Vol 5 No 4: December-2016 | Pure and Applied Biology (PAB)

01. Functional response of Coccinella septempunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Ommatissus lybicus (Homoptera: Tropiduchidae)

Arif Shah, Muhammad Qasim Kakar, Atta Ullah, Abdul Razaq, Nikos E. Papanikolaou, Toheed Iqbal, Habib Ullah

671-681

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02. Wasp fauna of (Eumeninae, Vespinae and Polistinae) in forests of Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)

Aruj Faiz, Muhammad Ather Rafi, Syed Waqar Shah, Ahmed Zia, Arif Shah, Riffat ullah Khan, Muhammad Saeed

682-688

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03. The correlation between RT-PCR and ELISA assay on hepatitis C positive serum samples

Noor Bahadar, Fawad Ali, Muhammad Israr, Shabeer Ahmad

689-694

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04. Comparison of local fruit flies attractant with imported attractants (Methyl Eugenol & Cue Lure) in guava, peach and bitter gourd orchards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Muhammad Qasim Kakar, Farman Ullah, Bashir, Ahmad, Hayat Zada, Arif Shah, Toheed Iqbal, Sajjad Ahmad

696-713

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05. Bacterial contamination of drinking water used at dairy farms in Quetta, Balochistan

Mitha Khan, Shahid Hussain Abro, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Rani Abro, Hassina Baloch, Rahamatullah Rind, Muhammad Rafiq Rind, Sarfraz Ali Tunio

714-718

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06. Isolation and identification of heavy metal tolerant bacteria from volta battery effluent, Hattar, Haripur Pakistan

Imran Khan, Naureen Aurangzeb Muhammad Zia, Sobia Nisa

719-726

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07. Nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization of improved varieties for enhancing yield and yield components of wheat

Shazma Anwar, Israeel, Babar Iqbal, Shehryar Khan, Muhammad Faraz, Nawab Ali, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Mehran Anjum

727-737

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08. Effect of zinc as a foliar spray on growth and flower production of Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Syed Tanveer Shah, Sami Ullah, Nadeem Khan, Muhammad Sajid, Abdur Rab, Noor Ul Amin, Asif Iqbal, Ahmad Naeem, Mazhar Iqbal, Saeed Ul Haq, Shahid Rahman, Fawad Ali Shah, Said Rawan

738-743

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09. Impact of fertilizer priming on seed germination behavior and vigor of maize

Amir Zaman Khan, Imran, Asim Muhammad, Aiman Khalil, Hasina Gul, Habib Akbar, Said Wahab

744-751

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10. Genetic potential and traits association in desi and kabuli chickpea genotypes

Quaid Hussain, Rozina Gul, Nazir Ahmad, Tariq Aziz, Imran Khan, Rashid Mabood

752-759

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11. Height growth, diameter increment and age relationship response to sustainable volume of subtropical Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forest of Karaker Barikot forest

Muhammad Sadiq khan, Salman Khan, Wisal Shah, Ahmad Hussain, Shah Masaud

760-767

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12. Morpho-genetic studies on indigenous wheat genotypes at agro-climatic conditions of Haripur

Chaudhary Mohsin, Sher Aslam Khan, Raziuddin, Fakharuddin, Haneef Raza, Sheraz Ahmed, Qamaruddin

768-772

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13. Estimation of heritability and genetic advance in F3 populations of wheat

Muhammad Manzoor Ul Haq, Ghulam Hassan, Fakharuddin, Zeeshan Khalil, Naveed Iqbal, Ubaid Ullah, Ataullah

773-781

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14. Phenological traits of wheat response to different levels of humic acid and brassinolide

Shazma Anwar, Iftikhar Khan, Nawab Ali, Babar Iqbal, Shehryar Khan, Muhammad Mehran Anjum, Muhammad Owais Iqbal, Saddam Hussain

782-787

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15. Feeding biology of Cyprinus carpio from Keenjhar Lake, District Thatta Sindh, Pakistan

Naeem Tariq Narejo, Parvaiz Khan, Shaista Jalbani, Rafat Rahim

788-792

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16. Effect of irrigation intervals and soil types on yield and yield components of tomato plants artificially inoculated with Clavibacter Michiganensis subsp. Michiganensis

Ayesha Bibi, Musharaf Ahmad

793-803

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17. Importance value indices of various weeds and their management in turf grass

Lajbar Khan, Noor ul Amin, Zahid Hussain , Luqman, Kamran Shah, Muhammad Ayaz Khan, Mohammad ilyas, Zia Ullah, Mohammad Imtiaz Khan

804-814

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18. Pathology of Heterakis gallinarum in the ceca of naturally infected chicken (Gallus Domesticus)

Zubeda Butt, Shakeel Ahmed Memon, Azra Anjum Shaikh

815-821

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19. Wheat response to different levels of humic acid and brassinolide

Shazma Anwar, Iftikhar Khan, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Mehran Anjum, Babar Iqbal, Ashraf Hussain, Muhammad Owais Iqbal, Nawab Ali

822-829

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20. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Saudi Arabia: prevalence, antibiotic resistance and susceptibility array

Ayman Khalid Johargy, Adil Jamal, Aiman Mohamed Momenah, Sami Sadagah Ashgar

830-840

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21. Response of broccoli to foliar application of zinc and boron concentrations

Quratul Ain, GoharAyub, Mohammad Ilyas, Manzoor Ahmad, Farzana Begum, Luqman, Ammara Saeed, Mohammad Imtiaz Khan, Kamran Shah

841-846

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22. Response of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) extract type, concentration and application time toweeds weight, grain and biomass yield of wheat

Abdul Rab, Shad Khan Khalil, Muhammad Asim, Nasir Mehmood, Hina Fayyaz, Imran Khan, Salman Zahid,Haq Nawaz

847-855

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23. Antimicrobial activity of Polygonium hydropiper leaves against plant and human pathogenic fungal and bacterial strains

Muhammad Waqas, Anwar Ali Shad, Humaira Wasila, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Omaira Bashir, Mamoon Ur Rashid, Imran Ahmad

856-861

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24. Response of Litchicultivars to rooting through air layering in different growth media

Nadeem Khan, Haji Muhammad, Shahid Rahman, Fazal Ghafoor, Said Rawan, Abid Kamal, Taufiq Ahmad, Farid Ullah, Ghani Gul, Shah Faisal, Umair Anwar, Aliman Shah

862-867

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25. Yield response of wheat to nitrogen and potassium fertilization

Muhammad Adnan, Zahir Shah, Hidayat Ullah, Bushra khan, Muhammd Arshad, Ishaq Ahmad Mian, Gohar Ali khan, Mukhtar Alam, Abdul Basir, Inayat-Ur- Rahman, Murad Ali, Wasif Ullah khan

868-875

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26. Interactive effect of calcium and magnesium on the growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)

Mohammad Ilyas, Manzoor Ahmad, Zahid Hussain, Ammara Saeed, Farzana Begum, Luqman, Kamran Shah, Mohammad Imtiaz Khan, Sumayya Shah

876-882

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27. Study of antimicrobial effects of honey in comparison to the antibiotics on the microbes isolated from infected burn wounds

Quart ul Ain Zahra, Samina Qamer, Zahid Mahmood Nagra, Tamsil Ahsan, Raza Hassan Ch., Nisar Akber khan

883-888

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28. Morphological study of edible and non- edible mushrooms, district Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tabassum Yaseen, Mubashir Khan, Muhammad Shakeel, Hussan Ara

889-894

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29. Effect of irrigation levels and seed rates on wheat production

Wajid Ali Shah, Zafar Hayat, Roohul Amin , Shazma Anwar, Muhammad Islam, Anjum, Ikramullah

895-905

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30. Heritability and correlation analysis in Bt and non-Bt cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes

Arshad Ali Kaleri, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Munaiza Baloch, Niaz Ahmed Wahocho, Tanweer Fatah Abro, Qamaruddin Jogi, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Asad Marri, Liaquat Ali Bhutto

906-912

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31. Inheritance studies in F2 segregating populations of bread wheat genotypes

Naila Gandahi, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Munaiza Baloch, Tanweer Fatah Abro, Saleem Maseeh Bhatti, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Qamaruddin Jogi, Asad Marri, Muharam Ali

913-920

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32. Fruit morphological attributes to assess genetic diversity in jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana L.) germplasm of Bahawalpur

Ishtiaq Ahmad, Muhammad Nafees, Irfan Ashraf, Maryam, Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Malik Muhammad Yousaf, Bashir Ahmad, Rahmatullah Qureshi

921-926

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33. Fresh water Algae of district Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tabassum Yaseen, Muhammad Ali, Fazli Malik Sarim, Fazli Rahim, Sher Wali, Izhar Ahmad

927-933

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34. Effect of pre-storage seed priming on biochemical changes in okra seed

Inayat-ur-Rahman, Shamsher Ali, Inayat- Ur-Rahman, Muhammad Adnan, Hidayat Ullah Abdul Basir, Muhammad Faisal Anwar Malik, Abdul Sattar Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim, Muhammd Arshad

934-941

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35. Physico-chemical and sensory evaluation: a case study of the products prepared in Pakistan mineral water and bottling plant, Swabi

Nabila Khan, Abdul Sattar Shah, Ziaur Rahman, Saima Sher Ghani, Hidayat Ullah

942-949

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36. Dietary intake of patients with ischemic heart disease in Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar

Falak Zeb, Bilal Ali Khan, Muhammad Samiullah, Saleem Khan, Ayesha Syed

950-956

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37. Growth and flower quality production of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) response to phosphorous fertilization

Saeed Ul Haq, Syed Tanveer Shah, Nadeem Khan, Abid Khan, Ahmad Naeem, Murad Ali, Ghani Gul, Shahid Rahman, Muhammad Afzaal, Sami Ullah, Said Rawan

957-962

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38. Post-harvest life of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) as affected by coating materials and storage intervals

Nadeem khan, Nadeem Shah, Farzana Bibi, Shah Zeb, Maaz Khan, Javed Iqbal, Fazal Ghafoor, Said Rawan, Taufiq Ahmad, Farid Ullah, Shah Faisal, Umair Anwar

963-970

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39. Different IGRs concentrations against maize stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) in field condition of Faisalabad-Pakistan

Muhammad Salman Hameed, Saif -Ur-Rehman, Nazeer Ahmed, Farman Ali, Saeed Ahmed

971-986

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40. Nitrogen mineralization in semi-arid rangeland: influence of grazing and land use type

Gul Bano, Muhammad Islam, Mufakhirah Jan Durrani, Shamim Gul, Amna Bano, Basira Akhtar, Shafi Muhammad

987-995

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41. Variation in bioactive composition, antioxidant attributesand fatty acids profile of Phoenix dectylifera L. fruits in relation to different extraction solvents

Tahir Mehmood, Zartasha Arshad khan, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Ashraf Shaheen, Maryam Akram, Anum Afzal, Faiza Siddique

996-1007

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42. Impact of Sorghum extract type, concentration and application time on weeds dry weight, cost benefit ratio and harvest index of Wheat

Abdul Rab, Shad Khan Khalil, Gul Sadiq, Muhammad Asim, Nasir Mehmood, Haneef Raza, Aman Khan, Haq Nawaz, Faisal Khan, Izhar Ali

1008-1018

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43. Effect of various salinity levels on growth and development of Chenopodium album plant

Sajjad Ali, Sami Ullah, Sher Wali, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Hashim Khan

1019-1025

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44. Isolation of polysaccharides from Plantago ovata and their evaluation as potential matrices for designing the controlled release floats of Piroxicam

Abdul Karim, Tahir Mehmood, Muhammad Ashraf Shaheen

1026-1043

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45. Weed diversity in Maize fields of Mastuj valley, Hindukush range, Pakistan

Syed Mukaram Shah, Farrukh Hussain

1044-1050

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46. Alteration in the blood biochemical parameters and degenerative lesions in Ratliver by a common pyrethroid insecticide (Bifenthrin)

Muhammad Salman Ikram, Tahir Mehmood, Faiza Siddique, Iqra Abdul Sattar, Qudsia Tabassam, Zahra Jabeen

1051-1063

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47. Response of Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) to potassium and planting depth

Mohammad Asad Hussain, Noor ul Amin, Abdul Mateen Khattak, Mohammad Ilyas, Gulzarullah, Ibrar Hussain, Imran Habib Khan, Fawad Naeem, Anwar Rashid

1101-1106

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48. Nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc enhance Maize hybrid productivity and build up soil phosphorus and zinc in Maize faba bean cropping system in semiarid region

Imranud Din, Shad Khan Khalil

1107-1119

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49. Effect of different plant spacing on the performance of radish in the agro-climatic conditions of Swabi

Adil Khan, Ibad Ullah Jan, Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Muzammil Jahangir, Waqar Karim, Asif Ali Khan, Misbah Ullah, Muhammad Zeshan Rafique

1120-1125

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50. Performance of different olive cultivars under time of grafting

Ibrar Hussain, Nisar Naeem, Ayub Jan, Hafeez Ur Rehman, Ziaullah, Saqib Ali

1126-1130

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51. Antioxidant defence system and oxidative damages in Rice seedlings under heatstress

Muhammad Kazim Ali, Abid Azhar, Haneef Ur Rehman, Saddia Galani

1131-1141

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52. Estimates of heritability, genetic advance and correlation in F3populations of Wheat

Wasim Ahmad, Ghulam Hassan, Murad Ali, Naseem Khan, Muhammad Ishaq, Khilwat Afridi, Irfan Ahmed Shah, Muhammad Adnan, Raja Tajudin, Lesen Ullah, Attiq ur Rehman, Babar Hussain

1142-1150

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53. Wool production performance of Harnai sheep from Asgharavalley, Sinjavi, District Ziarat

Farhat Abbas Bukhari, Sarfraz Ahmad, Muhammad Islam, Tauseef Muhammad Asmat, Majid Rafique, Tahir Hameed, Mohammad Zahid Mustafa, Babar Hilal Abbasi, Irshad Ali

1151-1159

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54. Effect of different mulching materials on weeds and yield of Chili cultivars

Muhammad Noman Khan, Gohar Ayub, Mohammad Ilyas, Maaz Khan, Faheem Ul Haq, Jawad Ali, Aftab Alam

1160-1170

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55. In vitrosurface sterilization of the shoot tips of Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.

Izhar Ahmad, Roshan Zamir, Syed Tariq Shah, Sher Wali

1171-1175

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56. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi spores diversity and AMF infection in somemedicinal plants of District Charsadda KPK

Tabassum Yaseen, Yaseen Khan, Fazli Rahim, Sher Wali, Izhar Ahmad, Husan Ara Begum, Saima Sher Ghani

1176-1182

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57. Evaluation of Wheat genotypes on the basis of physiological indices under salt stress

Nazima Batool, Noshin Ilyas, Armghan Shahzad, Muhammad Arshad, Fayyaz- Ul-Hassan

1183-1192

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58. Quality of date palm cultivars response to storage at different days intervals

Ghani Gul, Naveed Ahmad, Nadeem khan, Javed Iqbal, Ashfaq Ahmed, S. Asim Shah, Suliman Shah, Shakil Ahmad Awais Khan

1193-1199

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59. Effect of different levels of protein diets on growth performance and carcass yield of pateri male goat kids

Shoaib Ahmed Pirzado, Muhammad Zakria, Mansoor Tariq, Muhammad Haroon Baloch, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Imdad Hussain Laghari, Gulfam Ali Mughal, Fahmida Parveen, Riaz Ahmed Lagari

1200-1206

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60. Studies on neuropharmacological and analgesic effects of Periploca aphylla extract in mice

Abdul Jabbar, Shafi Muhammad, Ghulam Razaque, Abdul Qadir, Mohammad Younis, Nisar Ahmad, Iftikhar Baloch, Ghulam M

1207-1215

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61. Alteration in the amount of DNA and protein in bacterial cells by UV light and ethyl methane sulphonate

Amina Arif, Bushra Khan, Sidra kanwal, Muhammad Azmat Ullah Khan

1216-1224

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62. Application of foliar spray of gibberellic acid and nitrogen on the Marigold quantitatively and qualitatively (Tagetes erecta and Tagetes patula L.)

Sajjad Ali, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Hashim Khan, Fazli Rahim, Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Muhammad Ali

1225-1229

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63. Genetics of seed quality attributes in Brassica napus L.

Muhammad Ali, Raziuddin, Iftikhar Hussain Khalil, Ibni Amin Khalil, Anwar -ul-Haq, Rafiullah Khan, Ghulamullah, Monsif Ur Rehman, Sanaullah khan

1230-1244

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64. Physico-chemicals and sensory quality of Peaches treated with hot water during the cold storage

Abdul Sattar Shah, Said Wahab, Sumayya Rani, Ziaur Rahman, Inayat-ur-Rahman, Abdul Basir, Malik Muhammad Hashim, Muhammad Faisal Anwar Malik, Syed Abdul Majeed Shah

1245-1253

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65. Eco-biology and conservation of potential insectivorous birds in the arable biomes of central Punjab

Muhammad Akhtar, Rasheed Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Tahir Saddiqui, Hammad Ahmad Khan

1254-1259

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66. Yield response of wheat cultivars to zinc application rates and methods

Yaser Arafat, Muhammad Shafi, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Adnan, Abdul Basir, Inayat-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Arshad, Abid Khan, Nouman Saleem, Muhammad Romman, Ziaur Rahman , Jawad Ali Shah

1260-1270

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67. Diversity and ecological characteristics of plants at Sardara banda, village Ikram pur (Baizo kharki) district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)

Sajjad Ali, Sami Ullah, Mukhtiar Ali, Wisal Muhammad Khan, Izhar Ahmad, Muhammad Hashim Khan

1271-1277

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68. Impact of temperature and fermentation period on the overall quality of black tea

Said Wahab, Fahim Ullah, Mansoor Khan Khattak, Muhammad Sohail Memon, Lubna Hassan

1278-1287

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69. Effect of starter nitrogen on yield and yield components of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Dokri, Larkana

Javed Shabbir Dar, Pushpa, Muhammad Ishaq Asif Rehmani, Zulfiqar Ali Abbassi, Abdul Ghafoor Magsi

1296-1303

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70. Antifungal and antioxidant activity of stem bark extracts of Ficus religiosa L.

Aqsa Shahid, Zeb Saddiqe, Khajista Jabeen

1304-1315

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71. Effect of milk source and stabilizers on the compositional and sensorial quality of yoghurt

Aijaz Hussain Soomro, Abdul Ghani Dars, Saghir Ahmed Sheikh, Shahzor Gul Khaskheli, Abdul Samad Magsi, Aasia Akbar Panhwar , Aisha Talpur

1316-1322

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72. Profiling and characterization of chemical and pathogenic cumulative stress responding genes in mouse liver

Farida Behlil, Muhammad Younas Khan B., Samiullah, Farrukh Bashir, Shafia Muzaffar, Saba Afzal, Muzaffar Khan

1323-1333

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73. Demineralized bone matrix: A cheap solution for ulna defect healing in a Pigeon

Ahmed Tunio, Jalila Abu, Dildar Hussain Kalhoro, Asmatullah Kaka, Shahid Hussain Abro, Huma Rizwana, Shazia Parveen Tunio

1334-1342

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