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Research ArticleETHNOMEDICINAL STUDY OF WEEDS IN MAIZE RICE AND TOBACCO FIELDS OF TEHSIL RAZZAR DISTRICT SWABI PAKISTAN
Shahida Naveed, Salma, Inayatullah Khattak, Khan Bahadar Marwat
Weeds flora of maize, rice and tobacco crop, fields were studied at six villages namely Karnal Sher Kalay, Tarakai, Bachai, Kalu Khan, Adina and Ismaila of Tehsil Razzar, District Swabi during summer 2016 with ethnomedicinal perspectives. A total of 62 most co…
13 Aug 2024- Research Article
ESTIMATION OF ECONOMIC THRESHOLD OF Convolvulus arvensis L. WEED IN WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.)
Muhammad Ehsan Safdar, Muhammad Sikander Hayyat, Muhammad Zeshan Maajid, Mubashar Nadeem, Amjed Ali
Weed economic threshold in a specific crop serves as a tool for employing its cost-effective management. Studies were carried out to find out competitive effect of field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) on wheat at research area of College of Agriculture, Un…
13 Aug 2024DOI 10.28941/25-1(2019)-2 - Research Article
MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF MAIZE TO SOME ALLELOPATHIC PLANT EXTRACTS
Iqtidar Hussain, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Asghar Ali Khan
An experiment was conducted to investigate the allelopathic response of different plant extracts on the morpho-physiological traits of maize crop. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design having three repetitions. Water extracts of ten…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
FLORISTIC DIVERSITY AND WEED COMMUNITIES OF MAIZE, POTATO AND MUNGBEAN CROPS OF KALASH VALLEY CHITRAL HINDUKUSH RANGE KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Zahid Fazal, Jaweria Gul, Muhammad Subhan, Khan Sher, Qasir Ali
The present study was conducted during 2016-2017 to record the weed flora of economically important crops, viz. maize, potato and mungbean in Kalash Valley, Chitral, Pakistan. All the three localities of Kalash Valley (Bumburet, Birir and Rumbor) were surveyed…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
Parthenium hysterophorus L. AS A SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS FOR MAIZE (Zea mays) AND SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor)
Gul Hassan, Anees Amin, Haroon ur Rashid, Naqib Ullah Khan, Hussain Ali
To evaluate the potential of the invasive alien weed; Parthenium hysterophorus L., as a source of nutrients for growth of maize and sorghum, experiments were conducted in pots at the Department of Weed Science under ambient conditions and subsequently repeated…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
UTILITARIAN ASPECTS OF WEEDS OF WHEAT FIELDS IN CHARBAGH VALLEY DISTRICT SWAT PAKISTAN
Muhammad Nauman Khan, Fazal Hadi, Maryam Bibi, Naushad Khan, Syed Mukaram Shah
Weed survey was conducted from February to May 2016, in fields of wheat crop of Charbagh Valley, district Swat. Information on 18 families and 34 species was collected with regard to their ecological characteristics, medicinal and other economic uses by local…
13 Aug 2024DOI 10.28941/25-1(2019)-4 - Research Article
INTERACTIONS OF Capsicum annuum L IN MONOCULTURE AND IN INTERCROPPING WITH Setaria verticillata (L.) P. BEAUVOIS.
Abdessatar Omezine
Mixture is a system of two or more different plant species interacting with each other in different manners. Interspecific competition, resource complementarity and facilitation may modulate better performance of a mixture. It is difficult to interpret the res…
13 Aug 2024DOI 10.28941/25-1(2019)-6 - Research Article
PHYTOTOXIC EFFECTS ON WHEAT GERMINATION AND SEEDLINGS VIGOR WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF MESQUITE ROOT STEM AND LEAF
Rafaqat Hussain Shah, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Muhammad Zubair, Khalid Naveed, Muhammad Amjad Nadim, Aminullah Khan
An experiment was performed to evaluate the phytotoxic effects of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. by using its aqueous solutions. Extracts of all main parts of mesquite including leaf, stem and root were prepared in different concentrations to see their…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
EFFICIENCY OF NITROGEN SOURCES AS COMPOSTING STARTER AND DECOMPOSITION OF PARTHENIUM WEED INTO A QUALITY COMPOST
Wiqar Ahmad, Sadiq Hussain, Muhammad Sharif, Farmanullah Khan
Nitrogen starter is an essential component of successful composting. Parthenium weed, being high nutrient accumulator from agricultural soils, was composted under different sources of nitrogen viz chiken manure, blood meal, soybean meal, cotton seed meal, urea…
13 Aug 2024DOI 10.28941/25-1(2019)-3 
Research ArticleBiodiversity Assessment of Weed Communities in Tube-Well Irrigated Wheat Fields in District Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahid Hassan, Nargis Naz, Hassan Raza Javeed, Sabahat Zafar, Laraib Kanwal, Seerat Mariyum et al.
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a most imperative cereal and used staple food due to its source of indispensable nutrients such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Weeds compete with wheat plants for essential resources (nutrients, light, space, and gases) an…
12 Aug 2024DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.2.55.64
Research ArticleEthno-Pharmacological Profile of Weed Flora of Dir-Upper District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Murad Muhammad, Shahid Ullah, Nimrah Ameen, Abdul Wahab, Abdul Basit, Muqadas Batool et al.
This study explores and documents the traditional medicinal uses of weed flora commonly found in field crops (rice, vegetables, wheat, and maize) in District Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Many medicinal plants grow wild or as weeds worldwide, including in Pak…
15 Jul 2024DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.2.44.54
Research ArticleDistillery Spent Wash Enhances Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) Growth
Ameer Sultan, Abdur Rauf, Farooq Jan, Muhammad Qayash, Muhammad Yasin, Tanweer Kumar et al.
The effective handling of waste is one of the paramount global environmental challenges. Various industries generate diverse wastewater pollutants, often presenting complex and expensive treatment challenges. The attributes of wastewater and concentrations of…
5 Jul 2024DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.1.37.43
Research ArticleSystematic Diversity with Quantitative Study of Medicinal Weeds of Tehsil Sarai Naurang, District Lakki Marwat, KP-Pakistan
Tariq Zaman, Fawad Khan, Sajjad Ahmad, Alia Mehsud, Atta Ur Rahman, Muskaan Zaman et al.
District Lakki Marwat is a highly rich profile and diverse flora in southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The present study was conducted during 2018-19 in Tehsil Sarai Naurang District Lakki Marwat in order to investigate the taxonomic diversity…
26 Jun 2024DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.1.25.36- Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC IMPACT OF SORGHUM ON W EED MANAGEMENT, YIELD AND QUALITY OF MAIZE UNDER DIFFERENT SEED RATES
Tariq Ahmed Keerio, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro, Ahmed Naqi Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim Keerio, Ghulam Murtaza Jamro
A field study was c arried out to estimate the allelopathic potential of sorghum immature and mature plant extracts under various seed rates on weeds density and yield of m aize cultivar Dadu Maize I The experiment includes different we ed control practices i.…
31 May 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr. v27i4.1009 - Research Article
EFFECT OF HYDROPHYTES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY CANAL; YAR HUSSAIN MINOR, SWABI- KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Saiful Islam, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Haroon Khan
Hydrophytes effect directly canal performance by reducing water flow, enhancing sedimentation, raising water level and reduce canal cross section area. The free-floating hydrophytes trapped in the outlets and culverts dipping its flow. In this apprehension a r…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.956 - Research Article
GC-MS ANALYSIS AND BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS OF FLOWERS OF Bergenia ciliata, A WEED OF ROCK CREVICES IN PAKISTAN
Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Ifrayeem Butt, Ayesha Munir
Bergenia ciliata is a weed of hilly areas of Pakistan that generally grows in rock crevices. In the present study, flowers of this weed were collected from Murree, Pakistan. The dried flowers were extracted in methanol and subjected to GC-MS analysis that show…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1012 - Research Article
BIOACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF WILD Cannabis sativa ROOTS FROM PAKISTAN
Arshad Javaid, Iqra Haider Khan, Malik F. H. Ferdosi
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), a medicinal plant of family Cannabaceae, growing wild in most of the rainfed areas of Punjab, Pakistan. In this study, phytochemical profile of methanolic extract of root was assessed through GC-MS analysis and various biologically a…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOWERS OF Vinca major, A MEDICINAL WEED PLANT OF HILLY AREAS OF PAKISTAN
Arshad Javaid, Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Amna Shoaib, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Abrar Ul Hassan
Vinca major L. is an evergreen perennial weed of family Apocynaceae, growing naturally in hilly areas of Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Flowers of this weed were collected during June 2021, shade dried and extracted in pure methanol for two wee…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1014 - Research Article
LOW DOSES OF ATRAZINE CAUSE HORMESIS IN TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS
Mamoona Arooj, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Erum Rashid, Muhammad Saleem Jilani et al.
Growth stimulation due to ultra-low doses of different herbicides in several crop species has been observed both in controlled as well as in the field conditions; however available data of hermetic effects on weeds growth is very limited. This study investigat…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF DIVERSITY AND HOMOGENEITY OF WEED COMMUNITIES OF WHEAT CROP IN TEHSIL RAZAR DISTRICT SWABI, PAKISTAN
Maqsood Anwar, Shah Khalid, Naveed Akhtar
The present study explains comparative evaluation of diversity and degree of homogeneity of weed communities of wheat crop. This study was conducted in tehsil Razar district Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during February-April 2016. A total of 200 quadrats…
31 May 2024