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Research ArticleEvaluation of Proximate, Mineral and Amino Acid Compositions of Boerhavia procumbens and Roots for Nutraceutical Applications
Abdul Wajid Khalil, Zafar Iqbal
Boerhavia procumbens is a Pakistani medicinal herb, used in the treatment of various ailments, including asthma, cough and jaundice. The aim of the study was to determine and compare the proximate, mineral, amino acid compositions of the aerial parts and…
13 Apr 2017
Research ArticleSeed Halopriming Enhances Germination Performance and Seedling Vigor of Gerbera jamesonii and Zinnia elegans
Iftikhar Ahmad, Abdul M. Saleem, Ghulam Mustafa, Khurram Ziaf, Irfan Afzal, Muhammad Qasim
A study was conducted to investigate the effects of seed priming (halopriming with 25 mM, 50 mM and 100 mM of calcium chloride (CaCl2), potassium nitrate (KNO3), potassium chloride (KCl) and Hydropriming) on germination and seedling vigor of Gerbera jamesonii…
12 Apr 2017
Research ArticleCombining Ability for Seed Yield in Indigenous and Exotic Brassica napus Genotypes
Ibni Amin Khalil, Raziuddin
Combining ability was estimated for seed yield using biplot approach in fifteen parental genotypes following 11× 4: line × tester fashion. The resultant 44 F1 hybrids along with parental genotypes were evaluated under field condition in a replicate…
12 Mar 2017
Research ArticleEconomic Analysis of Broiler Poultry Farms: A Case Study of District Lower Dir
Muhammad Afzal, Murad Khan
To make economic analysis of broiler poultry farms, a survey research was carried out in district Lower Dir in 2015. Four tehsils were selected namely Adinzai, Balambat, Timergara and Sumerbagh on the basis of purposive sampling technique. From these tehsils,…
11 Mar 2017
Research ArticleEffect of Conflict on Farmers’ Income from Tomato Crop in Kurram Agency, Pakistan
Zeeshan Haider, Inayatullah Jan, Waqar Akram
Conflicts have adverse effects on income and living conditions of populations worldwide. Keeping that in mind, this study was conducted in northwest Pakistan with the aim to identify the effect of armed conflict on income from tomato crop. The study is based o…
10 Mar 2017
Research ArticleBiochar and Fly Ash Role in Improving Mechanical and Physical Properties of Vertisol
Zaffar Malik, Moazzam Jamil, Ghulam Hassan Abassi, Muhammmad Nafees, Muhammad Rafey, Muhammad Kamran
Ameliorative effects of soil amendments on the physico-mechanical properties of vertic soils were studied. The potential soil amendments were fly ash (FA) and three types of biochar (straw biochar (SB), woodchips biochar (WCB), waste water sludge biochar (WSB)…
10 Mar 2017
Research ArticleIn Vitro Antagonistic Activity for Selected Fungal Species Against Wilt Causing Phytopathogens
Sana Irshad Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Hamid Ullah Shah, Shaukat Hussain
The present study was carried out with the aim to assist screening of various fungal species for antimicrobial natural products. During this study five different fungi, including Alternaria alternata, Acremonium sp., Alternaria brassicicola, Pythium sp. and As…
10 Mar 2017
Research ArticleOverexpression of the Heat Shock-Specific Transcription Factor HSFA1D Enhances Thermotolerance in Tobacco Plants
Zamarud Shah, Safdar Hussain Shah, Asad Jan, Gul Shad Ali
Among different abiotic stresses, heat stress has the most devastating impact on plant growth. Heat shock transcription factors are known to play an important role in regulating heat stress in plants. Tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana) was transformed with heat s…
10 Mar 2017- Research Article
Maize Productivity Enhancement through Credit Program of Zari Tarqiati Bank Limited in Rural Areas of District Mardan
Naushad Khan, Shahnaz Akhtar, Munir Khan, Shaista Naz, Javeria Tanveer, Muhammad Kaleem
Maize, for its easy and excess availability in the rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province is considered a main staple food in low income households. Due to small scale farming in the province the maize growers are always in need of loan for the purchase of…
9 Mar 2017 
Research ArticleEffect of Tillage, Residue and Fertilizer on Yields within a Wheat-Maize Cropping System
Aqila Shaheen, Nadia Sabir
The field study was carried out to determine the effect of tillage with and without residues and organic and inorganic fertilizers on yield of wheat-maize cropping systems in the erosion-vulnerable sub-humid area. Treatments included tillage levels i.e. ST (sh…
9 Mar 2017
Research ArticleResponse of Male Pollinizers in Fruit Set, Yield and Quality of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Cv. Dhakki
Muhammad Aslam Shahid, Muhammad Iqbal, Muhammad Niamatullah
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a major fruit crop of Pakistan, after citrus and mangos. Artificial pollination is a one of most important cultural practice for improving yield of Date palm due to diocious nature of palm tree. Pollen sources play importa…
7 Mar 2017
Research ArticleAllocative Efficiency and Profitability Analysis of High-Tech Cotton-Melon Multiple Cropping System in Punjab, Pakistan
Hina Fatima, Lal Almas, Bushra Yasmin
This study considered the cost efficiency analysis of cotton-melon cropping system under tunnels. The data were collected from 150 farmers; those were cultivating cotton-melon crops in combination under tunnels. The study area was Punjab, Pakistan. The stochas…
7 Mar 2017
Research ArticleHeritability and Correlation Studies of Yield and Yield Related Traits in Bread Wheat
Sheraz Ahmad Khan, Ghulam Hassan
A set of 27 genotypes were tested for estimation of heritability, genetic advance and association of yield and yield related traits in wheat. For all the studied traits, mean squares showed the presence of significant variation (p≤0.01) among the genotypes.…
7 Mar 2017
Research ArticleMultivariate Analysis in Determining Morphologically Diverse Sugarcane Genotypes (Saccharum officinarum L.) and their Flowering Response at Arja, Azad Kashmir
Muhammad Shahzad Ahmed, Dilnawaz Ahmed Gardezi
Sugarcane is the most important sugar crop in Pakistan. However, its improvement through hybridization is limited because of its flowering and viable fuzz production. New avenues suitable for flowering were explored using 20 genotypes for initiation of breedin…
6 Mar 2017
Research ArticleImpacts of Palai Dam on Land use and Cropping Pattern of Mouza Qilla, District Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Jamal Nasir, Anwar Saeed Khan, Said Alam, Saeed Akhtar
Palai dam is a small irrigation dam located on the northern border of district Charsadda, adjacent to Mohmand agency. The construction of dam was started in 2009 and was completed in 2011. It is claimed that dam will irrigate 5000 acre of land in four mouza&rs…
6 Mar 2017
Research ArticleFactors Contributing to Non-Adoption of Sunflower Crop in Districts Swabi and Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nusrat Habib, Safeena Inam, Abdul Hayee Qureshi
Sunflower has been produced for a long time in many parts of the world including Pakistan for the purpose to increase oil production. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa it was adopted from many years but due to some reasons its production and acreage decreased both in Paki…
28 Feb 2017
Research ArticleAnalysis of Technical Efficiency of Sugarcane Crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
Amjad Ali, Abbas Ullah Jan
Current research, based on cross sectional data, was carried out in three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, i.e district Mardan, Charsadda and Dera Ismail Khan. Randomly a sample size of 303 sugarcane growers was formally interviewed for crop season 2014-15 thr…
28 Feb 2017
Research ArticleShifted Multiplicative Model Clustering of Environments for Synthetic-Derived Bread Wheat
Fida Mohammad, O.S. Abdalla, Sheraz Ahmed, Fakharuddin, S. Rajaram
Synthetic derived bread wheat is considered to be a rich source of resistant genes for stresses including drought and rusts. To evaluate the grain yield and related yield components of synthetic derived bread wheat lines under different moisture levels, this r…
23 Feb 2017
Research ArticleEffective Microorganisms (EM) Co-applied with Organic Wastes and NPK Stimulate the Growth, Yield and Quality of Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)
Salma Shaheen, Mumtaz Khan, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Saleem Jilani, Zarina Bibi, Muhammad Munir et al.
Effective microorganisms (EM) are increasingly being applied to stimulate nutrient cycling and plant growth. However, information regarding its co-application with organic wastes and chemical fertilizers on enhancing spinach yield is scarce. A pot experiment w…
22 Feb 2017
Research ArticleEconomics of Milk Production in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan
Neelum Andaleeb, Munir Khan
This study is conducted to find out the cost and net return of milk production in district Mardan. The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting milk production in the study area. A multistage sampling method was used to select a sample of 274 livest…
21 Feb 2017