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Research ArticleFurrow Bed Irrigation System: Installation and Management
Ghani Akbar, Muhammad Asif, Zafar Islam, Shahid Hameed
Furrow bed is the most efficient traditional surface irrigation method, but has been shown inefficient under actual farm condition in Pakistan. The main reasons being attributed to lack of knowledge of furrow bed design, installation and management. Therefore,…
23 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.406.413
Research ArticleSafety Evaluation of Snacks and Beverages Sold at Various Locations of Faisalabad, Pakistan
Iram Fatima, Imran Pasha, Ambreen Saddozai, Shahid Nadeem, Amer Mumtaz, Saqib Jabbar
Street foods play their significant role in the society by satisfying hunger at affordable rate for poor slums. This low infrastructure business is rising day by day due to growing urbanization. The study aimed at exploring the safety statu…
23 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.389.394
Research ArticleEnvisaging the Response of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) under Different Phosphorus Doses and Methods of Application
Wajiha Anum, Liaquat Ali, Umair Riaz, Abid Ali, Nadia Manzoor, Laal Hussain Akhter et al.
Nutrient deficit soils pose serious threats to healthy wheat crop growth. Among the major nutrients, Phosphorus (P) stands at a significant position for providing aid in seed and fruit formation, energy provision, photosynthesis, and continuation of metabolic…
23 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.395.405
Research ArticleDose Optimization of NPK Fertilizers for Growing Linseed Crop under Saline Sodic Soil Environment
Ayesha Zafar, Ghulam Sarwar, Muhammad Sarfraz, Muhammad Zeeshan Manzoor, Sher Muhammad, Ghulam Murtaza
Salinity and sodicity are the major issues to the sustainability of agriculture in Pakistan. The plants in saline environment are negatively affected due to several issues like low osmotic potential, specific ion effect, and nutritional imbalance. The fertiliz…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.344.350
ReviewProblems and Potential of Agriculture for Improving Livelihood in Malakand Division, Pakistan
Ghani Akbar
Malakand division has rich natural resources, having large potential for agriculture and tourism development, while its strategic location indicates a tendency of increasing importance of this region in the near future. Agriculture, one of the main sources of…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.351.361
Research ArticleGenotypic Varıabılıty and Assocıatıon between Seed Traıts and Seedlıng Vıgor in Upland Cotton
Muhammad Iqbal, Sami Ul-Allah, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Qadir Ahmad
Physical attributes of seed play a prime role in seedling establishment. Present study was conducted to investigate genotypic variability and correlations among upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) cultivars for some physical (seed weight, seed surface area and…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.337.343
Research ArticleApplication of MATLAB for Designing and Simulation of High-Efficiency Center Pivot Irrigation System
Filza Fatima Rizvi, Waqar khan, Syed Mohsin Raza Kazmi, Muhammad Umer
Almost 5000 Glaciers of Pakistan are retreating. They are retreating faster than any other part of the World. Water availability per capita in Pakistan is dropping very alarmingly. Against a dismal supply of 191 million-acre feet, the demand for water is proje…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.362.370
Research ArticleEffect of Farm Yard Manure and Compost Application on Transgenic BT Cotton Varieties
Muhammad Jan, Safdar Hussain, Muhammad Anwar ul Haq, Javed Iqbal, Ilyas Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam et al.
In Pakistan, the research work on cotton since started from the independence and many of the cultivars were introduced and evolved. But the fiber quality and seed cotton yield up to now till is poor in quality as compared to other developed countries. A judici…
22 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.371.380- Research Article
Effect of Plant Derived Humic Substances on the Yield of Chickpea Grown in Greenhouse
Ahmad Khan, Raza Ullah Khan, Sadia Khan, Muhammad Zameer Khan, Fayyaz Hussain
A pot experiment was conducted in experimental area of National Agricultural Research Centre, (NARC),Islamabad to see the effect of plant derived humic substances (PDHS) on chickpea crop grown in 5.50 kg soil container, consisting seven treatments, whereby HS…
15 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.321.326 - Research Article
Knowledge Attitude Practice Regarding Pesticide Application among Vegetable Growers of Dadu Canal Irrigated Areas of Northern Sindh Pakistan
Shah Nawaz Khuhro, Irshad Ali Junejo, Muhammad Haroon Hullio, Mohammad Farooque Hassan, Sultan Ahmed Maitlo, Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh
The present study on the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pesticide application by the vegetable growers in Dadu canal irrigated area carried out on targeted vegetable farmers in three Districts Shikarpur, Larkana, and Dadu of northern Sindh, Pakis…
15 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.331.336 
Research ArticleEffect of Location on Physico-Chemical Composition and Storage Duration of Sweet Orange (Blood Red)
Aurang Zeb, Abdur Rab, Shujaat Ali
The lab experiment was conducted on “Effect of location on physico-chemical composition and storage duration of Sweet orange” at The University of Agriculture, Peshawar in 2016. Complete Randomized Design and three replications were used. Sweet ora…
15 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.316.320
Research ArticleA New Species of the Genus Pseudostigmaeus Wood (Acari: Prostigmata: Stigmaeidae) from Pakistan
Bilal Saeed Khan, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Asif Qayyoum, Imran Ali, Abdul Ghaffar
Mites of the family Stigmaeidae are well known as predators against phytophagous mites, lepidopterous eggs and bodies of small soft insects. A random survey was conducted to explore the predatory mite fauna from Punjab, Pakistan. The holotype female (male unkn…
15 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.311.315
Research ArticleEvaluation of Colored Sticky Traps for Monitoring the Population of White Fly Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) on Brinjal Crop
Shah Nawaz Khuhro, Irshad Ali Junejo, Muhammad Haroon Hullio, Sultan Ahmed Maitlo, Javeed Shabir Daar, Shahjahan Rajput
The present study for use of different coloured sticky traps to assess in color magnetism of white fly on brinjal crop was evaluated at field condition at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agricultural College Dokri, Sindh-Pakistan. Different coloured sticky traps c…
15 Jun 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.327.330
Research ArticleCobalt Application Improves the Growth and Development of Mung Bean
Samman Gul Vaseer, Muhammad Rasheed, Muhammad Ansar, Yamin Bibi, Saqlain Shah, Asma Hassan et al.
Cobalt plays an important role in nitrogen (N) fixation occurring within the nodules of legume plants. However, the variable reports for Cobalt (Co) effects on plant growth and crop yields urged to research and verify if the Co is an essential component partic…
10 Jun 2020DOI Cobalt Application Improves the Growth and Development of Mung Bean
Research ArticleExogenous Trehalose Improves Cotton Growth by Modulating Antioxidant Defense Under Salinity-Induced Osmotic Stress
Ahmad Naeem Shahzad, Muhammad Kamran Qureshi, Samee Ullah, Muhammad Latif, Shakeel Ahmad, Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari
Use of osmoprotectants is a possible strategy for plants to survive under adverse environmental conditions. The current study emphasizes the ameliorative role of trehalose, in mitigating the detrimental effects of salt stress, in cotton plants. Three concentra…
28 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.270.279
ReviewReview of Energy Consumption and Potential of Renewable Energy in Agriculture Sector: A Case Study of Pothohar Region of Pakistan
Filza Fatima Rizvi, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Kahlid Jamil, Masooma Hassan, Komal Qayyum, Syed Mohsin Raza Kazmi
Energy is a key indicator of economic development, living standards and generation of wealth of any country. Globally, energy generation scenario is shifting towards renewable sources and its application in different sectors for example Agriculture. Oil, gas a…
25 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.280.288
Research ArticleAcacia nilotica Use as an Organic Amendment in Place of Chemicals
Gulnaz Parveen, Salma Gul, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Ashfaq Ali Khattak, Hikmatullah Jan
Acacia nilotica is one of the most popular plant having a strong antifungal activity for different fungal pathogens and have compounds are more effective to promote the growth of tomato plant. Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) plant is highly susceptible to roo…
25 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.289.294
Research ArticleFactors Influencing Behavioral Intention of Farmers to Use ICTs for Agricultural Risk Management in Malaysia
Muhammad Ali, Norsida Man, Farrah Melissa Muharam, Siti Zobidah Omar
The primary aim of this research was to examine the factors influencing behavioral intention of farmers to use ICTs for agricultural risk management. The past research reveals that many researchers had tried to determine factors affecting behavioural intention…
25 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.295.302
Research ArticleEffect of Foliar Spray of Zinc on Growth and Yield of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)
Rehman Ali Keerio, Nighat Seema Soomro, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Mohammad Aquil Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Ghulam Shah Nizamani et al.
Pakistan fulfils 80% of its edible oil requirements through import from other countries. Import of edible oil is a huge burden on country’s economy and therefore, indigenous oil production must be augmented. Sunflower seed contains 40% of good quality oi…
25 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.264.269
Research ArticleGenetic Analysis for Yield Traits using F3 Populations in Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)
Fazli Ahad, Raziuddin, Nazir Ahmad, Muhammad Nauman, Touheed Iqbal, Nabeel Khan et al.
The present study was conducted to estimate heritability, genetic advance, and correlation coefficient in a set of 31 rapeseed genotypes, comprised of 10 parental lines and their 21 F3 populations. These genotypes were evaluated in a randomized complete block…
25 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjar/2020/33.2.253.263