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Research ArticleIn Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Medicinal Plant Extracts
Tahseen Ullah, Noor ul Amin
Antibacterial activities of four medicinal plants, Silybum marianum, Berberus lycium, Peganum harmala and Curcuma longa and standard antibiotic tetracycline was carried out in the biosafety level 3 Microbiology Lab, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Brad…
27 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.890.895
Research ArticleInfluence of Plant Growth Regulators by Foliar Application on Vegetative and Floral physiognomies of Gladiolus
Shahid Nadeem, Taj Naseeb Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad, Adnan Younis, Iram Fatima
Gladiolus grasps an exceptional position among ornamental plants due to its captivating spikes, with plane ruffle and deeply crinkled sepals, and it mainly used as cut flower and greatly demanded in floral markets. In order to achieve the maximum outcomes for…
22 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.884.889
Research ArticleFiber Quality Studies with Respect to Different Cotton Insect Pests using Multivariate Analysis
Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Rizwan, Jehanzeb Farooq, Muhammad Farooq, Hafiz Ghazanfar Abbas, Farrukh Ilahi et al.
Fifteen cotton genotypes were exploited to study the impact of insect pests on different fiber quality traits. The ANOVA results depicted considerable variation in almost all traits. Fiber length was greatly influenced by the population of thrips, jassid, whit…
22 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.878.883
Research ArticleEvaluation of Advanced Mung Bean Germplasm against Cercospora Leaf Spot and its In-vitro Management by Different Fungicides
Huma Abbas, Muhammad Azhar Iqbal, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Umar Shahbaz, Haseeb Ullah Kamber, Nazir Javed et al.
Mung bean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek var. radiata)/ green gram is one of the short period legume and poor man protein source along with carbohydrates and vitamins. Cercospora Leaf Spot is a devastating threat to the crop caused by Cercospora canescens, aff…
22 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.872.877
Research ArticleInfluence of Sowing Dates on Cotton Growth (Gossypium hirsutum), Yield and Fiber Quality
Iram Sharif, Amna Nazir, Eram Shahzadi, Shahid Munir Chohan, Ghulam Sarwar
Cotton plays important role in Pakistan’s economy. It faces various environmental conditions which restricts its growth and production. The study was carried out at Cotton Research Station, Faisalabad, during the year 2018-19. The objective of the resear…
22 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.866.871- Research Article
Estimation of Different Genetic Parameters in Various Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Genotypes under Field Condition
Rao Wali Muhammad, Hafiz Muhammad Wasif Ali, Amir Hamza, Muhammad Qadir Ahmad, Abdul Qayyum, Waqas Malik et al.
The study was carried out to investigate the genetic estimates regarding various economic traits i.e. days to flowering, plant height, days to maturity, no. of primary branches per plant, no. of secondary branches per plant, pods per plant, 1000-seed weight an…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.849.857 
Research ArticleArbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Spore Density and Root Colonization in Weeds of Carrot field at Charsadda, Pakistan
Tabassum Yaseen, Shehzad Ahmad, Khushnood Ur Rehman, Fayaz Asad, Abdul Waheed, Rani Gul et al.
Arbuscular mycorrhgizal fungi that forming symbiotic associations with plants through roots. It forms the multi colonization systems with the roots and provide benefits to the host plants. The present study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence and distribu…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.841.848
Research ArticleInfluence of Foliar Application of Mineral Nutrients on Biological Nitrogen Fixation of Rainfed Soybean
Malik Gul Hassan Awan, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Muhammad Ansar, Adeel Anwar, Umber Abbasi, Hashmat Mahmood
A field study investigated the effect of foliar nutrients on nitrogen fixation of soybean grown under subtropical rainfed conditions. Three soybean varieties viz. NARC-2, Ajmeri-1 and Rawal-l were sown with and without foliar application of nutrients (Mn, Fe,…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.827.833
Research ArticleComparative Efficacy of Botanical Pesticides against Sucking Insect Pests of Mustard Crop
Arshad Ali Essani, Bhai Khan Solangi, Muhammad Ilyas Abro, Sultan Ahmed, Karim Bakhsh Sial, Muhammad Saleem et al.
The experiment was conducted at experimental field of Entomology Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam during the season 2018-19. Maximum reduction in thrips population (30.3%) was observed in plot sprayed with neem seed extract followed by plot sp…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.820.826
Research ArticleEffect of Vermicompost and Microbial Inoculants on Yield, Soil Fertility and Economics of Wheat under Rainfed Conditions
Muhammad Arsaln, Sair Sarwar, Rizwan Latif, Junaid Nawaz Chauhdary, Munazza Yousra, Shahbaz Ahmad
Integrated application of mineral fertilizers, organic amendments and microbial inoculants not only maximize the crop production and economic returns but also improve the soil health. A two years field study was conducted in the farm of Barani Agricultural Res…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.858.865
Research ArticleInfluence of Camellia sinensis on Broilers Performance
Mohsin Ali Alias Mehran Khan Solangi, Gulfam Ali Mughal, Asad Ali Khaskheli, Turab Ali Korejo, Nazeer Ahmed Rajput, Qurban Ali Memon et al.
Research was performed on 192 broiler chicks at experimental poultry farm, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam. The birds were distributed into 4 groups A, B, C and D containing 48 chicks in each. Birds of group A were supplemented with 5g/L Camellia sinensi…
17 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.834.840- Research Article
Effect of Sewage Water Irrigation Frequency on Growth, Yield and Heavy Metals Accumulation of Tomato and Okra
Safina Naz, Muhammad Akbar Anjum, Bushra Siddique, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Sajid Ali, Hassan Sardar et al.
The current study was aimed to inspect the efficiency of different sewage water irrigation frequency treatments on growth, yield and heavy metals accumulation of tomato and okra during 2012 and 2013. A statistical randomized complete block design was applied i…
9 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.798.809 
Research ArticleAssessing Sustainability of Rainfed Wheat (Triticum Aestivum) Production under Various Soil Tillage Systems: An Energy and Economic Analysis
Rana Shahzad Noor, Fiaz Hussain, Irfan Abbas, Muhammad Umair, Abu Saad, Muhammad Umar Farooq et al.
Energy management is an essential component in sustainable agricultural production systems. The study was mainly designed to evaluate the impact of four kind of soil tillage as; No/zero tillage (ZT), conservational tillage (PT), reduced tillage (RT) and conven…
9 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.810.819- Research Article
Effect of Balance Use of Fertilizers on Performance of Wheat Under Arid Climatic Condition
Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Mohsin Raza, Mumtaz Hussain, Muhammad Jahangir Shah, Bashir Ahmad, Rao Wali Muhammad et al.
Nutrients play a key role in crop productivity. A field trial was conducted to evaluate the addition of macro and micronutrients on wheat growth and productivity. The experiment comprised of 10 treatments. The results showed that compared with control, additio…
8 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.778.782 
Research ArticleSpecies Identification of Gram Wilt Complex through ITS Region by PCR-RFLP Analysis
Muhammad Jawad, Shahid Riaz Malik, Rana Muhammad Atif, Haris Ahmed, Muhammad Shahzad Afzal
Chickpea is the most important pulse legume that serve as dietary protein source for poor farmers in the developing countries. Yield and production severely challenged by biotic stresses. Wilt complex is the major biotic factor that contribute significantly in…
8 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.770.777
Research ArticleVarietal Preference of Sucking Insect Pests on Mustard Varieties, Sindh, Pakistan
Talib Hussain Solangi, Bhai Khan Solangi, Muhammad Saleem Sarki, Muhammad Akbar Lashari, Mubeena Pathan, Velo Suthar et al.
The experiment was conducted at experimental field of Entomology Section, Agriculture Research Institute, Tandojam during the season 2017-18. Using eight mustard varieties such as S-9, Sindh Raya, P-21, Early Raya, Bard-2, P-4, P-78 and Toria Selection to comp…
8 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.783.788- Research Article
Exogenous Application of Selected Antioxidants and Phyto Development Directors Influenced the Development, Output and Biochemical Attributes of Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.)
Safina Naz, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Bushra Siddique, Muhammad Asif Zulfiqar, Abdur Rehman
This study investigated the comparative efficacy of phyto development director i.e. N.A.A.GA3, 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and antioxidants i.e. Ascorbic acid and 2-hydroxybenzoic acid on development, fruit bearing, output along with biochemical attributes…
8 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.5.789.797 
Research ArticleAssessment of the Consequences of Heat Changes on Cotton Cultivars Growth, Phenology and Yield at Different Sowing Regimes
Kanwar Muhammad Raheel Mehboob, Rashid Iqbal, Muhammad Israr, Jaweria Shamshad, Umair Riaz, Muhammad Habib-ur-Rahman et al.
Temperature is the main climatic factor that influences the yield just as entire development of farming crops. All periods of phenology of crops are temperature sensitive. Hence, information on appropriate temperature for best yield is significant so as to get…
6 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.759.769
Research ArticleUse of Nutrients and Plant Extract to Manage Okra Yellow Vein Mosaic Disease (OYVMD) in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
Iram Bilqees, Yasir Iftikhar, Mustansar Mubeen, Qaiser Shakeel, Ashara Sajid, Zahoor Hussain et al.
Okra yellow vein mosaic disease (OYVMD) has been a menace to okra cultivation wherever grown in the world. This trial was carried out to monitor the disease severity, incidence and its management through different nutrients and plant extract. Plant extract and…
6 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.754.758
Research ArticlePrevalence and Serological Detection of Spiroplasma citri, a Cause of Citrus Stubborn Disease in Southern Punjab, Pakistan
Ummad ud Din Umar, Syed Atif Hasan Naqvi, Ishfaq Ahmed, Ateeq ur Rehman, Muhammad Asif Zulfiqar, Sibghat Ullah et al.
Spiroplasma citri, a fastidious pathogen, is considered as the main cause of Citrus little leaf disease (Citrus stubborn disease) which is not only responsible for the low citrus production in terms of quality and quantity but also moving the citrus industry t…
6 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.748.753