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Demand for Fruit Quantity and Quality in Pakistan: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Households

Abbas Ullah Jan1, Muhammad Fayaz1*, Yousaf Hayat2, Dawood Jan3 and Ghaffar Ali3 

...se in all fruits, apple, banana and citrus with increase in household income for urban households. For rural households with increase in household income, quantity elasticity of all the fruits tends increase with the exception of grapes where it decreases and remains constant in dates. The estimated quality elasticities reveal that both the urban and rural households purchase higher quality fruits as their income rise and are willing to pay a higher price for ...

 Sonila Hassan, Abid Hussain*, Muhammad Azeem Khan** and Irfan Mahmood*

RURAL-URBAN RETAIL PRICES AND MARKETING MARGINS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN PAKISTAN
...mon 334.8%, pear 128.6%, banana 371.7%, sweet lemon 389.8%, and guava 176.2%. The net margin to intermediaries for potatoes, onion, persimmon, pear, banana, sweet lemon, and guava was accounted at 43%, 111.4%, 316.5%, 104.5%, 353.9%, 370.8% and 152.4%, respectively.

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Production Enhancement of Lovastatin Using Strategies of Screening and Response Surface Optimization in Solid State Fermentation
Tahira Jamil*1, Mohammad Asghar1, Fatma Husain1, Haq Nawaz Bhatti2
...wheat straw, rice straw, banana stalk) in SSF for 8 days. Among Pleurotus species (P. nebrodensis, P. sepidus, P. spodoecus), P. spodoecus expressed best statin formation i.e., 9.1±1.4 mg/g. Four physical parameters including temperature, pH, inoculums size and fermentation time (each at five levels) were optimized using central composite design (CCD) design in 30 triplicate experimental runs. The maximum statin format...
Extracellular lipase production from Bacillus subtilis using agro-industrial waste and fruit peels

 Haniya Mazhar1, Naaz Abbas2, Zahid Hussain3, Amir Sohail4, Syed Shahid Ali4*

Extracellular lipase production from Bacillus subtilis using agro-industrial waste and fruit peels
...ferent fruits, including banana, orange, water melon and melon as carbon source, was 27.17, 21.37, 10.57 and 8.43 U/ml, respectively. The corn cob produced 12.27 U/ml while waste oils of various industries produced 16.17 U/ml (Shan oil), 13.67 U/ml (automobile), 13.37 U/ml (unbranded waste cooking oil) and 6.03 U/ml (Sitara oil) of enzyme activity when used as substrate for lipase production. It is concluded that among the agro-industrial wastes, fruit peels a...
Optimization of Fermentation and Production of Antimicrobial Agents as Secondary Metabolites from an Indigenous Aspergillus niger
Fizza Anwar1, Muddassar Zafar1*, Zahid Anwar1, Raja Tahir Mehmood2
...um concentration, 1.5 mL banana peel as substrate and 20 days incubation time. The antimicrobial activity of secondary metabolites was tested against Streptococcus aglactaie, Streptococcus pyogene, Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis. The fungus Aspergillus niger was found best among all tested strains as it produced maximum amount of antimicrobial agent Tautomycetin. The antimicrobial activities were determined through disk diff...
Atef  Mohamed El-Sagheer
Status of Phytonematodes in a Main Commercial Banana Production of Upper Egypt
... justify;">The fields of banana (Musa sapientum L.) cultivations were surveyed for the prevalence of phytonematodes in Assiut governorate at middle of Upper Egypt. The encountered phytonematodes were identified during the survey belong to sixteen genera comprising sixteen genera belonging to nine families viz., Criconemella, Criconemoides, Ditylenchus, Helicotylenchus, Heterodera, Hoplolaimus, Longidorus, Meloidogyne, Paratylenchus, Pratylenchus, Radopholus, R...
Arifa Khan1*, Arsalan Bashir1, Shazia Erum2, Jabar Zaman Khan Khatak1 and Aish Muhammad3
Effects of 6-Benzylaminopurine and Indole-3-acetic Acid on Growth and Root Development of Banana Explants in Micropropagation
...th and root induction of banana explants micro-propagated in vitro. Explants were obtained from young suckers of 8818-william, Pisang and Brazilian varieties. The explants were cultured in vitro containing MS media and different BAP and IAA combinations. The results showed banana varieties exhibited differences for the shoot and root development and also for the number of shoots and leaves. Wiallium-8818 hybrid gave more sho...
Evaluation of Some Medicinal Plants for the Management of Root-Knot Diseases of Banana

Khan Tamoor1*, Hafsa1 and Hanif Maryam2

...Meloidogyne incognita at banana orchards of District Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan. Crude extracts, essential oils and fixed oil of these selected plants were tested separately. The crude extracts of Z. multiflora and F. oopoda showed higher mortality as compared to A. santolina and N. cateria. The results showed a maximum mortality of 76% by Z. multiflora and F. oopoda at highest dose of 3 g/ liter which was followed by 72% of N. cateria and 49% by A. santol...
Oviposition Preference of Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) on Different Fruits under Laboratory Conditions

Ghulam Murtaza1*, Muhammad Ramzan2, Assad Ullah3, Abid Ali5, Ayesha Zafar3, Rukhsar Beanish3, Ahmad Ali4, Ghulam Mustafa4 and Mudassar Aslam4 

...ch as guava, apple, fig, banana and citrus were exposed to Bactrocera zonata for oviposition. Fruits were placed in cage to assess the host preference for oviposition fruits having equal weight (500g). Fifty pairs of 11-12 days old adult of B. zonata were released in cage for 24h to determine their oviposition. The study resulted that maximum number of pupae (125.34) were formed in guava fruit exposed to B. zonata followed by banana
In vitro: Osmotic potential for virus elimination and preservation of infected banana shoot tip
El-Dougdoug K.A.1, Sofy A.R.2, Rehab A. Dawoud3 and Korkar H.M.4
...r
eliminationbanana bunchy top virus(BBTV) through preservation of shoot tips on
MS media containing high sucrose concentration at low temperature. Shoot tips and
subculture 1st of banana plantlets were preservedsuccessfully for 12 months on
storage MS medium supplemented with 40, 50, 60 and70 gL-1 at 10, 15 and 20ᴼC.
The highest survival percentage 100% with reco...
Molecular detection of DNA component 6 (DNA-N) of banana bunchy top virus isolated from Egypt
Mansour, L. L.*; Othman, B. A. **; Abd-EL Ghaffar, M. H. **; Eman, M. Marai** and Sahar, A. Youssef* 
...se
affecting banana in Egypt.BBTV was isolated from infected banana(Musa
acuminata cv Grandnain)obtained from EL-Behira, Egypt
byPentalonianigronervosa .Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect
BBTV in infected plants and banana aphid (P.nigronervosa) using specific primer
of DNA-1 for BBTV. The results showed that ampli...
The Detection and Diversity of Banana Streak Virus Isolates in Egypt
Aly M. Abdel-Salam1, Rehab A. Dawoud2, Amira M.E.Aly2, and Salama M. El-Saghir2
...AAA, Cavendish subgroup) banana (Musa acuminate)
variety and from Pradica (AAB group) banana (Musa × paradisiaca) variety,
collected from different locations in Egypt, were tested for the presence of Banana
streak virus (BSV) using immunocapture-polymerase chain reaction (IC-PCR) and a
specific antiserum for BSV. IC-PCR indicated the ep...
Comparative Ovipositional Preference of the Peach Fruit Fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Selected Fruits under Free-Choice Laboratory Setting

Muhammad Salman*, Muhammad Hamayoon Khan, Muhammad Zahid, Gul Zamin Khan, Fazli Rahim and Usman Khalique

...nt plant families, viz., banana (Musa acuminate), persimmon (Diospyros kaki), apple (Malus domestica) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). The study was performed under free choice conditions by exposing all the tested fruits in the same arena to B. zonata female adults. Results revealed that tested biological parameters were significantly affected by the tested host except sex ratio. However, banana was found the most preferr...
Advances in DNA based Molecular Markers for the Improvement of Fruit Cultivars in Pakistan-A Review

Ghassan Zahid1, 2*, Sara Iftikhar3, Muhammad Umer Farooq4 and Shakeel Ahmed Soomro5

...apples, mangoes, guavas, bananas, date palms and peaches, etc. Furthermore, by offering a piece of scientific information and addressing developments, notably in DNA-based molecular markers, this review paper may serve as a road map for obtaining high-yielding fruit varieties in Pakistan.

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Synergistic Effect of Food Baits on the Performance of Aggregation Pheromone Ferrolure+ against Rhynchorphorus ferrugineus (Olivier 1790)

Mushtaq Hussain Soomro1, Jan Muhammad Mari1, Imtiaz Ahmed Nizamani1, Arfan Ahmed Gilal2* and Muhammad Ibrahim Kubar2

...ate palm, sugarcane, and banana along with Ferrolure+ (positive control) and detergent water (negative control) were evaluated against RPW. Three hundred grams of each food bait along with Ferrolure + was used in the traps as weekly observations were taken on the RPW attracted in traps. Food and water were changed after weekly observations. The experiment was arranged in randomized complete block design where each treatment was replicated three times. Results ...
A Review: Fruit Production Industry of Pakistan Trends, Issues and Way Forward

Monis Hussain Shah1*, Rizwan Rafique2,6, Munawar Almas1, Muhammad Usman3, Sadia Yasin4 and Sajida Bibi5

Efficacy of Prepared Composts on Onion Productivity and Quality

Zaheer Ahmed Lashari1, Muhammad Saleem Sarki1, Saleem Maseeh Bhatti1, Muhammad Sachal Khokhar1 and Zohaib ur Rehman Bughio2*

...th variable recipes viz. banana plants + poultry manure (Compost 1), banana plants + goat manure (Compost 2) and banana plants + cattle manure (Compost 3) in 3:1 ratio were prepared in cemented pits. The prepared composts were sampled and analyzed for selected parameters. Afterwards, a field experiment was executed to study the effect of prepared composts and their integration with inorgan...
Effect of Biofloc-based Diet on Hepatic Enzymes of Ctenopharyngodon idella Fingerlings

Ghazala Nasreen1, Ali Hussain2, Komal Tayyab1, Muhammad Rashid3 and Sumaira Aslam1*

...ocs bacteria enriched on banana peels) under different diet treatments for a period of 50 days. The diet treatments devised in this study were, T1 (bioflocs only with zero water exchange), T2 (bioflocs only with 10 % weekly water exchange), T3 (bioflocs + 50 % commercial diet and with zero water exchange) and T4 (bioflocs + 50 % commercial diet and with 10 % weekly water exchange). A control experiment C (commercial diet with daily water exchange) was run para...
Effect of Different Plant Extracts on Olfactory Response of Bactrocera zonata Saunder and Postharvest Quality of Banana (Musa acuminata Colla)
Alia Tajdar1,3, Shaghef Ejaz2, Muhammad Shah Zaib1, Anum Ishfaq1, Syed Muhammad Zaka1*, Hafiz Muhammad Safeer1 and Khalid Abbas1
...st quality parameters of banana was evaluated. Extracts of Moringa olifera, Mentha pipertia, Zingiber officinale, and Cinnamomum spp. were prepared in methanol, ethanol, and distilled water. The olfactory response of B. zonata was studied in Y-tube olfactometer and effect on the quality parameters (colour, taste, weight loss, pH, and titratable acidity) of banana was evaluated in laboratory conditions. The olfactory results ...
Effects of vermicompost, vermicompost tea and a bacterial bioagent against Meloidogyne incognita on banana in Egypt

S. F. A. Awad-Allah 1 and M. S. Khalil 2

...gyne incognita infecting banana (Musa acuminata) cv. “Grand Nain” as compared to the nematicide fenamiphos 40% EC under laboratory and field conditions. Experiments were carried-out during two successive seasons (2016 and 2017). Results of the laboratory tests showed that the toxicity of VCT and Nemaless® to M. incognita second-stage juveniles (J2) was increased as their concentrations and exposure times were increased. The LC50 of VCT ranged f...
Evaluation of some plant species for their resistance against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp.

I. K. A. Ibrahim1, Z. A. Handoo 2†, A. M. Zid1 and M. R. Kantor2

...iments the response of 4 banana cultivars (Baladi, Grand Naine, Magraby and Williams), 3 peach rootstocks (Bitter almond, Baladi, and Nemaguard), and 6 ornamental palm trees (California Washington palm, Mexican Washington, Canary date palm, Queen palm, Common palmetto, and Date palm) were tested for resistance to Mi1 and Mj. The banana and peach rootstock Bitter almond were highly susceptible to Mil and Mj. Baladi peach root...
Prevalence and densities of banana nematodes in Kondotty-local Government Area, Kerala State, India

C. C. Famina1†, A. Usman2 and M. K. M. Nasser1

...>samples associated with banana (Musa paradisiaca), a survey was conducted in the Kondotty Taluk of Malappuram
district, Kerala, India. A total of 12 genera of nematodes including six commonly occurring nematodes in the banana
rhizosphere, three new records from banana and one new unidentified genus were obtained during the survey. Two
Management of banana plants against Meloidogyne incognita with indigenous medicinal and aromatic plants

K. Taimoor1† and F. Shahina2

Panama wilt of banana orchards in Sindh Province, Pakistan

S. Ahmed†, A. Munir, S. Asad and A. Muhammad

Textural and Sensorial Characterization of Selected Fruit and Vegetable Purees as Impacted by the Addition of Microcrystalline Invert Sugar (MIS) as a Texturizing Agent

Imran Ahmad

...cted fruits (strawberry, banana, and apple) and vegetables (beetroot and carrot) at three different levels (3%, 5%, 7% w/w). A Texture Analyzer determined hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and chewiness. The difference among the treatments was analyzed using standard deviation and ANOVA (p ≤ 0.05). To evaluate the various samples, a focus group of twelve panelists on the same day of preparation using a 9-point hedonic scale for seven attribut...
Histopathological Modifications in Musa cavendishii Roots Induced by Radopholus similis and Meloidogyne incognita

Atef M. El-Sagheer1*, Aline F. Barros2, El-Sayed M. Abd El-Aal3, Mohamed M. Gad4, Doaa S. Mahmoud4 and Amr M. El-Marzoky3

...ave been associated with banana (Musa cavendishii) and some of the most economically important ones are Radopholus similis and Meloidogyne spp. the purpose of this study is mainly to clarify the pathogenic effects of both nematodes (Radopholus similis and Meloidogyne incognita, alone or in combination), as a histological modification in root tissues under natural conditions of banana cultivation. R. similis was observed in t...
Production of Bio Fortified Vermicompost and its Efficacy Against Onion Basal Rot Disease Caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae

Kandiah Pakeerathan*, Konesalingam Jeyavithuyan, Aruchchunan Nirosha and Gunasingham Mikunthan

...ddy straw, garden waste (banana and maize leaves), sawdust, and kitchen waste were used as mushroom substrate and then mushroom grown waste was converted into bio-fortified vermicompost using exotic earthworm Eisenia foetida+ Trichoderma viride + Pseudomonas fluorescens. Onion growth parameters, yield, and DSI were recorded from the experiment conducted in a complete randomized design and subjected to ANOVA using SAS 9.1. Turkey’s HSD multiple comparison...
Glucomannan Potential of Banana Corms (Musa paradisiaca) as Prebiotics

Nurul Fajrih1,2, Komang Gede Wiryawan1*, Sumiati1 and Suraya Kaffi Syahpura3

...isolate glucomannan from banana corm and evaluate its potential as a prebiotic in vitro. Extraction activities were carried out by maceration with a ratio of 1: 10, namely 200 g of banana corm flour and 2 liters of aquadest by chromatographic column elution using ethanol as the mobile phase and diaion as the stationary phase. Further tested to determine the content of glucomannan in the extract. The extract was tested as car...
Genetic Stability in Tissue Culture-Derived Banana Virus Tested using Thiouracil

Aboud*, K. A; Gomaa**, Hanaa H. A.; El—Taholowy***, Mohage, A. and El - Sugher**, S.

... losses because infected banana plants produce no fruit. -The tissue culture approach was used to permit the recovery of BBTV-free plantlets, genetic stability followed by chemotherapy and early screening to facilitate the efficient production of virus-free plantlets. Results demonstrated that application of 10,20,30,40 mg/L thiouracil in vitro gave an 85,72,35,20  survival and 60, 83, 91 and 95.5% BBTV-free plantlets ,respectively. Furthermore, the obtai...
Chemical Mutation Induction of In Vitro Cultured Shoot Tip of Banana cv. Grand Nain for Resistance Some Viruses Diseases

El-Sayed • l , Eman H; Mahfouze , Sherin A.; Shaltout ,A. D.; El-Dougdoug3 ,Kh. A. and Sayed1 , R. A.

...ance agronomic fraits of banana crop. It is being used to produce virus resistance in various susceptible banana crop to improve it yield and quality traits against BBTV and BMV viruses. There are several mutagens available for banana crop improvement and each mutagen has its important role as positive or negative effects on banana plants. The chemical m...
Anaerobic Fermentation Can Improve Banana Peel Nutrients and Their Use in Crossbred Native Chicken Diet

Theresia Nur Indah Koni*, Yeria Banoet, Welhelmina Wahon, Cytske Sabuna, Melkianus Dedimus Same Randu, Yanse Yane Rumlaklak, Tri Anggarini Yuniwati Foenay

... the nutrient content of banana peels and their use on performance of crossbred native chickens. Banana peels were fermented (FBP) anaerobically for 21 days with addition of 10% tapioca flour as an additive. Then banana peels without and with fermentation were analyzed for their nutrient content. This fermented banana peel was then applicated to the cros...
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONTROL WEED INFESTATION IN COTTON CROP

Abid Hussain Khoso1, Mahmooda Buriro1*, Bakht-un-Nisa Mangan1, Naimatullah Laghari1, Muharam Ali Qambrani1, Allah Ditta2, Muhammad Saeed3, Taufiq Nawaz4

...at straw, sunflower, and banana leaves, each applied at 12 t ha-1), and a control without any mulching treatment. The study revealed that the maximum sympodial branches plant-1 (27.93), opened bolls plant-1 (47.53), weight of seed cotton plant-1 (124.55 g), seed index (8.73 g), seed cotton yield (5394.4 kg ha-1), staple length (30.33 mm), ginning out-turn percentage (37.96%) and oil contents (22.45%) were recorded in Sindh-1 with banan...
Nematode Community Structure in Musa acuminata Colla (Lakatan) Farms with Continuous Cropping System

Baby Nhor K. Ambel1*, Nneka Djen A. Matandog1, Neil Pep Dave N. Sumaya2, Florence Roy P. Salvaña1, Bryan Lloyd P. Bretaña1 and Ma. Teodora N. Cabasan1*

...practiced by small-scale banana farmers for ease of management; however, concerns arise regarding its long-term effects on soil health and ecosystem stability. In order to ascertain the fact, this study investigated the impact of different durations of monocropping Lakatan banana on soil health as reflected by nematode community structure. For the extraction of nematodes, soil and root samples were collected from various
Effect of Different Strengths of MS Media and BAP on Banana Plantlet Growth in Vitro

Pangesti Nugrahani1*, Hery Purnobasuki2, Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori3, Jatuporn Anuchai4 and Anugerah Dany Priyanto5,6

...shoot and root growth in banana explants. 6-benzyl amino purine (BAP), a form of cytokinin, plays a significant role in stimulating cell division and differentiation. This study aimed to assess the impact of BAP on various growth parameters, including shoot initiation, root initiation, leaf initiation, shoot and root length, plantlet weight, root number, leaf number, and shoot number. The study followed a completely randomized design with one factor, namely th...
Physico-Chemical Characterization of Maqueño Banana (Mussa acuminata) Fruits
Diego Armando Tuárez García1, Hernán Humberto Chevez Véliz2, Luis Humberto Vásquez Cortez3,5, Kerly Estefanía Alvarado Vásquez4, Jaime Fabián Vera Chang1, Cynthia Yadira Erazo Solorzano1 and Frank Guillermo Intriago Flor6* 
...ine-height: normal;">The banana (Mussa acuminata) is a fruit native to Asia and has been a staple food for centuries due to its high nutritional value and versatility. The Maqueño banana “Red Dacca” is a unique variety with a reddish-purple skin, smaller size, and greater nutrient density compared to the conventional yellow banana. Its flavor, often likened to fre...

Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

December

Vol.40, Iss. 4, Pages 1102-1532

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