Vol.35, Iss. 3

An Assessment of Economic Gains of Off-Season Vegetable Production in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Zara Ahmad, Fazli Rabbi, Muhammad Zamin, Bushra Kiran, Tariq Shah, Shahzad Kouser

This paper empirically quantifies vegetable production (off-season and on-season) in terms of economic returns. The data on bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) is considered for analysis. The primary data was collected from a sample of 110 farmers in the distri…

Impact of Built Environment on Land use of Rapidly Growing Tehsil Takht Bhai, District Mardan

Sajjad Ali, Atta-ur-Rahman, Sher Ali

This study is an attempt to find out the impact of built environment on land use of tehsil Takht Bhai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for the period of 1985-2015. Spatial techniques like Geographic information system and remote sensing are used to detect land use changes…

Systematics, Host Plants and Distribution of Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Infesting Tree Flora in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Muhammad Amin, Khalid Mahmood, Imran Bodlah

Taxonomic studies on aphids in general and tree dwelling aphids in particular have received much less attention in Pakistan with to-date no work reported from Azad Kashmir-Pakistan, where natural tree flora abounds and silviculture is common. Surveys conducted…

Seasonal Occurrence of Jassid (an Insect Pest) on Bt. Cotton in Sourthern Punjab, Pakistan

Zeshan Siraj, Amjad Farooq, Zahid Mehmood

The current study was conducted to find out the population dynamics of Jassids in relation to climatic factors (air temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) on different cultivars of Bt. cotton from May-November 2011 -May-November 2013 at cotton research i…

A Contingent Valuation Study of Soil Conservation Program in Swat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Ayub Khan, Ghaffar Ali

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, land degradation caused by soil erosion is a severe problem affecting the livelihood of local people. Agriculture and tourism, the main sources of livelihood of the inhabitants in the area, have been severely hit by this prob…

Biochar and Biofertilizers Residual Effect on Fertility Status of Soil Two Crop Seasons after their Application

Amjad Ali, Wiqar Ahmad, Muhammad Zeeshan, Farmanullah Khan, Muhammad Motasim Billah

Biochar application is one of the highly discussed mechanisms to enhance soil fertility worldwide. Manipulation of this amendment to enhance its role in soil fertility management is a new area of research. In this study, it was applied to soil in three particl…

Phenotypic Reversion of Somaclonal Variants Derived from Inflorescence of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in the Open Field Trials

Abdul A. Mirani, Chee H. Teo, Adel A. Abul-Soad, Ghulam S. Markhand, Tahira Jatt, Ameer A. Mirbahar et al.

The likelihood and degree of the reversion of somaclonal variations have not been reported for tissue-cultured date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) plants derived from immature inflorescences. In this study, three to four years old field grown tissue cultured date…

Assessing Suitability of Wheat Genotypes for Growth, Yield and Nutrients Uptake under Sand Culture

Asad Ullah Khan, Wiqar Ahmad, Amir Raza, Farmanullah Khan, Muhammad Sharif

Genetic variability among genotypes of a plant is responsible for variation in growth, yield and nutrients uptake performance. This research investigated the survival and growth efficiency of the 10 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under sand culture inc…

Screening and Characterization of Thermolabile Protease and Alkaliphilic Lipase Producing Psychrotrophic Stenotrophomonas sp. and Pseudomonas sp.

Yasir Ali, Bashir Ahmad, Naqeebullah Jogezai, Adil Hussain

The study was performed to isolate cold active alkaline protease and alkaline active lipase producing psychrotrophic bacteria from water and soil samples collected from different glaciers of Karakorum Range of mountains, Pakistan. Serial dilution and plating a…

An Effectiveness of Extension Trainings on Boosting Agriculture in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan: An Evidence from Bajaur Agency

Sanaullah, Urooba Pervaiz

Agricultural Extension trainings play a crucial role in agricultural development of the rural community. The current study was intended to investigate the effect and role of extension trainings in the improvement of main agricultural crops and vegetables in Ba…

Performance of Synthetically Developed Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Hybrids for Yield Traits under Normal and Late Planting

Durr-e-Nayab, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Fida Mohammad, Shad Khan Khalil

Five synthetic wheat lines and four cultivars were crossed in line × tester fashion in 2012-13 to develop 20 F1 hybrids. Parents and F1 hybrids were evaluated during 2013-14 wheat season at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan under normal (…

Application of PGPR Enhances Development and Nodulation of Vigna Radiata L. Grown under Salt Stress

Muhammad Shafique, Nosheen Noor Elahi, Muhammad Rashid, Amjad Farooq, Kausar Hussain Shah

Salinity is a major soil problem limiting plant growth and development. Application of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is effective against this stress. Mung bean is an important crop that is used as food. Present experiment was conducted under nat…

Expression Pattern Analysis of Core Regulatory Module SHPs-FUL Transcripts in Rapeseed Pod Shattering

Muhammad Yasin, Romana Shahzadi, Muhammad Riaz, Mahideen Afridi, Wajya Ajmal, Obaid Ur Rehman et al.

Non-synchronous pod shattering is the main cause of yield losses in canola. The expression of SHATTERPROOF1/2 (SHP1and SHP2) and FRUITFULL (FUL) MADS-box genes is fundamental to fruit dehiscence zone and valve margin, respectively. The present study was envisa…

An Empirical Assessment of the Dynamics of Agricultural Growth in Pakistan

Umar Hayat, Tariq Shah, Muhammad Suleman Bacha, Muhammad

Agriculture is one of the major sectors of the economy of Pakistan. It contributes 42.3 percent of the labour force and 18.9 percent to GDP of the country. Since its inception, Pakistan’s economy is planning to achieve agricultural-led growth to promote…

Allocative Efficiency of Maize Growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Aftab Khan, Shahid Ali, Murtaza, Sufyan Ullah Khan, Syed Attaullah Shah

This study was carried out across four agro-ecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to analyze the allocative efficiency of inputs in maize production. This study employed a multistage stage sampling technique for choosing the sample size. The data was collecte…

Allocative Efficiency of Tomato Growers in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Mehran Ahmad, Syed Attaullah Shah, Shahid Ali

 This study was carried out to identify major determinants that influence tomato yield and estimate allocative efficiency of tomato growers in district Mardan of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The study was based on primary data, collected from…

Comparative Study of Climate Change and its Impact on Ring-Widths of Spruce (Picea smithiana) at Kalam and Kaghan Forest Divisions, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Hakim Shah, Noor Jehan, S. Shafiqur Rehman, Syed Said Badshah Bukhari

This study was conducted in Kalam Forest Division (KFD) and Kaghan Forest Division (KaFD), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, with the objectives to assess the climate regimes and changes thereof during the period 1965-2015, and their impacts on ring-widths of Spru…

Genotypic Variability and Heterotic Effects in Rapeseed for Important Traits

Wajid Khan, Raziuddin

Pakistan is facing huge shortage of edible oils and its imports cost nearly 3 billion US dollars each year to feed 220 million people. This situation demands serious efforts to develop new lines/ hybrids with better yields. Rapeseed is the second largest contr…

Estimation of Net Rice Production by Remote Sensing and Multi Source Datasets

Syed Muhammad Hassan Raza, Syed Amer Mahmood, Syeeda Areeba Gillani, Syed Shehzad Hassan, Muneeb Aamir, Muhammad Saifullah et al.

Estimation of net crop production before harvest enables agronomists and decision makers to determine the volume of grain precisely. Yield estimation is one of the challenging tasks which is significant to evaluate accurately for farmers. This research was con…

Karyotype Variations among Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Cultivars of Sindh, Pakistan

Tahira Jatt, Ghulam Sarwar Markhand, Lane Rayburn, Ray Ming, Mushtaque Ahmed Jatoi, Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a monocot and dioecious plant species having uncertain diploidy levels because of scarcity of cytogenetic knowledge. Khairpur district in Sindh is known as the biodiversity center of date palm. Investigations were carried…

Potential Markets for Beef: An Evidence from Pakistani Beef Industry

Anam Sardar, Iqbal Javed, Abdur Rehaman, Mudassar Yasin, Raheel Saqib, Allah Bakhsh et al.

The current study is carried out to explore the beef exports from Pakistan and to understand the potential markets and the importance of beef meat industry in Pakistan. The secondary data have been used to conduct the research on beef export from 2002-2016. NP…

Plant Spacing Affects the Growth and Seed Production of Okra Varieties

Muhammad Affan Khan, Abdur Rab

The influence of plant spacing on the growth and seed production of okra varieties was studied at the Horticulture Farm of the University of Agriculture, Peshawar during spring seasons of the years 2012-13. The research experiment was conducted using RCB Desig…

Exploring Enhanced Insecticidal Activity of Mycelial Extract of Trichoderma harzianum against Diuraphis noxia and Tribolium castaneum

Sadaf Rahim, Mudassar Iqbal

Fungi are important organisms that produce potent secondary metabolites with antimicrobial, herbicidal, insecticidal and other such beneficial activities. Production of such compounds can be increased or decreased depending on growth conditions. For these reas…

Effect of Phosphorus and Potassium on the Production and Quality of Cut Rose Cultivars

Ammara Saeed, Noor-ul-Amin

Phosphorus and potassium are macro nutrients that play major role in growth and development of plants. A Randomize Complete Block Design experiment was laid with split plot arrangement at Ornamental Horticulture Nursery, Department of Horticulture, The Univers…

Occurrence of Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary) in Major Potato Growing Areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Waqas Raza, Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar, Muhammad Imran Hamid

A survey on the incidence and severity of late blight (Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary) of potato was conducted in the major potato growing areas of Punjab viz., Khushab, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Okara, Jhang and Chiniot districts during the cropping seasons…

Suppressiveness of Late Blight and Fusarium Wilt of Tomato with Trichoderma Fortified Composts

Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar, Muhammad Imran Hamid, Mubashar Raza, Waqas Raza, Misbah Iqbal Qamar

Trichoderma is widely distributed and ubiquitous in almost all type of soils and their species promote growth of the plants and commercially used as bio-fungicide against soil borne plant pathogens. The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the…

Biochar Improves Viability of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Amf) in Soil and Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Maize (Zea mays L.) under Various Cropping Systems

Zubaria Malik, Zahir Shah, Muhammad Tariq

Soil amendment with biochar is considered as a means to improve soil fertility and other soil properties. However, the effects of biochar on soil biota specifically arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have received less attention. This study was therefore execu…

Nexus between Off-Farm Employment and Farm Size Among Small Farm Holders in Peshawar Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Haidar Ali, Malik Muhammad Shafi, Himayatullah Khan, Hamra Haidar

Main theme of the present research was to identify the nexus between farm size and non-farm employment (off-farm employment) among farm households (small farmers) in the research area during February 15 to July 27, 2018 by using research tools such as intervie…

Image Analysis Estimate of Leaf Area Damage Caused by Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Larvae on Different Citrus Cultivars

Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Afzal, Mian Anjum Murtaza, Ejaz Ahraf, Zahoor Hussain et al.

Citrus leafminer (CLM), Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is among the serious insect pests attacking citrus plants in Pakistan. The study was conducted to quantify the leaf area damage of eight citrus cultivars caused by mining act…

Effects of Climate Change on Productivity of Maize Crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Muhammad Ashfaq, Inayatullah Jan

This study aims to assess the impact of climate change on productivity of maize in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan over a period of thirty years from 1986 to 2015. According to the ecological landscape, KP is divided into three climatic regions; t…

Effect of Different Dietary Protein Levels on Growth Performance of Catla catla (Hamilton) Reared under Polyculture System

Abir Ishtiaq, Muhammad Naeem

A feeding trial to determine the effects of dietary protein levels on growth and to elucidate the optimal dietary crude protein requirement for Catla catla (Thaila) in a polyculture system was conducted. Four experimental diets containing graded levels of prot…

Genotype by Environment Interaction in Bread Wheat Across Dry land Environments

Muhammad Ilyas, Fida Mohammad

Genotype by environment (GE) interaction complicates selection process of desirable genotypes. Therefore, newly developed germplasm or genotypes needs to be evaluated in multi-environment trials (METs) to know yield potential and adaptability. This experiment…

Exogenous Application of Calcium Improved the Vegetative Attributes and Corm Production in Gladiolus

Masood Ahmad, Abdur Rab

Gladiolus is commercially important flowering plant famous for its excellent flowers worldwide. In order to meet the high demand for its quality plants especially cut flowers. Gladiolus is commercially propagated by corms. The quality and health of corm is one…

Comparative Advantage and Policy Analysis of Rice Production in Swat District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Institute of Development Studies, the University Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. dinzia1985@gmail.com  

Assessment of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change in Agro-Climatic Zones of Pakistan: An Index Based Approach

Shumaila Sadiq, Abdul Saboor, Fouzia Jamshaid, Abdul Qayyum Mohsin, Azeem Khalid

Climate change is hurting human lives by having physical as well as psychological impacts that has significantly affected their livelihood. This study predominantly targeted farming community to determine farmers’ climate change vulnerability index among…

Farmers’ Attitudes Towards Climate Risks and Effects of Farmers’ Risk Aversion Behavior on Inputs Use in Northern Togo

Essossinam Ali

This paper analyzes farmers’ attitudes towards climatic risks and assesses farmers’ risk aversion behavior on inputs use focusing on fertilizer, drought tolerant seeds (DTS) and labor allocation. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect d…

Climate Change-Farmers’ Perception, Adaptation and Impact on Agriculture in the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rizwan Ahmad, Muhammad Zulfiqar

One of the most complex problems faced by the world today is climate change. Agriculture in many ways is affected by climate change and has impact for productivity of crops particularly in rainfed areas. Climate change related research remained a poorly invest…

Farmers Perception of Agricultural Extension Services in Disseminating Climate Change Knowledge

Naveed Afsar, Muhammad Idrees

No doubt, climate change is a severe issue and is affecting agriculture directly. Present research was done to know the farmers perceptions about agricultural extension services in disseminating climate change knowledge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data was collecte…

Supply Response of Unirrigated Wheat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: ARDL Approach

Muhammad Waqas, Shahid Ali, Syed Attaullah Shah, Ghaffar Ali

 Unirrigated area under wheat crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan remains larger (55.6%) as compared to irrigated area (44.4%) for the last four decades. This study therefore analysed supply response of unirrigated wheat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during 1981…

Integrated use of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Radish

Mehwish Kiran, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Kashif Waseem, Muhammad Sohail Khan, Fazal Haq, Muhammad Amjad Nadim et al.

Two year research trials were designed to check the enhancing effect of NPK with various organic manures on radish production at Agricultural Faculty, Gomal University, D.I.Khan, during 2011-13. Experiments were conducted in pots using completely randomized de…