Published: 2017-06-02

Table of Contents

402-411

Enhancement of growth and productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) through foliar application of calcium and magnesium

Sajid Siddique, Gohar Ayub, Zeeshan Nawaz, Shah Zeb, Faiza Shafique Khan, Naveed Ahmad, Aamir Khan, Kamran Rauf

412-417

Proximate composition of whole wheat bread prepared with fortification of rice and sorghum flour

Nida Shaikh, Asadullah Marri, Shahzor Gul Khaskheli, Saghir Ahmed Sheikh, Iftikhar Ahmed Solangi

454-469

Impact of packaging materials on the quality attributes of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) during storage

Tanveer Abbas, Sartaj Ali, Azhar Hussain, Ishrat Fatima, Babar Hussain, Rashid Alam, Zubair Hussain, Qandeel Zehra, Syed Waqar Hussain, Yawar Abbas, Zuhair Hasnain

470-480

Response of wheat cultivars toward successive delayed sowing under rainfed condition in Lower Dir

Haq Nawaz, Shahen Shah, Abdul Rab, Hina Fayyaz, Haneef Raza, Hairs Khan, Talha Jan, Izhar Ali, Gul Sadiq, Faisal Khan, Syed Junaid Ahmad

481-489

Assessment of susceptibility in local chickpea varieties by the cowpea weevil, callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Nabeela Kouser, Nasreen Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah, Zoya Saleh, Bhojoo Mal and Dildar Ali Solangi

490-498

Susceptibility of some stored local spices against the cigarette beetle Lasioderma serricorne. (Coleoptera: Anobiidae)

Zoya Memon, Nasreen Memon, Mansoor Ali Shah, Nabeela Kouser, Nadir Ali Shah, Attaullah Ansari

499-504

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in Faisalabad and comparative efficacy of Ivermectin and Albendazole

Nadeem Iqbal, Syed Ashar Mahfooz, Muhammad Kasib Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Asghar Abbas, Rao Zahid Abbas, Ambreen Ashar

505-510

Effects of Ocimum basilicum extract on hematological and serum profile of male albino mice after AlCl3 induced toxicity

Ahmad Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Muhammad Nazar Aftab, Sheikh Muhammad Azam, Furhan Iqbal, Shehla Akram, Muhammad Zubair Hussain

511-515

Breeding rate and mortality in Australian parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus) in captivity at Bahawal Pur, Pakistan

Muhammad Zubair Hussain, Muhammad Qasim, Ahmad Ali, Syed Qaswar Ali Shah, Seemal Aziz, Ghulam Mustafa

516-524

Rapid and specific detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum specimens using IS6110 and pncA through multiplex-PCR

Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Arif Awan, Muhammad Naeem, Hamida Haider, Abdul Samad, Muhammad Shafee, Safiullah Khan Achakzai, Farah Sabeen Bugti1, Zafar Ahamad, Sania Ashraf

525-531

Efficacy of different herbicides for controlling narrow leave weeds in wheat -crop at different locations under adaptive research zone Sheikhupura

Muhammad Shahbaz, Sher Muhammad, Faqir Ahmad, Mehreen Anwar, Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Riaz, Ghulam Nabi, Masaud Qadir Waqar

532-537

Effect of genetic and environmental factors on the growth performance traits of Pak-Awassi sheep

Asif Raza, Hubdar Ali Kaleri, Rameez Raja Kaleri, Asma Kaleri, Muhamad Bux, Mushtaque Ahmed Jalbani, Ali Ghulam, Depeesh Kumar, Abdul Karim

538-543

Genetic variability, broad sense heritability and genetic advance studies in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) germplasm

Arshad Jamil, Shahjehan Khan, Obaid Ullah Sayal, Muhammad Waqas, Qudrat Ullah, Shujaat Ali

544-552

Response of peach nursery plants to different doses of nitrogen and plant densities

Shahid Jamal, Jawad Ali shah, Jawad Ali, Muhammad Ismaeel, Zakria Bacha, Amin Khan, Ijaz Naeem

553-560

Seed priming with iron and zinc improves growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Tahir Amir Khan, Zammurad Iqbal Ahmed, Sairah Syed, Abdullah Baloch, Muhammad Naveed Malik, Muhammad Irfan, Waqas Ahmad, Abdul Latif, Zulfiqar Ali Rahujo, Sumeria Muhammad Hussain

576-584

Nitrogen management efficiency against sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) under different irrigation frequencies

Mumtaz Ali Gadehi, Arshad Ali Kaleri, Muhammad Waseem Kalro, Mukhtiar Hussain Mirjat, Illahi Bux Bhatti, Shazia Parveen Tunio, Mohsin Khan, Sajid Hussain Kaleri

585-594

Antagonistic effect of bacteriocin from Bacillus subtilis against food-borne pathogens

Syeda Nidra Hussain, Muhammad Ashraf, Hina Hanif, Muhammad Jamil

605-613

Antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of leaves extracts of Mirabilis jalapa L. and Ajuga bracteosa wall. against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Imran Khan, Uzma Khan, Wajiha Khan, Muhammad Subhan, Muhammad Asif Nawaz, Sidra Pervez, Kamran Khan, Abdul Khaliq Jan, Shujaat Ahmad

614-618

Heritability estimation for morpho yield traits in commercial varieties of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Amir Ali Kaleri, Shah Nawaz Mari, Arshad Ali Kaleri, Sajid Hussain Kaleri, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Mohsin Khan Kaleri, Jay Kumar Soothar , Abdul Latif Laghari, Mukesh Kumar Soothar

619-626

Genetic potential and variability for phenological and yield attributes in facultative winter wheat

Muhammad Ishaq, Gulzar Ahmad, Khilwat Afridi, Murad Ali, Saeed Ullah, Hamid-ur-Rahman1, Tanzim Ullah Khan, Muhammad Adeel Qureshi1, Irfan Ahmad Shah, Amir Saleem, Muhammad Saeed

627-635

Investigation of lipids profile with special reference to vitamin C in vivax malaria patients in region of Sargodha

Rizwan Mushtaq, Muhammad Zahoor-ul-Hassan Dogar, Tahir Mehmood, Tahir Mehmood

636-644

CNS depressant and analgesic effects of Withania coagulans (Stocks) dunal fruits collected from Khuzdar district of Balochistan, Pakistan

Naseer Ahmad, Shafi Muhammad, Kaneez Fatima, Rizwan Ahmad, Mehjabeen ., Marvi ., Nisar Ahmad Shahwani, Abdul Jabbar

645-656

To assess the fresh water algal diversity in relation to water quality from river Panjkora, district Dir lower, Pakistan

Muhammad Shuaib, Kashif Ali, Umar Zeb, Sajjad Ahmed, Sajjad Ali, Ikramullah Khan, Fida Hussain

657-663

Performance evaluation of tomato accessions across two locations of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa

Izhar Hussain, Sher Aslam Khan, Haneef Raza, Ayub Khan, Abid Farid, Shah Masaud Khan, Ijaz Hussain, Naushad Ali, Ahmad Ali

664-668

Evaluation of prevalence and incidence of citrus slow decline disease in citrus orchards in district Layyah

Hafiz Muhammad Aatif, Tauqeer Ahmad Yasir, Chudary Muhammad Shahid Hanif, Tahira Abbas, Abdul Wahid Baloch, Allah Wasaya, Saqi Kosar Abbas, Saadia Pervaiz Lali

676-684

Unveiling superior cross combination in maize (Zea mays L.)

Shujaat Ali Ali, Shah Jehan Khan, Arshad Jamil, Asif Imran Shah, Muhammad Waqas

685-690

A recurrent missense mutation in the LPAR6 gene underlies hereditary hypotrichosis

Zarlashta Sharif, Sheikh Ahmed, Fazal ur Rehman, Ashif Sajjad, Muhammad Ayub

691-700

Effect of salt stress on the biochemical characteristics of selected wheat varieties

Sajjad Ali, Usman Ali, Wisal Muhammad Khan, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Muhammad Shuaib

718-724

Antibacterial activity of Rhus succedanea Var. Himalaica

Shafqat Ali Khan, Muhammad Ibrar, Barkatullah ., Sami Ullah

725-732

Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene polymorphism in hepatocellular carcinoma of HCV patients from local population

Muhammad Usman Ghani, Asma Haque, Muhammad Qasim, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Abdul Waheed, Nadeem Afzal, Faiza Saeed, Muhammad Shareef Masoud, Saba Khaliq, Shah Jahan

740-747

Antimicrobial activity of selected indigenous medicinal herbs against human pathogenic bacteria

Fahmeeda Rehman, Ashif Sajjad, Muhammad Aslam Mengal, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Mohammad Alam Mengal, Muhammad Hashim Mengal, Saima Azam

762-775

Pharmacognostic evaluation of Bergenia ciliata (Haw.) Sternb

Shafqat Ali Khan, Ghulam Dastagir, Barkatullah ., Sami Ullah, Izhar Ahmad, Usman Ali

418-425

Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of selected medicinal plant species

Sajjad Ali, Kashif Ali, Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Saleem Khan, Wisal Muhammad Khan, Sher Wali, Muhammad Shuaib