A survey was conducted to analyse the vegetation pattern and soil characteristics of Astore valley at different altitudes (1250m-4200m) and localities. It was observed that the herbaceous plant species were dominant in the ...

Seaweeds are the fascinating groups of marine plants gorging enormous important micro and macro nutrients. Due to their ability to concentrate minerals and trace elements from the sea, render them a potent source of nutrients ...

The methanolic extracts of the Datura innoxia Miller, Solanum nigrum Lin, Solanum surattense Burm. f, Withania somnifera L and Withania coagulans (Stocks) Dunal are more cytotoxic as compared to the acetone extracts of ...

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of peat and mixture (peat:perlite:sand (1:1:1 v:v:v) growing media on length, diameter, weight of fruit, fruit number per plant, yield, ascorbic acid content and ...

Crops which are stored for more than a few days become a potential target for mould growth and mycotoxin formation by the species Aspergillus. The present study investigated an effective extraction, clean up and analysis ...

The stimulation of seed germination by smoke and aqueous smoke extracts has received much attention in recent years. However, the combine effects of smoke with plant hormones on seed germination remain unknown. This ...

Five selected genetically diversified sugarcane clones were tested for yield stability for two consecutive years at six locations in Sindh. The objective of the study was to evaluate variability, effect of environmental ...

Drought is the most important factor limiting growth and yield of tomato. Genetic improvement in tomato for water stress tolerance is of prime importance for economically and efficient utilization of arid area land resources. ...

Phytotoxic ability of aqueous extracts of new and old mango leaves at different concentrations i.e., 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10% against canary grass and wheat were tested In vitro and In vivo. Results revealed that all the ...

Taxus wallichiana Zucc., is a medium sized temperate forest tree species of Asia ranging from Afghanistan through the Himalayas to the Philippines. It has been heavily exploited for its leaves and bark which are used to ...