Issue · 2024
Vol.30, Iss. 4, Pages 162-215
6 articles · pp. 162-215 · All issues →
Research ArticlePlant-Derived Oils Enhance the Effectiveness of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Controlling Melon Fruit Fly Maggots
Shahbaz Ahmad, Mubashar Iqbal, Arshad Javaid, Muhammad Bilal Chattha, Muhammad Ashfaq, Tajamal Hussain et al.
The present study was carried out to investigate the sensitivity of nine entomopathogenic fungal (EPF) strains to three plant-derived oils viz. coriander-oil (Coriandrum sativum), caster-oil (Ricinus communis) and taramira-oil (Eruca Sativa) and to assess the…
10 Jan 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.162.177
Research ArticleAntimicrobial Activity of Olea ferruginea Leaf Galls Extracts
Madeeha, Shahida Naveed, Ayosha Hanif, Jalwa Afroz, Abdul Haq, Gul Rose et al.
The aim of this study was to determine and compare the extraction potential and in vitro antimicrobial activity of methanol, ethanol, chloroform, aqueous and acetone extracts of Olea ferruginea leaf nut galls against bacteria and fungi of gastrointestinal trac…
20 Jan 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.191.197
Research ArticleEffect of Plant Spacing and Weed Mulches on Yield and Weeds of Potato Crop
Zahid Hussain
Plant spacing and weeds as mulch can together have a good effect on weed competition with the potato crop. In this regard, an experiment was conducted at the university research farm of the University of Agriculture Peshawar during the cropping season of 2020…
22 Jan 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.198.205
Research ArticleDetermination of Biologically Active Compounds in Methanolic Extract of Flowers of Senna alata through GC-MS Analysis
Malik F.H. Ferdosi, Arshad Javaid, Muhammad Samiullah, Zeeshan Mutahir, Tajamal Hussain
Senna alata (L.) Roxb. (synn. Cassia alata L.) is a traditional medicinal legume native to Argentina that grows as a wild plant in Pakistan. The present study was conducted for GC-MS analysis of C. alata flowers to identify possible bioactive compounds. Twelve…
10 Jan 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.185.190
Research Article3000 Years Late Holocene Vegetation History and Dynamics of Gymnosperms and Herbs in the Hindu Kush Mountains of District Swat in Northern Pakistan
Abdur Rauf, Farooq Jan, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Qayash, Muhammad Luqman, Kashif Hayat et al.
This Palaeoecological research project was carried out in the Kabal Valley of Swat District in Northern Pakistan, located in the Hindu Kush Phytogeographic region. Using a hand-operated Russian corer, a 150 cm long terrestrial soil core was taken and radiocarb…
8 Feb 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.206.215
Research ArticleEvaluating the Efficacy of Different Herbicides Combinations on Wheat Yield and Weed Density
Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Bilal Chattha, Hasnat Babar, Shahbaz Ahmad, Humaira Kalsoom, Tayyaba Manzoor et al.
Wheat is considered one of the basic food and economic crops in Pakistan. Wheat productivity is immensely affected by weed infestation, which causes a yield reduction of 20-40%. Keeping this under consideration, the present study was conducted to evaluate the…
10 Jan 2025DOI 10.17582/journal.PJWSR/2024/30.4.178.184