Issue · 2010
Vol.23, Iss. 3
14 articles · pp. 103-199 · All issues →
ArticlesUntitled
Abdullah Adil Ansari, Kumar Sukhraj
Present investigations were carried out during 2006-2007 at University of Guyana, Georgetown focusing on recycling organic waste using vermitechnology and use of vermicompost and vermiwash obtained from the vermitech in varied combinations for exploring…
17 Mar 2018- Articles
Untitled
Aslam Memon, A. M. Khushk, Umer Farooq
Sugarcane is an important crop of Pakistan in various ways. The present study aimed to indirectly investigate into the potential of saving land and water resources by re-allocating sugarcane area to relatively more productive recommended sugarcane…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Abid Hussain, Imdad Hussain Mirza, Muhammad Azeem Khan
Goats have helped people to survive and thrive for countless generations. Proper feeding and management is of fundamental importance to the success of any goats’ enterprise. In Pothowar region of Punjab, household and sedentary system of goat produ…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Sumia Bint Zaman, Sidra Majeed, Shahid Ahmad
Globally resources of petro-fuels are diminishing at a rapid rate. Efforts are underway to develop sources of bio-fuels. Out of the known sources of bio-fuels, Jatropha is one of the most promising option. The purpose of this study was to evaluate primar…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Tariq Mahmood, M. Sudheer Tariq, Khalid Mahmood Khokar, Hidayatullah, Syed Ijaz Hussain
Studies on the comparative effect of different plant extracts (neem seed, neem leaves and tobacco leaves) and insecticide permethrin dust alone or mixed with dung, were conducted against red pumpkin beetle in the field at National Agricultural Research C…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Zafar Khokhar, Imtiaz Hussain, Badruddin Khokhar, Muhammad Sohail
Due to reduction in tillering period and increased risk of hot weather during grain filling, late planting results in linear reduction in wheat grain yield. A study was undertaken to determine the effects of planting dates on growth and yield of differen…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Badaruddin Khokhar, Imtiaz Hussain, Zafar Khokhar
Irrigation at critical growth stages could improve wheat yield significantly. A study was conducted during 2000–2002 to determine effect of different irrigation levels on growth and yield of different wheat genotypes in the province of Sindh. The t…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Rahmat Ullah Khan, Abdur Rashid, Mohammad Sohail Khan, Erdogan Ozturk
The high cost of inorganic fertilizer, use of natural fertilizer resources for increasing crop production on sustainable basis has become imperative. Two field experiments were conducted to study the potential of humic acid (HA) as a low-cost natural fer…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Mazher Abbas, Muhammad Waqas Akram, Ikram Saeed, Arshed Bashir
The study was conducted to assess the economics of non-conventional oilseed crops in the Punjab. Therefore 60 respondents were taken from Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh and Chiniot districts of Central Punjab. Percent area allocated to canola crop was compar…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
S. Shahid Shaukat, Mian Sayed, Aly Khan, M. Azhar Khan, Babar Qazi
The impact of different treatments on population of three nematode species associated with guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) and the yield of guar were investigated. The chemical nematicides and plant extracts significantly reduced the population densities…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Aly Khan, S. Shahid Shaukat
A survey of phytonematodes associated with pomegranate was conducted encompassing 12 localities of Balochistan Province. Twelve genera were recorded from the rhizosphere of pomegranate. The most dominant species was Meloidogyne incognita. Species diversi…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Nadeem Akmal, Hassnain Shah, Muhammad Azam Niazi, Waqar Akhtar
The present paper is based on the assessment of goat breed improvement intervention through supply of 65 Beetal bucks in rainfed Pothwar. To judge short term impact and assessment, a survey was carried out of both buck holder and non-holder beneficiaries…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Muhammad Azam Niazi, Hassnain Shah, Waqar Akhtar, Nadeem Akmal
Changes in the terms of trade have consequences of great significance for the overall economic performance of a country. In this paper the terms of trade (1991-2003) for Pakistan’s crop sector have been worked out to reveal how the sector has…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
Untitled
Ahmed Aziz Kurd, Amanullah, Saifullah Khan, Basharat Hussain Shah, Munir Ahmed Khetran
Semi-hardwood cuttings of olive (Olea europea) variety Coratina with 2–4 leaves and 15–18 cm in length were obtained from existing progeny in an orchard of Arid Zone Research Centre (AZRC), Quetta, Pakistan. The basal portion of these c…
17 Mar 2018