Issue · 2019
Vol. 25, Iss. 2
7 articles · All issues →
Research ArticleETHNOMEDICINAL STUDY OF WEEDS IN MAIZE RICE AND TOBACCO FIELDS OF TEHSIL RAZZAR DISTRICT SWABI PAKISTAN
Shahida Naveed, Salma, Inayatullah Khattak, Khan Bahadar Marwat
Weeds flora of maize, rice and tobacco crop, fields were studied at six villages namely Karnal Sher Kalay, Tarakai, Bachai, Kalu Khan, Adina and Ismaila of Tehsil Razzar, District Swabi during summer 2016 with ethnomedicinal perspectives. A total of 62 most co…
13 Aug 2024- Research Article
PHYTOSOCIOLOGY AND SOME ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES OF WEED FLORA OF WHEAT IN TEHSIL CHARSADDA KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Fawad Ali, Gul Hassan, Naveed Akhtar, Muhammad Jamal Babar, Ataullah Jan
Weed infestation of wheat crop is a serious problem throughout the country as well as worldwide, as weeds cause huge yield and quality losses. To investigate the phytosociology of weeds of wheat in Tehsil Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, a fie…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
Parthenium hysterophorus L. AS A SOURCE OF NUTRIENTS FOR MAIZE (Zea mays) AND SORGHUM (Sorghum bicolor)
Gul Hassan, Anees Amin, Haroon ur Rashid, Naqib Ullah Khan, Hussain Ali
To evaluate the potential of the invasive alien weed; Parthenium hysterophorus L., as a source of nutrients for growth of maize and sorghum, experiments were conducted in pots at the Department of Weed Science under ambient conditions and subsequently repeated…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
FLORISTIC DIVERSITY AND WEED COMMUNITIES OF MAIZE, POTATO AND MUNGBEAN CROPS OF KALASH VALLEY CHITRAL HINDUKUSH RANGE KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Zahid Fazal, Jaweria Gul, Muhammad Subhan, Khan Sher, Qasir Ali
The present study was conducted during 2016-2017 to record the weed flora of economically important crops, viz. maize, potato and mungbean in Kalash Valley, Chitral, Pakistan. All the three localities of Kalash Valley (Bumburet, Birir and Rumbor) were surveyed…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
RESPONSE OF POTATO AND ASSOCIATED WEEDS TO WATER EXTRACTS OF MAJOR TREES OF UPPER DIR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Umm-e-Kulsoom, Saima Hashim, Fazli Wahid, Haseena Gulzar, Tamana Bakht
District Upper Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a hilly area and its major cash crop is potato. The area produces good quality potato and the farmers have small land holdings and thus majority of the farmers prefer to grow potato. There are limited pathogens or inse…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF MAIZE TO SOME ALLELOPATHIC PLANT EXTRACTS
Iqtidar Hussain, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Asghar Ali Khan
An experiment was conducted to investigate the allelopathic response of different plant extracts on the morpho-physiological traits of maize crop. The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design having three repetitions. Water extracts of ten…
13 Aug 2024 - Research Article
PHYTOTOXIC EFFECTS ON WHEAT GERMINATION AND SEEDLINGS VIGOR WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF MESQUITE ROOT STEM AND LEAF
Rafaqat Hussain Shah, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Muhammad Zubair, Khalid Naveed, Muhammad Amjad Nadim, Aminullah Khan
An experiment was performed to evaluate the phytotoxic effects of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. by using its aqueous solutions. Extracts of all main parts of mesquite including leaf, stem and root were prepared in different concentrations to see their…
13 Aug 2024