections in plants and their post-harvest produce that pose a serious threat to humans and animals. In the current study, the objective was to examine the in vitro efficacy of different concentrations…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1008 - Research Article
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONTROL WEED INFESTATION IN COTTON CROP
Abid Hussain Khoso, Mahmooda Buriro, Bakht-un-Nisa Mangan, Naimatullah Laghari, Muharam Ali Qambrani, Allah Ditta et al.
The present study was based on the hypothesis that mulching materials can directly control weeds and indirectly regulate crop growth and development by improving soil fertility. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the “Comparative efficacy of differe…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.963 - Research Article
EFFECT OF Pseudomonas sp. (PF-097) To SUPRESS THE ALLELOPATHIC STRESS Of Trianthema portulacastrum L. ON Vigna mungo L.
Sumaira Abdul Raouf, Nadia Jabeen, Sundus Akhtar
Vigna mungo L. (black gram) is a summer pulse crop endemic to Central Asia. It is one of Pakistan's top five premium food beans and a highly cost-effective crop. Allelochemicals in Trianthema portulacastrum L. (black pigweed) leaf extract decreased the V. mung…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1015 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC IMPACT OF SORGHUM ON W EED MANAGEMENT, YIELD AND QUALITY OF MAIZE UNDER DIFFERENT SEED RATES
Tariq Ahmed Keerio, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro, Ahmed Naqi Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim Keerio, Ghulam Murtaza Jamro
A field study was c arried out to estimate the allelopathic potential of sorghum immature and mature plant extracts under various seed rates on weeds density and yield of m aize cultivar Dadu Maize I The experiment includes different we ed control practices i.…
31 May 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr. v27i4.1009 - Research Article
PHYTOCLIMATIC SPECTRUM OF WEEDS FLORA OF TOORMANG VALLEY, DIR LOWER,KOH-E-HINDUKUSH RANGE, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Idrees, Wisal Muhammad Khan, Haroon Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Nosheen Umar, Shah Khalid et al.
Four season’s data of floristic structure and biological spectrum of Toormang Valley, Dir lower was explored during 2018-2019. The flora comprised 238 species, 164 genera associated with 60 families. The most prevailing family was Asteraceae with 42 spec…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.957 - Research Article
EFFECT OF HYDROPHYTES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY CANAL; YAR HUSSAIN MINOR, SWABI- KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Saiful Islam, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Haroon Khan
Hydrophytes effect directly canal performance by reducing water flow, enhancing sedimentation, raising water level and reduce canal cross section area. The free-floating hydrophytes trapped in the outlets and culverts dipping its flow. In this apprehension a r…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.956