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Research ArticleInteraction between Meloidogyne javanica and Ralstonia solanacearum in Chili
Ali Asghar, Tariq Mukhtar, Muhammad Usman Raja, Asim Gulzar
The information on the interaction between root-knot nematodes and bacterial wilt is lacking in chili, therefore, in the present study, effects of Meloidogyne javanica and Ralstonia solanacearum were studied on chili singly and in combinations. Significant eff…
16 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190501030529
Research ArticleMolecular Phylogenetics of Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus) from Pakistan
Muhammad Rizwan Ashraf, Asif Nadeem, Eric Nelson Smith, Maryam Javed, Utpal Smart, Tahir Yaqub et al.
Snakes are one of the most dangerous animals with over 40 species of venomous snakes found in Pakistan. One such group of snakes belongs to genus Echis is saw scaled viper (Ehcis carinatus). Molecular techniques have made it easy to elucidate phylogenetic rela…
16 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190710090746
Research ArticleDifferential Impact of Land-Use, Season and Soil Characteristics on the Abundance of Edaphic Springtails (Insecta: Collembola) and Mites (Arachnida: Acari)
Muhammad Yahya, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed, Imtiaz Sarwar, Khurram Shehzad, Muhammad Luqman et al.
Land-use types exert a differential impact on soil quality and on the dynamics of edaphic (soil-dwelling) arthropods. This study determined the quality status of soils under different land-use categories (i.e. agricultural crop land, orchard land and natural u…
6 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190817120809
Research ArticleEffect of Cycled Feeding by Diets Including Vegetable and Fish Oil on Growth Performances and Fatty Acid Profiles of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792)
Seval Dernekbasi, Emin Karatas
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of alternate cycled feeding regime with diets including different oil sources on fatty acid profiles and growth performances of rainbow trout. Seven trials were implemented; fish oil trial [FO; continuously fed…
6 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190206080237
Research ArticleEffect of Aging on Meiosis Progression, Developmental Competence and DNA Double-Strand Breaks in Mouse Oocytes
Lei Gao, Gong-xue Jia, Zheng-yuan Huang, Ming-xing Yue, Chao Zhang, Shi-en Zhu et al.
This study investigated the effect of aging on meiosis progression, embryo developmental competence and DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) in mouse oocytes and resultant early embryos. Germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes were first cultured to monitor the progression o…
6 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180816030855- Research Article
Growth Potential of Camelus dromedarius Calves Reared under Intensive and Extensive Feeding Management Systems
Asim Faraz
A four-month study was carried out to check the growth potential of Marecha (Camelus dromedarius) calves in intensive management system (IMS) and extensive management system (EMS) in Thal desert, Punjab Pakistan. Twelve male and female calves were divided into…
6 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190714150716 
Research ArticleHigh Expression of MDR1 is Correlated with Poor Prognosis for Common Malignancies
Bo Gao, Fengmei Yang, Wei Chen, Xiaojia Song, Xiaobo Liu, Dongmin Li
The purpose of this study is to detect the relative expression level of Multi-drug resistance gene (MDR1) in common tumor malignancies, and evaluate the prognostic value of MDR1 expression in common malignancies. mRNA relative expression levels of MDR1 were de…
6 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190812190824
Research ArticleDNA Barcodes of Southeast Asian Spiders of Wheat Agro-ecosystem
Gulnaz Afzal, Ghulam Mustafa, Shakila Mushtaq, Amer Jamil
Knowledge about the systematic research is problematic, because distinguishing morphological features are difficult to use in identification of organisms. This problem can be inferred based on DNA sequences of mitochondrial Cytochrome C Oxidase subunit 1 (CO1)…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180411120453
Research ArticleHaemonchus contortus Crude Proteins Produced Partial Protective Immunity against the Experimental Infection
Housh Muhammad Solangi, Javaid Ali Gadahi, Mansoor Tariq, Bachal Bhutto, Zubair Ahmed Laghari, Jamila Soomro et al.
Haemonchus contortus is a blood sucking abomasal nematode parasite of small ruminants producing the economic losses. The present study was conducted to explore the immunogenic properties of H. contortus crude proteins (HcCP). Protein profile of HcCP was checke…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190206080215
Research ArticleGenetic Diversity and Population Structure of Five Meretrix lamarckii Populations Along the Southeast China Sea
Jiantong Feng, Xueping Wen, Yahong Guo, Yingying Ye, Jiji Li, Baoying Guo
The clam Meretrix lamarckii is an ecologically and economically important species in the coastal regions of China. In order to characterize the genetic diversity and population structure of M. lamarckii, a 750 bp region of mitochondrial COIII gene and an 822 b…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190521040515
Research ArticleSusceptibility of Ceratitis capitata Field and Laboratory Strains to Malathion and Spinosad in Tunisia
Meriem Msaad Guerfali, Heitham Hamden, Salma Fadhl, Wafa Djobbi, Lotfi Sillini, Wafa Marzouki et al.
The Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly), Ceratitis capitata, is a major problem for fruit production in Tunisia. Ceratitis was for long time treated with malathion as main conventional control method. Malathion upon repeated and prolonged use may cause resi…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190102150141
Research ArticleThe Yangtze Diluting Water and the Ocean Current System Caused an Obviously Genetic Divergence of Meretrix meretrix in China
Yunfang Tian, Zeqin Fu, Jiantong Feng, Yahong Guo, Yingying Ye, Jiji Li et al.
The freshwater discharge from river and ocean current system influenced the population genetic structure of marine mollusk organisms via promoting or limiting planktonic larval dispersal. The clam, Meretrix meretrix, is an important aquaculture species in the…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190326140331
Research ArticleEcology and Human Conflict of Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) in Mansehra District, Pakistan
Muhammad Waseem, Tariq Mahmood, Abid Hussain, Abdul Hamid, Faraz Akrim, Shaista Andleeb et al.
The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) inhabits deciduous, broad-leaved forests, thorn brush forests, and coniferous forests, occurring from 1500 up to 4,000 m above sea level. The species, in many areas of its range, is in conflict with humans…
3 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180209100205
Research ArticleNutritional Variation among Different Camel Browse Vegetations
Asad Ali Khaskheli, Gulfam Ali Mughal, Muhammad Ibrahim Khaskheli, Gul Bahar Khaskheli, Allah Jurio Khaskheli, Arshad Ali Khaskheli
Present study was conducted at the Department of Animal Nutrition, Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam during the year 2018. Study was subjected to screen and assess different vegetations though browse by camels surrounding the area of Mithi (sandy desert…
2 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190528110501- Research Article
The Diversity of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: New Reports from Pakistan
Syed Basit Rasheed, Ahmad Yar, Farrah Zaidi, Qaisar Jamal
Taxonomically ants are the most neglected group of insects to be studied in Pakistan. The current study was conducted to collect ants from all three tehsils: Charsadda, Tangi and Shabqadar of district Charsadda. Ants were collected randomly from indoor (rooms,…
2 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180916170913 
Research ArticleLarvicidal Effect of Ipomoea stolonifera on Laboratory-Reared and Field-Collected Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Enugu, Nigeria
Godwin Ikechukwu Ngwu, Maria Ifeyinwa Ngwu, Fabian Chukwuemenam Okafor, Aruh Ottah Anaga, Christopher Didigwu Nwani
Comparative study of the effects of methanolic crude extracts of Ipomoea stolonifera on 4th instars larvae of both laboratory-reared and field-collected Aedes aegypti were carried out. The 4th instars larvae of laboratory-reared and the field-collected A. aegy…
2 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190131150142
Research ArticleIn Silico Analysis of Cu-Zn Superoxide Dismutase and Mn Superoxide Dismutase Genes in Fugu (Takifugu rubripes)
Mehtap Bayir
Superoxide dismutases are the best-known enzymatic antioxidants because of their central role in the antioxidant defense system. In this study, the phylogeny, gene structure, and conserved gene synteny of sod1 and sod2 genes in fugu—a model organism&mdas…
2 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190122060142
Research ArticleIsolation and Characterization of Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitory Peptides from Rice Bran Proteins and Evaluation of Activity and Stability
Boxin Dou, Ying Liu, Yumeng Liu, Lili Fan, Yongqiang Ma, Yanguo Shi
The aim of this study was to investigate anti angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) activity of the rice bran (RB) and comparison of its activity with selected commercial antihypertensive pharmaceutical. A new peptide with ACE inhibition properties was obtaine…
2 Apr 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190416040458
Research ArticleEffects of Potato Cyst Nematodes on Three Potato Varieties in Algeria
Aouicha Djebroune, Aissa Mokabli, Miloud Hammache, Gahdab Chakali
The potato cyst nematodes (PCN) Globodera rostochiensis and Globodera pallida are considered as being redoubtable pests of potato crop and are subject to strict quarantine regulations in several countries. In Algeria, the potato crop is the most important food…
31 Mar 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20180523150551
Research ArticleHabitat Selection of Scaly-sided Merganser under Multiple Area Scales in Water Systems of Poyang Lake, China
Zhi Yi Jin, Shao Ming Qin
Habitat selection of the Endangered Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus was studied in four rivers of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China at landscape and micro-habitat scales, from November 2017 to March 2018 and November 2018 to March 2019. At landscape…
31 Mar 2020DOI 10.17582/journal.pjz/20190824090851