The study was conducted on genus Chaetocnema Stephens, 183, specimens were collected from various regions of Sindh, Pakistan, in total three species of the genus are described; their habitus images and male genitalia is provided; Chaetocnema belli Jacoby, 1904, Chaetocnema concinnicollis Baly,...

Pesticides are the chemicals substances which are used for prevention of plant diseases, weeds and being used widely for increasing the quantity as well as quality of food products. Naturally, these pesticides interact with environment by altering the properties of host substances by producing the...

Mechanical transplanting with mat type nursery is quite a new planting technique for rice. However, optimization of seeding rate for producing mat type nursery is crucial to acquire suitable seedlings and planting density for better yield of mechanically transplanted rice (MTR). Current 2-years...

To study the relationship amongst leaf chlorophyll contents, yield and related parameters, 18 advanced genotypes of cotton were tested in a trial at Cotton Research Station, Faisalabad. Highly significant results were noticed in the analysis of variance. Further investigation in correlation...

The current study was conducted to evaluate maize hybrids for their high temperature tolerance ability based on their performance as assessed through different high temperature stress indices. Nine maize hybrids were screened under optimal and high temperature stress conditions (late sowing) for...

Pakistan has diverse ant biodiversity but very little work is done on this group. Based on the recent collected specimens of Formicidae from Kahuta Azad Kashmir Pakistan Pseudoneoponera rufipes Jerdon, 1851 is reported for the first time from part of region. Morphological descriptions and digital...

Berseem, a multi-cut fodder, is the best source of nutrition for animals. Seed is a key to get optimum yield of any crop. There are many factors affecting seed production but the sowing method is a major one. A study to assess the consequence of different sowing methods on seed production of...

In Pakistani, due to a lack of income and resources, farmers in the selected area were still forced to take out loans to satisfy their basic needs, and the requirement of collateral places them at the mercy of the black market. Mostly people in that rural areas were depending a lot on NGOs for...

The near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) an analytical method in the field of laboratory instrumentation. The attempts have been made to explore the utility of NIR for variety of samples matrices. The present work has been undertaken to assess the efficacy of NIRS method for quantitative...

Demand for space cooling is increasing with a rapidly growing population. Cooling is not only required for comfort life but also needed to store food and medicine. Cooling needs are fulfilled with conventional cooling systems that use huge electric power and also these systems are not environment...