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Influence of Salicylic Acid on salinity stress tolerance by seed priming and foliar application on Maize (Zea Mays)

AAMIR MAHMOOD, ZAHOOR AHMAD SAJID, SHEZA AYAZ KHILJI

This study was intended to measure the impact of salicylic acid (SA) on maize under salt stress. For this purpose salinity effect on various morpho-physiological and biochemical attributes of plants was analyzed by launching a petri dish and pot experiment. Th…

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A Survey of Invasive and Exotic Plant Species of Lahore City, Pakistan

ARIFA ZEREEN, ALMAS JAHAN

Lahore city had a well-established plant cover. In order to meet the needs of increasing population, the infrastructure such as new residential colonies, roads etc. had to be developed which seriously affected indigenous plant communities. This has caused dest…

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Wheat Variety ‘‘Chagi-2’’ under Short-Term Wastewater Irrigation

KAFEEL AHMAD, ROBINA KOKAB, ZAFAR IQBAL KHAN, ASMA ASHFAQ, HUMAYUN BASHIR, MUDASRA MUNIR et al.

The increased utilization of wastewater has raised the level of heavy metals in the crops. Concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Cd, Ni, Mn, Zn, Cd, Co, and Fe) in soil, water, and wheat grains using different treatments of wastewater and ground water were d…

Understanding the community’s perception of climate change and adaptations in the Mid Hills of Pakistan

LAILA SHAHZAD, ARIFA TAHIR, FAIZA SHARIF

Climate change poses a higher risk to the livelihood of vulnerable rural mountainous community due to prevailing poverty and more dependence on the natural resources of the surrounding areas. Aim of the study was to assess the local people’s perception o…

Sugar industry effluents as a source of soil fertility and potential toxicological risk of heavy metals in food crop

ZAFAR IQBAL KHAN, KAFEEL AHMAD, KHALID NAWAZ, MUHAMMAD NADEEM, ASMA ASHFAQ, BABAR MUNIR et al.

Concentrations of heavy metals such as manganese, zinc, lead and nickel in the environment are currently increasing, mainly due to human activities. Zinc is essential element for several biochemical processes in plants. Any of these metals, at high concentrati…

Antimicrobial properties of Dalbergia, Brassica and Trifolium honey against burn Microorganisms

IRFANA IQBAL, PAKEEZA TANWEER, FARKHANDA MANZOOR, MUHAMMAD NAUMAN AFTAB, AFSHAN KALEEM, ROHEENA ABDULLAH et al.

This research aimed at assessing the antimicrobial properties of Dalbergia, Brassica and Trifolium honey samples against microorganisms isolated from infected burned skin of patients in children hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. The isolated microorganisms were iden…

Hepatotoxic effects induced by a traditional oral Anti-hyperglycemic Drug in healthy Mice

SHAGUFTA ANDLEEB, ASMATULLAH, SHABANA SHAUKAT, SIDRA NAWAZ

Metformin is an oral anti hyperglycemic drug used by the patients of diabetes all over the world. In present study, Metformin hydrochloride (Glucophage) was used to determine the histological changes in liver of mice. Twenty mice (4-5 weeks old) were given ora…

Quantification of Sodium from Food Sources by Using Various Analytical Techniques

Nauman Jamil Khan, Rabia Tariq, Hina Saleem, Muhammad Waheed Mushtaq

Sodium is an essential element to regulate the various functions of body. There are different sources of sodium such as table salt, breads and rolls, sandwiches, soups, cold cuts and cured meats, savory snacks, chicken etc. However, the excessive intake of sod…

Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar, a New Generic Record from Sub-Himalayan Forests of Pakistan

Annum Razzaq, Zia Ullah, Arooj Naseer, Abdul Nasir Khalid

The genus Asterophora belongs to the mycoparasitic class of fungi and mostly infects fruiting bodies of Russula and Lactarius. During a survey for the collection of macrofungi from forests of sub-himalayas, Bhurban, Punjab, Pakistan, a unique fungus Asterophor…

Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Parasites in Pigeons of District Jhang-Pakistan

Muhammad Fiaz Qamar, Tahir Hussain, Iram Liaqat, Madiha Kiran, Abdur Rahman Ansari, Faiza Yasmeen et al.

Pigeons (Columba livia), the members of Columbidae family are domesticated all around the globe in the villages, towns and cities. Jhang is a distant and underdeveloped district of Punjab province, Pakistan. The purpose of the present study was the determinati…

Insect Faunal Diversity and Relative Abundance Associated with Trifolium alexandrinum (Berseem) in District Sialkot, Pakistan

Suneela, Sajida Mushtaq, Sadia Maalik, Asma Waheed Qureshi, Moazama Batool

Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life. In agricultural system, biodiversity refers to estimation of number of species that are present in that ecosystem. In an interrelated ecosystem, different species of insects perform different functions; act as po…

Studies on the Occurrence of Prostate Cancer in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan and its Association with Testosterone Level

Kanwal Nisa, Sadia Roshan, Shazia Shamas, Raheela Atta Mustafa, Shamaila Irum, Kalsoom Sughra et al.

The purpose of the present study is to detect the association between the levels of testosterone with prostate cancer patients by the evaluation of a tumor marker Prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Prevalence was recorded in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. Blood sampl…

Phytochemical Screening and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Ipomoea purpurea Leaves from Iran

Fatemeh Beheshti, Maliheh Safavi, Mohammad Reza Akbari Eidgahi, Parviz Kokhaei, Mehdi Vazirian, Ali Akbar Shabani

Nowadays, the use of medicinal herbs and derivatives to improve the development of multifunctional therapeutic agents is growing. The purpose of this study is to determine the antioxidant capacity of Ipomoea purpurea leaves that grows in Iran as well as the ch…

Appraisal of the effect of industrial effluents on the chlorophyll, protein and heavy metals contents in water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes L.)

SHEZA AYAZ KHILJI, ZAHOOR AHMAD SAJID, SONIA GHULAM BARI

The purpose of this study was to observe the effects of heavy metals on proteins, chlorophyll content and growth of Eichhornia crassipes L. in different concentrations of industrial effluents of district Shiekhupura. Eichhornia crassipes was grown for 15, 30 a…

Platelets, D-dimer and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) as Cost Effective Biomarkers for the detection of COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy (CAC)

SADAF IFTIKHAR, SAMAN SHAHID, MUHAMMAD UMAR HASSAN, UBAID ULLAH

We highlighted the role of D-dimers, platelet count and LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) as primary biomarkers in diagnosing the COVID-19-associated coagulopathy (CAC) in severe and critical cases. 141 COVID-19 patients of severe and critical categories, were enrol…

Thyroid and its regulatory hormone variations in workers of automobile workshops and petrol filling stations

MAH NOOR KHAN, NABILA ROOHI, BILAL JAVED, MUHAMMAD AMIR IQBAL

Serum thyroid hormone and TSH levels were determined in the worker of automobile workshops and petrol filling stations workers through ELISA. A total of 44 exposed individuals (25 automobile workshop and 19 petrol filling station workers) having an age range o…

New record of genus Aphanuroides Nagaty and Abdel-Aal, 1962 from Siluriform host fish Rita rita of Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan

HIRA SOOFI, ARIFA BHUTTO, ABDUL RASOOL ABBASI, GHULAM SARWAR GHACHAL

The parasitic study on catfish Rita rita of river Indus, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. A total of 22 host catfishes were collected from study area and brought to the Parasitological Laboratory, Department of Zoology University of Sindh Jamshoro. During examinatio…

Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep, goats and farmers from Bahawalpur (Pakistan)

SAGHIR AHMAD, WARDA HANIF, SANA YOUNAS

Toxoplasmosis is a disease that has been reported from all over the world. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the prevalence of Immunoglobulin-G (IgG) antibodies specific to Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) simultaneously in sheep, goat and humans…

Air-borne concentrations of Pm(10) and Pm(total) in residential micro-environments of Asthmatics

SYED SHAHID IMRAN BUKHARI, ZULFIQAR ALI, RIDA AHMAD

Developing countries are facing major health concerns due to deteriorating air quality. In the ambient air, particulate matter (PM) is attributed as major source of health concerns in children as well as adults but comparatively less information is available a…