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Research ArticleEfficacy 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…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.371.379
Research ArticleEvaluation 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…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.434.441- Research Article
Extent of Women Participation in Agricultural Activities: A Case Study of Rain-Fed Area Pothohar, Pakistan
Naheed Zahra, Saira Batool, Mubbashira Nazir, Ghulam Akbar Malik, Iffat Batool
It is universally recognized that women are playing valuable role in all segments of crop and livestock; but unfortunately, the contribution of women in agriculture sector is still underestimated. The purpose of this study was to investigate women’s invo…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.404.409 
Research ArticleExogenous Application of Proline to Enhance Rice Tolerance against Heat and Drought Stresses
Sajid Hanif, Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Farrukh Saleem, Ifra Saleem, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Awais Ashraf et al.
Environmental stresses and changing climate scenarios are the foremost intimidation to sustainable crop production. Among abiotic stresses, heat and drought stresses instigate substantial rice yield reductions. A pot trial was laid out to observe the efficacy…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.324.333
Research ArticleVarietal Comparison of Fig (Ficus carica L.) under Climatic Conditions of Soan Valley
Allah Bakhsh, Attiq Akhtar, Fiaz Hussain, Hafiz Wasif Javaad, Inam ul Haq, Humara Umar
The present research was conducted to explore the performance of three fig varieties namely Black Ball, Gilgit Selection and Swat Local under the climatic conditions of Soan Valley, District Khushab; Punjab Pakistan during two consecutive years (2017 and 2018)…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.334.341
Research ArticleIsolation, 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…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.449.459- Review
Short Gun Approaches for Alternate Bearing Control in Olive- A Review
Muhammad Jan, Muhammad Ashraf Sumrah, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Aslam, Rizwan Latif, Muhammad Arif et al.
Alternate bearing (AB), is mostly common in few tree crops which is defined as low or no fruit yield during one year and high yield during the succeeding year. It is mostly occurred due to some climatic conditions, varietal genetic variability and some endogen…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.342.350 - Research Article
Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Response of Chickpea Cultivars to Different Levels of Salinity Stress
Muhammad Umer Chattha, Muhammad Ilyas, Imran Khan, Athar Mahmood, Muhammad Bilal Chattha, Ambreen Fatima et al.
Salinity stress (SS) is a major environmental constraint that is limiting agricultural productivity across the globe. Therefore, this study aimed at to assess the effect of diverse SS levels on growth, physiological and biochemical traits of chickpea cultivars…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.359.365 
ReviewPesticides Uses, Impacts on Environment and their Possible Remediation Strategies- A Review
Khaliq Dad, Fenliang Zhao, Rumsha Hassan, Kainat Javed, Humaira Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Saleem et al.
Pesticides are the chemicals substances which are used for prevention of plant diseases, weeds and being used widely for increasing the quantity as well as quality of food products. Naturally, these pesticides interact with environment by altering the properti…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.274.284- Research Article
Apposite Seeding Density to Enhance Productivity of Berseem
Muhammad Riaz Gondal, Sobia Ijaz, Nauman Ali, Muhammad Saeed Ashraf, Muhammad Naeem Khan, Muhammad Arshad et al.
Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.) in Pakistan is a vital forage Yield gap because of its palatable and nutritional nature that provides forage in repeated cuttings almost year round is mandatory to be addressed, that is the main focus of the present investig…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.317.323 
Research ArticleBiomass Yield Response of Different Medicinal Plants Under Dual Stress of Salinity and Sodicity
Ghulam Qadir, Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Ashfaq Anjum, Quais Muhammad Affan, Muhammad Zaighum Mushtaq, Muhammad Amjad Qureshi et al.
One of the best strategies for the utilization of salts affected soils is the screening of available local plants which can grow or survive under salt stress and have considerable economic importance to the farming community. Therefore, a three-years pot exper…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.351.358
Research ArticleUnderstanding 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…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.460.467
Research ArticleComparative Biocidal Potentials of Some Synthetic Insecticides against Maize Stem Borer, Chilopartellus (Swinhoe) under Field Conditions
Qurban Ali, Habib-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Abdullah, Asad Aslam, Muti Ullah, Ali Sher et al.
Crops are prone to being attacked by various insect pests resulting in huge crop yield losses. Maize (Zea mays L.) the utmost yielding cereal crop worldwideis attacked by several insects, Chilopartellus(S) is the devastating one. The current study was conducte…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.442.448- Research Article
Allelopathic Potential of Poplar (Populus deltoides L.) Leaves Aqueous Extract on Cereal Crops
Iqtidar Hussain, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi, Muhammad Jawad Nazir, Ehtesham Ul Haq, Faheem Abbas, Muhammad Saqib Raza Shah
The phytotoxic impact of functional allelopathy from perennial plants (trees) surrounding our crops in the field is our focus in agroforestry. To quantify its severity, the phytotoxic impact of popular (Populus deltoides L.) leaves aqueous extract was determin…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.311.316 
Research ArticleIn Vitro Evaluation of Oat Cultivars Against Drought and Salinity Stress Tolerance
Sajjad Khan, Fahad Karim Awan, Zulfiqar Ali Gurmani, Muhammad Usama Hameed, Allah Bakhsh, Kainat Bibi
Agricultural yield in Pakistan is liable to environmental constraints, mainly salt and water stress due to their elevated degree of impression and non-availability of salt and drought tolerant oat cultivars. For the purpose in-vitro study was conducted at NARC…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.410.416
Research ArticleAntifungal Efficacy of Plant Extracts and Chemicals against Alternaria Leaf Spot Disease of Spinach
Ghalib Ayaz Kachelo, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Muhammad Atiq, Shahbaz Talib Sahi, Nasir Ahmad Khan, Akhtar Hameed et al.
To check the efficacy of fungicides and plant extracts against leaf spot disease of spinach caused by Alternaria alternata five plant extracts and five fungicides were evaluated under in vitro and field conditions by using complete randomized design (CRD) and…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.380.387
Research ArticleIrrigation Water Characteristics, Their Correlations and Suitability for Agriculture in District Gujranwala (A Survey Study)
Abid Ali, Safia Naureen Malik, Muhammad Akmal, Hafeez Ullah Rafa, Abid Subhani
A survey study was conducted in Gujranwala district to evaluate the quality of groundwater for agriculture purpose. A total of 565 groundwater samples were collected from farmers’ tube wells during random survey of four tehsils of Gujranwala district, i.…
28 Jun 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.2.303.310
Research ArticleAntiviral Potential of Plant Activators and Nutrients for the Management of Potato Leaf Roll Virus
Muhammad Musa, Saba Saeed, Azher Mustafa, Muhammad Ussama Yasin, Saima Naseer, Iftikhar Haider
Foliar application of five plant defense activators i.e., salicylic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, KH2PO4 and K2HPO4 were tested against potato leaf roll virus (PLRV) in field conditions while two nutrient solutions i.e., macronutrients (N, P, K) and micronu…
30 Mar 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.1.209.214
Research ArticlePhytoremediation of Heavy Metals from Irrigation Water – Case Study of Hayatabad Peshawar
Noor Muhammad Khan, Tariq Mahmood Khalil, Rashid Rehan, Iftikhar Zeb
This research study was focused on investigating the heavy metals (HM) concentration in the effluents generated from the Hayatabad Industrial Estate and the phytoremediation capabilities of two locally available plant species Arundo donax (A.d) and Typha latif…
30 Mar 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.1.227.239
Research ArticleCost-Benefit Analysis and Adoption Prospects of Selected Moisture Conservation Technologies in Pothwar, Punjab
Abid Hussain, Mubbashira Nazir, Saira Batool, Sidra Majeed
Economic analyses of moisture conservation for groundnut and wheat crops through gypsum application, and adoption of micro-catchments for olive orchards and fruit trees in rain-fed Pothwar have been carried out. Socioeconomic characteristics of the adopter far…
30 Mar 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2022/35.1.240.249