Issue · 2022
Vol.35, Iss. 4
13 articles · pp. 578-684 · All issues →
Research ArticleChanges in Subsoil Compaction and Salinity Caused by Tractor Wheels Passes During Tillage Practices Under Different Soil Types
Rahim Bux Vistro, Mashooque Ali Talpur, Irfan Ahmed Sheikh, Muneer Ahmed Mangrio, Rajish Kumar Soothar, Mian Noor Hussain Asghar Ali et al.
The most important soil parameters for compressed surfaces are aeration, bulk density, and permeability. The experiment was managed in a split-plot design with a randomized complete block design with three replications. Results indicated that cone-penetrometer…
22 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.644.655
Research ArticleEffect of Various (SGS) Developed from Agricultural Waste in Foliage Indoor Plants of Aglaonema commutatum, Dracaena deremensis and Aspidistra elatiors
Farwa Batool, Riaz ur Rehman, Samia Ikram, Maham Zahara
Soil growing substrate (SGS) is the most significant factor in foliage plant production and low-cost growing substrate is critical factor in nursery business profitability. The soil substrates must be non-toxic, environmental friendly, highly sustainable and g…
11 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.605.611
Research ArticleImpact of Water Chestnut Addition on Development and Characterization of Supplemented Date Bar
Muhammad Nadeem, Aneeta Rehman, Masooma Munir, Hira Fatima, Faiqa Malik, Aqsa Iqbal et al.
Water chestnut (Trapa natans L.) is one of Pakistan’s most overlooked fruits; despite its high nutritional value, it fails to capture the attention of food processors in Pakistan due to its seasonal availability. Many types of products can be made becaus…
11 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.597.604- Research Article
Assessment of Heritability, Variability and Genetic Advance for Yield Linked Factors Related to Diversify Psyllium (Plantago ovate L.) Germplasm in Arid Conditions
Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Wali Muhammad, Muhammad Mohsin Raza, Mumtaz Hussain, Muhammad Jahangir Shah, Bashir Ahamad et al.
Plantago ovate (Psyllium), an important medicinal herb at the global level, grown in winter season. Determination of heritability and genetic variability within Psyllium is a baseline strategy for the improvement of psyllium improving program. This investigati…
24 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.676.662 - Research Article
Taxonomic Status of Weevils Fauna of District Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Mutasim Billah, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Abdul Rauf Bhatti, Ahmed Zia, Shabir Ahmed, Waqas Ahmad et al.
Weevil belongs to family curculionidae under order Coleoptera, divides into 17 sub families. The current research is good endeavour to document and provide bio-geographical distribution of weevil in district Bannu of KP-Pakistan. This study was carried out fir…
22 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.622.628 - Research Article
Assessment of Heritability, Variability and Genetic Advance for Yield Linked Factors Related to Diversify Psyllium (Plantago ovate L.) Germplasm in Arid Conditions
Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Wali Muhammad, Muhammad Mohsin Raza, Mumtaz Hussain, Muhammad Jahangir Shah, Bashir Ahamad et al.
Plantago ovate (Psyllium), an important medicinal herb at the global level, grown in winter season. Determination of heritability and genetic variability within Psyllium is a baseline strategy for the improvement of psyllium improving program. This investigati…
24 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.676.662 
Research ArticleLocal Rice Farmers Attitude and Behavior towards Agricultural Programs and Policies
Hendro Prasetyo, Diah Karmiyati, Roy Hendroko Setyobudi, Ahmad Fauzi, Trias Agung Pakarti, Mardiana Sri Susanti et al.
The government has been launching agricultural programs by producing rice of certain superior cultivars to achieve rice self-sufficiency and sustainability and bundling them with beneficial policies. However, quite a large number of rice farmers continue to gr…
24 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.663.677
Research ArticleImprove the Soil Properties under Two Different Methods (i.e., Tillage Practices and Organic Manuring) of the Wheat Crop
Manzoor Ali Magsi, Naimatullah Laghari, Ahmed Ali Tagar, Habibullah Magsi
The present study was conducted on different tillage on soil depths (i.e., 0-15 cm, 16 to 30 cm, and 31 to 45 cm) and showed significant influence on pH, electrical conductivity of soil (ECe), soil aggregates, organic matter (OM), calcium, magnesium, chloride,…
29 Dec 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.578.588
Research ArticleNear-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Application for Quantitative Characterization of Edible Grains
Saba Iqbal, Salman Khurshid, Hafiza Mehwish Iqbal, Qurrat-Ul-Ain Akbar, Aqeel Ahmed Siddique, Saqib Arif et al.
The near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) an analytical method in the field of laboratory instrumentation. The attempts have been made to explore the utility of NIR for variety of samples matrices. The present work has been undertaken to assess the efficacy of NIR…
16 Feb 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.678.684- Research Article
Comparative Efficacy of Newcastle Disease’s Live Vaccines in Broilers Using Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Test at Jaba Mansehra
Ayesha Bakhtiar, Sardar Azhar Mehmood, Abdul Rauf Bhatti, Shabir Ahmad, Naqash Khalid, Javed Iqbal et al.
Two commercial vaccines against the Lasota strain of Newcastle disease (ND), the Lasota vaccine-1 and vaccine-2, and two vaccines against the Mukteswar strain of Newcastle disease, the Mukteswar vaccine-1 and vaccine-2, were assessed for their effectiveness an…
22 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.629.636 - Research Article
Optimizing the Irrigation Water in Response to Growth and Yield of Wheat under Rainout Shelter Conditions
Shahid Hameed Khan Khalil, Abdus Subhan, Ghani Akbar, Muhammad Asif, Zafar Islam, Adnan Shakeel et al.
The response of wheat to different irrigation regimes was studied in pot culture under rain shelter conditions at Arid Zone Research Center (AZRC), Dera Ismail Khan during 2014–15 and 2015–16. Irrigation was applied at different rates including con…
29 Dec 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.589.596 
Research ArticleThe Study of Correlation Between Ecological Margins and Inhabitants of Bactrocera dorsalis (Handle) in Different Mango Fields of District Naushahro Feroze Sindh, Pakistan
Aiman Amur, Nasreen Memon, Khalida Unar, Roshan Jamali
The Bactrocera species which belong family Tephritidae commonly called as fruit flies, according to inhabitants they live in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The fruit flies are the pest of several economical important fruits of world. The Bactroce…
13 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.612.621
Research ArticleRooting in Hardwood Cuttings of Different Litchi (Litchi chinensis) Cultivars as Influenced by Varied Concentrations of IBA
Saima Mumtaz, M. Imran Kasana, Riaz Alam, Noorullah Khan, Muhammad Noman, Sanjeela Sabahat et al.
Litchi (Litchi chinensis) is mostly propagated through air layering which is cumbersome because of low survival rate of layered plants, more requirement of mother stock and labor intensive method. To address these issues an alternative technique has been emplo…
22 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.4.637.643