Sarwar, Muhammad Aleem; Muhammad Ibrahim; Kafeel Ahmad; Khan, Zafar Iqbal; Valeem, Ehsan Elahi(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
A field experiment was conducted under semi-arid climatic conditions to evaluate the response of pressmud in combination with inorganic fertilizers and alone (only inorganic fertilizers) on the yield and sugarcane quality ...
Khan, Zafar Iqbal; M.Ashraf; Kafeel Ahmad; Valeem, Ehsan Elahi(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
The premier purpose of the present investigation was to appraise the impact of season and the sampling period, the transport of K from soils and forages to sheep grazing in the semi-arid region of Punjab. The ultimate aim ...
Nargis Naz; Mansoor Hameed; Muhammad Ashraf(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
A study was conducted to evaluate the ecotypic difference in salinity tolerance in two halophytic grass species Aeluropus lagopoides and Sporobolus ioclados from the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan in a hydroponic system. Three ...
Zia-ul-Haq; S.Ahmad; E.Chivaro; Mehjabeen; Sagheer Ahmad(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
The physiochemical properties and fatty acid (FA) composition of oil from seeds of 4 cowpea cultivars viz., Elite, CP1, White Star and SA dandy, commonly grown in Pakistan, were investigated. Oil contents ranged from ...
Shakeel Ahmad; Mussarat Akhter; Zia-ul-Haq; Mehjabeen; Sagheer Ahmad(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
The antifungal activity of legume seed extracts was tested against 6 fungi, viz., Trichophyton longifusus, Candida albicans, Aspergilus flavus, Microsporum canis, Fusarium solani and Candida glaberata. The extracts showed ...
Ghazala Nasim(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
The sporocarp formation by a species of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus, Glomus monosporum (Gerd.) Trappe has been reported in sheathing leaf bases of decaying wheat stumps. For this purpose wheat stumps left after crop ...
Asad Masood; Shafqat Saeed; Naeem Iqbal; Malik, Muhammad Tariq; Kazmi, Munawer Raza(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is an important fruit tree of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Presently, the mango orchards in Pakistan are badly infected with the destructive and latent disease, Mango Sudden ...
Shahnawaz Dawar; Sadia Khalid; Marium Tariq(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
To investigate the effect of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and Datura alba Nees extracts used as soil drenching and seed of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) and okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) were treated with different ...
Abdullah Kathri; Dahot, Muhammad Umar; Khan, Imtiaz Ahmad; Nizamani, Ghulam Shah(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Protoplast cultures are essential commodity for transformation and this can be achieved through electroporation and somatic hybridization. Like other monocot systems, embryogenic cell suspension is the material of choice ...
Gogi, Muhammad Dildar; Muhammad Ashfaq; Arif, Muhammad Jalal; Khan, Muhammad Aslam(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Plants genotypes possess different phenotypic and/or biochemical properties, which resultantly induce in them different mechanisms of resistance. These mechanisms enable the plants to avoid, tolerate or recover from the ...
Tehreema Iftikhar; Mubashir Niaz; Abbas, Syed Qaiser; Zia, Muhammad Anjum; Iffat Ashraf; Lee, Kye Joon; Ikram-ul-Haq(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
The present study describes the isolation, identification and screening of fugal strain Rhizopus oligosporus (var. microsporus) for the production of extracellular lipases. One hundred and sixty seven cultures of fungi ...
Sibtain Ahmad; Fayyaz Ahmad; Hashmi, Abu Saeed(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Sequential culture fermentation by Arachniotus sp. at 35oC for 72 h and followed by Candida utilis fermentation at 35oC for 72 h more resulted in higher production of microbial biomass protein. 6% (w/v) corn stover, 0.0075% ...
Nese Yilmaz; Guler Aykulu(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Seasonal variations of phytoplankton composition and density of Lake Sapanca, were investigated on the littoral and pelagic sample station points between December 1999 and February 2001. Samples were collected monthly from ...
Rezwana Khan; Saleem Shahzad; Chaudhary, M.Iqbal; Khan, Shakeel A.; Aqeel Ahmad(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal is known to possess medicinal properties. Medicinal plants harbour endophytic mycoflora. Only a few plants have been studied for their endophyte biodiversity and their potential to produce ...
B. Ghazala; B.Naila; Mustafa Shameel(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Seven blue-green and 3 green algae were collected from various freshwater habitats of Sindh, (Pakistan), during January 1997-December 1999. Their methanol extracts revealed 17 saturated
Asif Sajjad; Shafqat Saeed(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Syrphid flies are very important group of insects in ecosystem from viewpoint of pollination and biological control. Floral host preference of 15 most abundant syrphid fly species was assessed towards 11 agricultural and ...
Ahmad, Sheikh Saeed; Abdul Wahid; Akbar, Khalid Farooq(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
A survey of motorway (M-2) roadside vegetation and soils was undertaken. In this study, phytosociological survey using Braun-Blanquet’s approach was undertaken. The floristic data were analyzed by the TWINSPAN and DECORANA, ...
Tariq Mehmood; Samina Muhammad; Shinwari, Zabta Khan(Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi, 2010-04-20)
Caralluma a genus of the family Asclepiadaceae is an important medicinal and threatened succulent plant in Pakistan. Ethnobotanically, it is being used either to cure diabetes and fat accumulation or as vegetable in different ...