Issue · 2019
Vol.32, Iss. 2
21 articles · pp. 218-415 · All issues →
Research ArticleFarmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Combat Climate Change Impacts on Wheat Crop in Pakistan
Aisha Siddiqua, Munir Ahmad, Nusrat Habib
This paper assesses the effectiveness of adaptation in enhancing the wheat yield in Pakistan, and incentives that promote adaptation to climate change. We perform a counterfactual analysis and Multinomial Endogenous Switching (MES) regression model to analyze…
26 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.218.228
Research ArticleDry Matter, Lint Mass and Fiber Properties of Cotton in Response to Nitrogen Application and Planting Densities
Muhammad Naveed Afzal, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Ahmad, Khuram Mubeen, Muhammad Ayaz Khan, Muhamamd Umer Afzal et al.
Evaluation of optimum nitrogen rate in conjunction with plant density is an important concern of cotton production. The two years’ field trials were conducted at Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan to test the hypothesis whether nitrogen (N) requir…
27 Feb 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.229.240
Research ArticleRelationship between Components of Resistance to Late Leaf Spot in Groundnut Botanical Genotypes
Muhammad Ijaz, Sayed Rashad Ali Shah, Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq, Amir Afzal
Late leaf spot (LLS) is the most destructive, widespread, and consistent in occurrence disease of groundnut worldwide. LLS is the imperative factor while developing resistance varieties along with agronomic characteristics. In total, 153 groundnut botanically…
13 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.390.397
Research ArticlePotential of Rhizobium and PGPR to Enhance Growth and Fodder Yield of Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) in the Presence and Absence of Tryptamine
Fraza Ijaz, Umair Riaz, Shazia Iqbal, Qamar uz Zaman, Muhammad Furqan Ijaz, Hina Javed et al.
Rhizobium is well recognized because of their symbiotic association especially with leguminous forages and form special structure, i.e., nodules, with 90% of Fabaceae family and displayed all possible means for improving the fertility of soils. Rhizobium also…
13 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.398.406- Research Article
Heterosis Expression Analysis and its Impact on Different Agro-Morphological Characters in Sunflower (H. Annuus L.) Hybrids
Ihsan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Ayub Khan, Muhammad Ashraf, Ashiq Saleem, Sundas Awan et al.
This study was carried out at National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad during 2016-17 with the objective to assess the impact of heterosis on different Agro-morphological traits in sunflower hybrids. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was u…
28 Apr 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.325.333 
Research ArticleUltrasounds: A Recent Perspective in Food Industry
Amer Mumtaz, Muhammad Suhail Ibrahim, Nouman Rashid Siddiqui, Muhammad Naeem Safdar, Masooma Munir, Aqsa Qayyum et al.
Sound waves above audible frequency have revolutionized food industries being inexpensive and green technology. The technology has wide range of application in food industry. Ultra-sonication, thermo sonication, man osonication and man othermosonication are us…
28 Apr 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.334.342
Research ArticleInfluence of Different Tillage Practices on Yield of Autumn Planted Maize (Zea mays L.)
Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Muhammad Mohsin Raza, Sami Ullah, Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Ahmad Mujtaba, Mumtaz Hussain et al.
Crop establishment is mainly based on techniques used for good seed bed preparation. The objective of this study was to check the influence of various tillage practices on yield of the autumn planted maize crop. The experiment was conducted in summer, 2014 at…
12 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.293.301
Research ArticleIn-Vitro Antimicrobial Analysis of Aqueous Methanolic Extracts and Crude Saponins Isolated from Leaves and Roots of Sarcococca Saligna
Sabi-Ur-Rehman, Anwar Khalid, Qazi Najam Us Saqib, Farooq Ahmad, Shaheed-Ur-Rehman, Neelam Zaman et al.
In order to overcome antibiotic drugs resistance, plants provide source for discovery of new antimicrobial drugs. This study was carried out, include in-vitro antibacterial and antifungal screening of aqueous methanolic extracts as well as crude saponins isola…
20 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.268.274
Research ArticleEnhancing Resistance Level against Mungbean Yellow Mosaic Virus by Inducing Defense Related Enzymes in Mungbean
Ummad-ud-Din Umar, Syed Burhan-ud-Din, Muhammad Fahad Khan, Ateeq ur Rehman, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Muhammad Asif Zulfiqar et al.
Whitefly transmitted Begomoviruses diseases have appeared as irresistible problem in different crops of Pakistan. The research was carried out to estimate the probable role of induced systemic acquired resistance in mungbean against Mungbean yellow mosaic viru…
6 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.241.251- Research Article
Pre-Imaginal Development of Different Prey Species on the Life History Parameters of Different Species of Green Lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae)
Shafique Ahmed Memon, Arif Ali, Mehar-un-Nisa Narejo, Ghulam Khaliq, Imran Ali Rajput, Muhammad Adeel et al.
Green lacewings as predators have a wide prey range, but not all preys are equally suitable for a single lacewing. Studies were carried out to evaluate the suitability of three aphid species on the pre-imaginal development of three species of green lacewings.…
12 Apr 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.317.324 - Research Article
Nutritional and Functional Evaluation of Wheat Flour Biscuits Supplemented with Lentil Flour
Gulnaz Saleem, Aijaz Hussain Soomro, Nouman Rashid, Mehar un Nisa Narejo
Evaluation of nutritional and sensory properties of biscuits produced from wheat; lentil flour was investigated in this study. This study showed significant (P<0.05) variation in physico-chemical characteristics of four lentil varieties. The NIA-Masoor vari…
5 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.381.389 - Review
Bacterial Leaf Blight of Rice: An Overview of Epidemiology and Management with Special Reference to Indian Sub-Continent
Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi
This is a status review article on the destructive bacterial blight disease of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, in rice producing areas. This article comprehensively reviews the etiology, symptomatology, pathogen biology, disease development, dis…
5 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.359.380 
Research ArticleAssociation of Precautionary Measures of Pesticides Use with Health Concerns
Rehmat Ullah, Khalid Nawab
Pesticides are the most harmful set of toxins to the ecosystem and human health. To find out their toxic effects on human health and environment, the present study was carried out in the four districts (Dera Ismail Khan, Swat, Charsadda and Mansehra) of Khyber…
11 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.287.292
Research ArticleOptimization of Inoculation Technique of Sporisorium scitamineum for the Induction of Smut Disease in Sugarcane Propagative Material
Muhammad Aslam Rajput, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, Rehana Naz Syed, Abdul Mubeen Lodhi
Whip smut of sugarcane is one of the most important and destructive diseases of sugarcane, occurred in almost all sugarcane producing regions of the world. Its incidence could effectively be minimized by planting smut resistant cultivars. For evaluating a larg…
11 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.275.281
Research ArticleChemical and Microbial Analysis of Drinking Water of Different Localities in Rawalpindi
Hina Ali, Iram Shaheen, Feroza Hamid Wattoo
The aim of this study was to perform physico-chemical and microbial analysis of drinking water samples of different areas of Rawalpindi. The water samples were collected into sterile containers from the different localities of Rawalpindi such as Dhokekala khan…
7 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.260.267
Research ArticleAssessment of Agricultural Land Suitability using Fuzzy Set Method
Naseer Ahmed Abbasi, Mian Noor Hussain Asghar Ali, Bilawal Abbasi, Shakeel Ahmed Soomro, Najeeb Ahmed Khan Nangraj, Jam Ghulam Mustafa Sahto et al.
Agriculture is the basic source of national income and food of all developing countries of the world, but land manager and farmers face the main problem when and where to cultivate. The present study was aims to analyze the efficiency of the parametric and fuz…
7 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.252.259- Research Article
Perceptions of Farmers about their Motivation to Manage Agricultural Risk in Malaysia
Muhammad Ali, Norsida Man, Farrah Melissa Muharam
Climate change affects not only livelihood but also the motivation of farmers. Perceptions of farmers could be influenced by a risky environment to become either risk averse or risk neutral. Indeed, less attention has been paid by researchers to empirically ex…
11 Mar 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.282.286 - Review
Factors Leading Towards Dalbergia Sissoo Decline (Syndrome) in Indian Sub-Continent: A Critical Review and Future Research Agenda
Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Sidra Mushtaq, Muhammad Tariq Malik, Ummad-ud-Din Umar, Ateeq ur Rehman, Shoaib Fareed et al.
Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo) of family Papilionaceae, is a large deciduous multipurpose timber tree. In Indian-subcontinent, the tree is cultivated in forest plantation as well as avenues, road sides and canal banks. Because of greater strength, elasticity and du…
6 Apr 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.302.316 
Research ArticleField Performance Evaluation of Zone Disk Tiller Machine for Soil Physical Properties and its Relative Impact on Wheat Crop Recovery in Cotton Stubble field
Muhammad Adnan Islam, Muhammad Iqbal, Zia-ul-Haq, Muhammad Mohsin Ali, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood, Shabbir Ahmed Kalwar et al.
Wheat and cotton are two most important crops of Pakistan. Due to late picking of cotton, wheat growing period is delayed and the farmers sown wheat in the December and January due to long process of field preparation by conventional method. Zone disc tiller m…
4 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.343.352
Research ArticleCharacterization and Bio-Antagonistic Activity of Rhizobacteria against Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Cepae
Javed Asghar Tariq, Bashir Ahmed, Manzoor Ali Abro, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Usman Asif, Raza Muhammad
Rhizobacteria have ability to enhance plant growth as well as to have antagonistic effect against another pathogenic microflora. Current studies were designed with the aim to search out such type of antagonistic bacteria from rice crop. For this purpose, soil…
4 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.353.358- Research Article
Influence of Flowering Plants and Artificial Diets on Performance of Cotesia Flavipes (Cameron)
Bina Khanzada, Ghulam Hussain Abro, Tajwar Sultana Syed, Nazir Ahmed
The experiment was conducted on effect of artificial diets and ornamental plants on parasitoid performance. Among artificial diets tested were honey, sugar, protein hydrolysate solution to enhance fecundity and fertility of the parasitoid under laboratory cond…
18 May 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.2.407.415