Volume 16 Issue 06, 2014
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Pages: 1031-1040Short-term Nitrogen (N)-Retranslocation within Larix olgensis Seedlings is Driven to Increase by NDeposition: Evidence from a Simulated 15N Experiment in Northeast China
Hongxu Wei, Chengyang Xu, Lvyi Ma, Wenjie Wang, Jie Duan and Lini Jiang
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Pages: 1041-1049Influence of Fusarium moniliforme Inoculationon on Heterosis and Heterobeltiosis for Agronomic Traits in Maize (Zea mays)
Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad, Saleem Shehzad, Khadim Hussain, Sultan H. Khan and Muhammad Sajjad
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Pages: 1050-1058Abundance, Distribution and Conservation of Key Ungulate Species in Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Western Himalayan (HKH) Mountain Ranges of Pakistan
Muhammad Zafar Khan, Babar Khan, Ejaz Ahmed, Garee Khan, Anila Ajmal, Rehmat Ali, Saeed Abbas, Muhammad Ali and Ejaz Hussain
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Pages: 1059-1066Generation Mean Effects, Heterosis and Heritabilities for Seedling, Adult and Physiological Salinity Tolerance in Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Zulfiqar Ali, Abdus Salam Khan, Ihsan Karim, Muhammad Uzair, Tariq Mahmood, Tariq Saeed, Sehrish Sarwar, Nida Ghori, Zunaira Nisar, Syeda Samara Sarwat Abdul Qayyum and Asif Ali Khan
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Pages: 1067-1074Chromosome Number and Karyotype Analysis of some Taxa of Vicia Genus (Fabaceae): Revision and Description
Safia El-Bok, Aziza Zoghlami-Khelil, Takwa Ben-Brahim, Ali Ouji, Hamadi Hassen, Oussama Lamine, Cheima Jabri, Rim Douggari and Mohamed El-Gazzah
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Pages: 1075-1082Possible Involvement of Secondary Metabolites in the Thermotolerance of Maize Seedlings
Saqib Mahmood, Abida Parveen, Iqbal Hussain, Sadia Javed and Muhammad Iqbal
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Pages: 1083–1090Salicylic Acid Modifies Growth Performance and Nutrient Status of Rice (Oryza sativa) under Cadmium Stress
Riffat Nasim Fatima, Farrukh Javed and Abdul Wahid
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Pages: 1091-1097Effect of Deep Fertilizer Application with Precision Hill-Drilling Machine on Yield Formation and Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Rice (Oryza sativa)
Kargbo M. Baimba, P. Shenggang, M. Zhaowen, W. Zaiman, L. Xiwen, Tian Hua, H. Farouque, T.X. Ru
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Pages: 1098-1104Optimization of Somatic Embryogenesis and Agrobacterium Mediated Transformation of Elite Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Cultivars of Pakistan
Imran Habib, Muhammad Rauf, Javed Qureshi, Moddassir Ahmed, Shahid Mansoor and Nasir Ahmad Saeed
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Pages: 1105-1111Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the Backyard Chickens of the Rural Areas of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Masood Akhtar, Awais Ali Ahmed, Mian Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Kamran Ashraf and Elzbeita Hiszczynska-Sawicka
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Pages: 1112-1116Effect of TIBA and other Plant Growth Regulators on Callogenic Response from Different Explants of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
Naila Ali and Humera Afrasiab
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Pages: 1117-1122Composite Effect of Propolis and Gum Arabic to Control Postharvest Anthracnose and Maintain Quality of Papaya during Storage
Chen Khan Cheong, Asgar Ali and Noosheen Zahid
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Pages: 1123-1128Development of a Bacterial-based Tetrazolium Dye (MTT) Assay for Monitoring of Heavy Metals
Halmi Wasoh Mohamad Isa, Wan Lutfi Wan Johari, A. Syahir, Mohd Yunus Abd Shukor, A.A. Nor Azwady, N.A. Shaharuddin and M. Muskhazli
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Pages: 1129-1134Bioremediation of Mercury Compounds by using Immobilized Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria
Ayesha Tariq and Zakia Latif
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Pages: 1135-1140Effect of Rare Earth Elements on Vitamin C Fermentation by Mixed Cultures
Shuxia Lyu, Zhiyong Guo, Jian Pan, Yu Yang, Weichao Yang, Hongquan Chen and Zhongze Zhang
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Pages: 1145-1146Endoglucanase Production by Humicola insolens: Effect of Physiochemical Factors on Growth Kinetics and Thermodynamics
Hina Riaz, Abdul Jabbar, Muhammad Hamid Rashid, Sana Riaz and Farooq Latif
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Pages: 1147-1152Enhanced Transformation Efficiency of Saccharum officinarum by Vacuum Infiltration Assisted Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation
Fiaz Rasul, Muhammad Nouman Sohail, Shahid Mansoor and Shaheen Asad
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Pages: 1153-1158Long-Term Effects of Wastewater Irrigation on Soil Heavy Metal Contamination in Peri-urban Areas of Aleppo, Syria
Toshio Sato, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Manzoor Qadir, Tsuneyoshi Endo, T. Masunaga and Zahoor Ahmad
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Pages: 1159-1164Effect of Iron Plaque and Selenium on Cadmium Uptake and Translocation in Rice Seedlings (Oryza sativa) Grown in Solution Culture
Meixia Chen, Lei Cao, Xiangzhen Song, Xiaoyan Wang, Qingping Qian and Wei Liu
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Pages: 1165-1170Boron Application Mitigates Salinity Effects in Canola (Brassica napus) under Calcareous Soil Conditions
Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Mehboob Hassan Khan, Mahwish Kanwal and Muhammad Sarfraz
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Pages: 1171-1176Characterization of Contact Lens Associated Bacteria and Their Responses to Botanical Essential Oils
Najma Arshad, Sobia Khan, Huma Tariq and Sadia Samreen
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Pages: 1177-1182Shorter Wavelength Blue Light Promotes Growth of Green Perilla (Perilla frutescens)
Jae Su Lee, Chong Ae Lee, Yong Hyeon Kim and Song Joong Yun
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Pages: 1183-1188Comparison of Barley-based Intercropping System for Productivity and Net Economic Return
Muhammad Abu-Bakar, Riaz Ahmad, Ehsanullah and Zahir A. Zahir
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Pages: 1189-1193Assessment of Effects of Yeast Extract on Bio-hydrogen Production from Anaerobic Activated Sludge
Liguo Zhang, Qiaoying Ban, Jianzheng Li and Yiping Xu
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Pages: 1194-1198Phytochemical Investigation of Irritant Constituents of Cuscuta reflexa
Syed Saeed ul Hassan, Shahid Rasool, Muhammad Khalil-ur-Rehman , Saiqa Ishtiaq, Shahid ul Hassan, Imran Waheed and M. Asif Saeed
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Pages: 1199-1203In vitro Ovicidal and Wormicidal Activity of Six Medicinal Plants against Haemonchus contortus
Zia ud Din Sindhu, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Asim, Ashfaq Ahmad, Rao Zahid Abbas and Bilal Aslam
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Pages: 1204-1208Protective Responses Induced by 3-Dichloroacetyl Oxazolidine Safeners in Maize (Zea mays)
Li-Xia Zhao, Ying Fu, Shuang Gao, Zhi-Yong Xing, Li-Na Wei and Fei Ye
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Pages: 1209-1212Molecular Classification of Pakistani Rose-Ringed Parakeet using Mitochondrial ND2 Gene
Sehrish Firyal, Tahir Yaqub, Aftab Ahmad Anjum, Muddasar Saeed Khan, Muhammad Mansha, Muhammad Tayyab, Muhammad Wasim and Ali Raza Awan
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Pages: 1213-1224Toxico-Pathological Aspects of Arsenic in Birds and Mammals: A Review
Ahrar Khan, Hafiz Iftikhar Hussain, Adeel Sattar, Muhammad Zargham Khan and Rao Zahid Abbas
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Pages: 1225-1228Chili Leaf Curl Betasatellite Enhances Symptoms Induced by Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus, a Bipartite Begomovirus
Adnan Akhter, Sohail Akhtar, Muhammad Saeed and Shahid Mansoor
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Pages: 1229-1231Point Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths and their Association with Sex and Age of Buffaloes in Lower Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Arfan Zaman, Muhammad Sajid, Arbab Sikandar, Tauseef-ur-Rehman and Mian Muhammad Awais
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Pages: 1232-1234Coat Protein-mediated Resistance to Turnip mosaic virus in Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) by the Pollen-tube Pathway
Li Wei Han, Yu Ge, Lei Yao, Chong Shi Cui and Shu Ping Qu