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Research ArticlePopulation Fluctuation and Weight Losses Caused by Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma granarium Everts on Different Wheat Varieties
Shereen Zulfikar, Zulfikar Ahmed Maher, Attaullah Khan Pathan, Imran Ali Rajput, Din Muhammad Soomro, Muhammad Akbar Lashari et al.
Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium is considered as a major threat to stored wheat and other products in all over the world. Their attack is not only limited to wheat grains but also reduces the various products made from it. The losses are defined as a measu…
6 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.744.747
Research ArticleComparative Analysis of Physical and Biochemical Attributes of Edible Fig (Ficus carica L.) Collected from Three Districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Located at Different Elevations
Muhammad Ahsan Naseer, Mehdi Maqbool, Saima Rafiq, Noosheen Zahid, Abdul Hamid, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah
Elevation could play a significant role in defining the final quality of fresh fruits. In AJK, fig is grown successfully in hilly areas such as Rawalakot, where the topography of this area is not even as compared to plane areas of this region. Therefore, curre…
5 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.707.713
Research ArticleDetermination of Suitable Growth Stage for Application of Fungicide against Stripe Rust in Wheat
Amir Afzal, Muhammad Ijaz, Sayed Rashad Ali Shah
Wheat is the third most important cereal grain in the world. Stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici) of wheat is severely detrimental disease. Improvement of crop through incorporation of resistance is practiced enormously. However, a wheat variety t…
5 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.714.719
Research ArticleUse of Hyacinth Compost in Salt-Affected Soils
Khalil Ahmed, Amar Iqbal Saqib, Abdul Rasul Naseem, Ghulam Qadir, Muhammad Qaisar Nawaz, Muhammad Khalid et al.
Composting the unwanted aquatic weeds for supply of essential plant nutrients and improving the health of salt-affected soil is a simpler technique. Therefore, present research work was carried out to appraise the efficacy of water hyacinth compost as an ameli…
5 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.720.728
Research ArticlePhenotypic Plasticity of Spineless Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) Cultivars in Response to Exogenous Application of Salicylic Acid under Rainfed Climate Conditions
Adnan Arshad, Huma Qamar, Ristina Siti-Sundari, Zhang Yue, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Ali Raza et al.
Unpredictable and unseasonal extreme climate, prolonged droughts, rise in temperatures, and erratic rainfall are common factors affecting crop productions in rainfed areas worldwide. This research intended to identify spineless Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius…
5 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.729.743- Research Article
Training Needs Assessment of Training Professionals Working in Agricultural Training Institutes in Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Yaseen, Syed Amir Zia Abid, Muhammad Luqman, Syed Wasim Hasan, Muhammad Aqeel Pitafi, Muhammad Tariq Chaudhry et al.
Training Needs Assessment (TNA) is a systematic procedure to gather information regarding needs of employees with emphasis to gain organizational objectives. Therefore, the current study was conducted to access the training needs of training professionals work…
4 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.4.700.706 - Research Article
Impact of Fertilizer and Planting Geometery on Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Yield in Saline-Sodic Soil
Muhammad Qaisar Nawaz, Khalil Ahmed, Ghulam Qadir, Amar Iqbal Saqib, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Faisal Nawaz et al.
The present research work was undertaken from 2013 to 2016 to evaluate the efficacy of different phosphorus (P) rates and planting geometry for the successful garlic production under saline environment. The experimental design was split-plot with three repeats…
4 Oct 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/36.4.692.699 
Research ArticleIntegrated Use of Humic Acid and Gypsum under Saline-Sodic Conditions
Amar Iqbal Saqib, Khalil Ahmed, Abdul Rasul Naseem, Ghulam Qadir, Muhammad Qaisar Nawaz, Muhammad Khalid et al.
Use of inorganic and organic amendments is a very effective approach to enhance crop productivity and restoring the deteriorated properties of salt-affected soils. For addressing this objective, a study was undertaken to investigate the ameliorative effect of…
11 Sept 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.684.691- Research Article
Comparison of Different Weedicides on Multi-cut Sorghum Sudan Grass Hybrid for Productivity Enhancement and Control of Grassy Weeds
Muhammad Riaz Gondal, Aqib Riaz, Sultan Ahmad Rizvi, Bushra Zulfiqar, Waqas Naseem, Humara Umar et al.
Sorghum is an important fodder crop of Pakistan and weeds infestation reduces its yield and causes harvesting losses upto 20%. Current research aimed to investigate the efficacy of various weedicides to eradicate weedy grasses (S. brevifolius, D. aegyptium, C.…
11 Sept 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.673.683 
Research ArticleBio-stimulant and Salicylic Acid Application Triggers Antioxidants Activities and Yield Parameters of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria L.)
Mazhar Abbas, Kishwar Jam, Rashid Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Zafar-ul-Hye, Tariq Rafique, Zahid Mahmood
Different polyphenolics and biostimulants are used across the globe for enhancing productive and qualitative tarits of horticultural plants. A field trial was carried out in 2018-19 aiming at the evaluation of impacts of new commercial products “Quantis&…
5 Sept 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.652.661
Research ArticleEvaluation and Screening of Promising Drought Tolerant Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes Based on Physiological and Biochemical Attributes Under Drought Conditions
Muhammad Jan, Tanveer ul Haq, Hina Sattar, Madiha Butt, Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Arif et al.
Extreme climatic conditions like heat waves, dry spell, sustained drought and precipitation adversely reducing the crop productivity and these are considered as an alarming issue for the crop production in rainfed areas. Chick pea is deemed to be regarded as a…
22 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.662.672
Research ArticleDrought-Induced Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Responses in Blackberry Cultivar ‘Hull Thornless’
Haiyan Yang, Hongxia Liu, Wenlong Wu, Weilin Li, Lianfei Lyu
Drought stress is a limiting factor for plant cultivation in many areas of China. In present study, the blackberry cultivar ‘Hull Thornless’ was chosen for drought stress analysis. All plants were grown in pots under greenhouse conditions, and were…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.643.651
Research ArticleStandardization of Single Super Phosphate Fertilizer Formulation for Various Hazara Rock Phosphates
Matiullah Khan, Humera Arif, Muhammad Rasheed, Motsim Billah, Shoaib Ahmad
The deficiency of phosphorus (P) is widespread in the soils of Pakistan. Out of 1279 thousand nutrient tons consumption of P fertilizers in the country during the year 2017-18, 85.4% was imported. The most expansive P fertilizers’ application is continuo…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.637.642- Research Article
Impact of Climate Change Awareness on Climate Change Adaptions and Climate Change Adaptation Issues
Zakeer Ahmed Khan Abbasi, Allah Nawaz
This study contributes to the local responses to address the impact of climate change in agriculture sector in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces of Pakistan. Pakistan’s agriculture is vulnerable to the cataclysmic transformations in…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.619.636 
Research ArticleQuantification of Plant available Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Boron, and Visualization of their Spatial Distribution through GIS in District Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan
Zahid Hassan Tarar, Muhammad Salik Ali Khan, Shahzada Munawar Mehdi, Raza Salim, Irfan Ahmad Saleem, Saima Nazar et al.
Micronutrients deficiency in alkaline-calcareous soils is a major constraint to get optimum crop yield. The possible solution could be the site-specific nutrient management after assessing the micronutrient status at a particular site. This study was conducted…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.609.618- Research Article
PARC Oat: A new Lodging-resistant, Late-maturing and High-yielding Variety of Oats (Avena sativa L.) for Pakistan
Muhammad Usama Hameed, Zulfiqar Ali Gurmani, Sajjad Khan, Allah Bakhsh
PARC oat is a newly approved lodging-resistant, late-maturing, and high-yielding fodder oats variety developed at Fodder and Forage Research Program, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad, Pakistan. This variety was selected from material impo…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.601.608 
Research ArticleEfficiency of Farmyard Manure to Reduce Injurious Impacts of Salt Enriched Irrigation on Chemical Properties of Soil
Ghulam Murtaza, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Ashraf Malik, Muhammad Zeeshan Manzoor, Ayesha Zafar, Sher Muhammad
Irrigation with saline water is a key issue affecting crop growth. Saline irrigation has drastic effects, limiting normal physiological activity and productive capacity of crops. The saline water irrigation leads to salt accumulation in the vicinity of roots w…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.594.600
Research ArticleInduction of Heat Tolerance in Maize through Exogenous Application of Salicylic Acid, Ascorbic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide in a Field Study
Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Ijaz Ahmad, Shahzad Maqsood Ahmed Basra, Abu Baker Ijaz, Zahid Hassan Tarar, Muhammad Ansar et al.
Temperature is a very important factor that affects crop yield. Maize, a monoecious plant, is adversely affected by high temperature during anthesis. Asynchronous fertilization and pollen desiccation reduce maize yield by reducing grain number and their size.…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.585.593
Research ArticleSimulated Storage Germination and Growth Responses in Carrot Seedlings Grown from Artificially-Aged Seeds
Uzma Arif, Sadar Uddin Siddiqui, Muhammad Fareed Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Shakeel Ahmad Jatoi
Seed deterioration behavior during storage of carrot seeds was assessed by subjecting them to controlled-ageing for different temperatures and incubation time during 2016 at Seed Preservation Laboratory, Bio-resources Conservation Institute, NARC, Islamabad. F…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.576.584- Research Article
Effect of Growth Regulator and Ultra-Narrow Row (Unr) Spacing on Growth, Yield and Yield Components of Cotton
Sikander Hiyat, Nazim Hussain, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, Muhammad Nasir Abbas, Smana Raza, Javed Shabbir Dar et al.
Mepiquat chloride, widely used growth regulator in cotton fields to increase crop yield. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of growth regulator (mepiquat chloride) and row spacings on growth and yield attributes of cotton. The experimen…
1 Aug 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.3.561.569