Issue · 2020
Vol.26, Iss. 4
13 articles · All issues →
Research ArticleSEED POLYMORPHISM OF RHYNCOSIA CAPITATA (ROTH) DC. ENHANCE ITS TOLERANCE TO VARYING TYPES AND INTENSITY OF SALT STRESSES
Khalid Ali, Asif Tanveer, Naila Farooq, Tasawer Abbas, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Ather Nadeem et al.
Increased soil salinity under changing climate has complicated weed management. Rhynchosia capitata (Clustered-flower Snoutbean) has become problematic weed in summer crops, such as cotton, soybean, pearl millet and mungbean worldwide. Current study was conduc…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.852- Research Article
HEXANE SOLUBLE BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS OF Chenopodium murale STEM
Syeda Fakehha Naqvi, Iqra Haider Khan
Nettle leaf goosefoot (Chenopodium murale L.) is a common winter weed of Chenopodiaceae. Studies have shown that extracts of this weed possess antioxidant, antimicrobial, larvicidal and nematicidal activities. In the present study, n-hexane soluble fraction of…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.875 - Research Article
SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN ADDRESSING THE WEEDS INFESTATION IMPACT ON MAJOR CROPS IN DISTRICT BAJAUR KP-PAKISTAN
Sanaullah
The current study investigated the impact of weeds on major seasonal crops in district Bajaur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The aim was to know the prevailing weed management system and encourage the farmers to integrate cultural practices with chemical contro…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.899 - Research Article
THYMUS SERPYLLUM – A NOVEL BIOCONTROL AGENT AGAINST LEAF SPOT PATHOGENS OF SOLANUM MELONGENA
Sobiya Shafique, Sonia Sahar
Solanum melongena L. production is facing a lot of threats in Pakistan which are responsible for its low productivity. Like many other diseases; leaf spot is very important due to its significant yield losses. Therefore, control of this disease is obligatory t…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.898 - Research Article
Studies on Aptopus opata and its Consequences on different Weed and Crops; A Novel Approach from Sindh-Pakistan
Waheed Ali Panhwar, Abdul Manan Shaikh, G. Sarwar Solangi, Khalid Hussain Rind, Nazir Ahmed Abro, Zaibun-nisa Memon et al.
Aptopus opata (Johnson. Pj, 2018) is a native to Mexico that was first time reported from village Gadeji, district Khairpur Sindh Province of Pakistan during 2018-19. The instant species causes significant damage to crops, feeding on different weeds including;…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.868 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC INFLUENCE OF POPPY (Papaver somniferum L.) ON EMERGENCE AND INITIAL SEEDLING GROWTH OF RED RICE (Oryza punctata L.)
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sadia Afzal, Hasnain Abbas, Muhammad Khuram Dar, Muhammad Ehsan Safdar, Ishtiaq Hassan et al.
Allelopathy plays crucial role in effective weed control. Opium (Papaver somniferum L.) crop release different allelochemicals at maturity which have potential to act as natural weed killer in different crops. Phytotoxic effect of poppy (P. somniferum) was exa…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.850 - Research Article
PHYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF Sonchus oleraceus ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF Echinocloa cruss-galli
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Saima Anwar, Hasnain Abbas, Muhammad Yasin, Rizwan Maqbool et al.
The study was aimed to explore the phytotoxic potential of Sonchus oleraceus L. on the emergence and seedling growth of Echinocloa cruss-galli L. and quantification of allelochemicals present in leaves, stem and fruit of S. oleraceus weed. The experiment compr…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.882 - Research Article
ANTIMICROBIAL TEXTILE DYEING BY APPLYING NATURAL COLORANTS OF BROWN SEAWEED (CYSTOSEIRA INDICA)
Kiran Rani, R. Aliya, Barkat Ali Solangi, M. Kashif Pervez, Nasrullah Akhtar, Farman Ahmed
The current investigation was carried out to develop a sustainable dyeing method by utilization of a marine brown seaweed Cystoseira indica as natural dye. Moreover, the dyeing process was optimized by varying fixing agent percentage and dyeing time. The influ…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.860 - Research Article
WEEDS FLORA OF THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY PESHAWAR RESEARCH FARM
Haroon Khan, M. Mubassir Khan, Bakhitar Gul, M. Fawad, Imtiaz Khan
Weeds intrusion cause negative impacts on biodiversity in the wild and crop productivity in the fields. Weeds have greater phenotypic plasticity and hence are more pliable to changing climate. They establish easily into new areas and, become invasive over the…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.886 - Research Article
ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF Cannabis sativa AGAINST Aspergillus flavipes
Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid
Cannabis sativa L. is a medicinally important plant, generally grows as a weed in waste lands in Punjab, Pakistan. In the present study, antifungal effect of leaf extract of this weed was assessed against Aspergillus flavipes. Methanolic leaf extract of the we…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.883 - Research Article
ECO-FLORISTIC STUDY OF WEED FLORA OF MAIZE CROP IN DISTRICT SWABI, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Maqsood Anwar, Naveed Akhtar, Shah Khalid, Hassan Zeb
The present study explains floristic composition and ecological characteristics of weed flora of maize crop. This study was conducted in district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during September-October 2018. A total of 28 weed species distributed in 15 fa…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.815 - Research Article
BIOCHAR AND INTEGRATED PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT SUPPRESS WEED DENSITY IN MAIZE CROP
Salman Ali, Muhammad Arif, Mehran Ali, Muhammad Afzaal, Gohar Saeed, Muhammad Bilal et al.
Weeds pose a significant threat to successful crop production. To meet the increasing future food demand, sustainable and efficient weed control remains a cornerstone practice. Usage of high doses of herbicides for killing weeds has created several ecological…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.911 - Research Article
ESTIMATION OF ECONOMIC THRESHOLDS OF JUNGLE RICE (ECHINOCHLOA COLONA L.) AND FALSE AMARANTH (DIGERA ARVENSIS FORSSK.) IN DIRECT SEEDED RICE
Amir Ehsan, Muhammad Ehsan Safdar, Amjed Ali
There is little understanding about economic thresholds of weeds in direct-seeded rice. To get estimates of economic thresholds of two weeds in direct seeded rice, two-year field trials were conducted at research area of College of Agriculture, University of S…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i4.890