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NARC-2009: a high yielding wheat variety for rainfed areas of Pakistan.
Zaheer Ahmad; Mujahid, M. Y.; Khan, M. A.; Shaheena Yasmin; Asif, M.; Maqsood Qamar; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 1-4, 7 ref. Wheat breeding efforts conducted at NARC, Islamabad have resulted in the development of a wheat variety suited for rainfed areas of Pakistan. NR-268 was selected from an exotic germplasm nursery (INQYT 2003-04) received from CIMMYT, Mexico. It was evaluat...
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Effect of fungicides and microbial antagonists in the control of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the cause of seed rot, seedling and root infection of bottle gourd.
Nasreen Sultana; Ghaffar, A.; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 46-52, 31 ref. The effect of fungicides and microbial antagonists in the control of Lasiodiplodia theobromae, the cause of seed rot, seedling and root infection on bottle gourd was studied in vitro and in vivo. Carbendazim and Topsin-M completely inhibited the growth of...
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Controlling American Foulbrood in honeybees by shook swarm method.
Munawar, M. S.; Shazia Raja; Waghchoure, E. S.; Muhammad Barkat; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 53-58, 27 ref. American Foulbrood (AFB), caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is a serious disease of honey bees worldwide that inflicts considerable economic losses to beekeepers. All work was undertaken in a commercial apiary that showed visual signs of AFB in...
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Antibiosis resistance in National Uniform Wheat Yield Trials against Rhopalosiphum padi (L.).
Naheed Akhtar; Muhammad Ashfaque; Gillani, W. A.; Ata-ul-Mohsin; Afzala Tashfeen; Irshad Begum; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 59-63, 26 ref. The germplasm of National Uniform Wheat Yield Trials (Normal) (2003-04) were screened against Rhopalosiphum padi L., bird cherry oat aphid at National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. Twenty National Uniform Wheat Yield Trials (NUWYT), Normal and ...
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Investment appraisal and evaluation of community based production of balance feed.
Hassnain Shah; Hina Riaz; Nadeem Akmal; Muhammad Sharif; Abdul Majid; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 70-77, 11 ref. Livestock sector plays an important role in the economy of Pakistan with a share in national and agricultural GDP estimated to be 11.3% and 51.8% respectively. Pakistan accounts for 143 million animal heads in 2006. However, livestock population and fodde...
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Gojali goat breed of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
Hussain, R.; Naqvi, A. N.; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 98-102, 10 ref. Gojali goat breed is found in Tehsil Gojal, subdivision Hunza, of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Generally very small breed with small legs, large belly and most of the specimen have brown strip from temple to nostrils on both sides. It is a pashmina bearing...
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Wheat management practices and factors of yield decline in the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Aujla, K. M.; Sajida Taj; Khalid Mahmood; Nadeem Akmal; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 17-24, 6 ref. Wheat is the main staple diet of the people of Pakistan. There were different views for wheat yield decline and crisis in the country during 2007-08. To assess the wheat situation and compare wheat production practices to identify the major factors of yie...
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Heritability and selection response in segregating generations of upland cotton.
Soomro, Z. A.; Kumbhar, M. B.; Larik, A. S.; Imran, M.; Brohi, S. A.; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 25-30, 22 ref. Heritability (b.s), genetic advance, phenotypic and genotypic variance for different quantitative traits is important in determining the effectiveness of selection. In this study the potential effectiveness of selection in parents and their F2 and F3 prog...
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Uptake and distribution pattern of applied abscisic acid (3H-ABA) in normal and hypernodulating soybean varieties.
Muhammad Asim; Muhammad Asif; Muhammad Munir; Muhammad Aslam; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 31-36, 13 ref. The uptake and distribution of abscisic acid (ABA) were studied in inoculated and uninoculated plants of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] from the time of inoculation to root-nodule initiation (192 hours after inoculation). 3H-ABA was applied to the leave...
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Comparison of open pollinated varieties and newly developed hybrids for yield and yield contributing traits in maize.
Malik, H. N.; Iffat Ara; Muhammad Naeem; Mozammil Hussain; Munawwar, M. H.; Yousaf, M.; Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research, 2010, 23, 1/2, pp 37-41, 9 ref. Eighteen hybrids and 13 open pollinated varieties of maize were evaluated at the National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad during kharif 2007. Significant differences were observed for days to 50% tasseling and silking, plant height, ear height, nu...
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