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Research ArticleProductivity and Land Use Efficiency of Maize Mungbean Intercropping under Different Fertility Treatments
Rashid Saleem, Zammurad Iqbal Ahmad, Muhammad Abbas Anees, Abdul Razzaq, Ashiq Saleem
A trial was carried out to assess the efficacy of maize + mungbean intercropping systems under different fertility treatments at National Agriculture Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad, Pakistan. Cropping systems were kept in vertical blocks and fertility treatm…
11 Mar 2015
Research ArticleSurveillance and Control of Peach Flat-Headed Borer, Sphenoptera Dadkhani (Oben.) in Plum Orchards of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Zahid, Muhammad Salman, Shah Alam Khan, Alamzeb, Inamullah Khan
Peach flat-headed borer, Sphenoptera dadkhani (Oben.) is the major insect-pest of stone fruit orchards. Survey of three districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa revealed the highest mean infestation in plum orchards of district Peshawar (89.60%), followed by Nowshera (…
3 Mar 2015
Research ArticleEffect of Gear Composition and Soil Interaction on Surface Wear of Worm Gear of Self Propelled Rotary Hoe
Masood ur Rahman, Zahid Mahmood, Taj Ali, Muhammad Aziz Irfan Mufti, Jehangir Khan Seyal, Munir Ahmad5 E-mail | masoodra@hotmail.com
This study was conducted on a self-propelled locally made rotary hoe to overcome a problem of frequent transmission failure. The machine is used for mechanical weed control and hoeing. It was observed that the worm gear used in its transmission often failed du…
28 Feb 2015
Research ArticlePalynological Studies of Aconogonon (Polygonaceae) from Pakistan
Ghazalah Yasmin, Mir Ajab Khan, Nighat Shaheen, Umbreen Javed Khan4 E-mail | ghazalahrizwan@yahoo.com
To better understand systematic characters of Aconogonon (Polygonaceae), we studied pollen morphology in three (A. alpinum, A. rumicifolium and A. tortuosum) of five species distributed in Pakistan using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Resul…
4 Feb 2015
Research ArticleEffectiveness of Grain Based Bait as Carrier of Strychnine Alkaloid for the Control of Indian Crested Porcupine, Hystrix indica
Muhammad Mushtaq E-mail | mushtaq@uaar.edu.pk
Field trials were conducted in Abbottabad - Balakot tract of the northern Pakistan for testing the effectiveness of groundnut – maize grain bait in delivering the lethal amount of strychnine alkaloid in controlling the Indian crested porcupine, Hystrix i…
31 Jan 2015
Research ArticleForecasting Production and Yield of Sugarcane and Cotton Crops of Pakistan for 2013-2030
Sajid Ali, Nouman Badar, Hina Fatima2 E-mail | sajid_economist@yahoo.com
This study attempts to forecast production and yield of two main cash crops namely sug- arcane and cotton crops of Pakistan by using Auto Regressive Moving Average (ARMA) and Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models of forecasting. Using data f…
20 Jan 2015- Research Article
Quality Elasticity of Vegetable Consumption in Pakistan: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Households
Mohammad Fayaz, Abbas Ullah Jan, Dawood Jan
The study estimated quantity, expenditure and quality elasticities for five vegetables namely potato, onion, tomato, cabbage & cauliflower and peas, mostly consumed in Pakistan. A comparison of quality elasticity between urban and rural households is provi…
3 Jan 2015 - Research Article
Estimation of Wheat Yield Response under Different Agro-Climatic Conditions in Punjab
Farhad Zulfiqar, Muhammad Ashfaq
The knowledge of supply greatly helps planners and policy makers to allocate and achieve production targets and in longer term planning. A study was conducted during 2009-10 with an objective to estimate the wheat yield response function in two agro-ecological…
3 Jan 2015 
Research ArticleEffect of Watercourse Aging on Conveyance Efficiency and Water Productivity in District Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Raja Waqar Ahmed Azad, Tahir Sarwar
A field study was conducted to assess the ageing effect of Plain Cement Concrete (PCC) lined watercourses on conveyance losses/efficiency in district Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kash- mir. Three watercourses namely, Sarai, Derkot and Mera Dadu were selected r…
3 Jan 2015
Research ArticleEffect of Potassium Sources on the Growth, Yield and Fruit Quality of Tomato Cultivars
Arshad Ali Khan, Muhammad Sajid, Abdur Rab, Sahib Alam, Abdul Bari
The research was conducted to investigate the effect of various combinations of potassium from organic and inorganic sources on the growth, yield and fruit quality of two tomato cultivars i.e., Falcon and Rio Grande for two years. The response of tomato cultiv…
3 Jan 2015- Research Article
Genetic Variability, Heritability and Correlation Studied for Yield and Yield Components in Maize Hybrids
Mohammed Ali Hussain, Zakiya Ahmed Hassan
The study was conducted in two locations, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq and second at FishKhabor, during spring season 2012. The experimental materials comprise seven F1 hybrids (sangaria, IK8 x zp-707, DK x Hs…
3 Jan 2015 - Research Article
Influence of Different Planting Dates and Media on Growth of Kiwifruit (Cv. Hayward) Cuttings
Muhammad Irshad, Abdur Rab, Javed Rahman, Muhammad Sajid, Ilyas Khan, Sajad Ali et al.
A trail was carried out to determine the influence of different planting dates and media on the growth of kiwi (cv. Hayward) cuttings at Agriculture Research Institute (ARI) Mingora Swat, during 2011. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block De…
2 Jan 2015 - Research Article
Technical Efficiency of Wheat Production in District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Shahid Ali, Munir Khan
This study was designed to determine technical efficiency of wheat production in district Peshawar of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Data from 100 wheat growers were collected through multistage stratified random sampling technique during 2009-10. Stochastic fr…
2 Jan 2015 - Research Article
Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers Co-Applied with Effective Microorganism (EM) on Growth and Yield of Spinach (Spinachia olerace)
Salma Shaheen, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Saleem Jilani
A two years pot experiment was conducted using loamy textured soil to study the effect of organic manure and complex chemical fertilizer (NPK) with or without effective microorganism (EM) on the agronomic performance of spinach crop, at Gomal University D.I. K…
2 Jan 2015 
Research ArticleAssessment of the Lethal and Parasitism Effects of Helicoverpa armigera Nucleopolyhedrovirus (HaNPV) on Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)
Muhammad Ashraf Khan, Hizbullah Khan, Abid Farid
Studies were conducted in the laboratory to assess the effects of Helicoverpa armigera nu- cleopolyhedrovirus (HaNPV) applied to eggs of Sitotroga cerealella Olive, on emergence of and para- sitism by female Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii) emerged from HaNPV- tr…
2 Jan 2015- Research Article
Impact of Sowing Dates and Picking Stages on Yield and Seed Maturity of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Varieties
Zaheer Ahmed Deho, Shamsuddin Tunio, Qammaruddin Chachar, Fateh Chand Oad
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of sowing dates and pick- ing stages on yield and seed maturity of cotton varieties at Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA) Tandojam, Sindh Pakistan. Three cotton varieties (Sadori, Chandi-95 and Malmal…
2 Jan 2015 
Research ArticleIntegration of Biochar and Legumes in Summer Gap for Enhancing Productivity of Cereal Based Cropping System
Muhammad Arif, Fazal Jalal, Mohammad Tariq Jan, Dost Muhammad
Biochar can improve soil quality, increase crop production and sequester C in agricul- tural systems. Two years field experiments were conducted on corn crop at the research farm of the University of Agriculture Peshawar, during 2011-2013. Wheat-maize-wheat cr…
2 Jan 2015- Research Article
Response of Wheat to Tillage and Nitrogen Application in a Cotton-Based Cropping System
Khalid Usman, Aziz-Ur-Rehman
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield and yield components are influenced by tillage and time of nitrogen application as well as soil type and cropping system. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of spring wheat seeded in three tillage system…
1 Jan 2015