Issue · 2015
Vol.31, Iss. 4
5 articles · pp. 199-239 · All issues →
ReviewSome Important Factors Influencing Tissue Culture Response in Wheat
Ummara Waheed Khan, Raza Ahmed, Irum Shahzadi, Mohmmad Maroof Shah Email | mmshah@ciit.net.pk
Various methods and techniques have been developed and tested to improve important cereal crop species since quite long time. Among the prominent techniques, traditional plant breeding has been on leading edge. The discovery of molecular genetics and…
20 Jan 2016
Research ArticleAssessment of Establishing Plant's Crop Cane Portions and Setts Placement Methods on the Attributes of Sugarcane
Shahid Ali, Habib Akbar, Mohammad Tariq Jan, Mohammad Jamal Khan, Abdul Bari
The response of planting sources i.e. standing (fresh canes-frost exposed) trenched (stored canes-frost protected), cane portions and setts placement methods on the attributes of sugarcane were assessed at Sugar Crops Research Institute, Mardan-Pakistan. The e…
9 Mar 2016- Research Article
Effect of Potassium and Maleic Hydrazide on Growth and Flower Quality of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum)
Nagina Zeb, Muhammad Sajid, Abdul Mateen Khattak, Imtiaz Hussain
An experiment on the effect of potassium and maleic hydrazide on growth and flower quality of chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) was carried out at Ornamental Nursery, Department of Horticulture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University, Peshawar duri…
2 Feb 2016 
Research ArticleHeterosis and Inbreeding Depression for Grain Yield Variables in Indigenous Maize Germplasm
Tauseef Taj Kiani, Mozammil Hussain, Hidayat ur Rahman
Heterosis is one of the greatest practical contributions of genetics to the agricultural world and has its most signi cant expression in maize than other cereal crops. Exploitation of this phenom- enon of superior performance of F1 progeny over their parents n…
15 Feb 2016
Research ArticleEffect of Seeding Depth, Nitrogen Placement Method and Biochar on the Growth, Yield and its Related Parameters of Sugar Beet
Mushtaq Ahmad, Habib Akbar, Mohammad Tariq Jan, Muhammad Jamal Khan Khattak, Abdul Bari
The present study was conducted to see the effect of seeding depth, nitrogen placement method and biochar on the growth, yield and its related parameters of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) at Sugar Crops Research Institute Mardan during 2011-12 and 2012-13. The…
23 Feb 2016