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ArticlesCOMMUNICATION OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION THROUGH GROUP CONTACT METHODS IN PAKISTAN
Amir Khatam, Sher Muhammad, Badar Naseem Siddiqui, Muhammad Zakaria Yousuf Hassan, Ijaz Ashraf, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan et al.
The study was conducted in 2012 to examine the communication of agricultural information through group contact methods in Pakistan. Data were collected from 280 randomly selected farmers of four districts and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Survey…
31 Mar 2018- Articles
MIXING LESS PALATABLE GRASSES WITH UREA, MOLASSES AND EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS AND ITS EFFECT ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND DIGESTIBILITY IN GOATS
Nasia Batool, Imtiaz Ahmad Qamar, Imdad Hussain Mirza, Muhammad Fateh Ullah Khan
A study was carried out at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad to find out impacts of supplementation of low palatable grasses with urea, molasses and Effective Microorganisms (EM) on chemical composition and digestibility in goats. (HC), (C…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
SURVEY OF MANAGED F. (APIDAE: HYMENOPTERA) POPULATION IN GALIAT, MURREE AND ISLAMABAD
Elizabeth Stephen Waghchoure-Camphor, Mohammad Irshad
A survey was conducted through a dialogue with the people of Abbottabad, Murree and Islamabad to estimate the population of honey bee Fabricius. Subsequent field visits were made to locate these bees. This study is first of its type in Pakistan to docume…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
REPELLENCY EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT PLANT EXTRACTS TO COTTON MEALY BUG, TINSLEY (HEMIPTERA: PSEUDOCOCCIDAE)
Abdul Rehman Roonjho, Waseem A. Gillani, Awais Rasool, Naheed Akhtar, Tariq Mahmood, Arsalan A et al.
Repelling effects of peach plant L. (Rosales: Rosaceae), Eucalyptus, L. (Myrtales: Myrtaceae), Ashok, (Magnoliids: Annonaceae), Milk thistle, (Asterales: Asteraceae), and Sow thistle, (Asterales: Asteraceae) extracts each in petroleum ether, acetone and…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
INSECT POLLINATORS OF LITCHI ( ) FROM DISTRICT HARIPUR, PAKISTAN
Shahid Ali, Anjum Shehzad, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Ahmed Zia
Insect pollinator fauna in litchi orchards from three localities of district Haripur was studied. Insect collections were made from mid March to mid May, 2012. During collection, 494 insects were collected which yielded 20 species under 16 genera of eight fami…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF HIGH ENERGY BISCUITS FOR COMBATING MALNOURISHMENT AMONG CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN
Khalid Naseem, Naseem Bibi, Saeeda Raza, Amer Mumtaz, Nouman Rashid Siddiqui, Amina Bibi et al.
The study was conducted to prepare supplemented biscuits which could be used as nutritive snacks for malnourished children. Biscuits were prepared by supplementing chickpea and oat in patent flour (fine flour) with different ratio (5%, 10%, 15% and 20 %)…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION AND DIVERSITY ANALYSIS OF A MAKAPUNO COCONUT POPULATION IN U.P. LOS BANOS
Md. Nazirul Islam, A. K. Azad, Leon O. Namuco, Teresita H. Borromeo, Maria Lourdes O. Cedo, Edna A. Aguilar
Genetic diversity of embryo cultured makapuno coconut whose endosperm is thicker and softer instead of hard crispy, growing at the University of the Philippines, Los Baños, was assessed using morphometric characters from March 2004 to October 2005…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT GROWTH REGULATORS FOR EFFICIENT PLANT REGENERATION IN GRAPES
Sadia Tehrim, M. Yasin Mirza, G. Mustafa Sajid
The grape (Vitis vinifera L.) is the most valuable and widely cultivated horticultural crop worldwide. In the present study, different hormonal combinations in regeneration media were studied to determine the best combination for in vitro morphogenesis o…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS OF APICULTURE ENTERPRISE: A CASE STUDY IN DISTRICT CHAKWAL, PAKISTAN
Tabinda Qaiser, Ayesha Tahir, Sajida Taj, Murad Ali
The main focus of the study was to calculate benefit-cost analysis of beekeeping in Chakwal. The data was collected from 25 beekeepers of Chakwal district because this enterprise is working more in areas like Chakwal, Sargodha, FatehJang and Mardan. Beekeepers…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ECONOMIC REARING OF CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA (STEPHENS) (NEUROPTERA: CHRYSOPIDAE) IN INSECTARY
Muhammad Tayyab Mudassar, Ehsan-ul-Haq, Muhammad Naeemullah, Muhammad Shakeel, Muhammad Ashfaque, Asmat un Nisa et al.
Cost analysis is considered as a valuable tool in monitoring the past decisions and demonstrating the worth of the system. The goal of a mass production programme is to produce the maximum number of quality insects with minimum labour and cost. The maint…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
FORECASTING CITRUS EXPORTS IN PAKISTAN
Ayesha Tahir
The present study was planned to check the trend analysis of export quantity and export value for citrus in Pakistan. The findings of the study are based on citrus export quantity and export value data from 1990 to 2011. Two models of trend analysis were…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EVALUATION OF RECOMMENDED WHEAT VARIETIES FOR RESISTANCE AGAINST SCHIZAPHIS GRAMINUM (RONDANI) (APHIDIDAE: HOMOPTERA) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS
Naheed Akhtar, Awais Iqbal, Habib Iqbal Javed, Javed Khan, Muhammad Riaz, Waseem Ahmad Gillani et al.
Fifty recommended wheat varieties were evaluated for seedling bulk test and three components of resistance i.e., antixenosis, antibiosis and tolerance against greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani). NARC-09, Momal-2002, TD-1 and Zarlasta-99 were f…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ECONOMICS OF COW MILK PRODUCTION IN SINDH AND AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR
Abid Hussain, Khalid Mahmood Aujla, Sonila Hassan
The study aimed to find out the economics of major breeds of cow in selected areas of Sindh and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. It is based on primary data of 130 livestock farmers, selected through simple random sampling technique. Shares of different feed reso…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EFFECT OF TILLAGE AND USE OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS ON GROWTH AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF MAIZE
Shafique Qadir Memon, Nadeem Amjad, Muhammad Safar Mirjat, Abdul Quadir Mughal, Khalil Ahmad Ibupoto, Shabbir Ahmad Kalwar et al.
Tillage is an important crop production practice which affects crop performance. It was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. An experiment was conducted during the spring and autumn crop seasons 2009-2010.The objec…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
FARMERS BELIEFS ABOUT INDIGENOUS FARMING PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Tanzila Kazmi, Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry, Aftab Ahmed, Shaheer Ellahi Khan
The study was conducted in the village Dagal, Rawalpindi District by using the statistical technique in which the sample of 187 farmers were drawn out of the population of 3680, to cultivate insight and beliefs regarding the indigenous farming practices…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
USE OF MOBILE PHONES BY FARMING COMMUNITY AND ITS IMPACT ON VEGETABLE PRODUCTIVITY
Naveed Jehan, Khalid Mahmood Aujla, Muhammad Shahzad, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Zahoor, Majid Khan et al.
In Pakistan, telecommunication tools like television, radio and mobile phone are playing important role in agriculture productivity enhancement, growth and farmers’ prosperity. Mobile phone helps farmers in getting information about commodity…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
GROWTH, YIELD AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OF NEW INTRODUCED BRACHIARIA SPECIES AND LEGUME HERBS AS RUMINANT FEED IN CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Mustaring, I. Subagyo, Soebarinoto, Marsetyo
Two simultaneous experiments were done to compare the growth, yield and nutritive value of grasses namely Brachiaria brizantha, B. mulato, and B. mutica and five legume herbs such as Clitoria ternatea, Dolichos lablab, Macroptilium bracteatum, Centrosema…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EFFECT OF BORON ON PEANUT GENOTYPES UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS
Nazakat Nawaz, Malik Shah Nawaz, Mubashir Ahmad Khan, Mirza M. Yasin, Doulat Baig, Nasir Mehmood Cheema et al.
A study was conducted during 2008 and 2009 to find out boron requirements and critical concentrations in diagnostic parts of three peanut genotypes, BARD-479, ICG-7326 and ICGV-92023. These genotypes were grown in boron deficient soil at National Agricul…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
IDENTIFICATION OF RESISTANCE IN MUNGBEAN AND MASHBEAN GERMPLASM AGAINST MUNGBEAN YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS
Muhammad Hanif Munawwar, Asghar Ali, Shahid Riaz Malik
To identify sources of resistance against mungbean yellow mosaic (begomo) virus (MYMV), 64 lines of mungbean and 21 of mashbean were evaluated under field conditions. Out of 64 mungbean lines, 6 were found as resistant (R) and 35 moderately resistant (MR…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EVALUATION OF PRE AND POST-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES FOR WEED MANAGEMENT IN LENTIL (LENS CULINARIS MEDIK.)
Asghar Ali, Muhammad Tahir, Shahid Riaz Malik, Muhammad Hanif Munawwar
The weeds in lentil are one of the major constraints in obtaining maximum yield. The manual weed control is simply not feasible because it is time consuming and costly. The chemical weed control is the effective method of weed management. A field study w…
31 Mar 2018