Issue · 2019
Vol.32, Iss. 4
20 articles · pp. 562-709 · All issues →
Research ArticleComparative Toxicity of Methanolic Extracts of some Indigenous and Exotic Flowers against Subterranean Termites Odontotermes obesus (Isoptera: Termitidae)
Muhammad Shahzad Akbar, Maria Aslam, Muhammad Rehan Khalid, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Luqman, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed
Subterranean termites are destructive pests and cause massive damage to agricultural crops, forest plantations, wooden infrastructures and other cellulosic products. Their control is usually done by the application of highly persistent synthetic insecticides w…
20 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.636.641
Research ArticleEffect of Common Vetch (Vicia sativa L) Legume on Growth and Yield of Rye Grass (Lolium multiflorium L)
Aamir Saleem, Arshad Mahmood Malik, Najam Ul Hassan, Imtiaz A. Qamar
This study has summarized research and field observations of the work that was conducted from 2015 to 2016 at field area of the Range Land Research Institute (RRI), National Agriculture Research Centre(NARC), Islamabad to evaluate the effect of Common Vetch (V…
21 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.675.683
Research ArticlePlant Water Stress Affects the Feeding Performance of American Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Cotton Plants
Muhammad Irfan Ullah, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Afzal, Azhar Abbas Khan, Syed Muhammad Ali Zahid et al.
American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a major insect pest in cotton crop and is being the most noxious one in cotton growing areas of the world. Knowledge about how water stress modifies the ability of plants to resist agai…
20 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.629.635
Research ArticleDynamics of Nutrients and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) under Different Crop Sequences and Tillage Systems in Subtropical Dry Land
Asma Hassan, Zuhair Hasnain, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Muhmmad Ansar, Muhmmad Rasheed, Ajaz Ahmad et al.
Correct choice of crops and appropriate tillage systems are economically valuable for former depends on sufficient nutrient supply and satisfactory soil and climatic conditions. Moldboard plough (MP) (control), tine Cultivator (TC) and minimum tillage (MT) as…
15 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.601.608
Research ArticleRichness and Distribution of Odonata in Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ahmed Zia, Iqtidar Hussain, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Shabir Ahmad, Muzaffar Shah, Abdul Rauf Bhatti
District Kurram represents an important geographical position. It shares its border with Afghanistan and possesses unlimited water resources. Due to prolonged uncertain ground conditions, this area remains unexplored for insect fauna. Present study was carried…
14 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.589.594
Research ArticleWildlife Hazard and Airports, an Emprical Analysis of Birdstrikes at Benazir International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan
Sameera Arshad, Arshad Mahmood Malik, Iftikhar Hussain
Pakistan is a signatory to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Like many other countries, bird strike risk to aviation is increasing at most of the airports in the country. Analysis of bird strike data of Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islam…
2 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.572.578- Research Article
Response of Cabbage Cultivars to Different Concentrations of Gibberellic Acid
Naveed Ahmed, Abdul Waheed, Farrukh Siyar Hamid, Imtiaz Ahmed, Muhammad Abbas Khan, Sohail Aslam et al.
The experiment was carried out at Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, National Tea and High Value Crops Research Institute Shinkiari, Mansehra during the season of 2018. There were two cabbage cultivars (Asha and Red) and four concentrations of Gibberellic…
20 Oct 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.562.565 
Research ArticleEvaluation of Sugarcane Genotypes for Different Ecologies of Pakistan by Employing Gge-Biplot Technique
Muhammad Zubair, Sagheer Ahmad, Awais Rasool, Muhammad Asad Farooq, Ibni Amin Khalil
The aim of this study was to identify sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L) genotypes that combine high yield and stability across environments via Genotype and Genotype × Environment (GGE)-Biplot Technique to identify best potential varieties of sugarcane…
6 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.579.588
Research ArticlePollen Viability an Index of Abiotic Stresses Tolerance and Methods for the Improved Pollen Viability
Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, Saeed Rauf, Mohsin Khurshid, Shahid Iqbal, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Ayaz Farzand et al.
Pollen represents the substantial stage in plants and fertile pollen are important for proficient plant reproduction. Abiotic stresses reduce the photosynthates production, thus genotypes also reduce the reserve mobilization for tapetum cells which induce the…
16 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.609.624
Research ArticleToxicological Effects of Heavy Metal (Pb+2) on Peroxidase Activity in Freshwater Fish, Catla catla
Nosheen, Sajid Abdullah, Huma Naz, Khalid Abbas
Freshwater ecosystems have been contaminated with a wide range of pollutants. Heavy metals are important contaminants of aquatic system and can cause oxidative stress in fish. Evaluation of antioxidant in fish can reveal metal toxicity in the water ecosystem.…
21 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.656.661
Research ArticleAssessment of Formulated Phosphorus Enriched Compost on Rice Followed Wheat Crop Yields
Matiullah Khan, Motsim Billah, Shoaib Ahmad, Raza Ullah Khan, Muhammad Sarwar
Field experiments were conducted for two seasons to investigate the direct and residual effect of phosphorus enriched compost (PEC) prepared by composting poultry litter (PL) with rock phosphate (RP) and inoculating with effective microorganisms (EM) on the wh…
20 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.647.655
Research ArticleClimate Change Related Factors Impacting Dairy Production in Pakistan
Muhammad Abdul Rahman, Abdul Saboor, Gulnaz Hameed, Ghulam Bilal, Farooq Tanwir
This study focuses on identifying critical environmental hazardous factors (CEHFs), threatening health and production of dairy production system in Pakistan under climate change scenario. Expert Judgment approach is employed to identify and then rank most sign…
22 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.691.705
Research ArticleEvaluation of Essential Oils for the Management of Parasitic Bee Mites, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) In Vitro
Muhammad Abu Bakar, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza, Rashid Mahmood, Ziyad Abdul Qadir, Muhammad Arshad et al.
The experiment was conducted at University College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha during 2015. The apiary had 20 Langstroth standard colonies of Apis mellifera naturally infested with Varroa destructor. Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman…
1 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.566.571
Research ArticleEffect of Pasteurization Treatments on Leuconostoc mesenteroides Strains Isolated from the Pakistani Foods
Sohaib Afzaal, Usman Hameed, Nasir Ahmad, Klas Udekwu, Paulina Pastuszek, Muhammad Saleem Haider
Leuconostoc mesenteroides are well known for their probiotic effects and starter culture properties. Thermostability of starter cultures is a key factor for food product development. Current study was planned to test the thermodurability of seven strains of Ln…
19 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.625.628- Research Article
Effect of Different Control Methods on the Population of Sugarcane Whitefly (Aleurolobus Barodensis Mask.)
Illahi Bux Bhatti, Imran Khatri, Maqsood Anwar Rustamani, Riffat Sultana
The sugarcane whitefly Aleurolobus barodensis Mask has become one of the serious threats to the sugarcane crop in Sindh province and other parts of the sugarcane growing areas. Experiment was conducted on integration of different control methods i.e. cultural,…
15 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.595.600 
Research ArticleSeasonal Variation in the Microscopic Anatomy of Gonads and Gonadosomatic Index of Clupisoma garua
Riaz Hussain Pasha, Muhammad Zubair Anjum, Imran Ullah, Muhammad Akram Khan, Adnan Ali, Saif-Ur-Rehman et al.
Seasonal variation in the gonads of Clupisoma garua was studied from the river Indus and its tributaries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 48 fishes of both sexes (n= 12 per season; 9 female and 3 male) were collected in different…
21 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.670.674
Research ArticleCoeliccia vacca Laidlaw, 1932 (Odonata: Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) A Data Deficient Potentially Threatened Species
Ahmed Zia
Coeliccia vacca Laidlaw has been added to the Odonata fauna of Pakistan by reporting it from three mountainous spots in sub Himalayan hill tracts of Pakistan. It is a data deficient, potentially threatened species whose habitat and ecology was never known. To…
23 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.706.709
Research ArticleEffect of Clipping Intensity and Frequency on Growth and Morphology of Panicum antidotale
Mazhar Habib, Aamir Saleem, Arshad Mahmood Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Sameera Arshad
A study on Blue panic grass (Panicum antidotale Retz.) was conducted during early 2012-13. Stubbles of the grass were grown on a site at NARC, Islamabad, Pakistan. Four clipping stages i.e. D1, D2, D3 and D4 (clipped after 20, 40,…
23 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.642.646
Research ArticleRole of Light Traps in Attracting, Killing and Biodiversity Studies of Insect Pests in Thal
Muneer Abbas, Muhammad Ramzan, Niaz Hussain, Abdul Ghaffar, Khalid Hussain, Sohail Abbas et al.
Light traps play important role in field sampling, monitoring, capturing, killing and biodiversity studies of nocturnal insect population. Funnel shaped light traps were used in mungbean and gram crops throughout the year. Effects of light traps were assessed…
22 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.684.690
Research ArticleMonitoring Anthelmintics Resistance and Assessing Effectiveness of Herbal Anthelmintics against Small Ruminants’ Nematodes Infection in Pakistan
Abdul Razzaq, Muhammad Islam, Zahra Islam, Zahida Fatima, Munib Hussain, Farmanullah
The gastrointestinal nematodes are common pathogens in grazing sheep/goats throughout the world which impairs productivity and leads to high economic losses. In most part of the world, drug resistance against anthelmintic is now very common. In this context, v…
21 Nov 2019DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2019/32.4.662.669