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Assessment of Variation in Newly Developed Sugarcane Genotypes for Morphological and Quality Associated Parameters

Riaz Noor Panhwar, Abdul Fatah Soomro, Muhammad Chohan, Illahi Bux Bhatti, Ali Hassan Mari, Samia Arain et al.

Sugarcane is a main cash crop of Pakistan grown extensively in varying agro-climatic conditions. It confers a sound economic base to the sugar industry and also supports paper and chipboard manufacturing industry. The rapid human population growth in the count…

Response of Seventeen Advance Rice Lines to Salinity and Sodicity

Muhammad Khalid Bhatti, Khalil Ahmed, Ghulam Shabir, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Ashfaq Anjum, Muhammad Sarfraz et al.

Rice is considered one of the most salt sensitive cereals, however, a great genetic diversity exists within rice species for salinity tolerance. Therefore, a study was executed to identify salinity tolerance of seventeen advance rice lines based on of agronomi…

Polyphenol Content and Antioxidant Activity of Native Cultivar of Cannabis sativa L. of Pakistan

Hafiz Husnain Nawaz, Ayesha Ahsan, Amir Afzal, Muhammad Ashraf Sumrah, Muhammad Jan, Kashif Ali et al.

Cannabis sativa is a high-value crop that grows naturally in Pakistan’s highlands. This is commonly known “Bhang” in Pakistan. This study is an attempt to recognize the C. sativa plant’s wonderful physiochemical qualities and socioecono…

Species Distribution, Abundance and Diversity of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in District Jhelum (Punjab, Pakistan)

Arif Mehmood, Muhammad Naeem, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza, Muhammad Asam Riaz, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed, Nadra Khan et al.

Mosquitoes the deadliest animals on the earth, transmit lethal diseases in humans as well as animals. Spatial distribution of mosquitoes provides clues for their precise and accurate control. In this study, which was conducted in 2014-16, different habitats in…

Effective Flower Production at Various Flushes and their Respective Contribution Towards Final Yield of Mungbean

Muhammad Mansoor, Sheheryar, Shahid Ali Khan

Current experiment was performed in 2019 at Arid Zone Research Center, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, to study Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) flushes and their contribution towards the final yield. Among the goals were the quantification of mungbean flowering flushes to f…

Effective Flower Production at Various Flushes and their Respective Contribution Towards Final Yield of Mungbean

Muhammad Mansoor, Sheheryar, Shahid Ali Khan

Current experiment was performed in 2019 at Arid Zone Research Center, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, to study Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) flushes and their contribution towards the final yield. Among the goals were the quantification of mungbean flowering flushes to f…

Study on Species Richness of Aphid through Integrated Pest Management

Khalid Hussain, Muneer Abbas, Niaz Hussain, Muhammad Irshad, Mudassar Khaliq, Zubeda Parveen et al.

Yellow moericke and sticky traps are important tools of integrated pest management (IPM), which act as indicators of population trends and fluctuation of flying insects. These traps were evaluated at different growth stages of wheat (seedling, tillering and do…

Study on Species Richness of Aphid through Integrated Pest Management

Khalid Hussain, Muneer Abbas, Niaz Hussain, Muhammad Irshad, Mudassar Khaliq, Zubeda Parveen et al.

Yellow moericke and sticky traps are important tools of integrated pest management (IPM), which act as indicators of population trends and fluctuation of flying insects. These traps were evaluated at different growth stages of wheat (seedling, tillering and do…

Soil Inhabiting Mite Diversity (Acari) of Mango Orchards from Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan

Bilal Saeed Khan, Muhammad Arslan, Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Farooq, Saghir Ahmad, Sami Ullah et al.

Soil mites are considered as edaphic living organisms because these are responsible in maintaining the soil fertility through their decomposition and nutrient renewal activities. perimental statistics was applied to estimate the variety of soil mite diversity,…

Efficacy of Different Pesticides against Mustard Aphid, Lipaphis Erysimi in Selected Mustard Cultivars

Misbah ud Din, Shah Alam Khan, Said Hussain Shah, Najeeb Ullah

Mustard Aphid (Lipaphis erysimi) (Homoptera: Aphididae) is a destructive insect pest that causes significant losses in the yield of canola crops. It is essential to find out the management strategies of this pest for higher canola production. Synthetic insecti…

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Evaluating the Impact of Variable Seed Rates on Growth, Productivity and Yield attributes of different Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes of Barani Areas

Amina Batool, Saba Aleem, Ali Nawaz, Muhammad Imran Khan, Waheed Arshad, Muhammad Aslam et al.

Seed rate is one of the most pivotal factors that significantly impact grain quality and yield in wheat. In wheat-based crop production system, it can be easily managed. An indiscrimination in seeding rate can lead to higher production cost but will also resul…

Efficacy of P Enriched Organic Manures to Improve Soil Health and Nutrient Acquisition of Wheat

Rana Aamir Shehzad, Ghulam Sarwar, Sabir Hussain Shah, Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor-Us-Sabah, Sher Muhammad et al.

This study was performed to estimate the efficacy of organic substrates to release, solubilize and improve uptake of phosphorous using wheat as test crop. The research was steered through completely randomized design (CRD) with 14 treatments and 06 replication…

Life Table Studies of Invasive Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Maize under Laboratory Conditions

Arfan Ahmed Gilal, Lubna Bashir Rajput, Muhammad Ibrahim Kubar, Ghulam Murtaza Kaleri, Tanzeela-ul-Zahra, Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi et al.

Fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda has shown invasive characteristics, especially against maize production in African and Asian countries including Pakistan. Therefore, understandings of its biological features in introduced locations could improve unde…

Formulation and Evaluation of Functional Candies Fortified with Carrot Juice and Fennel Seed Extract: Nutritional and Sensory Properties

Maham Tariq, Aqsa Akhtar, Nauman Khalid

Carrot and fennel seeds are considered rich sources of antioxidants such as lutein, zeaxanthin, and β-carotene. The study aimed at formulating functional candies fortified with fennel seed extract and carrot juice. The candies can be used to improve the n…

Biology and Management of Pomegranate Fruit Borer, Virachola isocrates (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) through Chemicals and Botanical Extracts

Abdul Latif, Shahid Sattar, Fazal Maula, Imtiaz Khan, Asim Iqbal, Said Hussain Shah

The study was conducted for the management of pomegranate fruit borer, Virachola isocrates (Fab.) to investigate the biology and infestation level under field and lab conditions. The experiment was conducted on Randomize Complete Block RCB Design with three re…

Evaluation of the Comparative Effect of Irradiated and Controlled Feed on the Body Growth of Broiler Chicken

Midrar Ullah, Nail Chand, Abdul Kabir, Muhammad Rasheed, Hubdar Ali Kaleri, Saqib Kakar et al.

This study was conducted to evaluate the influence of ionizing irradiation supplement diet with replacement of antibiotics in poultry at the level of 5KGy (1Gy= 1 joule/kg). In our study various parameters were analyzed including feed intake, FCR, dressing per…

Isolation, Purification and Application of Siderophore Producing Bacteria to Improve Wheat Growth

Shabana Ehsan, Aneela Riaz, Muhammad Amjad Qureshi, Abid Ali, Ifra Saleem, Muhammad Aftab et al.

Iron (Fe), being an essential micronutrient, is necessary for human health and to maintain the integrity and development of the plant. In Fe-limiting conditions, plants and plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) have a siderophore production mechanism. I…

Effect of Rock Phosphate Augmented with Humic Acid on Phosphorus uptake and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Sonia Sumreen, Muhammad Sharif, Tariq Sultan, Ijaz Ali

Various organic materials like humic acid (HA) can be used to enhance P availability from rock phosphate (RP). To investigate the effect of RP augmented with two levels of HA on the productivity of wheat and P uptake, a field trial was conducted. Treatments us…

Understanding of Genetic Diversity among Sorghum Hybrids using Morphological Traits

Khalid Khan, Mahmood-ul-Hassan, Ihsan Ullah, Haris Khurshid, F.Y Saleem Marwat, Salman Saleem et al.

Sorghumis the source of staple food, for human as well as feedor livestock in arid and semi-arid tropical zones of the world; now it is necessary to understand and utilizing the genetic diversity of sorghum hybrids for better crop production. In this study, cr…