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Growth and Yield Maximization of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Through Integrated Nutrient Management Applied to Rice-Chickpea Cropping System

Imdad Sohu¹, Allah Wadhayo Gandahi^2*, Ghulam Raza Bhutto², Muhammad Salim Sarki², Rabail Gandahi³

...align: justify;">The chickpea is a major legume crop of Pakistan cultivated under rice-chickpea cropping system. Integrated nutrient management is important for higher crop yields and sustainable agriculture. A field experiment was conducted to study the residual effect of integrated nutrient management on growth and yield of chickpea crop. The treatments included control (no organic or in...

Yield Comparison of some Improved Wheat Varieties under Different Sowings Dates as Rainfed Crop

Mukhtarullah¹, Jawad Ali² and Mohammad Akmal^1*

Effect of Stress Conditions on the Quality and Stability of Olive and Palm Oil Blends

Muhammad Siddiq¹* and Hamid Ullah Shah²

Income Inequality Estimation of Rural Region of KP Province: A Gini Coefficient Approach

Zaheer Ahmad Qureshi and Khuram Nawaz Sadozai

Analysis of Genetic Differentiation at ABO and Rh Loci among the Pashtun Populations Inhabiting Lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Atta ur Rehman¹, Sher Ali² and Sajid Malik²*

Comparative Analysis of Nutritional Composition and Effect of Dietary Fiber Extracts of Chickpea and Bengal Gram on Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Levels of Male Induced Diabetic and Hypercholesterolemic Rats

Asmaa Hamid^1,* and Samia Kalsoom²

...iet AIN-76-A, Kabuli chickpea HFD and Bengal gram HFD and were monitored for random blood glucose and weight for a period of six weeks. Another three groups of rats with induced hypercholesterolemia were fed the same diet as the diabetic rats and were monitored for total serum cholesterol. It was found that both Bengal gram and chickpea had a significant effect on lowering glucose level and total cholesterol of these experim...

Economics of Milk Production in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan

Neelum Andaleeb and Munir Khan

The Role of Vertical Transmission of Dengue Virus among Field-Captured Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Jehangir Khan^1,2*, Inamullah Khan³, Ijaz Ali², Aqib Iqbal² and Muhammad Salman⁴

Prevalence and Molecular Detection of Dengue Virus in 2013 Outbreak in KPK and Punjab, Pakistan

Muhammad Shahid¹, Iram Amin^1,*, Samia Afzal¹, Zareen Fatima¹, Sadia Zahid¹, Usman Ashraf¹ and Muhammad Idrees²

Follow-on to Eradication of Dracunculiasis in District Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Irum, Akram Shah*, Sobia Wahid, Nazma Habib Khan and Qaisar Jamal

Neerja Agrawal, Mukesh Srivastava, Akhilesh Tripathi and Amrendra Singh

Survey and monitoring of pests, parasites and predators of pulse crops in central and eastern Uttar Pradesh

...vey was conducted in chickpea, pigeonpea and lentil crops in different districts of Uttar Pradesh.Atotal of 22 districts were surveyed to record gram pod borer Helicoverpa armigera, Bihar hairy caterpillar, Spilarctia obliqua, plant hopper of Pentatomorpha group, termite Odontotermes spp, and cut worm Agrotis ipsilon in chickpea whereas Campoletis chlorlidae was recorded as natural enemy feeding on H. armigera larvae. In pig...

Cryptosporidium: An Emerging Zoonosis in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan

Naimat Ullah Khan^1,2, Muhammad Hassan Saleem¹, Aneela Zameer Durrani¹, Nisar Ahmad³, Ayesha Hassan¹, Sultan Ayaz², Sajid Umar⁴, Muhammad Luqman Sohail^5,*, Muhammad Shafee⁶, Ikramullah Khan⁷, Mumtaz Ali Khan¹, Azmat Ullah Khan⁸, Naimat Ullah Malik¹ and Abdul Razzaq⁹

Improving Farmers Income and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Dry Land Wheat through Soil and Foliar Application of N-Fertilizer

Shahid Iqbal Khattak^1*, Mohammad Safdar Baloch¹, Khalid Naveed² and Ejaz Ahmad Khan¹

New High Yielding Mungbean [(Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] Variety "Inqalab Mung" for the Agro-Climatic Conditions of KPK

Muhammad Mansoor¹, Amanullah¹, Zafar Islam^2*,Sher Muhammad³, Muhammad Umair⁴, Mehmood Ayaz⁵, Asghar Ali Khan⁶, Muhammad Asif² and Ya Sakina³

Yellow Rust Surveillance and Deployment of Wheat Cultivars in the Region of Pathogen Diversity in Pakistan

Muhammad Ibrahim^1,2*, Syed Jawad Ahmad Shah¹, Shaukat Hussain², Musharaf Ahmad² and Farhatullah³

Yield Comparison of Potential Wheat Varieties by Delay Sowing as Rainfed Crop for Peshawar Climate

Kamran A. Awan¹, Jawad Ali² and Mohammad Akmal³

Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Growers Net Return in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Cross-Sectional Ricardian Approach

Hassan Hashim Ghalib, Syed Attaullah Shah^*, Abbas Ullan Jan and Ghaffar Ali

The Equine Influenza Outbreak in Pakistan 2016: Seroprevalence and Geo-Temporal Epidemiology of a Large Propagating Outbreak

Amjad Khan^1,*, Muhammad Hassan Mushtaq¹, Mansur ud Din Ahmad¹, Jawad Nazir¹, Zahida Fatima², Asghar Khan³ and Shahid Hussain Farooqi³

Prevalence of (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Michiganensis) Causal Organism of Bacterial Canker in Weed Species in Tomato Fields of North West Pakistan

Ayesha Bibi^*, Musharaf Ahmad and Shaukat Hussain

Field and Molecular Epidemiology of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Pakistan

Muhammad Abubakar,^1,2,* Aamer Bin Zahur,^1,3 Khalid Naeem^1,3, Muhammad Azeem Khan^1,3 and Subhan Qureshi⁴

Aslam Memon, A. M. Khushk* and Umer Farooq**

Determination of Genetic Variability in Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus (AIBV) Isolated from Pakistan

Saba Rafique^1,2,*, Khalid Naeem¹, Naila Siddique¹, Muhammad Athar Abbas¹, Aamer Ali Shah², Akbar Ali¹, Abdul Rahim¹ and Farooq Rashid¹

Distribution of Wild Mammalian Fauna of Mahaban and Malka Valley District Buner

Naveed Akhtar,^1,* Riaz Muhammad², Kausar Saeed², Muhammad Fiaz Khan¹, Muzaffar Shah³, Jehan Zeb², Shahid Ahmad², Azam Jan Afridi⁴ and Aftab Hussain⁵

Khalid Naseem*, Naseem Bibi**, Saeeda Raza*, Amer Mumtaz*, Nouman Rashid Siddiqui*, Amina Bibi*** and Muhammad Ahsan Khan****

DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF HIGH ENERGY BISCUITS FOR COMBATING MALNOURISHMENT AMONG CHILDREN IN PAKISTAN

...red by supplementing chickpea and oat in patent flour (fine flour) with different ratio (5%, 10%, 15% and 20 %). Biscuits with no supplementation were kept as control treatment. Chemical and sensory evaluation of supplemented biscuits was carried out. An increase in nutritive values have been observed with an increase in supplementation level. Proximate analysis shows that T and T get the highest values for protein, zinc and iron. Results of all treatments wer...

Saima Rani*, Hassnain Shah*, Umar Farooq** and Bushra Rehman**

SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND POLICY ENVIRONMENT FOR PULSES IN PAKISTAN

...country namely gram (chickpea) and mung (mungbean). Using Nerlove's adjustment lag model as the basic framework supply and demand aspect has been studied at the national level, based on the time series data from 1974-75 to 2010-11. Acreage response results revealed that farm harvest prices, lagged area and good moisture availability at sowing time positively influence the area allocation decision of the farmers. But yield for mung and fertilizers price for bot...

Samiullah*, Mehmood Shah*, Kalim Ullah**, Rehmat Ullah*** and Ibrarullah****

PROFITABILITY OF WHEAT PRODUCTION IN DERA ISMAIL KHAN

Riaz Hussain*, Muhammad Riaz**, Mushtaq A. Saleem*** and Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi**

BIOCHEMICAL ABNORMALITIES INDUCED BY ABAMECTIN IN SIXTH INSTAR LARVAE OF THE RED FLOUR BEETLE, TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM (HERBST)

Khalid Mahmood Aujla* and Abid Hussain*

ECONOMICS OF MILK PRODUCTION OF MAJOR DAIRY BUFFALO BREEDS BY AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES IN PAKISTAN

S. Talat Gilani*, Shahid Hameed* and Hussain Shah*

OCCURANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF POTY VIRUSES INFECTING GARLIC IN PAKISTAN

Sidra Majeed*, Mubbashira Nazir*, Sumia Bint Zaman * and Waqas Farooq*

POTENTIAL OF SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN PAKISTAN: A REVIEW

Sher Muhammad , Ijaz Ashraf*, Amir Khatam**, and Naima
Nawaz***

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FARMERS AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES OF MODEL FARM SERVICES CENTERS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

Morphological Characterization of Indigenous Goats Breeds of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Nazeer^*and Safdar Hussain Shah

Prevalence and Risk Factors Analysis for Cryptosporidium in Apparently Healthy Lambs of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Naimat Ullah Khan^1,2, Muhammad Hassan Saleem¹, Aneela Zameer Durrani¹, Nisar Ahmad³, Ayesha Hassan¹, Muhammad Kashif Prince¹, Muhammad Luqman Sohail^4,*, Mian Saeed Sarwar², Hazrat Ali², Tahir Usman², Asadullah Khan², Siffat Ullah Khan³ and Shahid Zaman⁵

Hepatitis-C Virus Prevalence in District Shangla and Evaluation of Screening Tests for Anti-HCV

Jehangir Khan^1,*, Rasheedullah¹, Bakht Tarin Khan², Ayaz Ahmad³, Muhammad Salman⁴ and Khalid Khan⁵

Adoption Constraints of Improved Technologies Regarding Tomato Cultivation in District Mardan, KP

Urooba Pervaiz¹, Abdus Salam¹, Dawood Jan², Ayesha Khan¹ and Mahmood Iqbal¹

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Tomato Crop of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province: Virus and Vector Prevalence and Transmission Properties

Ghufran ul Haq^1*, Muhammad Arif², Asad Ali² and Mian Inayatullah³

Response of Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) to Phosphorus and Zinc Levels and Their Application Methods

Saeed Ullah¹, Amanullah Jan¹, Murad Ali^2*, Wiqar Ahmad³, Hafeez Ur Rehman², Muhammad Ishaq² and Bilal Ahmad²

...dcast and banding on chickpea growth and yield during winter 2013-14 at the New Developmental Farm, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar. The experiment was carried out by following randomized complete block design procedure replicated four times. Pods number plant-1 (PN), grain yield (GY) biological yield (BY), and harvest index (HI) were significantly increased by 9, 4, 23 and 8%, respectively over the control with fertilizer banding compared with broadca...

Entomopathogenicity and Modeling Aptness of Fungi (Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae) against Pulse Beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Bruchidae: Coleoptera)

Wasim Javaid¹, Farid Asif Shaheen^1*, Farah Naz² and Muhammad Usman Raja²

... spores/ml in stored chickpea grains. Highest mortality (90%) of PB was observed in 72 hours through application of 1×108spores/ml of M. anisopliae compared to B. bassiana with 60% mortality. On 24 hours of exposure, minimum mortality (4%) in PB was recorded in grains treated with 1×106 spores/ml of B. bassiana. In M. anisopliae, the concentrations of 1×108 after 24 hours, 1×107 after 48 hours and 1×107 after 72 hours showed signi...

Factors Influencing Households Willingness to Pay for Pesticides-Free Fresh Apple in District Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan

Jahangir khan* and Abbas Ullah Jan

RAPD based Genetic Diversity of Endangered Himalayan Gray Langur (Semnopithecus ajax) Populations of Pakistan

Riaz Aziz Minhas^1,*, Muhammad Nasim Khan¹, Muhammad Siddique Awan¹, Basharat Ahmad¹, Syda Shaista Bibi¹, Mohsin Hanif¹ and Afsar Mian²

Effect of Bed Planting and Zero Tillage on Productivity and Water Use of Irrigated Maize Wheat Cropping System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Ansaar Ahmed¹, Imtiaz Hussain^2*, Ibni Amin Khalil³, Subhanulla³, Gulzar Ahmed³, Imtiaz Ahmad³and Muhammad Imtiaz²

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Major Intrinsic Proteins (MIPs) among Maize (Zea mays L.), Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and Barrel Medic (Medicago truncatula L.) by using Phylogenetic Inferences

Muhammad Amir Maqbool^1*, Muhammad Aslam¹, Waseem Akbar², Muhammad Waheed Anwar³ and Ehtisham Shakeel Khokhar¹

...c proteins (MIPs) of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), barrel medic (Medicago truncatula L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) were targeted in current studies. Amino acid sequences of major intrinsic proteins of chickpea, barrel medic and maize were retrieved from NCBI database followed by BLASTP. Pairwise and multiple alignment of sequences was done by using ClustalX software, and phylogenetic trees were constructed by using MEGA5 soft...

Regulation of Collagen Metabolism in Keratinocyte-Fibroblast Organotypic Co-culture by Pressure

Yang Liu^1,2,3, Baimei Liu^1,2,3, Chenchen Li^1,2,3 and Meiwen An^1,2,3,*

Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB): Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Large Ruminants in the Central Zone of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Asad Ullah¹, Umar Sadique Khattak², Sultan Ayaz¹, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi², Imad Khan¹, Ibad Ullah Jan², Irfan Khattak¹, Raheela Taj³, Sahar Nigar⁴, Naimat Ullah Khan¹,Mumtaz Ali Khan⁵ and Muhammad Luqman Sohail^6,*

Potassium Application on Chickpea Crop under Irrigated Area

Ambrin Rajput*

...ext-align: justify;">Chickpea is one of the largest and highly cultivable pulse crops which plays a major part in fulfilling the nutritional requirements of human. Limited research has been done on chickpea concern with potassium (K) fertilizer application. A field study was carried out to determine the effect of K on chickpea using cultivar Benazir having three fertilizer treatments; 0:0:...

Management of Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Stored Chickpea Grains by using Entomopathogenic Fungi

Mohsin Iqbal¹, Farid Asif Shaheen^1*, Farah Naz², Muhammad Usman Raja², Muhammad Fiaz³ and Muhammad Nadeem¹

...tive insect pests of chickpea in storages and renders the grains unfit for human consumption. In current studies, entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana were used as the bio-control agents against this economic pest and proved good alternatives to chemicals. Less number of eggs (2 per grain), more number of holes (8.3 per grain), less number of F1 adults (20.3 per jar) and more number of days (7) to 100% mortality of C. chinensis...

Breeding Ecology of Chukor Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tariq Mahmood^1,*, Ijaz Ahmad¹, Faraz Akrim¹, Abdul Hamid¹, Muhammad Waseem¹, Abid Hussain¹and Muhammad Sajid Nadeem²

Distribution records of fruit bats Cynopterus sphinx and Rousettus leschenaultii from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Salim1, Arshad Javid2*, Ali Hussain2, Faiz-ur-Rahman3, FarmanUllah4, Hamidullah5

Distribution records of fruit bats Cynopterus sphinx and Rousettus leschenaultii from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

First provincial record of desert yellow bat Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mohammad Salim1, Arshad Javid2*, Ali Hussain2, Faiz-ur-Rahman3, Hamidullah4

First provincial record of desert yellow bat Scotoecus pallidus (Dobson, 1876) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Nitrogen Split Application Timing Effect on Wheat Intercrop with Selected Species for Sustainable Production

Muhammad Salman Wazir and Mohammad Akmal

Climate-Growth Response Function of the Blue Pine (Pinus Wallichiana) in Galies Forest Division-Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari^1*, Ghulam Ali Bajwa²and S. Shafiqur Rehman¹

Quality Evaluation of Biochar Prepared from Different Agricultural Residues

Babar Tasim¹, Tariq Masood^1*, Zafar Ali Shah¹, Muhammad Arif², Ata Ullah¹, Ghazal Miraj³ and Muhammad Samiullah⁴

...sbania punicea, SS), Chickpea plant (Cicer arietinum, CP), Maize cobs (Zea Mays, MC), Wheat straw (Triticum aestivum, WS), Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) bagasse (BG) and Animal dung (AD) were pyrolyzed at temperature range of 300-500 oC in order to compare the biochar samples obtained on the base of its physical and chemical properties. Physico-chemical characteristic such as pH, EC, proximate composition, macro and micronutrients, surface functional group...

Maize Productivity as Influenced by Potassium under Reduced Irrigation Regimes

Salman Ali*, Inamullah, Muhammad Arif, Mehran Ali, Muhammad Owais Iqbal, Fazal Munsif and Arsalan Khan

Combining Ability Analysis for Morphological Traits in 6 × 6 Diallel Crosses of Maize (Zea Mays L.) Opvs in Nowshehra (KPK) Pakistan

Zakiullah¹, Muhammad Farid Khan^1*, Muhammad Mohibullah³, Muhammad Iqbal², Irfanullah³, Faheemullah³, Madiha Urooj¹ and Uzma Arif¹

Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Productivity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sonia¹, Khuram Nawaz Sadozai^1*, Noor Paio Khan², Abbas Ullah Jan¹ and Gulnaz Hameed³

Extension Agents Perceptions Regarding Constraints to Adoption of Improved Agricultural Practices by Farmers

Ayesha Khan*, Zubair Ahmad Khan, Urooba Pervaiz And Mehmood Iqbal

Field Performance Evaluation of Zone Disk Tiller Machine for Soil Physical Properties and its Relative Impact on Wheat Crop Recovery in Cotton Stubble field

Muhammad Adnan Islam^1,2^*, Muhammad Iqbal2, Zia-ul-Haq^2,3, Muhammad Mohsin Ali¹, Hafiz Sultan Mahmood¹, Shabbir Ahmed Kalwar¹, Liaqat Ali Shahid¹, Badar Munir Khan Niazi¹ and Muzammil Husain¹

An Empirical Analysis of Livestock Activities of the Model Farm Service Center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tariq Shah^1*, Umar Hayat¹, Muhammad Suleman Bacha²and Muhammad³

Cost and Net Return of Tobacco Growers – A Case Study of District Mardan (KP- Pakistan)

Muhammad Nasrullah^1*, Liu Chang¹, Khurram Nawaz Saddozai², Asaad Osman Khalid¹, Rachel Bayisenge¹ and Gulnaz Hameed³

Khan Sher^1*, Muhammad Nisar² and Muhammad Subhan¹

Synergistic Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi and Bacteria against Pulse Beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis

Mohsan Iqbal¹, Farid Asif Shaheen¹, Rashid Mahmood^2,*, Muhammad Khalid Rafique², Imran Bodlah¹, Farah Naz³ and Muhammad Usman Raja³

...Cicer arietinum (Chickpea) in storages and renders grains unfit for human consumption. In the present study, synergistic effects of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae and entomopathogenic bacteria (EPB), Photorhabdus temperata and Xenorhabdus nematophila were studied as bio-control agents to manage this pest. In addition, percent conidial germination and % mortality of C. chinensis...

Assessment of Farmers’ Vulnerability to Climate Change in Agro-Climatic Zones of Pakistan: An Index Based Approach

Shumaila Sadiq^1,2*, Abdul Saboor², Fouzia Jamshaid³, Abdul Qayyum Mohsin² and Azeem Khalid²

Biochar Improves Viability of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Amf) in Soil and Roots of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Maize (Zea mays L.) under Various Cropping Systems

Zubaria Malik, Zahir Shah* and Muhammad Tariq

...ys L.)} and legumes {chickpea (Cicer arientinum), mungbean (Vigna radiata)} in a calcareous alkaline soil of Peshawar valley during 2015/16 and 2016/17. This study was conducted in an already established experiment which was in a randomized complete block design with split plot settings. Keeping cropping systems in main plots and biochar levels in subplots. Biochar treatments were no biochar (T1), 20 t biochar ha-1 in each season (T2), 40 t biochar ha-1 in win...

Climate Change-Farmers’ Perception, Adaptation and Impact on Agriculture in the Lakki Marwat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Rizwan Ahmad and Muhammad Zulfiqar*

Application of Water Quality and Pollution Tolerance Indexes as Effective Tools for River Management

Joyce Osarogie Odigie*

... the inhabitants of Agemokpa village in Ovia East Local Government Area of Edo State, as they are fully dependent on it for agricultural and domestic use, bringing its ecological integrity to question. These anthropogenic effects result in the deteriorating quality of the water, which hampers the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates and may be hazardous to the health of the inhabitant that consumes it on a daily basis. The goal of this study was to asses...

Effects of Climate Change on Productivity of Maize Crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Muhammad Ashfaq* and Inayatullah Jan

Dynamics of Nutrients and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) under Different Crop Sequences and Tillage Systems in Subtropical Dry Land

Asma Hassan*, Zuhair Hasnain, Shahzada Sohail Ijaz, Muhmmad Ansar, Muhmmad Rasheed, Ajaz Ahmad, Lubna Ayub Durani and Muhmmad Bilal Ali

...at (GW) and mungbean-chickpea (MC) (Cicer arietinum). In summer in 2010-11 the highest nitrogen (N) concentration was under MT with GW (5.5 mg kg-1), 2011-12 it was more in GW (6.13 mg kg-1) under MP. In winter from second year it was highest in MP with MC (8.4 mg kg-1). Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) concentration second year it was highest under MT with MW (7.1 mg kg-1) and with MC (72 mg kg-1), respectively. The highest CEC at the end of winter from 2010-...

Household’s Perception and their Willingness to Pay for Pesticides-Free Fruits in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Kp) Province of Pakistan: A Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation Study

Jahangir Khan^1*, Abbasullah Jan¹, Kar Ho Lim², Syed Attaullah Shah^1*, Aditya R Khanal² and Ghaffar Ali¹

Analysis and Management of Phytonematodes Associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in Hazara Division, Pakistan

Nadia Saeed¹, Mian Sayed Khan², Habib Ahmad³, Muzafar Shah⁴*

Corn Yield Response to Deficit Irrigation During Low and High Sensitive Growth Stages and Planting Methods under Semi-Arid Climatic Conditions

Manzoor^1*, Ahmad Khan¹, Amir Sohail², Shahzad Ali¹, Fawad Ali Shah³, Junaid Iqbal³, Muhammad Owais Khan⁴ and Sultan Nawaz⁴

Molecular Study on Field Evolved Resistance of Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferruginous) and its Management through RNAi

Jam Nazeer Ahmad^1,2*,Mujahid Manzoor¹, Zubair Aslam³and Samina Jam Nazeer Ahmad^{1, 2}

Climate Change is Real and Relevant for Sustainable Development, An Empirical Evidence on Scenarios from North-West Pakistan

Arjumand Nizami¹, Jawad Ali² and Muhammad Zulfiqar³

Development of an Allometric Model for Biomass Estimation of Pinus roxburghii, Growing in Subtropical Pine Forests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Anwar Ali^1*, Muhammad Irfan Ashraf², Saeed Gulzar² and Muhammad Akmal²

Serological Detection and Confirmation of PPR Among Sheep and Goat Kept under Different Production Systems

Abdul Kabir¹, Amjad Hussian Mirani¹, Jam Kashif¹, Shumaila Manzoor², Abdullah Iqbal³*, Ihsan Ullah Khan⁴ and Muhammad Abubakar²

Efficacy and Feasibility of Various IPM Tools against PoD Borer (Helicoverpa armigera) of Chickpea in Thal Regions of Punjab

Muneer Abbas¹*, Muhammad Ramzan¹, Khalid Hussain¹, Abdul Ghaffar¹, Niaz Hussain¹, Muhammad Irshad¹, Mudassar Khaliq¹ and Sohail Abbas²

Epidemiological Study of Foot and Mouth Disease in Livestock of District Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Naseeb Ullah¹, Assad Ur Rehman¹, Aamir Khan¹, Rabia Noushin², Shahid Naiz Khan¹, Syed Ishtiaq Anjum¹, Sajida Afzal¹, Asma Naseem¹, Kenza Javed¹, Ujala Rauf¹ and Kalim Ullah¹*

MicroRNA-16 Down-regulates BCL2 Expression and Induces Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Apoptosis Via Extracellular-regulated Kinase Pathway

Jie Yang

... Results showed that breakpoint cluster 2 was a direct target of miR-16, and the expression was negatively correlated. Moreover, miR-16 promoted apoptosis suppressing breakpoint cluster 2 through phosphorylation of extracellular-regulated kinase. The study validates miR-16 as a tumour suppressor gene in papillary thyroid cancer cells, and revealed a novel mechanism of miR-16-mediated apoptosis through extracellular-regulated...

Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB)-Isolation and Species-Specific Identification of Mycobacterium bovis from Bovine Raw Milk in Pakistan

Asad Ullah^1*, Umar Sadique², Sultan Ayaz¹, Muhammad Subhan Qureshi² and Farhan Anwar Khan²

Technical Efficiency of Growing Sugarcane Crop in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Amjad Ali^1*, Lal Almas², Syed Attaullah Shah¹, Hina Fatima³ and Asim Khan¹

Donkeys as an Alternate Domestic Pack-animal in the Arid Zone of Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Muhammad Shuaib Khan¹, Shakeeb Ullah¹, Nisha. A.R², Muhammad Umar³, Muhammad Inamullah Malik¹*, Syed Muhammad Kamal Shah¹, A. Zaman¹, Shakir Ullah¹, Imdad Ullah¹, Sumera Ali Khan⁴

Broccoli: Introduction and Adoption Constraints in Pakistan

Muhammad Shakeel^1,2*, Salik Nawaz², Yasar Saleem³, Shazia Shafique², Ateeq Tahir² and Muhammad Riaz²

Effect of Indigenous Probiotics on Gut Morphology and Intestinal Absorption Capacity in Broiler Chicken Challenged with Salmonella enteritidis

Imran Khan¹, Muhammad Nawaz^1,*, Aftab Ahmad Anjum¹, Mansur-ud-Din Ahmad², Adnan Mehmood¹, Masood Rabbani¹, Amina Mustafa¹ and Muhammad Asad Ali¹

Effect of Plant Derived Humic Substances on the Yield of Chickpea Grown in Greenhouse

Ahmad Khan^1*, Raza Ullah Khan¹, Sadia Khan², Muhammad Zameer Khan¹ and Fayyaz Hussain¹

...substances (PDHS) on chickpea crop grown in 5.50 kg soil container, consisting seven treatments, whereby HS was given either as soil applied (at the rate 0, 15,30,45,60 mg l-1) and as foliar ( 100,150 mg l-1) The experiment was laid out in CRD under greenhouse conditions. Three seeds of chickpea variety Dhasht was sown in each pot which was thinned to one plant. Results show that highest plant height of 45cm was obtained whe...

Problems and Potential of Agriculture for Improving Livelihood in Malakand Division, Pakistan

Ghani Akbar

Genetic Divergence and Heritability Studies for Yield and Yield Attributes in Various Accessions of Desi Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Muhammad Mohibullah¹*, Mehran¹, Sundas Batool¹, Muhammad Amin¹, Zakiullah¹, Muhammad Ilyas², Irfanullah¹, Abdur Rehman¹and Sardar Ali³

...n, Pakistan. Sixteen chickpea genotypes including 14 accessions along with 2 check varieties (Bhakkar-2011 and Bittle-2016) were grown and evaluated according to (RCB) design in three blocks. High variation were noted in the chickpea germplasmsin days to germination, days to 50% flowering, seeds per pod,1^st branches plant^-1, 2^ndry branches plant^-1, plant height, hundred grain weigh...

Differential Response of Elite Chickpea Genotypes under Moisture Stress Conditions

Muhammad Rafiq¹, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood^2*, Mushtaq Ahmad², Imtiaz Ali³, Muhammad Saleem¹, Irfan Rasool¹ and Zeshan Ali⁴

...evere constraint for chickpea productivity across the globe. In Pakistan, it is primarily cultivated in drought-prone regions and marginal lands where moisture stress is a major limiting factor for chickpea production. In order to identify drought resilient chickpea genotypes, a field experiment consisting of 16 elite genotypes was carried out in two environments i.e. under moisture stress...

Black Scurf of Potato Disease Prevalence in the Markets of Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan

Muhammad Abu Bakar Siddique¹, Faisal Sohail Fateh^2*, Zia-Ur-Rehman¹ and Humayun Saleem¹

...pura, Narowal, Lahore, Pakpattan, Jhang, TobeTek Singh and Gujranwala. Potato is attacked by a number of diseases including early blight of potato, black scurf disease of potato, stem canker and powdery scab of potato. Among various fungal diseases in potato crop, the black scurf disease of potato caused by Rhizoctonia solani, affects the quality of potato and lowers its market value. A preliminarily a study was designed to see the prevalence, incidence and se...

Rashid Nawaz*1, Iftikhar Hussain1, Sikandar Bilal Khattak1

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE CEMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN USING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS

Suhaib*, Shahid Maqsood*, Sikandar Bilal Khattak*, Misbah Ullah*, Rehman Akhtar*, Rashid Nawaz*, Iftikhar Hussain*, Abdul Shakoor**, Khizar Azam**

SINGLE FACILITY LOCATION SELECTIONPROBLEM FOR A PAKISTAN BASED ICE CREAM COMPANY: A CASE STUDY

Nisar Mohammad*, Mohammad Mansoor Khan* Noor Mohammad*

CHARACTERIZATION OF TALC-CARBONATE ROCK OF MINGORA EMERALD MINES, DISTRICT SWAT, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

Farid Ullah Khan·

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT OF VIBRATION-BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY HARVESTER DUE TO REDUCED AIR DAMPING

Nisar Mohammad٭, Mohammad Mansoor Khan٭, Noor Mohammad٭

EXTRACTION OF HIGH QUALITY TALC FROM TALC-CARBONATE ROCK OF MINGORA EMERALD MINES BY FLOTATION AND LEACHING

Muhammad Shahzad1, Arif Iqbal Umar1, Syed Hamad Shirazi1, Muhammad Tariq Pervez2*, Zakir Khan1, Waqas Yousaf1

HCDP: HEPATITIS C DATA BANK OF PAKISTAN

Evaluation and Screening of Promising Drought Tolerant Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes Based on Physiological and Biochemical Attributes Under Drought Conditions

Muhammad Jan^1*, Tanveer ul Haq², Hina Sattar³, Madiha Butt⁴, Abdul Khaliq⁵, Muhammad Arif⁶ and Abdul Rauf⁷

Construction and Functional Verification of siRNA Eukaryotic Expression Vector Directed at the Follicular Inhibin Alpha Gene in Ye Mule Sheep

Zengwen Huang^1,2, WuReliHazi Hazihan²*, Baheti Bodai², Kadyken Rizabek³, Nuralieva Ulzhan³, Omarova Karlygash⁴, Juan Zhang¹ and Yaling Gu¹*

Muhammad Jawad¹*, Shahid Riaz Malik¹, Rana Muhammad Atif², Haris Ahmed² and Muhammad Shahzad Afzal³

Species Identification of Gram Wilt Complex through ITS Region by PCR-RFLP Analysis

...ext-align: justify;">Chickpea is the most important pulse legume that serve as dietary protein source for poor farmers in the developing countries. Yield and production severely challenged by biotic stresses. Wilt complex is the major biotic factor that contribute significantly in yield loss. Wilt complex is caused by various pathogens, including diverse type of Fusarium species. Molecular approach is a useful technique for the identification of wilt complex p...

Steinernema kraussei and Moringa oleifera Extracts Can Suppress Meloidogyne incognita Infection on Tomato

Abida Parveen¹, Sajid Aleem Khan¹, Nazir Javed¹, Anam Moosa¹*, Khushboo Javaid¹, Hina Safdar¹ and Asma Safdar²

Muhammad Kashif Khan¹*, Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan², Kaleem Ullah Jan Khan³, Muhammad Ishaq Khan⁴, Muhammad Faheem Jan Khan⁵and Abdul Salam Lodhi⁶

Impacts of Construction Risk Attributes on Organizational Performance of Registered Construction Companies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Salim Raza¹*, Khan Gul Jadoon², Sajjad Hussain¹, Zahid ur Rehman¹, Saira Sherin¹ and Noor Muhammad¹

Mitigation Plan for Identified Problems Faced by the Marble Industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Site Selection of Solar Farms Deploying Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (F-AHP) A KPK Based Study

Rehman Akhtar¹, Khizar Azam², Abdur Rehman Babar¹, Qazi Salman Khalid¹, Rashid Nawaz¹and Imran Ahmad¹

Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar¹, Waqas Wakil², Shahbaz Talib Sahi³ and Waqas Raza¹*

Influence of Resistance Inducers on Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Contents of Susceptible Chickpea Cultivars after Inoculation with Ascochyta rabiei

...n three cultivars of chickpea (‘C-44’, Bittle-98’ and ‘Pb-91’) after treatment with Bion® (acibenzolar-S-methyl), salicylic acid (SA), potassium hydroxide (KOH) or plant extracts of neem (A. indica A. Juss.), datura (D. metel L.) and garlic (A. sativum L.) were investigated 7 and 14 days after inoculation with Ascochyta rabiei. Elevated nitrogen (2.95%), potassium (1.05%) and potassium (533.00 ppm) contents in the tissues decr...

Muhammad Tariq Mahmood¹*, Muhammad Akhtar², Mushtaq Ahmad¹, Muhammad Saleem², Ali Aziz², Irfan Rasool², Zeshan Ali³ and Muhammad Amin²

An Update on Biology, Extent of Damage and Effective Management Strategies of Chickpea Pod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

...r drastic decline in chickpea productivity across the world. Management of H. armigera is of prime importance to achieve sustainable chickpea yields. Its life cycle passes through egg, larvae, pupae and adult stages in about 4-5 weeks. 1st to 3rd instar larvae generally feed on leaves, twigs and flowers. In later stages larger larvae (4th to 6th instar caterpillars) shift to developing pods by making holes/bores and consume ...

Iqtidar Hussain*, Muzafar Ali, Imam Bakhsh and Muhammad Waqas Imam Malik

Effect of Different Levels of Naphthalene Acetic Acid at Various Phenological Stages of Hybrid Sorghum to Enhance Fodder Productivity

Prevalence of Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma Ticks in Cattle and Associated Risk Factors in Three Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Muhammad Shoaib¹, Imran Rashid¹*, Haroon Akbar¹, Ali Ahmad Sheikh², Shahid Hussain Farooqi³, Muhammad Asif³, Mumtaz Ali Khan⁴, Shakeel Mahmood⁵ and Farhan Anwar Khan⁶

Identification of Genetic Lineage of Peshawar and Nowshera Tribes through Dental Morphology

Muhammad Zubair¹, Habib Ahmad²*, Brian E. Hemphill³, Muhammad Tariq⁴ and Muzafar Shah⁵

Mineral Profiling of Chickpea Wilt against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceris

Hafiz Tassawar Abbas¹*, Tamoor Khan¹, Ghulam Khaliq², Muhammad Aqeel Sarwar³, Muhammad Rashid⁴, Intazar Ali⁵, Muhammad Abuzar Jaffar², Ghulam Ali Bugti⁶and Muhammad Waseem⁴

...ext-align: justify;">Chickpea (Cicer arietinurn L.) is a rich source of plant protein. A number of diseases attack chickpea crop but wilt disease is the principle one. In mineral contents i.e. nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, zinc, iron and copper were decreased in chickpea plants affe...

Variation in Amino Acid Contents in Chickpea Cultivars in Response to Ascochyta rabiei Infection

Muhammad Usman Ghazanfar¹, Waqas Wakil², Shahbaz Talib Sahi³, Waqas Raza¹* and Mahmood Ahmad Randhawa⁴

... C-44 and Bittle-98) chickpea cultivars increased after induction and stress of A. rabiei and comparatively higher than induced unstressed plants. The increase was more evident in case of Bion treatment as compared to all other treatments with SA and KOH. Similar trend was shown by plant extracts where in neem extract induced higher amino acid contents. The cultivar C-44 responds efficiently as compared with other two cultivars. The results of the current stud...

Proximate Composition and Mineral Content of Selected Chickpea Cultivars

Arshad Mehmood Khattak¹, Saleem Ullah¹*, Farida Anjum², Hamid U. Shah¹ and Sahib Alam¹

...ext-align: justify;">Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) are an important source of nutrient and can be eaten either as salad or cooked as leafy green and their grain can be consumed as curries. Samples of tender leaves, green pods, green grains, Mature pods and Mature grains of seven different Chickpea cultivars KK-1, KK-2, KK-3, Chattan, Lawaghir, Sheenghar, Fakhar-e-Thal, were obtained from Karak Research Station Ahmad Wala and ev...

Optimization of Motorized Backpack Mistblower for Efficient Application of Insecticides against the Bagworm, Metisa plana Walker

Syed Mazuan, Syed Mohamed, Insyirah Ishak, Dzolkhifli Omar and Norhayu Asib*

Prevalence and Chemotherapy of Cryptosporidiosis in Goats using Different Herbal and Allopathic Drugs in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Naimat Ullah Khan¹*, Muhammad Hassan Saleem², Aneela Zameer Durrani², Nisar Ahmad², Muhammad Shafee³, Ayesha Hassan², Mumtaz Ali Khan² and Nadeem Rashid³

Association of Dietary Intake with Nutritional Status of School-Going Children (5-10 years) in District Charsadda

Attaullah Jan¹*, Saleem Khan², Iftikhar Alam¹, Farzeen Khan³ and Muhammad Farooq⁴*

Application of Different Combination of Nitrogen, Phosphorus with Naphthalene Acetic Acid in Late Sown Wheat to Improve its Grain Yield

Muhammad Afnan Rabbi, Iqtidar Hussain*, Ejaz Ahmed, Muhammad Saad and Aitezaz Ali Asad Shahani

Women Farmers’ Access to and Control Over Farming Resources and their Role in Decision Making Process in the Rural Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mehnaz Safdar¹, Urooba Pervaiz¹* and Dawood Jan²

Exploration of Grain Yield Stability of Advanced Chickpea Strains Across Environments

Muhammad Tariq Mahmood¹*, Muhmmad Akhtar², Kaiser Latif Cheema², Mushtaq Ahmad¹, Muhammad Jahanzaib Khalid², Afzal Zahid², Muhammad Kashif³ and Zeshan Ali⁴

...y of sixteen advance chickpea strains was carried out at eleven diversified locations across the Punjab province of Pakistan during cropping season 2019-20. GGE biplot and mega environment analysis were employed to identify the most stable and high yielding chickpea advance strains. GGE biplot among PC1 and PC2 illustrated that G-10 (K-15019) was ideal genotype performing best across the environments. Higher yield potential ...

Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Barley Landraces through Agro-Morphological and Biochemical Characterization

Arshad Khan¹, Mohammad Ihsan¹, Mohammad Nisar¹, Ali Hazrat¹*, Murad Ali³, Rashid Ul-Haq³, Khalid Khan², Karishma Gul¹ and Shah Faisal¹

Analysis of Food and Nutrition Security in Pakistan: A Contribution to Zero Hunger Policies

Abdul Hameed¹*, Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda¹ and Abdul Salam²

Characterization of Aflatoxigenic and Nonaflatoxigenic Isolates of Aspergillus flavus by Cultural and Immunological Methods

Iftikhar Jan* and Sahib Alam

Relative Performance of Promising Chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) Lines under Drought Stress Milieu

Muhammad Akhtar¹, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood²*, Kaiser Latif Cheema¹, Mushtaq Ahmad², Muhammad Jahanzaib Khalid¹, Amir Amin¹, Javed Anwar Shah¹, Zeeshan Qadeer¹ and Zeshan Ali³

...inant cultivation of chickpea under residual soil moisture condition are major causes of drastic decline in chickpea productivity in Pakistan. Systematic breeding efforts are required for evaluation of available genetic material to evolve drought tolerant chickpea cultivars for drought prone regions of the country. For this purpose, a research experiment was conducted in moisture stress (d...

Isolation and Identification of Turkey pox virus in Turkey Flocks in Egypt

Safaa M. Mohammed*, Shahira A. Abdelwahab**,Fetaih,H⃰ ⃰ ,Neveen,R⃰ ,Abdel satar ,A⃰ and Mohamed S. Elshahidy**

Assessment of Bacterial Leaf Blight Incidence and Severity in Rice Growing Areas of Pakistan

Rafia Ahsan¹, Saif Ullah¹, Ijaz Yaseen¹, Faisal Sohail Fateh¹, Muhammad Fayyaz¹, Shahzad Asad¹, Atif Jamal¹, Muhammad Sufyan² and Muhammad Zakria¹*

Prevalence of Anaplasma marginale in Tropical Area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Saira Gul^1,2, Sohail Ahmed²*, Tahir Usman¹*, Khalid Khan³, Sultan Ayaz¹, Saleha Gul⁴and Nawab Ali⁵

Integration of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Conard Moench.], Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) Allelopathy for Weed Management in Maize under different Tillage Regimes.

Haroon Ur Rashid¹*, Nazia Tahir², Muhammad Zamin³, Naveed Shehzad⁴, Aman Ullah², Bibi Zainub⁵ and Farooq Azam⁶

Screening of Elite Chickpea Germplasm against Ascochyta Blight under Controlled Conditions

Javed Anwar Shah¹, Azhar Iqbal¹, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood², Muhammad Aslam³, Muneer Abbas⁴ and Ilyas Ahmad⁵*

...ad fungal disease of chickpea across the world. Under favorable environmental conditions AB epidemics may cause partial to complete yield loss. Chickpea faces several biotic and abiotic stresses. Among biotic factors chickpea blight is most important factor responsible for drastic decline in productivity. Other disease management approaches are not more efficient and economical except to e...

Emergence of armA Mediated Aminoglycoside Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Pakistani Hospitals

Aqsa Shahid¹, Saima Muzammil¹, Farhan Rasheed²,Bilal Aslam¹, Muhammad Akhtar Ali³, Syed Zohaib Haider⁴, Masroor Ellahi Babar⁴, Muhammad Saeed¹, Umair Waqas¹ and Mohsin Khurshid^1,*

... ≥256µg/ml (Breakpoints; ≥64µg/ml) and gentamicin; ≥MIC 64µg/ml (Breakpoints; ≥16µg/ml). This study has described the presence of armA positive A. baumannii strains in Pakistan which poses serious clinical concern that can lead to therapeutic failures in near future.

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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of University Students, KPK Pakistan, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study

Junaid Ahmad¹, Shahzeb Javed²*, Mehmood Khan¹, Shadman¹, Muhammad Farooq³*, Muhammad Saleem⁴, Rahila Afzal⁵, Muhammad Aasim⁶, Naqeeb Ullah⁷, Muhammad Noman Khan⁸, Dawood⁸ and Naila Ilyas⁹

Determinants of Farm Households Savings in District Kohat, KP, Pakistan

Malik Muhammad Shafi, Rabia Habib and Haidar Ali*

Molecular heterogeniety of β-Thalassemia in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Shoaib ur Rehman¹, Jabbar Khan²*, Raaza Malja Khan³, Maimoona Azam⁴and Zeeshan Mutahir⁵

Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB): Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection with Specie-specific Primers in Sputum Samples in Pakistan

Asad Ullah¹*, Umar Sadique², Ibadullah Jan², Imad Khan¹, Raheela Taj³, Mumtaz Ali Khan⁴, Salah-ud-din⁴, Naimat Ullah Khan¹

Host Plant Resistance, Physio-Morphic Character and Screening of Chickpea Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)

Qurban Ali¹, Muhammad Faheem Akhtar¹, Asad Aslam¹*, Muhammad Shehzad², Muhammad Jamal², Humaira Malik¹, Imran Nadeem¹, Aqsa Abbas¹, Muhammad Jawad Saleem¹, Tamsila Nazir¹ and Kanwal Hanif¹

...tal insect pests for chickpeas and caused huge yield losses in south Asian countries. Host plant resistance, physio-morphic characters counteract the ability of insect to demage and to cause minimum reduction in yield. The experiment was conducted under natural and semi-natural conditions to determine the host plant resistance of nine (09) chick pea advance genotypes viz., (K01211, K01216, K01241, K01242, K09012, KO1308, K014001, K014002, K-14003) and one (1) ...

The Wild Mammalian Fauna of Nowshera District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Romaan Hayat Khattak¹, Zhensheng Liu¹*, Liwei Teng¹* and Ejaz ur Rehman²

Efficacy of Phosphorus Application on Yield in Different Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes

Hera Gul Mohmmand¹, Rozina Gul¹, Hamayoon Khan², Sheraz Ahmed¹*, Laila Fayyaz¹, Ajmalud Din¹ and Imtiaz Ali¹

...ous crops, including chickpea. The current experiment was performed to assess the impact of phosphorus application on yield of 15 chickpea genotypes during the growing season of 2017-18 at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar. A randomized complete block design was used with three replications under two treatments. One treatment was a control without phosphorous application, while the second treatment was application of p...

Genetic Studies for Detection of Most Diverse and High Yielding Genotypes among Chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) Germplasm

Muhammad Tariq Mahmood¹*, Muhammad Akhtar², Kaiser Latif Cheema², Abdul Ghaffar³, Imtiaz Ali⁴, Muhammad Jahanzaib Khalid² and Zeshan Ali⁵

...of sixty-eight elite chickpea germplasm genotypes along with two commercial varieties were sown under tri-replicate randomized complete block design during the winter season of 2020-21. D2 statistics, principle component analysis and cluster analysis were employed to detect the most genetically variable and high yielding chickpea genotypes. D2 statistics extracted higher values for standard deviation and coefficient of varia...

Whiteflies are Not Responsible for Transmission of Chickpea Chlorotic Dwarf Virus and Mastrebegomo Chimeric Virus

Sana Khalid^1,2*, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman^2,3, Usman Hameed^2,4, Shabnum Shaheen¹, Muhammad Naveed Shahid⁵, Khajista Jabeen¹, Farah Khan¹, Muhammad Saleem Haider¹

...acquire and transmit chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus (CpCDV)-a mastrevirus and mastrebegomo chimeric virus (MCV) from the symptomatic tobacco and tomato plants to healthy plants. Whiteflies also failed to acquire and transmit the cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala strain (CLCuKoV-Bu)- a begomovirus from infected to healthy tobacco plants due to the inability of whiteflies to feed on Nicotiana benthamiana Domin. leaves. Although whitefly successfully acquir...

Zoometric Index Analysis in Borgou Cattle Breed Reared on Station in Northern Benin

Hilaire S.S. Worogo*, Thierry O.T.L. Offoumon, Cham D.A. Alabi, Urbain Tchokponhoué, Yaya Idrissou, Alassan S. Assani, Fade Soule, Christophe Iwaka, Ibrahim Alkoiret Traoré

... females) reared at the Okpara Breeding Farm and ten zoometric indices were then determined. Statistical analyses were carried out using software R. The results obtained showed that sex has a significant effect on the Baron & Crevat index (p<0.01), Compact Index (Cmp.Ind) (p<0.01), dactylo-thoracic index (DTI) (p<0.01), and Rump Length Index (p<0.01) with a dominance of male over females except for DTI. The indices obtained showed that Borgou c...

The Study of Cows’ Uterine Tone in Normal and Pathological Postpartum Periods

Albina Gabdrakhimovna Darmenova1, Samat Ravkhatovich Yusupov2, Abzal Kenesovich Kereyev1*, Mirzabek Gashimovich Zukhrabov2, Yerbol Maratovich Sengaliyev1, Dosmukan Ermuhkanovich Gabdullin1, Berik Garipullievich Satybaev1

Phenotypic Diversity in Yield Determining Traits of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Genotypes under the growing Conditions of Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tehseen Ali Jilani¹*, Muhammad Saleem Jilani², Javeria Sherani³, Kashif Waseem², Muhammad Sohail Khan², Hasnain Saleem³, Abdul Manan², Rashid Jawad² and Sami Ullah⁴

Genus Exitianus Ball, 1929 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae). A Taxonomic Revision from Pakistan

Waqar Khan¹, Muhammad Atif Khan¹, Waseem Abbas¹, Muhammad Shakeel¹, Hammad Uddin² and Bismillah Shah¹*

Insect Fauna Diversity and Abundance in Abattoirs in Enugu North Senatorial Zone, Eastern Nigeria

Nkiru E. Ekechukwu, Felicia N. Ekeh, Chinenye M. Ohanu, Hope C. Ezinwa and Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie*

...y selected three (Orba, Ikpa, and Obollo-afor) abattoirs in Enugu senatorial zone and surveyed for insect fauna abundance, diversity, and distribution. The sampling was carried out over a period of eight weeks, using sweep net and hand picking as the collection methods. Overall 12 species were recorded, Orba had the lowest species diversity with 7 species while Obollo-afor and Ikpa recorded 10 and 9 species respectively. Dip...

Assessment of Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle on Campus Environment in a University Setting as Perceived by Students Using the Innovative Photo Voice Method, a Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyle (HEAL) Study

Iftikhar Alam¹*, Muhammad Ali² and Muhammad Farooq³*

...gn: justify;">Healthy workplace environment is gaining enormous attention of the researchers. Food and lifestyle are main characteristics of a healthy workplace environment. Taken in this meaning, the food environment of the university has great implications on overall health of students. However, little is known about how university students perceive food and lifestyle environment. This study was aimed to connect student pa...

Evaluation of Tribolium castaneum Infestation against Different Packaging Materials

Mahreen Hanif*, Shafqat Saeed, Mudssar Ali, Muqadas Younas, Huda Bilal, Syeda Fatima Bukhari

...t-harvest storage of chickpea in storage bags is commonly implemented practice, offers a chemical free tactics to control the stored grain pests. Barrier property of different types of packaging viz., polypropylene (green), polypropylene (white), polyethylene (gauge1), polyethylene (gauge 2), cotton, polymer, and china lamination were investigated in storage bag of chickpea against Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrioni...

Agroforestry Practices Affecting Farm Income in Rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Najmul Saqib* and Himayathullah Khan

Determination of Genetic Variation and Association Analysis of Yield Contributing Traits for Suitable Selection Criteria in Chickpea

Abdul Ghaffar*, Niaz Hussain, Muhammad Nadeem, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Aslam, Mudassar Khaliq, Muhammad Irshad, Zubeda Parveen and Muhammad Younas

...netic improvement in chickpea. The current investigation was conducted at the research area of the Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan. Twelve chickpea genotypes were sown in RCBD following three replicates. Data regarding primary & secondary per plant, days for maturity, plant height as well as potential yield were recorded. The measured data were analyzed to principal component analysis (PCA), corre...

Pinocembrin Ameliorates Neuronal Cell Death by Regulating Autoimmune Signals

Hairul Islam M. Ibrahim^1,2, Abdalla A. Sayed^1,3, Abdel Naser A. Ahmed^4,5 and Emad A. Ahmed*^1,6

...sed EAE pathological checkpoints for demyelination and apoptosis in CNS and act as a therapeutic role for treatment of MS in upcoming prospects.

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Growth, Physiological and Biochemical Response of Chickpea Cultivars to Different Levels of Salinity Stress

Muhammad Umer Chattha¹, Muhammad Ilyas², Imran Khan¹, Athar Mahmood¹, Muhammad Bilal Chattha³*, Ambreen Fatima⁴, Muhammad Iqbal⁵, Muhammad Tahir Akbar⁶, Muhammad Mahmood Iqbal⁵, Faran Muhammad⁷, Muhammad Talha Aslam¹ and Muhammad Umair Hassan¹

...iochemical traits of chickpea cultivars. The experiment comprised of different levels of salinity stress i.e., 0, 8 and 12 dsm-1 and different chickpea cultivars i.e., NIAB-2016, Bittle-2016 and Bhakar-2011. The maximum time to 50% emergence (T50), and mean emergence time (MET) and minimum germination percentage (GP) and emergence index (EI) was recorded when high level of salt stress (12 dsm-1) was imposed, while minimum, T...

An Assessment of Training Needs of Agricultural Extension Agents: A Study of Three Selected Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan

Ayesha Khan*, Zubair Ahmad Khan and Urooba Pervaiz

Relative Resistance of Seed of Advance Genotypes of Cicer arietinum Against Callosobruchus Chinensis During Storage

Muhammad Waseem Akhtar¹*, Khalid Mahmood Khawar², Muhammad Naeem Akhtar³, Muhammad Rafique¹, Khalid Hussain⁴, Sharmin Ashraf¹ and Muhammad Fida Hassan¹

...amage to the seed of chickpea, and other pulses during storage. Seed viability and other quality parameters are affected by its infestation. This pest is controlled by phosphine fumigation and synthetic insecticides. Unfortunately, this pest has developed resistance against these pesticides. Moreover, with application of these pesticides, chemical residues may cause severe damage to non-target organisms. Host plant resistance against insect pests is considered...

Association of rs 9340799 and rs 224693 SNPs in Estrogen Receptor Gene with Breast Cancer

Muhammad Ismail¹, Jabbar Khan¹*, Zahid Rauf², Khalid Khan³ and Muhammad Rafi¹

Ecofriendly Management of Green Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Insect Pests through Plant Extracts

Riaz Hussain¹*, Adnan Ihsan², Azaz Ali Shah², Najeeb Ullah², Hamza Iftikhar³ and Ranra Jalal⁴

Minerals Composition, Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Fresh and Processed Milk Consumed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Juweria Abid¹, Shakeel Ahmad², Humaira Wasila³, Tooba Asif⁴, Muhammad Farooq⁵* and Attaullah Jan⁶

Biodiversity Estimation in Chilli (Capsicum frutescens) Germplasm through Morphological Traits

Ishtiaq Ahmad^1,2* and Muhammad Akbar Anjum¹

Genetic Variation in Chickpea Genotypes against Fusarium Wilt (Fusarium oxysporum F. sp. Ciceris) and their Management

Khalid Hussain¹, Muhammad Younas¹*, Niaz Hussain¹, Abdul Ghaffar¹, Muhammad Raheel², Anees Akhtar³, Muhammad Irshad¹, Munir Abbas¹ and Farah Shabir⁴

...ext-align: justify;">Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important food legume. In Pakistan, yield potential of chickpea is low due to the prevalence of Fusarium wilt. Present investigations were conducted at Arid Zone Research Institute, Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan during winter 2021. Experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) following three replications. Thirty chickp<...

Lactic Acid Bacteria and Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): An Unexplored but Potentially Beneficial Liaison

Ahmad Nadeem^1,2 and Rubina Arshad^1,2,*

...uction. Seeds of two chickpea varieties were inoculated with LAB isolates in four treatments comprising of T1 (wild type LPA6), T2 (mutant MLPA6), T3 (wild type LPA6 + mutant MLPA6 consortium) and T4 (un-inoculated control). Inoculated and uninoculated seeds were sown in net house in three replicates. In kabuli variety, maximum increase in plant height (16.7%), root length (5.9%), number of secondary branches (19%), pod number (63.2%) and seed number per plant...

Response of Different Wheat Cultivars Towards Wheat Aphids, (Rhopalosiphum padi L.) and their Associated Natural Enemies

Ahmad-ur-Rahman Saljoqi, Muhammad Tayeb and Muhammad Salim*

Molecular, Serological and Pathological Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Infection in Small Ruminants in Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad Izhar ul Haque¹, Farhan Anwar Khan¹*, Umar Sadique¹, Hamayun Khan¹, Zia ur Rehman¹, Salman Khan¹, Hayatullah Khan^1,2, Faisal Ahmad^1,3, Mumtazur Rahman¹, Faiz Ur Rehman¹, Muhammad Saeed¹, Mehboob Ali¹ and Saqib Nawaz¹

Water Productivity of Furrow, Drip and Flood Irrigated Rice under Loam Soil

Ghani Akbar*, Zafar Islam, Muhammad Umar and Shahi Salam

Effective Flower Production at Various Flushes and their Respective Contribution Towards Final Yield of Mungbean

Muhammad Mansoor^{1, 2}, Sheheryar¹ and Shahid Ali Khan¹*

Effective Flower Production at Various Flushes and their Respective Contribution Towards Final Yield of Mungbean

Muhammad Mansoor^{1, 2}, Sheheryar¹ and Shahid Ali Khan¹*

Efficacy of Plant Seed Oils Against Callosobruchus maculatus L. on Chickpea Grains

Agha Mushtaque Ahmed¹*, Fahad Nazir Khoso¹, Ali Zachi Abdulqader Alhilfi², Sohail Ahmed Otho¹, Qurban Ali³, Din Muhammad Soomro¹ and Zubair Ahmed Soomro¹

...s and weight loss of chickpea seeds), seed germination percentage, root length (cm) and seed vigour index. The insect mortality was recorded at different intervals such as 24, 48, 72 hrs and 1 week) and the results indicated that E. sativa gave a consecutively higher mortality at each interval, meanwhile the highest at one week (50.00%) as compared to other treatments followed by A. indica (45.35%). Besides, E. sativa oil did not allow the pest to breed freely...

Effects of Aphid Infestation on Yield and Yield Parameters of Brassica juncea Crop

Umair Faheem¹*, Madiha Mobeen Khan², Qurban Ali³, Muhammad Jamil⁴, Wajiha Anum², Mashal Rehman², Imran Akhtar², Mussurrat Hussain¹, Qaisar Abbas¹, Ghayour Ahmad⁵ and Abrar Ahmad⁶

Mass Rearing of Spodoptera litura using a Semi-Synthetic Diet Based on Wheat Germ and Tomato Paste

Sumaria Maqsood¹*, Muhammad Ali ², Amna Shoaib³, Shahbaz Ahmad² and Noor-ul-Ain²

...omato paste diet and chickpea diet. The rearing expenses for 200 larvae on the modified diet (674/Rs) were 2.5 folds less than the expenses for rearing the same number of larvae on chickpea based diet (1749/Rs.) and almost equal to the tomato paste-based diet (669/Rs.). Therefore, a modified diet based on wheat germ and tomato paste is suitable for mass rearing of S. litura for six generations for laboratory and field experi...

Electrical Resistivity Survey by Schlumberger Electrode Configuration Technique for Ground Water Exploration in Pakistan

Talat Farid Ahmed¹*, Muhammad Azeem Afzal¹, Hashim Nisar Hashmi², Hafiz Muhammad Yousuf², Shamim-ul-Sibtain Shah¹ and Muhammad Atiqullah Khan¹

Optimizing the Irrigation Water in Response to Growth and Yield of Wheat under Rainout Shelter Conditions

Shahid Hameed Khan Khalil¹*, Abdus Subhan³, Ghani Akbar¹, Muhammad Asif¹, Zafar Islam¹, Adnan Shakeel¹ and Fawad Anwar²

New and Known Species of Predacious Nematodes of Pakistan

Uzma Ishaque¹, Nasira Kazi¹, Erum Iqbal¹* and Shahnaz Dawar²

Incidence of Strongyloides stercoralis in Edible Vegetables of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria

Belema Robert1, Favour Welenya1, Deborah Achi1, Cynthia Onyeagwara1, Soala Obie Minimah2, Ebele Anulika Obichi2, Chidinma Charity Amuzie1*

...tration Farm, a farm at Nkpolu-Oroworukwo and another at Rumuolumeni) in Port Harcourt metropolis in November and December, 2021. Samples were taken biweekly and in two replicates. They were transported in clean waterproof bags to the Entomology and Parasitology Laboratory, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 200g of each sample was washed in 200ml of 0.85% normal saline solution and taken through standard sedimentation procedures. The sediment re...

Taxonomic Status of Weevils Fauna of District Bannu Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Mutasim Billah¹, Sardar Azhar Mehmood¹, Abdul Rauf Bhatti²*, Ahmed Zia², Shabir Ahmed¹, Waqas Ahmad², Kiran Shahjeer³, and Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi⁴

ENDEMICITY OF INTESTINAL PARASITES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEMATODES IN INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO EDUCATION (STUDENTS, STAFF AND WORKERS) IN SWAT, KP, PAKISTAN

W. Khan, N. U. Nisa, A. Khan and S. M. H. M. Naqvi

Phosphorus Application on Grain Yield, Uptake and P Utilization Efficiency of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)

Ambrin Rajput¹* and Mehrunisa Memon²

...d largest crop after chickpea which mostly grow without nutrients. Among leguminous pulse food grain, phosphorus application shows an important part in enhancing plant productivity of the crop. Keeping in view the role of plant nutrition, research trial was led to determine various rates of P 0, 25, 38, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 P2O5 kg ha -1 on yield, uptake, P utilization efficiency of Mungbean. For this, randomized complete block design was arranged with three ...

Exploring the Technical Competencies of Extension Field Workers as Perceived by Farmers in Selected Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Syed Muhammad¹*, Badar Naseem Siddiqui², Farhat Ullah Khan¹, Muhammad Adnan³, Sami Ullah³ and Nawab Khan⁴

Valuation of Massive Artificial Insemination Programs and the Economic Impact for Indonesia

Achmad Firman¹*, Sondi Kuswaryan¹, Lilis Nurlina¹, Muhamad Hasan Hadiana¹, Marina Sulistyati¹, Unang Yunasaf¹, Dwi Cipto Budinuryanto², Iman Trisman³

Canal Irrigation Water Distribution: Awareness of Water Use Rights and Farmer’s Satisfaction in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abdul Zahir¹*, Asad Ullah¹, Muhammad Jawad¹ and Syed Attaullah Shah²

Management Studies of Noxious Weed (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.) In Chickpea Growing Areas of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abdullah*, Imtiaz Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, Muhammad Ibrahim and Muhammad Fawad

... factors influencing chickpea productivity. Weeds may be one of the main causes of low productivity in Pakistan. In order to highlight the most significant and challenging weeds of the chickpea crop in the southern regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during the Rabi season 2022. Five chickpea growing regions were selected in chickpea growing area of...

Avian Diversity, Abundance and Habitat Suitability Index for Threatened Species in Selected Areas of Northern Pakistan

Rida Ahmad^1,2*, Zulfiqar Ali²*, Farkhanda Manzoor¹, Usman Ahmad³, Safdar Sidra⁴, Irfan Zainab², Muhammad Furqan², Aliza Batool^1,2 and Zaidi Zona²

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Kiran Afshan¹*, Sobia Baseer¹, Shanza Kiran¹, Ghulam Narjis² and Sabika Firasat¹

Population of Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Kaghan and Siran Valleys, District Mansehra, Pakistan

Zaib Ullah¹*, Sajid Mahmood^2,3, Zafar Iqbal⁴, Fakhar-i-Abbas⁵, Naveed Akhtar¹ and Abdul Majid Khan⁶*

The Damage Caused by Cowpea Weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) to Some Stored Pulses at Different Temperature and Humidity Levels

Nosheen Jehajo* and Naheed Shah

....) and brown colored chickpea (Cicer arietinum (L.). The results revealed that the infestation percentage was significantly (P≤0.05) variable among different host pulses. Moderate temperature (30°C) and high relative humidity (60%) were the most favorable for growth and multiplication of beetles because the maximum damage (97.8, 93.2, 59.0 and 27.7%) and weight loss (58.0, 57.8, 37.8 and 34.46%) was found on cowpea, green gram, chic

Catfish Farmers Perception of Biosecurity Control Measures in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Nwafili Sylvanus Anene, Ibinabo Jessica

...catfish farmers in Obio/Akpor District of Rivers State with respect to hatchery operations. Data was collected from 49 catfish farmers by interview and structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze data obtained based on 4-point Likert scale. The result show that 81.63% of the catfish farmers had previous experience with eggs and fingerlings mortality. Majority of the respondents (81.63%) strongly agree that eggs mortality experienced in...

Effects of Dietary Supplement of Schizochytrium Meal on Growth, Fatty Acid Profile and Activities of Digestive Enzymes in Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) Larvae

Yuyu Wang^1,2, Mingzhu Li ^3,4, Gang Lin⁴, Xiaohua Guo⁵, Aihua Sun⁵, Hao Dong⁵, Qinghui Ai^1,* and Kangsen Mai^1,*

Susceptibility Evaluation of Different Legume Seed Genotypes against Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) under Laboratory Conditions

Muhammad Faizan¹, Muhammad Nasir¹, Muhammad Waqar Hassan¹*, Ghulam Sarwar² and Moazzam Jamil³

...102 and BRM-106) and chickpea (BWP-white, Sadiq-2021 and Bittle-21) against the seed weevil Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) under laboratory conditions. Biology of beetles was assessed in the form of growth index (GI) which showed maximum GI values in cowpea and mung bean varieties and least in chick pea genotypes and because of this cowpea and mung bean genotypes were classified in susceptible category and chickp...

First Photographic Evidence of Yellow-Throated Marten (Martes flavigula) from Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Romaan Hayat Khattak¹, Liwei Teng^1,2*, Naimat Ullah Khan³, Aamir Ali³, Abdul Hadi⁴ and Zhensheng Liu^1,2*

Genetic Diversity Within and Among Populations of Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss. from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Revealed by RAPD Markers

Tanvir Hussain^1,2*, Kafeel Ahmad², Muhammad Bilal Zia¹, Hammad Uddin¹, Khalid Hussain¹, Muhammad Inamulla Khan³ and Said Akhtar Khan¹

Management of Wild Onion (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.) in Chickpea Crop at District Karak

Imtiaz Khan¹*, Abdullah¹, Muhammad Ibrahim¹, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan¹, Saima Hashim¹, Shomayela Afzal² and Khalid Nawab³

...tenuifolius Cav.) in chickpea growing areas of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. A Randomized Complete Block (RCB) design with three replicates and various weed management practices were implemented. The treatments include; different herbicides (Pendimethalin, dual gold and fenxaprop-p-ethyl), mulches (Black polythene, white polythene and available weed biomass) and allelopathic weed extracts (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav., Convolvulus arvensis L. and...

Development of Protein Based Artificial Diet for Mass Rearing of Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Agha Mushtaque Ahmed¹*, Ali Zachi Abdul Qadeer Alhilifi², Fahad Nazir Khoso¹, Muhammad Ibrahim Kubar¹, Tehniyat Naz Shah³ and Touseef Ahmed¹

...l diets (bean D1 and chickpea flour D2) and one natural diet D3 (fresh and healthy maize leaves). In both artificial diets, only the flours were different, while the rest of the ingredients remained the same. Sixty first instar larvae were introduced in a Petri dish to observe larval duration, larval weight, and adult fecundity. Each larva was offered 0.5 mg of diet in a plastic cup and replaced after every 24 hrs. A prominent effect of different diets on larv...

Exploring the Potential of Castor Oil for Effective Management of Seed-Borne Fungi in Zea mays

Rahmat Elahi¹, Gulnaz Parveen¹*, Nazara¹, Faryal Ali², Nain Tara³ and Saba Iqbal¹

Exploring Phenotypic Diversity of Human Iris Features and Skin Color in Punjabi and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Population of Pakistan

Saliha Bashir*, Muhammad Shafique, Muhammad Shahzad, Muhammad Sohail Anjum and Ahmad Ali Shahid

Noor-2019: A High Yielding and Wilt Resistant Chickpea Kabuli (Cicer arietinum L.) Variety Developed through Introgression Breeding

Muhammad Nadeem¹, Muhammad Naveed^2,3*, Muhammad Shafiq², Irfan Rasool² and Muhammad Afzal Zahid²

...development of a new chickpea kabuli variety “Noor-2019”. This cultivar has improved yield potential, dietary elements (proteins, fat, ash), and more importantly, resistance against fusarium wilt and ascochyta blight compared to the existing varieties. The evolution of this strain commenced in 2002-03 cropping season by crossing K-90399 as a female parent with K-52582 as a male parent. The female parent had high yield potential, whereas the male pa...

Wheat Varietal Comparison at Different Sowing Intervals for Rainfed Cultivation Under Climate Change Scenario

Muhammad Qazzafi Khan¹, Iqtidar Hussain¹, Ejaz Ahmad Khan¹, Sara Zafar²*, Zuhair Hasnain³* and Moneeza Abbas⁴

The Immune Response and Passive Protective Abilities of the Outer Membrane Lipoprotein Slp of Aeromonas hydrophila against the Major Pathogenic Bacteria of Freshwater Aquaculture in Fish

Sijie Jian^1,2,3,4, Wei Sun^1,3, Jia Chao^1,2, Na Rong^1,4, Xiang Liu^1,2,3,4* and Chen Chen^1,2,3,4*

Understanding the community’s perception of climate change and adaptations in the Mid Hills of Pakistan

LAILA SHAHZAD*¹, ARIFA TAHIR² & FAIZA SHARIF³

Evaluation of biocontrol strategies and its synergistic interaction permitting the chickpea plant to trigger the appropriate defense responses against Sclerotium rolfsii

*AMNA SHOAIB, AROOJ SHEZAD, ARSHAD JAVAID, SUNDUS AKHTAR & ZOIA ARSHAD AWAN

...ollar rot disease in chickpea. In vitro, methanolic leaves extract of R. sativus significantly decreased pathogen biomass by 6-96% and three Trichoderma species also caused significant inhibition in pathogen growth variably between 30-100%. In potted soil, application of separate or combined application of myco- and phyto-fungicides proved highly efficient in managing collar rot disease. However, combined effect of T. harzianum or T. viride + leaves biomass of...

Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Parthenium hysterophorus Mixed Soil Under Climatic Condition of Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan

Iqtidar Hussain¹*, Muhammad Inam Ullah Qaisrani¹, Abdul Aziz Khakwani¹, Zuhair Hasnian², Umar Khitab Saddozai¹, Muhammad Naeem⁴, Hadia Gul⁵ and Moneeza Abbass³

Chenopodium album MITIGATES ADVERSE EFFECTS OF Sclerotium rolfsii ON CHICKPEA VAR. BAKHAR-2011

Arshad Javaid, Amna Ali, Iqra Haider Khan and Amna Shoaib

...iv>
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.,

on growth, yield and physiology of chickpea var. Bakhar-2011, against S. rolfsii. For this

purpose, soil was sterilized by fumigation with formaline and then inoculum of S. rolfsii was

mixed. Af...

SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN ADDRESSING THE WEEDS INFESTATION IMPACT ON MAJOR CROPS IN DISTRICT BAJAUR KP-PAKISTAN

Sanaullah1*

ALLELOPATHIC POTENTIAL OF INDIAN PLUM (Ziziphus mauritiana L.) CONTRARY TO WHEAT (Triticum aestivum L.), MAIZE (Zea mays L.) AND CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.)

Barkatullah1, Sumayya Noreen1.Khushnood Ur Rehman1, Zahid Ali Butt2, Tabassum

Yaseen3, Kamran Akbar3, and Salma Noreen3

...L.),

and chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.). The collection of Indian plum was made from Ahmad

Abad District Karak and was dried at room temperature under the shade. The aqueous

extract was used from different parts of the plants, which include bark, fruit, leaves,

mulching, and rainwater. In all applications the growth of plumules and radicles of three

test species was retarded. It was determined that th...

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF WEEDS OF CHICKPEA, MUSTARD AND WHEAT CROP FIELDS OF TEHSIL ISAKHEL, DISTRICT MIANWALI (PUNJAB), PAKISTAN

Gulshan Riaz1, Zaheer-ud-din Khan1, Muhammad Umer Farooq Awan1, Andleeb Anwar Sardar1, Muhammad Tayyab1, Sarah Maryam Malik and Sohaib Muhammad1

...ected crop fields of chickpea, mustard and wheat of Tehsil Isa Khel, District Mianwali, Punjab. Forty one (41) weed species were collected from the study area belonging to twenty one (21) different families. Twenty four weed species found in chickpea, twenty five in mustard and twenty nine in wheat crop fields. Sixteen weed species were common in three crops. Family Poaceae and Astraceae had maximum weed species i.e. 7 and 6...

POSTEMERGENCE HERBICIDAL CONTROL OF Asphodelus tenuifolius in Desi chickpea, Cicer arietinum L. AT LAKKI MARWAT, PAKISTAN

IMTIAZ ALI KHAN,GUL HASSAN

RESPONSE OF CHICKPEA AND ITS WEEDS TO TILLAGE SYSTEMS USING VARYING SEED RATES AND PHOSPHORUS LEVELS

Khalid Ali,Ijaz Ahmad,AHMAD SAID,AMANULLAH JAN,FIDA MOHAMMAD

IMPORTANT CHICKPEA WEEDS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTAL FARM, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN

SADIQ ALI,IJAZ AHMAD KHAN,IMTIAZ ALI KHAN,ROZEENA HUMAYUN,M.A RAZA,ADRES KHAN,Rahamdad Khan,Zahid Hussain

ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF SOME WEEDS ON CHICKPEA CROP

Zahid Hussain,MUHAMMAD WAQAS,SOHAIL KHAN,IMRAN KHAN,MUHAMMAD ISHFAQ KHAN,SHAHIDA BIBI,Rahamdad Khan,Murad Ali,ZAFAR ALI

IMPACT OF WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON WILD ONION (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.) AND CHICKPEA(CicerarietinumL.)

HABIB UR REHMAN,MUHAMMAD AZIM KHAN,MUHAMMAD SADIQ,Kalim Ullah

EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TILLAGE PRACTICES ONWEEDS AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA UNDER SANDY LOAM SOIL CONDITIONS

Mansoor Khan Khattak , Muhammad Jamal Khan

EFFECT OF ZERO TILLAGE AND HERBICIDES ON THE WEED DENSITY AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA UNDER RICE BASED CONDITIONS OF D.I. KHAN

NAQIB ULLAH KHAN,GUL HASSAN,Haroon Khan

EFFECT OF SOWING METHODS AND WEED CONTROL TECHNIQUES ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF CHICKPEA

Muhammad Aslam , Haji Khalil Ahmad , Ejaz Ahmad , Himayatullah , Muhammad Ayyaz Khan , Abdul Ghaffar Sagoo

Efficacy of Different Pre And Post Emergence Herbicides For Controlling Weeds in Chickpea

IJAZ AHMAD KHAN,NAQIBULLAH KHAN,Khan Bahadar Marwat,GUL HASSAN

INFLUENCE OF TILLAGE AND WEED MANAGEMENT METHODS ON CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.). I. YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS

Nahla M. Salim,Ahmed S. Khala,Fathi A.O. Emenky

ALLELOPATHIC POTENTIAL OF Euphorbia dracunculoides ROOT AQUEOUS EXTRACT ON SEED GERMINATION AND EARLY SEEDLING GROWTH OF CHICKPEA

Muhammad Alam Zeb,Faizan Ullah,SULTAN MEHMOOD,Tahir Iqbal

EFFICACY OF PRE AND POST EMERGENCE HERBICIDES TO CONTROL WEEDS IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.)

NOOR MUHAMMAD,MUHAMMAD ASHIQ,ABDUS SATTAR,ISHTIAQ AHMAD

HERBICIDES EVALUATION FOR WEED CONTROL IN CHICKPEA

Khan Bahadar Marwat, Ijaz Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Ishfaq Khan, Zahid Hussain , Hamayun Khan

GLYPHOSATE HORMESIS INCREASES GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.)

Muhammad Ather Nadeem,Ali Zohaib,TASAWER ABBAS,Asif Tanveer,Tassadduq Rasool

INFLUENCE OF TILLAGE AND WEED MANAGEMENT METHODS ON CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum L.). II. EFFECT ON WEEDS

Nahla M. Salim,Fathi A.O. Emenky,Ahmed S. Khala

EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT HERBICIDES FOR CONTROLLING NOXIOUS WEED IN CHICKPEA IN DISTRICT KARAK

Muhammad Riaz Khalil,Gul Hassan , Imtiaz Khan

HERBICIDES AND THEIR DOSES EFFECTS ON WILD ONION (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.) IN CHICKPEA

MUHAMMAD ISHFAQ KHAN,Imtiaz Khan,GUL HASSAN

RESPONSE OF CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum) AND Euphorbia dracunculoides TO PRE AND POST EMERGENCE HERBICIDES

Muhammad Ayub,Shakeel Imran,M. Yasin,Asif Tanveer

Efficacy Of Different Herbicides For Controlling Grassy Weeds In Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Khan Bahadar Marwat, Ijaz Ahmad Khan, Zahid Hanif , Muhammad Ishfaq Khan

EFFECT OF RATES AND METHODS OF APPLICATION OF PENTHALENE PLUS ON WILD ONION (Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.) IN CHICKPEA

MUHAMMAD YASEEN,MUHAMMAD SIBTAIN,RASHID AHMAD,Asif Tanveer

Relative Susceptibility of Chickpea Varieties to Callosobruchus chinensis L. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) and Appraisal of its Quantitative and Qualitative Losses

Zaigham Abbas¹*, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza¹, Muhammad Zeeshan Majeed¹, Muhammad Anjum Aqeel¹, Talha Nazir²

...M-2008) varieties of chickpea, Cicer arietinum L. Quantitative and qualitative losses incurred by the infestation of C. chinensis were determined under laboratory storage conditions. Maximum grain weight loss was recorded in Thal-2006 (9.07%) after 120 days of infestation followed by CM-2008 (8.37%), while relatively lower weight loss (6.95%) was recorded in case of Punjab-2009. After 90 days of infestation, mean weight loss values for Thal-2006, CM-2008, Punj...

The impacts of agroforestry practices on farmers in Tehsil Thana, district Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Salman Ahmad¹, Anwar Ali¹, Basheer Ahmad¹, Nowsherwan Zarif^1* and Saif Ullah Khan¹

Assessment of Pinus gerardiana tree carbon stock in Chilgoza forest of Suleiman range, Pakistan

Pervez Manan¹, Farhat Jabeen¹ and Ahmad Zamir²

Study on economic benefits of eucalyptus plantations to the local communities of district Malakand

Muhammad Yousaf Khan and Pervez Manan

Scientific forest management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

Muhammad Yousaf Khan and Raees Khan

Poplar a handsome source of farmer income - A case study of district Mardan, KP, Pakistan

Alam Zeb, Fawad Habib, Sajid and Tilawat Khan

Spatial assessment of forest site quality for afforestation using multi criteria decision analysis

Hakim Shah¹, Mamoona Wali Muhammad¹ Muhammad Afrasiyab² and Javed Iqba³

Assessment of plants producing economically valued non-timber products in Ukpom community forest, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

Enefiok S. Udo¹, Opeyemi Olajide¹ and Eyo A. Udoh²

...for a previous study in Ukpom Community Forest, Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Plant species producing economically valuable non-timber forest products were enumerated in all the sample plots. Species diversity and dominance concentration indices of the different life-forms were determined using Shannon-Wiener diversity and Simpson's dominance concentration functions, respectively. Forty six plant species comprising 16 tree spec...

Evaluation of Rhizobial strains for root nodulation, growth and yield, in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under natural conditions

Ghazala Yasmeen

...n three varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) differ in nodulation capacity viz ICC 4948 High nodulating (HN), ICC 4948 Low nodulating (LN), ICC 4948 Non-nodulating (NN) . Seeds were inoculated with peat, as a carrier based inocula of rhizobial strains and sown in earthen pots during the mid November, under natural conditions. Data on growth and yield parameters were recorded and analysed. Results showed that rhizobium inoculation significantly increa...

Rooting ability of cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) as influenced by etiolation of stockplants

Md. Aktar Hossain , Mohammad Kamaluddin and M. Serajuddoula

...ect of etiolation of stockplants on rooting ability to cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.). Fifteen months old sun grown containerized stockplants of guava were etiolated in a darkroom. Cuttings from the etiolated and control stockplants were tested for rooting ability. The study revealed that the cuttings of the stockplants etiolated or con...

Present status of sericulture in Punjab

Mian Muhammad Muslim

... Gujranwala, Kasur, Sharkpur, Faisalabad, Rajana, Gojra, Sargodha, Soan Skasar Valley, Taxila, Okara, Pipliphar, Multan Chishtian, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan area....

EFFECT OF HYDROPHYTES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY CANAL; YAR HUSSAIN MINOR, SWABI- KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

Saiful Islam1*, Muhammad Zubair Khan1 and Haroon Khan2

Advances in Immunotherapy Targeting Cancer with Next-Generation Checkpoint Inhibitors

Riam Yousfe Muttair

...ncer treatment, with checkpoint inhibitors substitute for the keys that open the immune system free against cancer cells. The paper covers the progress made in immunotherapy, highlighting next-stage checkpoint inhibitors as the vaccine which may turn today’s cancer treatment procedures into historical relics. The opening sentences describe historical background and the current going about the way of which immunotherapy...

Nidification and Breeding Success of Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) in District Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tariq Ahmad¹*, Anum Razzaq², Hira Shahzadi², Faiz Ur Rehman⁴, Li Bo¹,

Saif Ullah², Omama Saqib¹, Muhammad Tayyab Khan⁵, Muhammad Suliman¹ and Ayesha Zulfiqar³

Systematic Diversity with Quantitative Study of Medicinal Weeds of Tehsil Sarai Naurang, District Lakki Marwat, KP-Pakistan

Tariq Zaman¹*, Fawad Khan², Sajjad Ahmad²*, Alia Mehsud², Atta Ur Rahman³, Muskaan Zaman² and Sumaira Noor²

Evaluation of Advanced Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Genotypes for Yield and Resistance to Pod Borer (Helicoverpa armigera L.)

Hamid Ullah Khan¹*, Muhammad Anas¹*, Rozina Gul¹, Waseem Ullah Shah¹, Abdul Haleem², Muneeb Ahamd Khan¹, Muhammad Taimur¹, Tahreem Shah¹, Sajjad Ur Rahman¹, Noman Anjum¹ and Muhammad Saqib³

...anipulated in future chickpea breeding programs. The experimental material consisted of 45 chickpea genotypes tested over two years in the Randomize Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar. Data was documented in terms of days of emergence, days to flower, plant height, pods per plant, seed per pod, 100 seed weight, grain yield, larval infestation, pod damage percentage...

Quantifying Pattern of Recorded Biodiversity Observations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from GBIF Database

Barkat Ullah Khan*, Ayaz Ahmad, Ashar Farooq, Muhammad Bilal Zia, Hammad-Ud-Din and Muhammad Atif Majeed

Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Outbreak on Financial Performance of Koperasi Peternakan Bandung Selatan (KPBS) Pangalengan

Khansa N. Salsabilah*, Achmad Firman, Lilis Nurlina

Thal-2020: High Yielding and Stress Tolerance Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Cultivar to Mitigate Climate Change Effects

Niaz Hussain¹, Muneer Abbas¹*, Abdul Ghaffar¹, Muhammad Aslam¹, Mudassar Khaliq¹, Khalid Hussain², Muahammad Nadeem¹, Muhammad Irshad¹, Zubeda Parveen¹, Fiaz Hussain³ and Azhar Mahmood Aulakh⁴

...opment of a new desi chickpea cultivar “Thal-2020” using conventional plant breeding procedures. This variety expressed higher yield potential, bold seed size and resistance to various diseases. The breeding process commenced in 2006-07 by crossing two local genotypes, 97086 (female parent) and 950130 (male parent), to create genetic variability for bold seed size. Recombinants having higher yield along with bold grains were selected from the F2 po...

Impact of Different Seasonal Growth Conditions on the Rooting Behaviour of Olive Cuttings

Muhammad Jan¹*, Muhammad Ashraf Sumrah², Muhammad Azhar Iqbal¹, Inam-ul-Haq¹, Attiq Ur Rehman¹, Javeria Sherani³, Muhammad Imran³ and Rizwan Latif⁴

Exploring Incidence of Potato Viruses in Major Growing Areas of Potato in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Zafrullah Khan¹, Shah Alam Khan¹, Tamana Bakht², Luqman⁵*, Noor Muhammad¹, Naeem Khan³, Iqbal Munir⁴, Ruqayya Qazi¹ and Shazia²

A Cohort Study on Response of T2DM Patients to Oral Antidiabetics and their Association with CYP2C9*3 Gene Polymorphism (rs1057910) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Iram Alam Sthanadar¹*, Muhammad Zahid¹, Sami Siraj² and Omar Malik²

Customer Satisfaction, Attitude, and Purchase Intention Towards Stingless Bee Honey Consumption in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

MohamadRahijan AbdulWahab*andAhmadAimanSalahudin

...ewithintheSerembanareatookpartinthesurvey.Therespondentswerebetween the ages of 13 and 65, and they must have previously tasted stingless bee honey.A questionnaire containing four sections: section A for sociodemographic information,section B for satisfaction evaluations, section C for attitude evaluations, and section D forevaluationsofpurchaseintentions,wasused.The data were examined using SPSS. Quantitative data are utilized in the analytical process. ...

Development and Optimization of a Meal Planning Exchange List of Commonly Consumed Breakfast in Peshawar

Farida Bibi², Zahin Anjum¹*, Imran Khan³, Shaista Ali¹ and Rabia Chishti¹

Influence of Formal Mechanisms on Irrigation Water Distribution: A Farmer Centric Analysis in Pakistan

Abdul Zahir¹*, Asad Ullah¹, Yonis Gulzar²*, Mohammad Shuaib Mir², Abdus Salaam³ and Arjumand Bano Soomro²

Effect of Lysolecithin Replacement of Soybean Lecithin Oil on the Survival, Growth Performance and Immunity of Macrobrachium nipponense Juveniles

Chang Guoliang^1,2*, Pan Zhengjun^1,2, Zhu Chuankun^1,2, Zhao Haitao^1,2,

Yan Zhang³, Summaya Rajput⁴ and Laghari M. Younis⁴*

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Hilaire S.S. Worogo*, Thierry O.T.L. Offoumon, Cham D.A. Alabi, Urbain Tchokponhoué, Yaya Idrissou, Alassan S. Assani, Fade Soule, Christophe Iwaka, Ibrahim Alkoiret Traoré

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Belema Robert1, Favour Welenya1, Deborah Achi1, Cynthia Onyeagwara1, Soala Obie Minimah2, Ebele Anulika Obichi2, Chidinma Charity Amuzie1*

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Riam Yousfe Muttair

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Featuring

Sero-Epidemiology and Evaluation of First Self-Prepared Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Vaccine in Cattle of Punjab, Pakistan

Effect of Serum Immunoglobulin G on Norepinephrine Transporter Expression in Mouse Sympathetic Neurons

The Effect of Airport Lawn Vehicles on the Flocking Behaviour of Barn Swallows

Morpho-Biometric Characterization of the North African (Tunisian) Local Chicken Populations

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Hilaire S.S. Worogo*, Thierry O.T.L. Offoumon, Cham D.A. Alabi, Urbain Tchokponhoué, Yaya Idrissou, Alassan S. Assani, Fade Soule, Christophe Iwaka, Ibrahim Alkoiret Traoré

Albina Gabdrakhimovna Darmenova1, Samat Ravkhatovich Yusupov2, Abzal Kenesovich Kereyev1*, Mirzabek Gashimovich Zukhrabov2, Yerbol Maratovich Sengaliyev1, Dosmukan Ermuhkanovich Gabdullin1, Berik Garipullievich Satybaev1

Belema Robert1, Favour Welenya1, Deborah Achi1, Cynthia Onyeagwara1, Soala Obie Minimah2, Ebele Anulika Obichi2, Chidinma Charity Amuzie1*

Nwafili Sylvanus Anene, Ibinabo Jessica

Riam Yousfe Muttair

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

December

Featuring

Sero-Epidemiology and Evaluation of First Self-Prepared Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Vaccine in Cattle of Punjab, Pakistan

Effect of Serum Immunoglobulin G on Norepinephrine Transporter Expression in Mouse Sympathetic Neurons

The Effect of Airport Lawn Vehicles on the Flocking Behaviour of Barn Swallows

Morpho-Biometric Characterization of the North African (Tunisian) Local Chicken Populations

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