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 ...

The present study is focused on the optimization of culture media and explant density of apical and nodal segments of two potato cultivars for In vitro microtuber production. Fifty media manipulations of Murashige & Skoog ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Studies were carried out to find out a suitable and standard protocol for plant regeneration of 2 exotic and 6 locally cultivated varieties of ginger viz., Fulbaria, Syedpuri, Chittagongi, Jangli, Indian, Chaina, Sherpuri ...

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 ...

The studies determining genetic variability and heritability in upland cotton were carried out in a randomized complete block (RCB) design with three replications during 2008 at the NWFP Agricultural University Peshawar, ...

cpr5 is predicted to be a putative transmembrane protein involved in several cellular processes, including signal transduction plant defense and trichome development. The mutation of the cpr5 gene increases the resistance ...

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 ...