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Research ArticleINSECTICIDAL EVALUATION OF AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF INDIGENOUS PLANTS IN COMPARISON WITH SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDE FOR THE MANAGMENENT OF THRIPS Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysnaoptera; Thripidae) IN TOMATO CROP
Hina Gul, Amjad Usman, Karishma, Seema Zubair
Insecticidal evaluation of aqueous extracts of indigenous plant extracts in comparison with synthetic insecticide against Thrips (Scirotothrips dorsalis) on tomato was conducted under natural field condition during spring 2019. Experiment consisted of 8 treatm…
31 May 2024- Research Article
WEED MANAGEMENT AND YIELD IMPROVEMENT IN MUNGBEAN THROUGH ALLELOPATHIC ACTION OF SUNFLOWER AND BERMUDA GRASS EXTRACTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH IRRIGATION FREQUENCIES
Muhammad Naeem Korejo, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Niaz Ahmed Wahocho
A field study was conducted to evaluate the allelopathic potential of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L.) extracts under various irrigation levels on weed density and yield of mungbean cultivar AEM-96. The experiment consis…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
BIOCHEMICAL PROFILE OF Calotropis procera FLOWERS
Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Muhammad Nadeem, Ayesha Munir
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton is a medicinal weed of family Asclepiadaceae. This study was carried out to explore the biochemical profile of C. procera flowers collected from Southern Punjab region of Pakistan. Methanolic flower extract of C. procera w…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
EXPLORING THE ALLELOPATHIC AND HERMETIC EFFECT OF KHATAMI (Altheae officinalis) ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RADISH (Raphanus sativus)
Rizwan Maqbool, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Sumbal Parvez, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Azhar Hassan, Jamshaid Qamar et al.
Plant release biochemicals into its surrounding environment that act as bioherbicide at high concentration and plant growth promoter at low concentration. Therefore, this study was planned at the Weed Science laboratory, Department of Agronomy, University of A…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS AGRIOTES (ESCHSCHOLTZ, 1829) (COLEOPTERA: ELATERIDAE) FROM DIFFERENT CROPS AND WEEDS FROM SINDH PAKISTAN
Shabana Mangi, Waheed Ali Pahnwar, Abdul Manan Shaikh
The members of genus Agriotes are well known as Click beetles. The specimens belong to this genus were collected from agricultural lands during March to December (2018- 2020). The collected specimens were brought in the Entomological and Systematics Lab at Dep…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
FLORISITIC COMPOSITION AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FLORA OF TEHSIL SARAI NAURANG, DISTRICT LAKKI MARWAT, PAKISTAN
Fawad Khan, Zahir Muhammad, Tahseen Ullah, Khushdil Khan, Shabir Ahmad, Asif Kamal et al.
The current study was performed to determine the floristic composition and ecological characterization of the flora of tehsil Sarai Naurang. The floristic diversity of the plant consists of 143 species belonging to 47 families including 42 dicots and 5 monocot…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
INFLUENCE OF CONSERVATION TILLAGE AND POST-EMERGENCE HERBICIDES ON WEED CONTROL AND COTTON YIELD UNDER WHEAT-COTTON SYSTEM
Niamat Ullah Khan, Azhar Abbas Khan, Zeshan Hassan, Umbreen Shahzad, Muhammad Arshad Farooq, Malik Fahim Abbas et al.
Field experiments were conducted to evaluate the performance of cotton under three tillage systems, viz., ZT, RT and CT; and five herbicides, i.e., haloxyfop-R-methyl 10.8 EC (108 g a.i. ha-1), lactofen 24 EC (168 g a.i. ha-1), haloxyfop 10.8 EC + lactofen 24…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
EFFECT OF SOWING METHODS AND PICKING INTERVALS ON FRESH YIELD AND SEED PRODUCTION OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L.)
Abdul Basit, Ayesha Zahid, Syed Tanveer Shah, Inayat Ullah, Sana Ullah, Muhammad Kashif Nawaz et al.
To study the effect of various planting beds and picking time on yield of okra, a research study was conducted at Horticulture Research Farm, Malakander, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan. Okra seeds of cultivar Swat Green were planted into two…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
EVALUATION OF NURSERY MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION OF ORNAMENTAL PLANT SPECIES: A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT PESHAWAR-PAKISTAN
Abdul Basit, Sana Ullah
Nurseries management is a key tool which provides healthy plant resources in the context to plant distribution and urban biodiversity visualization for human being. The current survey study was carried out at Peshawar Development Authority Nurseries Hayatabad…
31 May 2024 - Research Article
EFFECT OF Pseudomonas sp. (PF-097) To SUPRESS THE ALLELOPATHIC STRESS Of Trianthema portulacastrum L. ON Vigna mungo L.
Sumaira Abdul Raouf, Nadia Jabeen, Sundus Akhtar
Vigna mungo L. (black gram) is a summer pulse crop endemic to Central Asia. It is one of Pakistan's top five premium food beans and a highly cost-effective crop. Allelochemicals in Trianthema portulacastrum L. (black pigweed) leaf extract decreased the V. mung…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1015 - Research Article
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT MULCHING MATERIALS TO ENHANCE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO CONTROL WEED INFESTATION IN COTTON CROP
Abid Hussain Khoso, Mahmooda Buriro, Bakht-un-Nisa Mangan, Naimatullah Laghari, Muharam Ali Qambrani, Allah Ditta et al.
The present study was based on the hypothesis that mulching materials can directly control weeds and indirectly regulate crop growth and development by improving soil fertility. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the “Comparative efficacy of differe…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.963 - Research Article
EFFICACY OF DUAL GOLD (S-METOLACHLOR) ON WEED BIOMASS, AND ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SUGAR BEET (Beta Vulgaris L.) CV. CALIFORNIA-KWS
Imran Khan, Muhammad Iqbal, Malik Muhammad Hashim, Muhammad Saleem Jilani, Mohammad Safdar Baloch, Muhammad Sohail Khan et al.
Weed infestation is a major problem and matter of concern as it reduces yield as well as quality of many crops including sugar beet. Manual weeding is very tedious, costly, time consuming and most probably non-availability of trained and skillful labor is anot…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.985 - Research Article
PHYTOCHMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL OF Sorghum Halepense (L.) Pers. FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MYCOTOXIGENIC FUNGI
Zara Naeem, Khajista Jabeen, Muhammad Khalid Saeed, Sumera Iqbal
Mycotoxigenic fungal species are a major cause of various infections in plants and their post-harvest produce that pose a serious threat to humans and animals. In the current study, the objective was to examine the in vitro efficacy of different concentrations…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1008 - Research Article
BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF FLOWERS OF Vinca major, A MEDICINAL WEED PLANT OF HILLY AREAS OF PAKISTAN
Arshad Javaid, Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Amna Shoaib, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Abrar Ul Hassan
Vinca major L. is an evergreen perennial weed of family Apocynaceae, growing naturally in hilly areas of Hazara region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Flowers of this weed were collected during June 2021, shade dried and extracted in pure methanol for two wee…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1014 - Research Article
ANTI-TYROSINASE AND ANTI-OXIDANT POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF SELECTED Citrus bergamia AND Ficus carica PARTS
Hina Ilyas, Umar Hanif, Anser Ali, Zahid Hassan Tarar, Hamza Javed, Tehreem Tahir et al.
Tyrosinase is a key enzyme in melanogenesis. Its high activity is associated with increased pigmentation causing skin disorders like freckles, melasma and black spots. Therefore, search for new tyrosinase inhibitors is desirable. In present study, methanolic (…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.935 - Research Article
GC-MS ANALYSIS AND BIOACTIVE COMPONENTS OF FLOWERS OF Bergenia ciliata, A WEED OF ROCK CREVICES IN PAKISTAN
Malik F. H. Ferdosi, Iqra Haider Khan, Arshad Javaid, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Ifrayeem Butt, Ayesha Munir
Bergenia ciliata is a weed of hilly areas of Pakistan that generally grows in rock crevices. In the present study, flowers of this weed were collected from Murree, Pakistan. The dried flowers were extracted in methanol and subjected to GC-MS analysis that show…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.1012 - Research Article
ALLELOPATHIC EFFECT OF Cinnamomum verum ON EMERGENCE AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RADISH
Rizwan Maqbool, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Sumbal Parvez, Muhammad Mohsin Amin, Jamshahid Qamar et al.
Crop plants release biochemicals into surrounding environment that help in obtaining maximum yield of crop by acting as bioherbicide at high concentration and plant growth hormone at low concentration. Therefore, this study was planned at the Department of Agr…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.975 - Research Article
EFFECT OF HYDROPHYTES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY CANAL; YAR HUSSAIN MINOR, SWABI- KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
Saiful Islam, Muhammad Zubair Khan, Haroon Khan
Hydrophytes effect directly canal performance by reducing water flow, enhancing sedimentation, raising water level and reduce canal cross section area. The free-floating hydrophytes trapped in the outlets and culverts dipping its flow. In this apprehension a r…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.956 - Research Article
PHYTOCLIMATIC SPECTRUM OF WEEDS FLORA OF TOORMANG VALLEY, DIR LOWER,KOH-E-HINDUKUSH RANGE, PAKISTAN
Muhammad Idrees, Wisal Muhammad Khan, Haroon Khan, Arshad Iqbal, Nosheen Umar, Shah Khalid et al.
Four season’s data of floristic structure and biological spectrum of Toormang Valley, Dir lower was explored during 2018-2019. The flora comprised 238 species, 164 genera associated with 60 families. The most prevailing family was Asteraceae with 42 spec…
31 May 2024DOI 10.28941/pjwsr.v27i4.957 - Research Article
BIOSYNTHESIS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES USING CYNARA SCOLYMUS, LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA, ALKANNA TINCTORIA AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES—A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Javairia Mehboob, Syeda Hafsa Ali, Fahima Ashraf Kasi, Syeda Ayesha Ali, Safa Farooqi, Muneeza Arbab
Nanotechnology is a promising field of science that implicates use of nano size particle which anchors a prominent place in various biomedical applications. Silver is known for its antimicrobial nature. This study elucidates the qualitative phytochemical prope…
31 May 2024