Background: The sequence of growth hormones (GHs) is generally conserved in mammals but short bursts of rapid changes occur during evolution of primates and artiodactyla. This has led to marked differ ... Read More

An observational, analytical, and descriptive study was conducted at Chak - 36, Union Council Ahmed Rajo Taluka Shaheed Fazil Rao (Golarachi), District Badin during July 2011. Eight hundred cases were ... Read More

In vitro anti-diabetic activities of Nigella sativa (Black seed) (NS), Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fenugreek) (TF), Linum usitatissimum (Linseed) (LU) and Mixture of NS and TF were studied in their aci ... Read More

Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities of alkyl piperidine derivatives have been reported. Derivatives of compound I (Ia- If) and compound II (IIa-IIf) were screened for antibacterial ac ... Read More

Field studies were conducted for the determination of efficacy of different carbamate pesticides against spotted bollworm on okra crop at the agriculture and agribusiness department, university of Kar ... Read More

Morphological characters of male and female specimens of Trachylepidia fructicassiella Ragonot collected from the pods of Cassia fistula L. are re-described along with the genitalia complexes. ... Read More

Hymenia recurvalis (Fabr.) is recorded from Thatta (Coastal belt of Sindh), Pakistan and redescribed in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind wings and male g ... Read More

Aglossa pinguinalis (L.) is recorded from Nathia Gali, Pakistan and redescribed in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind wings, sex genitalia and diversity ... Read More

Two species of the genus Chrysodeixis Hubner viz. acuta Walker, eriosoma Doubleday of the family Noctuidae are reported first time from Pakistan. These species are described with special reference to ... Read More

Grasshoppers are polyphagous insect pest. They cause considerable damage to many precious crops. Amongst these pest species Oxya is reported as severe pest to rice in many countries of world including ... Read More

Cladistic analysis of the ground cricket of the sub-family Nemobiinae is carried out and cladistically analyzed by presenting a cladogram and discussed in the light of apomorphies found in the genera ... Read More

Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb is the only conifer tree in Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is listed as a threatened tree by IUCN Red List in Pakistan. These forests and their associated plants and an ... Read More

The growth of Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., were studied in soils collected from Khan Towel, Tanveer Garment, One Tech Rubber and One Tech Ply Board factories in the vicinity of Korangi and Landhi indu ... Read More

The present study was carried out in Chitral that presents a complex mosaic of trees, herbs and shrubs vegetation with a wide range of vegetation types reflecting local variations in climate, geologic ... Read More

Apple cultivar „Gala must? was stored at 10±2 oC and 80-85% relative humidity and evaluated for physicochemical quality and attributed at 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days storage intervals. Apple storage ... Read More

DDT and DDE as DDT metabolite on cotton foliage were studied. Seven rounds of DDT 50EC @1.5 liter /acre were deployed on cotton crop. First deployment was made after 40 days of spouting, thereafter, s ... Read More

Seventy species of amphipods belonging to twenty nine families have been recorded from the Pakistan coast as indicated by literature survey and new collections. Among the new collections, 4 species ar ... Read More

Karachi coast is rich in flora and fauna like any other coast of the world. The present study deals with the quantitative and multivariate analysis of the biota found at Buleji area, Karachi coast. Th ... Read More

This research work is based on the taxonomic study of Chlorophycota. A total of 24 species were collected belonging to 10 genera and 8 families. As a whole the taxa collected from this area were Spiro ... Read More

Effect of two phytopesticides, Acorus calamus (AC) essential oil, Biosal® (Neem formulation = NF Neem pesticide registered by APTA) and Deltamethrin (synthetic) was observed after 15 days of treatment ... Read More

To determine correlation with biochemical and hormonal parameter, which may exist in Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) patients who are at various stages of their diseases (including renal failure and end ... Read More

Effects of mineral and manure fertilization on crude protein content of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) was studied in field trial carried out at the Institute of Forage Crops, Pleven, Bulgaria. The dose ... Read More

Air pollution, including automobile exhaust pollution, can affect anatomical and morphological characteristics of wood. In order to evaluate this subject, the Pinus eldarica trees of Chitgar Park in T ... Read More

Pinus roxburghii Sarz. makes sub-tropical dry forest in the Himalaya and considered a potential species for dendrochronological studies. In Kathmandu valley, its distribution seems to be fluctuating f ... Read More

Chinna creek covers an area of about 6 square Kilometer which extended from Boat Basin to Native Jetty Bridge and joins, Kimari. It is about 5.0 Km long, 300 to 500 m wide with the depth ranges from 1 ... Read More

Ethnobotanical data of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. in Balochistan is documented from various historical, literary, linguistic and pharmacological view points. Field trips were conducted to different ha ... Read More

It has been postulated that acidosis, which is co-morbid in cardiac dysfunctions usually not occurs only due to high lactate concentration in blood (hyperlactatemia), but some other components such as ... Read More

Protozoan parasites are among the most common pathogens. Leishmania affects large populations of the world especially in the third world countries including Pakistan. We attempted to assess synthesize ... Read More

To help young people to quit smoking, we have attempted to find out reasons of smoking in youngs and the reasons of non motivational aspects related to addiction in the smokers that actually discourag ... Read More

The algal biomasses have potential to produce a variety of bioactive compounds against pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the phytochemical analysis and antibacterial act ... Read More

The aim of this study was to evaluate the crude methanol extract and subsequent fractions of nine species of Ranunculaceae. They were screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Against test ... Read More

The main objective of this study was to investigate the antidepressant, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the extract of seeds of Butea frondosa, a medicinal herb. Anti-inflammatory activi ... Read More

The purpose of the present study was investigate the antihyperlipidemic effect of Hawthorn berries (Crataegus oxycantha) after oral administration of crude extract in lab animals (albino rabbits), as ... Read More

this regard the estimation of florets formation, sex distribution, anthesis, pollen fertility, pollen germination, seed set and seed germination of Apluda mutica L., Bothriocloa ischaemum (L) Keng, Ch ... Read More

Present study comprise on physio-anlytical study of mango (Mangifera indica L.). The variety of mango used here is Chausa. It contain 72±2% moisture. TDS and UDS were determined in aqueous and acidic ... Read More

The aim of the present research is to develop a plant-based method to reduce the toxicity caused by high levels of some essential trace elements in the body. In present work some physical properties o ... Read More

Healthy seeds of Zea mays L., (maize), Helianthus annuus L., (sunflower), Phaseolus lunatus L., (lobia), Lens esculenta moenchL., (masoor), Capsicum annum L., (chili), Leucaena leucocephala L., (lucae ... Read More

Fresh water dolphins are present in geographically different areas of the world. Although they are the descendents of the single ancestor yet they have some genetic variabilities. The present study wa ... Read More

The genus Diarsia Hübner of the subfamily Noctuinae of the family Noctuidae is revised from Pakistan. A new species is accommodated with reference to its components of head, venation of fore and hind ... Read More

Creatonotus gangis L. is recorded from Coastal Area of Sindh, Pakistan as mangroves & rice pest and redescribed in detail with special reference to its head appendages, venation of fore and hind w ... Read More

The Calliomorpha principalis (Kollar) is redescribed in detail with special reference to its head, venation of fore and hind wings and male and female genitalia from Donga Gali, Ayubia, Pakistan. ... Read More

The genus Oides Weber is revised with its six species with reference to their male and female genitalcomponents first time from Pakistan. ... Read More

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect information regarding the various indigenous uses, particularly the traditional therapy by the plants in Astore valley. It was observed that 133 her ... Read More

The present paper is based on the description of the zoea II of Schyizophrys aspera (H.Milne Edwards,1837) collected from Planktonic sample. The planktonic materials have been obtained from Manora Cha ... Read More


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