Issue · 2020
Vol. 26, Iss. 3
10 articles · All issues →
Research ArticleGC-MS ANALYSIS OF Sonchus asper ROOT EXTRACT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FUNGICIDAL COMPOUNDS AGAINST Rhizoctonia solani
Muhammad Rafiq, Arshad Javaid
Black scurf disease incited by Rhizoctonia solani causes a heavy burden on the potato crop due to occurrence of large number of persistent sclerotia on tubers, while the current conventional practices against diseases are limited and are associated with toxici…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.858- Research Article
COMPETITIVENESS OF HORSE PURSLANE WITH GROWTH AND YIELD OF COTTON
Muhammad Bilal Niaz, Khuram Mubeen, Mahmood Alam Khan, Wazir Ahmed
Horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) is one of the major and problematic weed of summer season in Pakistan that is responsible for yield reduction. A research trial was carried out at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan during Khari…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.813 - Research Article
SCREENING OF HERBICIDES FOR EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF WEEDS IN SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.)
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdul Rehman, Amjed Ali, Nasir Iqbal, Qaisar Mumtaz, Amir Javed
A two-year field study was accomplished at College of Agriculture experimental site, Sargodha in spring seasons of 2018 and 2019 to evaluate the performance of various herbicides to combat weeds in soybean. The study consisted of 8 herbicide treatments includi…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.862 - Research Article
Chenopodium album MITIGATES ADVERSE EFFECTS OF Sclerotium rolfsii ON CHICKPEA VAR. BAKHAR-2011
Arshad Javaid, Amna Ali, Iqra Haider Khan, Amna Shoaib
Sclerotium rolfsii, a soil-borne pathogen of over 500 plant species, causes collar rot disease in chickpea plant and reduces its survival rate, growth and yield. This study was undertaken to assess the benefits of soil amendment with a weed Chenopodium album L…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.859 - Research Article
ETHNOBOTANICAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN TEHSIL UTMAN KHEL DISTRICT BAJAUR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PAKISTAN
Hussain Shah, Hamida Bibi, Khan Sher
The ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants were documented in tehsil Utman Khel district Bajaur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. 76 plant species belong to 47 families of herbs, shrubs, mushrooms, trees and vegetables were recorded for their medicinal use. These…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.845 - Research Article
ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGAL INVESTIGATION IN THE WEEDS OF THE WHEAT FIELD OF TEHSIL TANGI, DISTRICT CHARSADDA, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
Tabassum yaseen, Muzamil shah, Khushnood Ur Rehman2 Ali Mujtaba Shah, Gul Nawaz, Rani Gul
A study was conducted regarding arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) spore density in weeds plants of soil selected from the Tehsil Tangi. The spore density was observed in all weeds plants in the host growth stage. The maximum arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF)…
29 Apr 2024DOI DOI: https://doi.org/10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.846 - Research Article
RESPONSE OF BITTER GOURD (Momordica charantia) TO CULTURAL AND CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL METHODS
Luqman, Zahid Hussain, Mohammad Ilyas, Javed Rahman, Mazhar Ali, Tamana Bakht
During 2012 and 2013, two field trails were undergone in the farm fields of Agricultural University Peshawar to assess the influence of various weed management methods in bitter gourd. The treatments comprised of four mulches (i.e. Rumex crispus, Silybum maria…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.851 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF AQUEOUS EXTRACTS OF Carthamus tinctorius L. ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF Echinochloa crus-galli L.
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sadia Afzal, Ahsan Aziz, Rizwan Maqbool, Muhammad Mohsin Amin, Amir Aziz et al.
Plant secretions have ability either to promote or inhibit seed germination and seedling growth of surrounding crops and weeds and this situation is termed as allelopathy. Laboratory experiment was performed to determine the suppressive or simulative influence…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.861 - Research Article
EFFECT OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS L. ONGERMINATION AND INITIAL SEEDLING GROWTH OF ORYZA PUNCTATA L.
Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sadia Afzal, Muhammad Azim Khan, Tasawer Abbas, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Muhammad Mohsin Amin et al.
Chemical weed control method may cause environmental hazards and residual effects in crops and soil. Alternate approach to control weeds is getting attentions in sustainable production system. Use of aqueous extracts of crops is getting scientific attention as…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.849 - Research Article
PALYNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ALLERGENIC AND INVASIVE WEEDS PLANTS FOR BIODIVERSITY IN DISTRICT LAKKI MARWAT USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Zahir Muhammad, Khushdil Khan, Shabir Ahmad, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Tamana Bakht, Asif Kamal
A total of 16 different allergenic and invasive weed species belonging to 12 different families collected from different areas of study. Among the studied plants, most of the species belong to the Asteraceae family. For morphological studies of pollen through…
29 Apr 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v26i3.833