Issue · 2014
Vol. 27, Iss. 4, 265-344
10 articles · All issues →
ArticlesNEW RECORD OF SUBFAMILY CHARMONTINAE (BRACONIDAE: HYMENOPTERA) IN PAKISTAN WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES
Mian Sabahatullah, Manzoor Ahmad Mashwani, Qurratul Ain Tahira, Mian Inayatullah
Subfamily Charmontinae is recorded for the first time from Pakistan. Charmontinae is a small but widely distributed group of braconids. A cosmopolitan braconid species, Charmon extensor (Linnaeus), is first time recorded from Chitral area of Pakistan. A…
31 Mar 2018- Articles
IMPACT OF MAJOR FARM INPUTS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF SUGARCANE: A CASE STUDY IN TEHSIL KOT ADDU, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Nusrat Habib, Saima Rani, Sabeen Siddiqui, Shah Zaman, Muhammad Zubair Anwar
The study is based on primary data collected from sugarcane growers to find out the affect of major farm inputs on the productivity of sugarcane in Tehsil Kot Addu (Punjab). The data was collected from 70 sugarcane growers during 2013 harvesting. The cos…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
SEAFOOD EXPORTS: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
Muhammad Sharif, Muhammad Azam Niazi, Abdul Jabbar
Fisheries as a sub-sector of agriculture, is considered as one of the most important economic activity along the coastline of provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. This paper assesses current stock of seafood production, seafood exports, direction and futu…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
COMPARATIVE PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS NAKED NECK AND NAKED NECK CROSSBRED LAYER CHICKENS
Farrukh Saleem, Babar Hilal Ahmad, Saleem Zahid, Bilal Kabeer
A study was conducted on comparative productive performance of indigenous Naked Neck (NN) and Naked Neck Crossbred (NNC) i.e., Naked Neck x White Leg Horn at Poultry and Wildlife Programme, National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakista…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ESTIMATION OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND HYBRID IDENTIFICATION IN AMERICAN COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L.) BY PCR BASED RAPD ANALYSIS
Rashid Minhas, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Faisal Saeed Awan, Lal Hussain Akhtar, Syed Awais Sajid Shah, M. Shahjhan Bukhari
DNA of 15 cotton genotypes comprising five parents and their ten F hybrids was extracted successfully from their immature leaves to estimate 1 genetic diversity and hybrid identification. Out of the 26 RAPD primers used for DNA amplification, 14 primers…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EFFECT OF FOLIAR APPLICATION OF ZINC ON YIELD AND OIL CONTENTS OF FLAX
Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Irfan, Aziz-Ur-Rehman
The foliar application of micronutrients increases the yield and oil contents of flax. The present field study was conducted to find out the effect of foliar application of zinc on yield, yield components and oil contents of flax. The experiment was laid…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
OUTDOOR BREEDING OF MOSQUITO SPECIES AND ITS POTENTIAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Gul Zamin Khan, Imtiaz Ali Khan, Inamullah Khan, Mian Inayatullah
Entomological surveillance study was conducted in four selected sites; Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan and Charsadda of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan during 2012-13 for development of ultimate control strategies of mosquito breeding in outdoor habitats. Larvae…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CROSS-FLOW RICE DRYERS
Munir Ahmad, Asif Ali Mirani, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Azhar Saeed
A considerable amount of rice grains is wasted every year in Pakistan because of unavailability of postharvest drying and processing technologies. About 70% of the rice produced in the country is dried through sun heat. which is one of the major causes o…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
SHIFT FROM SITE DEVELOPMENT TO SKILL DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF WATER HARVESTING THROUGH MICRO CATCHMENTS
Hassnain Shah, Nadeem Akmal, Waqas Farooq, Muhammad Azeem Khan, Shahid Munir
The present study was conducted to get insight about farmers' intention towards adoption of micro catchments as a useful tool for rainwater harvesting. The assessment of acceptability and compatibility of the intervention through farmers' perceptio…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
COMPARISON OF INDIGENOUSLY DEVELOPED TANGERINE-ORANGE MARMALADE WITH BRANDED MARMALADES AVAILABLE AT LOCAL MARKETS
Ambreen Akhtar Saddozai, Amer Mumtaz, Nouman Rashid, Shahzada Arshad Saleem, Saeeda Raza, Muhammad Naeem Safdar
The objective of this study was to compare the nutritional composition and microbial quality of both branded and non-branded marmalades. Oranges were purchased from local markets while tangerines were product of in-house farm at Food Science and Product…
31 Mar 2018