Issue · 2012
Vol. 25, Iss. 1, Pages 1-90
12 articles · pp. 1-90 · All issues →
ArticlesINCIDENCE OF LIVESTOCK DISEASES IN NOMAL AND NALTAR VALLEYS GILGIT, PAKISTAN
A. N. Naqvi, K. Fatima
A research project was undertaken to study the incidence of livestock diseases in Nomal and Naltar valleys, Gilgit. The data on cattle, goat, sheep and donkey were collected from the Animal Husbandry Department from 2003 to 2007. In total 19259 animals w…
31 Mar 2018- Articles
IMPACT OFKINNOW (MANDARIN) YIELD LOSSES ON SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE FARMING COMMUNITY IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Farhat Ullah Khan, Nowshad Khan, Zaibunnisa Abdullah* Corresponding author: farhatkhan7@gmail.com (This is part of Ph.D. work of senior author)
The present study was carried out in Tehsil Sargodha of Punjab province in 2010- 2011 to assess the impact of yield losses of kinnow (Mandarin) on the socio-economic conditions of the farming community of the area. In this study, 20 union councils from T…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
IMPACT OF SUGARCANE MILLS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES ON CANE PRODUCTION IN PUNJAB
Arshed Bashir, Shamsheer-Ul-Haq, Mazher Abbas, M. Aamir Munir, Aneela Afzal*** Corresponding author:ssrifaisalabad@gmail.com
Despite of being a fifth largest producer of sugarcane, Pakistan has to import a sizeable sugar to meet the domestic requirements owing to lower cane yield and sugar recovery. Some of the sugar mills started development activities in their surrounding ar…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
ZINC AND IRON APPLICATION TO OPTIMIZE SEED YIELD OF MUSTARD
Nazakat Nawaz, Malik Shah Nawaz, Nasir M. Cheema, Mubashir A. Khan* Corresponding author:nazakat_nawaz@yahoo.com
A study was conducted on a sandy clay loam soil at the National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan, during 2005 and 2006. The mustard (Brassica juncea) variety BARD-1 was treated with various -1 levels of Zn and Fe, (0-0, 0-1.5, 0-3, 2.5-0…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
EFFECT OF TILLAGE AND FERTILIZER TREATMENTS ON MAIZE FODDER YIELD UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS OF PAKISTAN
Parvez Khaliq, Muhammad Azim Malik, M. Aslam Gill, Nasir M. Cheema* Corresponding author: parvezkhaliq786@yahoo.com
The effect of deep and shallow tillage and fertilizer treatments i.e., recommended dose of fertilizer (RF), farm yard manure (FYM) and recommended dose of fertilizer plus farmyard manure (RF+FYM) on maize fodder yield was studied under rainfed conditions…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
PRODUCTIVITY IN RICE-WHEAT CROP ROTATION OF PUNJAB: AN APPLICATION OF TYPICAL FARM METHODOLOGY
Imtiaz Hussain, Hassnain Shah, M. Azeem Khan, Waqar Akhtar, Abdul Majid, M. Yaqub Mujahid* Corresponding author:izhussain@yahoo.com
Rice-wheat cropping is among one of the most extensive systems in Pakistan and nearly three-fifth of this area falls in the Punjab province. The continuous sequential cropping has observed problem of stagnation of the rice-wheat productivity. The rationa…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
BIOFERTILIZER- A POSSIBLE SUBSITUTE OF FERTILIZERS IN PRODUCTION OF WHEAT VARIETY ZARDANA IN BALOCHISTAN
Amanullah, Ahmed Aziz Kurd, Saifullah Khan, Munir Ahmed, Jahangir Khan* Corresponding author:aman_azrc@yahoo.com
The study was conducted to investigate the effect of biofertilizer on wheat variety Zardana production at four locations of -1 -1 Balochistan. Biofertilizer (Azospirillum A1-Q + N 45 kg ha , P O 30 kg ha ) was 2 5 used to substitute for half of the Nitro…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AFFECTING SEX EXPRESSION OF BOTTLE GOURD (LAGENARIA SICERARIA MOLINA) PLANTS
Hidayatullah, T. Mahmood, M. Farooq, M. A. Khokhar, S.I. Hussain* * Corresponding author: hidayatu2003@yahoo.uk.co.uk
The effect of exogenous application of various levels of -1 ethrel (500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 µmol l ); Gibberrelic Acid (GA 15, 30, 45 3 ; -1 -1 and 60 µmol l ) and Maleic hydrazide (MH; 200, 400, 600 and 800 µmol l ) on sex expression…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
PHENOTYPIC VARIATION AMONG MENTHA SPP.
Shazia Erum, Muhammad Naeemullah, Shahid Masood** Corresponding author: shazia_rm@yahoo.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the morphological diversity and relationship within 17 genotypes of mentha species. Different species of Mentha were collected from different ecological zones of the world. Great variation was observed in s…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF DIFFERENT ECONOMIC TRAITS OF FOUR IMPORTED BROILER STRAINS UNDER LOCAL CONDITIONS OF PAKISTAN
Javid Iqbal, Asghar Ali Mian, Tanveer Ahmad, Shamsul Hassan, Sohail Hassan Khan
The study was initiated to compare the performance of economic traits of four internationally reputed broiler strains, imported in Pakistan, under the local environmental and management conditions. A total of 360 day old chicks of four broiler strains (9…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
CROP INOCULANTS- AN UNDEREXPLORED POTENTIAL IN AGRICULTURE
Shahida N.Khokhar
Food security, poverty alleviation and environmental concerns have caused a shift in paradigm from use of agrochemicals to green way of life. Bioinoculants are in perfect harmony with the concept of Evergreen Revolution. They have the potential to improv…
31 Mar 2018 - Articles
COST EFFECTIVENESS OF UNDER-SHEET AND WHOLE GODOWN FUMIGATION OF BAGGED WHEAT
Akhlaq Ahmad, M. Anwar Arain, Rahila Nazli, Syed Anser Rizvi, Mubarik Ahmed, Farzana Ibrahim**** Corresponding author: dr.akhlaqahmad@yahoo.com
Development of resistance against phosphine in stored grain insect pests in Pakistan is the result of whole godown improper fumigation of bagged wheat over the past several years. Trials were conducted in 338 godowns in 8 districts of upper Sindh. Out of these…
31 Mar 2018