Issue · 2011
Vol.24, Iss. 1
15 articles · pp. 1-99 · All issues →
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Shazia Erum, Rashid Anwar, Shahid Masood
Geographical indicator (GI) of crops create a positive impression of the product quality, the environmental virtue and human skill of the area. In the present study, comparative analysis of total seed proteins of Kasuri methi (GI of Kasur, Pakistan) was…
17 Mar 2018- Articles
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Barkat Ali, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Kausar Nawaz Shah, Ghulam Shabbir, Nasir Mahmood Cheema
-A 6 x 6 complete diallel mating design was used to study the inheritance of different plant traits in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Six genotypes viz., BJA-592, ACALA-SJ-4, 4-F, CP-15/2, CIM-497 and PB-899 were included in diallel crosses. Resu…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Rubina Bano, Hassnain Shah, Muhammad Sharif, Waqar Akhtar
This investigation reveals the profitability index of open house broiler farms and is based on the survey of 40 broiler farms in district Rawalpindi. The analysis covers the descriptive analysis of socioeconomic characteristics of the sample poultry farm…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Naheed Akhtar, Waseem A. Gillani, Ehsan ul Haq, Javed Khan, Irshad Begum, Shaheena Yasmin et al.
The resistance levels of six barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) entries namely B-00080, NRB-37, V-8, Haider-93, B-99036 and JAU-87 of 2003-04 National Uniform Barley Yield Trial (NUBYT) were evaluated against the aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.). Evaluation was d…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Rahila Nazli, Tehmina Sohail, Bushra Nawab, Zahra Yaqeen
Quart for the new antimicrobial agent is still there and the present work is an attempt in this regard, Ethanolic extract of Gliricidia sepium in different concentration was used to investigate its antimicrobial activity against gram +ve and gram-ve bact…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Oguz Bilgin, Kayihan Z. Korkut, Alpay Balkan, Ismet Baser
The present study was conducted to evaluate magnitude of heterotic effects in F1 hybrids of seven durum wheat cultivars, and to investigate the performance and relationship of F1 hybrids and parents for the spike characters and to select suitable parents…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Ghulam Shabbir, Muhammad Aftab, Abid Mahmood** Muhammad Kausar Nawaz Shah, Nasir Mahmood Cheema
Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Chakwal has a strong breeding programme for oilseed research including Brassica crops. Long and consistent breeding efforts on Brassica improvement programme by the breeders has resulted in the development of a hi…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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M. Yasin Mirza, Mubashir A. Khan, M. Akmal, Akbar S. Mohmand, Malik S. Nawaz, Nazakat Nawaz et al.
Genotypic differences among the genotypes in three seasons were statistically significant for plant height, number bolls plant-1, 1000-seed weight and seed yield hectare-1. These studies were conducted at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad,…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Ashiq Saleem, Habib Iqbal Javed, Rashid Saleem, Muhammad Ansar, M. Amir Zia
The study was conducted in National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad during autumn 2007. In this study Maize hybrid (Pioneer 3062) and sorghum hybrid (Pioneer MR-Buster) were planted in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications havi…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Sarfraz Ahmad, Shaista Koukab, Nayyar Razzaq, Muhammad Islam, Aneel Rose, Muhammad Aslam
In highlands of Balochistan chamomile (Microcephala lamellate (Bunge) Syn. Matricaria lasiocarpa ) is found naturally in many protected rangelands areas. However, its population is declining due to over-exploitation and un-controlled grazing. Traditional…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Shazia Erum, Muhammad Naeemullah, Shahid Masood, Muhammad Irfan Khan
-In the present study different species of Ocimum (Ocimum basilicum and O. sanctum) were collected from different agro-ecological zones of the world and compared for their phenotypic (qualitative and quantitative) and biochemical trait. Comparatively hig…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Zaheeruddin Mirani, Aslam Memon
The research work was carried out in Hyderabad district of Sindh. It was designed to assess the performance of farm advisory services of agricultural extension and pesticide/fertilizer companies. The most important finding of the study was the fact that…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Muhammad Azeem Khan, Abid Hussain, Irfan Mehmood, Sonila Hassan
This study aims to identify the effects of climate change on the socioeconomic characteristic and livelihoods of farmers in semi arid zones of Punjab and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan. Data for the study has been taken from various issues of C…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Farhan Ahmed, Hassnain Shah, Irum Raza, Abdul Saboor
This paper forecasts milk production in Pakistan using time series data from 1990 to 2010. ARIMA (p, d, q) model is considered for estimation where ‘p’ is the order of the autoregressive process; ‘d’ is the order of the homegeneit…
17 Mar 2018 - Articles
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Muhammad Afzal, Sarfraz Ahmad, Abdul Salam Baloch, Qazi Bashir Ahmad
Hedonic price model was used to examine factors affecting livestock price formation while price variations due to time were examined using means and coefficients of variation. A sample of price observations of 725 animals (389 sheep and 336 goats) from Q…
17 Mar 2018