• Masood Ahmad Shakir1

• Asghari Bano

• Muhammad Arshad

Certain rhizobacteria have the potential of lowering endogenous ethylene levels in plants because of their 1- aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC)-deaminase activity and promoting root growth. This m ... Read More

• Humair Ahmed1

• , Muhammad Tariq Siddique1

• *, Safdar Ali1

• , Azeem Khalid1

• Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi1

A survey was carried out to examine and map the Fe status in the soil and foliage of apple orchards in the Murree region to assess the Fe status. Thirteen apple orchards were selected and surveyed fro ... Read More

• Arshad Ali*

• Muhammad Arshadullah

• Syed Ishtiaq Hyder

• Imdad Ali Mahmood

A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of different S levels ( 0, 25, 50 and 75 kg S ha-1 ) on growth and ionic concentration of wheat variety (Inqlab-91 ) directly sown in a saline ... Read More

• Ghulam Hasan Abbasi*1

• Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq2

• , Javaid Akhtar2

• Nazir Ahmad3

Selection of salt-tolerant genotypes is important to grow crop plants on salt-affected areas to fulfill the increasing demand of food. Present study was conducted to screen the maize hybrids for salt ... Read More

• Syed Saqlain Hussai

• Muhammad Jami

• Muhammad Sadiq

• Shahzada Munawar Mehdi*

It is an established fact that temporary waterlogging occurs at first irrigation to wheat crop in rice-wheat cropping system. This is also true in saline sodic soils. Wheat crop becomes pale yellow ju ... Read More

• Samina Malik

• Muhammad Ashraf

Drought causes considerable reduction in plant growth. A hydroponic experiment was conducted to appraise the potential role of exogenously applied ascorbic acid in alleviating the effect of drought on ... Read More

• Muhammad Aown Sammar Raza1

• Muhammad Farrukh Saleem

• Asghar Ali

• Muhammad Yasin Ashraf2

• Hafiz Naeem Asghar

Study to find out the response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars to exogenous application of 100 mM glycinebetaine (GB) at different growth stages (vegetative, flowering and grain filling) was ... Read More

• Mohammad Jamal Khan*1

• , Muhammad Tahir Azeem1

• , Muhammad Tahir Azeem1

• , Muhammad Tariq Jan2

A bulk soil sample collected from the vicinity of PSM (Premier Sugar Mill) Mardan was amended with diammonium phosphate (DAP), triple super phosphate (TSP), Farm Yard Manure (FYM) and poultry manure ( ... Read More

• Muhammad Amjad Qureshi*

• , Arshad Iqbal1

• , Naseem Akhtar1

• , Masood Ahmad Shakir1

• Ajmal Khan2

The development of symbiotic relationship between rhizobia and leguminous plants results in active nitrogen fixation and plays a marvelous role in agriculture systems. L-tryptophan (L-TRP) is an amino ... Read More

• Ijaz Mehboob1

• , Zahir Ahmad Zahir*1

• , Muhammad Arshad1

• Muhammad Khalid1

• , Asif Tanveer2

During the last couple of decades, it has been demonstrated that rhizobia can associate with roots of nonlegumes also without forming true nodules, and can promote their growth by using one or more of ... Read More

• Kannika Chookietwattana

• Kedsukon Maneewan

For successful application of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) in salt-affected soil, bioinoculant with salttolerant property is required in order to provide better survival and perform well in ... Read More

• Rehmat Ullah*1

• , Muhammad Iqbal Lone2

• , Shahid Mahmood Mian1

• , Safdar Ali2

• , Khalid Saif Ullah2

• Aftab Ahmed Sheikh1

• d Imran Ali

Soil biological health is one of the best indicators for soil fertility thus plays a significant role in sustainability of cropping systems. This study was designed to investigate the impact of differ ... Read More

• Shafiq Anwar1

• , Bofu Yu2

• Ghulam Nabi*3

The major source of water for Indus basin is snowmelt runoff from the northern areas of Pakistan. The agricultural and hydropower is mainly dependent on the snowmelt runoff. The temperature is the maj ... Read More

• Aman Ullah Bhatti

• Muhammad Mumtaz Khan2

Emission of Green House Gases (GHGs) from various sources into the atmosphere causes rise in air temperature. This addition of GHGs has a great impact on the environment. Among the GHGs, carbon dioxid ... Read More

• Basel Saleh

A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate performance of four upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) varieties, Deir-Ezzor22, Niab78, Aleppo118 and Deltapine50 grown under non-saline conditions (contr ... Read More

• Muhammad Atif Riaz*1

• , Muhammad Saqib1

• , Javaid Akhtar1

• Riaz Ahmad2

Soil salinity is a major problem of agriculture in Pakistan. Permanent solution of salinity problem is removal of salts by leaching and drainage whic is expensive. So research efforts should involve p ... Read More

• Huma Lubna Shaheen

• Muhammad Shahbaz

Salinity is a multidimensional stress affecting crop yield and productivity at various levels of plant organization. To assess salt induced adverse effects on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), ten culti ... Read More

• Rehmat Ali1

• , Hina Kanwal1

• , Zafar Iqbal1

• , Mohammad Yaqub1

• Tariq Mahmood1

• , Junaid Ali Khan2

Effect of eight compounds on nitrification of the applied (NH4)2 SO4 was studied in two soils incubated at high (35°C) and moderate (16°C) temperatures. The tested compounds included: 1H-benzotriazole ... Read More

• Rizwan Khalid*1

• , Tariq Mahmood2

• , Riffat Bibi2

• , Muhammad Tariq Siddique3

• , Sarosh Alvi1

• d Shahid Yaqub Naz1

Soil characteristics of Chakwal district were evaluated through physical and chemical analyses. Representative soil samples received/collected from farmers fields were analyzed for texture, electrical ... Read More

• Hafeez-ur-Rahman1

• , Tauseef Tahir1

• Mukhtar Ahmed1

• , Ghulam Nabi2*,

• Ijaz Ali2

Improvement of soil physical properties through orchard floor management is a desired option because it results in improved yields, better nutrients and water use efficiency and reduced runoff. Studie ... Read More