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Research ArticleEVALUATION OF Psidium guajava LEAVES AND ACETIC ACID AS NATURAL HERBICIDES FOR CONTROLLING SOME WEEDS OF Capsicum annuum CROP
Mona Adel El-Wakeel, Salah El-Din Abd El-Ghany Ahmed, Sanaa Abd El Rahman Mohamed, Nadia Khalil Messiha
Allelopathy and natural products are safe non-chemical modern techniques that are applied as alternative to synthetic herbicides for controlling weeds. So, two pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the allelopathic effect of Psidium guajava leaf powder (P…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-9- Research Article
HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY OF Ageratum conyzoides AGAINST PARTHENIUM
Nimra Javaid, Mukhtar Hussain Shah, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Syed Muhammad Waleed
This study was carried out to explore herbicidal potential of an Ageratum conyzoides, a weed of family Asteraceae, against an exotic noxious weed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Different concentrations (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10%) of aqueous extracts of…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.823 - Research Article
BRYOPHYTES FLORA OF SHERINGAL VALLEY DIR UPPER KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Ali Hazrat, Qasir Ali, Mohammad Nisar, Khan Sher, Tour Jan, Abid Ullah
The study was conducted in the Sheringal Valley, District Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan to investigate the occurrence of bryophytes species in the study area. It is the first attempt to document the bryophytes species in the selected area. A total of…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-6 - Research Article
NEW DISTRIBUTION REPORT ONTHE ALIEN SPECIESArtemisiaverlotiorumLAMOTTE(ASTERACEAE-ANTHEMIDEAE) FROM GILGIT-BALTISTAN REGION OF PAKISTAN
Adil Hussain, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Syed Ali Imran Bokhari
Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte (Asteraceae) is a species of Artemisia described from Europe but native to East Asia. It is an alien and/or invasive species that has become naturalized in many European regions, Australia, South America, New Zealand, North and So…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.826 - Research Article
COMPETITIVENESS OF HORSE PURSLANE WITH GROWTH AND YIELD OF COTTON
Muhammad Bilal Niaz, Khuram Mubeen, Mahmood Alam Khan, Wazir Ahmed
Horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) is one of the major and problematic weed of summer season in Pakistan that is responsible for yield reduction. A research trial was carried out at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan during Khari…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.813 - Research Article
SURVEY OF PARASITIC WEEDS (OROBANCHE SPP.) ASSOCIATED WITH BRINJAL (Solanum melongena) IN BANDA DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH INDIA
Gulwaiz Akhter, Tabreiz Ahmad Khan
Three Orobanche spp. viz., O. aegyptiaca, O. cernua and O. ramosa were found to be associated with brinjal (Solanum melongena) in Banda district, India. However, the concomitant infestation of O. aegyptiaca with O. cernua and/ or O. ramosa in brinjal crop was…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-8 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF PLANT PARTS OF TWO INVASIVE WEEDS ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF OPEN POLLINATED MAIZE VARIETIES
Rahamdad Khan, Abdul Basit, Syed Majid Rasheed, Syed Salim Shah
Allelopathic effects of plant parts of two invasive weeds on seed germination and seedling growth of open pollinated maize varieties was investigated at the Agriculture Graduate Laboratory of the Bacha Khan University Charsadda Pakistan during summer, 2018. Th…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-7 - Research Article
POTENTIAL USE OF Coronopus didymus (L.) SM. IN PARTHENIUM MANAGEMENT
Arshad Javaid, Iqra Haider Khan
This study aimed to assess a brassicaceous weed Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm. as a source of potential natural herbicides for management of an alien weed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Initially, the effect of aqueous leaf, stem, root and flower extrac…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-3 - Research Article
SCREENING OF HERBICIDES FOR EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF WEEDS IN SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.)
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdul Rehman, Amjed Ali, Nasir Iqbal, Qaisar Mumtaz, Amir Javed
A two-year field study was accomplished at College of Agriculture experimental site, Sargodha in spring seasons of 2018 and 2019 to evaluate the performance of various herbicides to combat weeds in soybean. The study consisted of 8 herbicide treatments includi…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.862 - Research Article
IMPACT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF POTASSIUM SULPHATE ON WEED DYNAMICS AND SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES OF RAINFED BREAD WHEAT
Shahid Iqbal Khattak, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Khalid Naveed, Muhammad Amjad Nadim, Asghar Ali Khan, Kaleem Ullah
An experiment to find out the wheat growth as affected by foliar application of potassium Sulphate (K2SO4) on different growth stages under rainfed conditions was conducted at the Agricultural Research Institute, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Potassium doses viz…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-1 - Research Article
GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF AUTUMN PLANTED HYBRID MAIZE TO HORSE PURSLANE (Trianthema portulacastrum) INTERFERENCE
Saad Parvaiz, Khuram Mubeen, Mudassir Aziz, Tanveer-ul-Haq
The assumed comparative losses of horse purslane’s (vern. It sit) losses relative to other weeds are higher. The study was conducted during summer season 2018 at Research Farm Muhammad Nawa Sharif University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan on a field ha…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-2 - Research Article
INTERFERENCE OF HORSE PURSLANE (Trianthema portulacastrum L.)ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF SOYBEAN[Glycine max (L.) Merr.]
Rehan Habib, Khuram Mubeen, Ammar Matloob, Muhammad Baqir Hussain
Horse purslane is one of the most spreading and problematic weed in Pakistan’s Punjab region during summer. A field experiment to check the interference of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) on growth and yield of soybean was conducted at rese…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-5 - Research Article
DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF WEEDS IN WHEAT CROP GROWN IN DISTRICT KHANEWAL, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Usman, Ghulam Murtaza, Allah Ditta, Tamana Bakht3 Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Nadir1and Sehar Nawaz
Weed infestation is among the main biotic factors affecting growth and yield of various crops. This issue is more drastic for cereal crops like wheat which is the staple food crop of over 2.5 billion population of the world. One the control strategies is to in…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-4 - Research Article
IMPACT OF WEEDS ON DIVERSITY OF SOIL ARTHROPODS IN Bt COTTON FIELD IN FAISALABAD PAKISTAN
Iqra Munir, Abdul Ghaffar, Asad Aslam, Muhammad Khuram Shahzad, Muhammad Jafir
The present study was conducted to verify the impact of weeds on diversity of soil arthropods in Bt cotton field by using Randomize Complete Block Design with four treatments and three replications at the Research Area of Department of Entomology, University o…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/26-1(2020)-10 - Research Article
Chenopodium album MITIGATES ADVERSE EFFECTS OF Sclerotium rolfsii ON CHICKPEA VAR. BAKHAR-2011
Arshad Javaid, Amna Ali, Iqra Haider Khan, Amna Shoaib
Sclerotium rolfsii, a soil-borne pathogen of over 500 plant species, causes collar rot disease in chickpea plant and reduces its survival rate, growth and yield. This study was undertaken to assess the benefits of soil amendment with a weed Chenopodium album L…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.859 - Research Article
ETHNOBOTANICAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN TEHSIL UTMAN KHEL DISTRICT BAJAUR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Hussain Shah, Hamida Bibi, Khan Sher
The ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants were documented in tehsil Utman Khel district Bajaur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. 76 plant species belong to 47 families of herbs, shrubs, mushrooms, trees and vegetables were recorded for their medicinal use. These…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.845 - Research Article
ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL INVESTIGATION IN THE WEEDS OF THE WHEAT FIELD OF TEHSIL TANGI, DISTRICT CHARSADDA, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Tabassum yaseen, Muzamil shah, Khushnood Ur Rehman2 Ali Mujtaba Shah, Gul Nawaz, Rani Gul
A study was conducted regarding arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spore density in weeds plants of soil selected from the Tehsil Tangi. The spore density was observed in all weeds plants in the host growth stage. The maximum arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.846 - Research Article
RESPONSE OF BITTER GOURD (Momordica charantia) TO CULTURAL AND CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL METHODS
Luqman, Zahid Hussain, Mohammad Ilyas, Javed Rahman, Mazhar Ali, Tamana Bakht
During 2012 and 2013, two field trails were undergone in the farm fields of Agricultural University Peshawar to assess the influence of various weed management methods in bitter gourd. The treatments comprised of four mulches (i.e. Rumex crispus, Silybum maria…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.851 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF Carthamus tinctorius L. ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF Echinochloa crus-galli L.
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sadia Afzal, Ahsan Aziz, Rizwan Maqbool, Muhammad Mohsin Amin, Amir Aziz et al.
Plant secretions have ability either to promote or inhibit seed germination and seedling growth of surrounding crops and weeds and this situation is termed as allelopathy. Laboratory experiment was performed to determine the suppressive or simulative influence…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.861 - Research Article
EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. ONGERMINATION AND INITIAL SEEDLING GROWTH OF ORYZA PUNCTATA L.
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sadia Afzal, Muhammad Azim Khan, Tasawer Abbas, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Muhammad Mohsin Amin et al.
Chemical weed control method may cause environmental hazards and residual effects in crops and soil. Alternate approach to control weeds is getting attentions in sustainable production system. Use of aqueous extracts of crops is getting scientific attention as…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.849