Issue · 2020
Vol. 26, Iss. 2
9 articles · All issues →
Research ArticleOCCURRENCE OF Solanum rostratum DUNAL IN NORTHERN BALUCHISTAN – FIRST TIME RECORDED IN PAKISTAN (SHORT COMMUNICATION)
Kamran Ishaq, Amir Sultan, Nazar Khan, Rahim Shah
Solanum rostratum Dunal is native to the United States of America, northern and central Mexico. This species has been observed in various localities in Zhob district of northern part of Baluchistan Province of Pakistan. These observations represent first recor…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.821- Research Article
EFFECT OF POPULATION DENSITY OF SWEET POTATO ON THE YIELD OF MAIZE-SWEET POTATO INTERCROP FOR WEEDS SUPPRESSION IN SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH NIGERIA
Felix O. Takim, Gideon Z. Nayan, Oluwafemi O. Osatuyi1and Israel O. Olayiwola
Maize–sweet potato intercropping often results in weed suppression and increased crop productivity. This study was designed to determine the appropriate planting time and optimal density of sweet potato in a maize-sweet potato intercropping system that w…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.836 - Research Article
NEW DISTRIBUTION REPORT ONTHE ALIEN SPECIESArtemisiaverlotiorumLAMOTTE(ASTERACEAE-ANTHEMIDEAE) FROM GILGIT-BALTISTAN REGION OF PAKISTAN
Adil Hussain, Muhammad Qasim Hayat, Syed Ali Imran Bokhari
Artemisia verlotiorum Lamotte (Asteraceae) is a species of Artemisia described from Europe but native to East Asia. It is an alien and/or invasive species that has become naturalized in many European regions, Australia, South America, New Zealand, North and So…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.826 - Research Article
HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY OF Ageratum conyzoides AGAINST PARTHENIUM
Nimra Javaid, Mukhtar Hussain Shah, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Syed Muhammad Waleed
This study was carried out to explore herbicidal potential of an Ageratum conyzoides, a weed of family Asteraceae, against an exotic noxious weed parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.). Different concentrations (0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10%) of aqueous extracts of…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.823 - Research Article
EXPLOITATION OF FOLK ETHNOMEDICINAL KNOWLEDGE OF KOTLI AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR-Pakistan
Syed Awais Hussain Shah, Rizwan Ali
For the documentation of folk Ethnomedicinal knowledge from District Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir-Pakistan, we have surveyed various areas of Kotli and gathered information from the habitants by personal interviews, discussion and also by questionnaires. Plan…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.838 - Research Article
THE FIRST EVER FLORISTIC AND PHYTOSOCIOLOGACL STUDIES ON Cannabissativa L. IN THE FIELDS OF TIRAH-MAIDANDISTRICT KHYBER, PAKISTAN
Farrukh Hussain, Sajid Aziz, Gul Hassan, Khalid Aziz, Sapna Raisham
Tirah-Maidan Valley, District Khyber is a remote botanically unexplored area of Pakistan. Recently access has been provided by law enforcing bodies for the visits of outsiders, which made possible this first preliminary piece of work on weeds of Cannabis sativ…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.837 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC POTENTIAL OF ORANGE FRUIT WASTES AS A NATURAL BIOHERBICIDE IN CONTROLLING CANARYGRASS AND CHEESEWEEDMALLOW INFESTING COMMON BEAN PLANTS
Mona Adel El-Wakeel, Ibrahim Mohamed El-Metwally
This study was conducted to evaluate the bioherbicidal properties of orange peels against canary grass and cheese weed mallow and the response of common bean plants. Two successive pot experiments were conducted with twelve treatments. The first four treatment…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.831 - Research Article
FLORAL DIVERSITY OF ROSACEAE FAMILY IN DIR KOHISTAN FOREST KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE-PAKISTAN
Ali Hazrat
Dir Kohistan is a floristically rich area having great biodiversity and is located at the foothills of Hindukush range, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In this study, several tutorial trips were accompanied for several times to explore the type of species of the…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.825 - Research Article
SESBANIA KNOCKDOWN DAYS AND SEED RATES OF DRY DIRECT SEEDED RICE INFLUENCE WEED DYNAMICS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF RICE
Pradeep Shah, Shrawan Kumar Sah, Komal Bahadur Basnet, Mina Nath Paudel
In dry direct seeded rice (DDSR), weeds are the major problems limiting the productivity of crop. Sesbania co-culture with DDSR as well as seed rates of rice affect weed density by smothering effect on weeds and therefore can be a better weed management techni…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i2.835