Issue · 2014
Vol. 27, Iss. 3, Pages 167-264
10 articles · pp. 167-264 · All issues →
ArticlesCOMBINING ABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SEED PROTEINS, OIL CONTENT AND FATTY ACIDS COMPOSITION IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.)
Syeda Nasreen, Mehwish Ishaque, Muhammad Ayub Khan, Saleem-ud-din, Syeda Musarrat Gilani
Genetically diverse sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) inbred lines comprising six cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) and six fertility restorer (R ) lines were crossed in a line x tester mating design to obtain 36 f F hybrids. Parental lines and F hybrids exhibited…
31 Mar 2018- Articles
PARTIAL RESISTANCE TO STRIPE RUST AND ITS EFFECT ON SUSTAINABILITY OF WHEAT YIELD
Maqsood Qamar, S. Dilanawaz Ahmad Gardazi, Riaz-ud-Din, Muhammad Sohail, Syed Haider Abbas
Stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis Westend. f. sp. tritici) poses a serious threat to wheat production in cooler areas of Pakistan. The 70% area of wheat in Pakistan is prone to stripe rust disease. It can cause 10-17% yield losses if susceptible cultivar…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ESTABLISHMENT OF IN VITRO CULTURE OF GRAPES
Muhammad Ali, Ghulam Mustafa Sajid, M. Faisal Anwar Malik, Kalimullah
The establishment of in vitro culture from shoot tip explants (meristemetic tissue) of grapes was investigated through tissue culture technique. These explants were collected from gene bank of Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetic Resources…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
LIVELIHOOD ASSETS AND POVERTY NEXUS: A CASE STUDY FROM RAINFED POTHWAR AREA OF PAKISTAN
Naheed Zahra, Hassnain Shah, M. Azeem Khan, M. Zubair Anwar
The present paper is based on primary data collected from a sample of 40 households arround watershed project site at Fateh Jang in Pothwar region. The inter-linkage of livelihood assets and poverty is determined by employing poverty score card technique…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
FINANCIAL PROFITABILITY OF WHITE SUGAR PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN
Muhammad Sharif, Muhammad Azam Niazi, Abdul Jabbar, Sajida Taj
The sugar industry in Pakistan is the second largest agro-based industry after textile. The calculation of ex-factory production cost of sugar supports the sugarcane support price programme in the country. The present paper aimed at up-dating the financi…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
YIELD GAP DETERMINANTS FOR WHEAT PRODUCTION IN MAJOR IRRIGATED CROPPING ZONES OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Abid Hussain, Khalid Mahmood Aujla, Nouman Badar
Yield gap is useful measurement for crop productivity and the extent to which crop productivity falls below some potential level. The study was carried out to analyze the yield gap and determinants of wheat production in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ACREAGE RESPONSE OF FLUE CURED VIRGINIA TOBACCO IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Sajid Ali, Quratulain Altaf, Umar Farooq
This study investigates the acreage response of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco to its own price and area under maize crop in three major FCV producing districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa i.e., Swabi, Mardan, and Charsadda. Data used in the study cover tim…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
PROFITABILITY OF WHEAT PRODUCTION IN DERA ISMAIL KHAN
Samiullah, Mehmood Shah, Kalim Ullah, Rehmat Ullah, Ibrarullah
This study sought to assess the cost and gross margin of wheat in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pakistan, in the wheat crop season during May-June, 2012. A survey method was employed and 11 villages were selected at random which are…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EFFICACY OF PLANT DERIVED OILS AND EXTRACTS AGAINST WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI (GENNADIUS) ON SESAME CROP
Aniqa Iram, Javed Khan, Nadeem Aslam, Ehsan-ul-Haq, Habib Iqbal Javed, Muhammad Irfan et al.
Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) is a polyphagous pest and is reported on more than 600 host plants worldwide. Different methods are being used for its control. The present experiment was conducted to determine the effect of some plant extracts of mint (…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
GENETIC DIVERSITY IN UPLAND COTTON FOR COTTON LEAF CURL VIRUS DISEASE, EARLINESS AND FIBER QUALITY
Frasat Saeed, Jehanzeb Farooq, Abid Mahmood, Tassawar Hussain, Muhammad Riaz, Saghir Ahmad
In Pakistan during last two decades the major factor limiting cotton production is cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCuD). For estimation of genetic diversity regarding CLCuD tolerance, fiber quality and some yield contributing traits, 101 cotton g…
31 Mar 2018