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Research ArticleEffect of Different Organic Mulches and Nitrogen Sources on the Productivity of Wheat Crop Grown in Semi-Arid Area
Muhammad Usman Aslam, Muhammad Umer Chattha, Imran Khan, Rizwan Maqbool, Muhammad Bilal Chattha, Fiaz Hussan et al.
Organic mulches as a soil cover effectively improved soil quality and crop yield. Likewise, application of right nitrogen (N) source also plays an imperative role to increase the crop production and decrease N losses. Therefore, this investigation was aimed at…
31 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.648.655
Research ArticleCombined Sulfur and Organic Compost Treatment Influences Nutrient Uptake and Photosynthetic Activity to Improve Growth and Yield of Sunflower
Sami Ul Haq, Abid Hussain, Umair Riaz, Muhammad Baqir Hussain, Adnan Fareed, Nabeel Ahmad Ikram et al.
Sunflower needs higher sulfur as compared to other oilseed crops. In addition to sulfur, Compost can enhance the availability of nutrients, resulting in increased crop yield. Adequate sulfur (S) supply plays an important role for improving seed and oil yield o…
31 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.656.663
Research ArticleIncidence of Post-Harvest Fungal Rot of Some Vegetables in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
Gulnaz Parveen, Naila Mukhtar, Shumaila Irum, Nain Bukhari
The major global concern of the developing countries is to fulfill the basic need of food to mankind as more than one-third of the food is lost due to various kinds of diseases and many other effects like post-harvest loss by different fungi. The danger of pos…
13 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.632.637
Research ArticleStrategies for the Management of Saline Water for Rice-Wheat Crops in Saline-Sodic Soil
Muhammad Sarfraz, Muhammad Amjad Qureshi, Muhammad Arshad Ullah, Shahzada Munawar Mehdi, Abdul Rasool Naseem, Sarfraz Hussain et al.
Amelioration of salt prone areas and reuse of saline/ sodic water is becoming important tool to improve the crop production as well as to decrease the disposal of such water. More land can be brought into cultivation by using poor quality ground water. Poor qu…
13 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.625.631
Research ArticleExploration of Grain Yield Stability of Advanced Chickpea Strains Across Environments
Muhammad Tariq Mahmood, Muhmmad Akhtar, Kaiser Latif Cheema, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Jahanzaib Khalid, Afzal Zahid et al.
Exploration of yield stability and defining the adaptation domains of advance strains is highly imperative for crop genetic improvement programs. The research aimed to determine the yield stability of sixteen advance chickpea strains was carried out at eleven…
8 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.608.613- Research Article
Management of Brackish Water for Crop Production in Two Different Textured Soils
Amar Iqbal Saqib, Khalil Ahmed, Muhammad Khalid Bhatti, Ghulam Qadir, Muhammad Qaisar Nawaz, Muhammad Ashfaq Anjum et al.
In Pakistan, renewable freshwater resources are decreasing due to unpredictable rainfall changes and farming community is compelled to use underground brackish water. Therefore, a lysimetric study was undertaken to remediate hazardous effects of brackish water…
8 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.614.624 
Research ArticleEvaluation of Different Fungicides against Colletotrichum graminicola, the Cause of Red Leaf Spot of Sorghum
Misbah Ali, Safdar Ali, Muhammad Ahmad Zeshan, Rana Binyamin, Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Ghani et al.
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) is a very important cereal crop for human beings and livestock. It is subjected to many diseases in Pakistan like fungal, bacterial, and viral among which the fungal diseases are the most destructive. Colletotrichum graminic…
1 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.599.607
Research ArticleAssessment of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Streamflow Forecasting in Jhelum River Basin
Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Saifullah, Adila Naseem, Sarfraz Hashim, Farrukh Ehsan et al.
Streamflow forecasting is a crucial hydrological variable. In the current study, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) based techniques: TB (Tree Boost), DTF Decision Tree Forest, SDT Single Decision Tree and conventional Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks (MLPN…
27 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.580.598
Research ArticlePerformance of Early and Late Planting Cotton Genotypes under Agro-Ecological Conditions of Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Mahmood Iqbal, Saghir Ahmad, Athar Mahmood, Muhammad Akram, Hammad Husnain et al.
Cotton is an imperious cash crop of Pakistan and change in climatic conditions are continuously limiting its production across the globe. Sowing time is an important agronomic consideration which should be optimized to ensure better cotton yield and quality. T…
27 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.569.579
Research ArticleOptimizing the Growth and Yield of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.) Cultivars by Altering Sowing Dates
Amjed Ali, Kamran Arooj, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ather Nadeem1, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Ehsan Safdar et al.
Appropriate sowing time is an important aspect that can affect the gowth and yield of any crop. So, a research trial was planned at Research Area, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan to investigate the impect of different sowing dates on g…
26 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.559.568
Research ArticleQuality Assessment and Application of Red Natural Dye from Beetroot (Beta Vulgaris)
Alim-un-Nisa, Sajila Hina, Imran Kalim, Mohammad Khalid Saeed, Ijaz Ahmad, Naseem Zahra et al.
Beet root (Beta vulgaris) is an excellent source of natural red colorant. In the present work red beet root dye was prepared in the powder form and then candies were prepared using this red beet root dye as food color. The stability studies of both, the prepar…
22 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.552.558
Research ArticleComparative Study of Different Preservative Solutions for Extending Flower Quality and Market Acceptability of Rosa hybrida Cv. Freedom
Muhammad Ahsan, Aneela Ramzan, Muhammad Nafees, Adnan Younis, Muhammad Amin, Gulzar Akhtar et al.
Amongst all the floricultural crop, Rose is one of the most important crop both economically as well as aesthetically whose beauty must be enjoyed for longer period of life. Current experiment was performed to discover the comparative consequence of various va…
22 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.545.551
Research ArticleStimulatory Effect of Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) on Cuttings Rooting Response of Olive cv. Gemlik
Muhammad Rafique, Inam Ul Haq, Humara Umar, Muhammad Jan, Muhammad Azhar Iqbal
In Pakistan, there is a growing interest in olive cultivation, especially in those regions where wild olive groves exist particularly in Punjab (Pothwar), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balouchistan. Few areas of these regions are considered suitable for its commercia…
22 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.533.537
Research ArticleEffectiveness of Zinc Coated, Blended and Bio-Activated Zinc Coated Urea to Quality, Biochemical Parameters and Yield in Rice Crop (Oryza sativa L.)
Qudsia Nazir, Muhammad Aftab, Ghulam Sarwar, Aneela Riaz, Sarfraz Hussain, Ifra Saleem et al.
Zinc (Zn) is an important microelement not only for animals, plants but for humans as well. Its importance cannot ignore for the plants to improve overall quality and yield. The overall physiology, quality and biochemical parameters also enhanced with optimum…
22 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.524.532
Research ArticleSympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884), an Addition to Anisoptera Fauna of Pakistan
Hajira Nur-ul-Islam, Ahmed Zia, Khurshaid Khan, Hirad Ali, Abdul Aziz
Sympetrum hypomelas (Selys, 1884) is added to the Anisoptera fauna of Pakistan by reporting it from district Swabi of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Out of 33 sampling sites, specimens of S. hypomelas were found from a single locality of the district. Identifica…
22 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.538.544
ReviewFood Safety Present Scenario: A Road Map of Pakistan
Muhammad Suhail Ibrahim, Asif Ahmad, Anwaar Ahmed, Amer Mumtaz, Muhammad Javaid Asad, Saqib Jabbar et al.
Food safety refers to the potentially hazardous agents or contaminants present in food that can cause food-borne illness. These extraneous agents are causing morbidity and mortality. Contamination of food by various agents includes physical, chemical, and micr…
21 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.501.509
Research ArticleIonic Composition of Wheat in Response to Silicon Application under Saline Growth Environment
Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor-us-Sabah, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Aftab, Abdul Moeez, Muhammad Zeeshan Manzoor et al.
Salinity is very common threatening issue regarding growth and yield of dry regions of the world and likewise in Pakistan. Silicon role in plant growth and especially strengthening of plant defence system is well documented particularly upon exposure to salt s…
21 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.510.516
Research ArticleMitigation of Salinity Stress in Rice through Zinc Silicate Application
Mukkram Ali Tahir, Noor-Us-Sabah, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Aftab, Abdul Moeez, Humaira Ramzan et al.
Pakistan is an agricultural country with massive natural resources. Rice is among few of the vital crops in Pakistan in terms of production, consumption, area under growth and export. Silicon (Si) is ranked second by its presence in soil. Si has not yet been c…
21 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.517.523
Research ArticleIntegration of Mineral Fertilizer and Poultry Manure for Improving Soil Health and Maize Growth under Calcareous Soil Environment
Muhammad Fiyyaz, Ghulam Sarwar, Noor-Us-Sabah, Mukkram Ali Tahir, Muhammad Aftab, Muhammad Zeeshan Manzoor et al.
Pakistani soils are deficient in organic matter. Organic matter in the soil affects soil properties and processes. The adequate carbon level of the soil is 1.29 % but in Pakistani soils carbon is less than the adequate level because of high temperature and low…
20 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.495.500
Research ArticleAssociated Health Risks from Heavy Metal-Laden Effluent into Point Drainage Channels in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Taqi Raza, Kashif Nazir Qureshi, Shakeel Imran, Neal Samuel Eash, Imma Bortone
Industrial effluent discharge has increased due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. Irrational use of this water for irrigation has caused environmental and health issues. The objective of the current study is to evaluate the treated effluents of text…
20 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2021/34.3.487.494