• IN VITRO AND BIOTRANSFORMATIONAL STUDIES OF ALOE BARBADENSIS MILL. 

  ZARREEN BADAR; KHAN, SAIFULLAH; SAIFULLAH; KASHIF ALI; SYED GHULAM MUSHARRAF; CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD IQBAL (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2013-01-02)

  Tissue culture technology can play an important role in the yield improvement of active ingredients of medicinal plants. In the present study, the potential of regeneration system of Aloe barbadensis along with biotransformational ...
• EFFICIENCY OF WHEAT BRASSICA MIXTURES WITH DIFFERENT SEED RATES IN RAINFED AREAS OF POTOHAR-PAKISTAN 

  KHAN, SARTAJ; KHAN, M. AJAB; M. AKMAL; MUSHTAQ AHMAD; M. ZAFAR; ASMA JABEEN (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-21)

  Mixed over sole cropping is advantageous under the rainfed conditions in Pakistan. This avoids risk of complete crop failure and may returns higher income. The study aimed to investigate appropriate seed-rates combination ...
• COMPARISON OF THE ANTIOXIDATIVE COMPONENTS OF SOME MARINE MACROALGAE FROM TURKEY 

  YILDIZ, GAMZE; DERE, EGEMEN; DERE, ŞÜKRAN (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-20)

  There is an increasing demand for natural antioxidant molecules to replace the synthetic additives currently used in the food industry. Therefore, in this study, the total phenolic contents, total antioxidant capacities ...
• MANAGEMENT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI BY GROWING PETUNIA HYBRIDA (L.) MILL. AS AN ORNAMENTAL PLANT IN SAUDI ARABIA - A CASE STUDY 

  AL-QARAWI, A.; MRIDHA, M.A.U.; DHAR, P.P.; ALGHAMDI, O.M. (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-19)

  Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) regarded as ubiquitous soil fungi which help in improving plant growth under harsh conditions. Petunia hybrida is one of the most favorite ornamental plants growing all over the Riyadh ...
• EVALUATION OF THE ANTI-ALTERNARIA SOLANI ACTIVITY OF ALLIUM HIRTIFOLIUM BOISS. 

  ASIEH ZARE KHAFARI; SOHBAT BAHRAMINEJAD; ABBASI, SAEED (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-18)

  The inhibitory effect of methanolic extract of 100 plant species from 45 plant families were investigated on mycelial growth of Alternaria solani, the cause of early blight of tomatoes, based on paper disc diffusion method. ...
• OPTIMIZATION OF AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS MEDIATED TRANSFORMATION IN EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS 

  AMMARA AHAD; ASMA MAQBOOL; MALIK, KAUSER ABDULLA (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-17)

  This study was conducted to optimize Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation for Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Transformation was done by using LBA4404 containing binary plasmid pGA482 with uidA (Gus) gene under ...
• REPORT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA (FR.) KEISSLER ON AVICENNIA MARINA (FORSK.) VIERH FORESTS OF INDUSTRIAL YANB'A CITY, SAUDI ARABIA 

  HASHEM ABEER; E.F. ABD_ALLAH; ASMA A. AL-HUQAIL; A.A. ALQARAWI (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-16)

  The present study was carried out to investigate the leaf spot disease of Avicennia marina (Forski) Vierh in Saudi Arabia. The leaf spot disease is reported for the first time in mangrove plants of SA. The symptoms of leaf ...
• NEW PERSPECTIVE OF DENDROBIUM CRUMENATUM ORCHID FOR ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AGAINST SELECTED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA 

  SANDRASAGARAN, UMA MAGESWARY; SUBRAMANIAM, SREERAMANAN; MURUGAIYAH, VIKNESWARAN (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-15)

  The present study was undertaken to investigate the potential anti-microbial activity from different parts of Dendrobium crumenatum (leaf, stem, root and pseudo-bulb) against 8 pathogenic bacteria. The antimicrobial ...
• EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF FUSARIUM WILT RESISTANCE GENE IN MELON BY REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR 

  WANG, XUEZHENG; XU, BINGYIN; ZHAO, LIANG; GAO, PENG; MA, HONGYAN; LUAN, FEISHI (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-13)

  Melon Actin gene was used as a reference gene, to explore the gene expression profiles of the Fom-2 gene in roots, stems, and leaves of melon MR-1 under induction by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis. Monitoring using ...
• PROCESS OPTIMIZATION BY RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY FOR EXTRACELLULAR ALKALINE PROTEASE PRODUCTION FROM BACILLUS SUBTILIS 

  ZAREENA MUSHTAQ; AHMAD ADNAN; ZAHID MEHMOOD; QURATULAIN SYED (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-12)

  Three microbial cultures Bacillus subtilis DSM 1970, Bacillus subtilis GCU-8 and Bacillus licheniformis DSM 1969 were screened for protease production by casein agar plate method. Among these Bacillus subtilis GCU-8 was ...
• IN VITRO SHOOT REGENERATION AND MICROCORM DEVELOPMENT IN CROCUS VERNUS (L.) HILL 

  SIVANESAN, IYYAKKANNU; JANA, SONALI; JEONG, BYOUNG RYONG (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-11)

  An efficient method has been developed for In vitro regeneration of shoot and microcorm from corm explants of Crocus vernus. Corms were cut into 0.5-1.0 cm long segments and cultured on the SH medium supplemented with ...
• IN VITRO DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF CHROMIUM (VI)-AFFECTED ADVENTITIOUS ROOTS OF SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. WITH GA3 AND IAA APPLICATION 

  JAFFAR ALI; CHAUDHRY, NAJMA YAQUB; FAHEEM AFTAB (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-10)

  This study was undertaken In vitro to investigate the inhibitory effects of Chromium (Cr) VI by using K2Cr2O7 on the growth of adventitious roots of potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Desiree). Another objective was to determine ...
• IN VITRO AND BIOTRANSFORMATIONAL STUDIES OF ALOE BARBADENSIS MILL. 

  ZARREEN BADAR; KHAN, SAIFULLAH; SAIFULLAH; KASHIF ALI; SYED GHULAM MUSHARRAF; CHOUDHARY, MUHAMMAD IQBAL (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-09)

  Tissue culture technology can play an important role in the yield improvement of active ingredients of medicinal plants. In the present study, the potential of regeneration system of Aloe barbadensis along with biotransformational ...
• INFLUENCES OF EXPLANT TYPE AND ENZYME INCUBATION ON ISOLATED PROTOPLAST DENSITY AND VIABILITY IN TWO GARLIC CULTIVARS 

  METWALLY, E.I.; EL-DENARY, M.E.; DEWIR, Y.H. (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-08)

  The present study reports on optimizing protoplast isolation and fusion in two garlic cultivars ‘Balady’ and ‘Seds 40’. Protoplast density and viability were investigated in four different explants (etiolated and green ...
• CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ESSENTIAL OIL FROM IN VITRO GROWN PEPEROMIA OBTUSIFOLIA THROUGH GC-MS 

  SAIQA ILYAS; SHAGUFTA NAZ; FARAH ASLAM; ZAHIDA PARVEEN; AAMIR ALI (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-07)

  Apical meristems and nodal plant parts were used for mass propagation of Peperomia obtusifolia. Different concentrations of BAP (6-benzylaminopurine), TDZ (Thidiazuron) and KIN (Kinetin) were used in MS medium. The highest ...
• LINE × TESTER ANALYSIS OF YIELD AND YIELD RELATED ATTRIBUTES IN DIFFERENT SUNFLOWER GENOTYPES 

  SALEEM-UD-DIN; KHAN, MUHAMMAD AYUB; SADIA GULL; KHALID USMAN; FAZAL YAZDAN SALEEM; OBAID ULLAH SAYAL (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-06)

  This paper encompasses the study of line x tester analysis to chalk out genetic implications regarding yield and yield relating components in different genotypes of sunflower. Eight parents (four CMS lines and four restorers) ...
• APPRAISAL OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINES FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION, PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND HEAVY METALS 

  SHAHZAD HUSSAIN; MALIK, FARNAZ; SIDRA MAHMOOD (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-05)

  The safety of herbal products has become a foremost apprehension in public health with their recognition and worldwide market growth and due in part to the widespread assumption that “natural” implies “harmless”. The ...
• DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ASIATIC DESI COTTON (GOSSYPIUM ARBOREUM L.) LEAF EPICUTICULAR WAX MUTANTS 

  MUHAMMAD YOUNAS KHAN BAROZAI; TAYYAB HUSNAIN (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-04)

  Epicuticular wax covers plant aerial organs to protect them from various biotic and abiotic stresses. Wax mutants have fundamental role in understanding the mechanism of production and deposition of these waxes. In the ...
• STRESS SELECTION INDICES AN ACCEPTABLE TOOL TO SCREEN SUPERIOR WHEAT GENOTYPES UNDER IRRIGATED AND RAIN-FED CONDITIONS 

  HIDAYAT ULLAH; HIZAR SUBTHAIN; IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN KHALIL; KHAN, WASIF ULLAH; YOUSAF JAMAL; MUKHTAR ALAM (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-03)

  The climate is changing day by day and water scarcity has developed a milieu for the breeder to think accordingly. Twenty-four advanced wheat lines along with four prominent check cultivars were evaluated independently in ...
• MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME PAKISTANI DATE PALM (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA L.) CULTIVARS BY RAPD MARKERS 

  AMEER AHMED MIRBAHAR; GHULAM SARWAR MARKHAND; KHAN, SAIFULLAH; ADEL A. ABUL-SOAD (Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, 2014-05-02)

  The present study was conducted with an aim to analyze the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship among twenty five date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars from Pakistan. The leaf samples for DNA isolation ...

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