Four species of algae, belonging to 4 different genera of pinnate diatoms (phylum Bacillariophycota Shameel) were collected from freshwater habitats in the Jauharabad District, Punjab Province of Pakistan during February ...

The present study describes a total of 63 lithophytic algal species belonging to Cyanophyta (11 genera, 30 species), Chlorophyta (3 genera, 7 species) and Bacillariophyta (16 genera, 26 species) from rocks of Batkhela, ...

During a survey of the endophytic fungi associated with the Chinese traditional medicinal plant Achyranthes bidentata Blume (Amaranthaceae), a new fungus was isolated from the stem of this plant. Cultures of this fungus ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can enhance mineral nutrient and growth of host plants. In the paper, growth and mineral element absorption of Chenglù hybrid bamboo (Bambusa pervariabilis × B. grandis) seedlings inoculated ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have been used extensively in pharmaceutically important essential oil yielding plants in low fertility soils.The present study aimed at to find out the effects of monospecific GI (Glomus ...

The sugar cane industry residue/waste such as sugar cane bagasse contains complex lignocellulosic material, which can be used as an ideal and low cost carbon and energy source for the growth of microbes and production of ...

The current study deals with the isolation of novel mutant of A. oryzae for higher alpha amylase production. The alpha amylase producing A. oryzae strain IIB-30 was subjected to physical (UV) and chemical (Nitrous acid and ...

The antimicrobial screening of the crude extracts and solvent soluble fractions of Nepeta leavigata, Nepeta kurramensis (Lamiaceae) and Rhynchosia reniformis (Papilionaceae) were investigated along with the proximate profile ...

Pollen morphology of three genera representing 13 species of the family Onagraceae from Pakistan has been examined by light and scanning electron microscope. Pollen grains usually tetrads rarely monads, radially symmetrical, ...

Garlic (Allium sativum L.) stalk is a byproduct and normally the waste of garlic production but now is thought a good biological resource. It is necessary to utilize this resource efficiently and reasonably to reduce ...