A5017778665- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Science and Fertilization
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Plant responses to water stress
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation
- Research in Cotton Cultivation
- Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
- Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing
- Soil Management and Crop Yield
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Heavy metals in environment
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Genetics and Plant Breeding
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Microstructure and mechanical properties
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
University of Sargodha
2013-2025
Ayub Agriculture Research Institute
2023-2024
ORCID
2020
COMSATS University Islamabad
2016
Central Cotton Research Institute
2014-2015
Government College University, Lahore
1981
Lipoic acid (LA) and melatonin (MT) are pleiotropic molecules participating in plant stress resistance by modulating cellular biochemical changes, ion homeostasis, antioxidant enzyme activities. However, the combined role of these two counteracting detrimental impacts salinity is still unknown. In present study, we determined effects exogenous LA (0.5 µM), MT (1 µM) their combination (LA + MT) on growth performance biomass accumulation, photosynthetic pigments, enzymatic non-enzymatic...
Oilseed crops require several micronutrients to support their physiological functions and reproductive phases. A deficiency of these nutrients can significantly reduce the yield oil quality oilseed crops. Soil application improve plant growth, yield, quality. rape (Brassica napus L.) is an important crop that produces with low levels saturated fat high beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, which renders it a widely used cooking oil. However, are affected by boron (B) zinc (Zn). This two-year field...
A field experiment was conducted during spring 2011 at Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to evaluate the comparative efficacy Zn uptake and grain yield in three maize hybrids namely Pioneer-32F 10, Monsanto-6525 Hycorn-8288 through application form ZnSO4. The ZnSO4 treatments comprised; soil time sowing @ 12 kg·ha-1 (Zn1), foliar vegetative stage (9 leaf stage) 1% solution (Zn2) reproductive (anthesis) (Zn3) one treatment kept as a control, where...
To check the performance of maize under different tillage practices and varied sowing methods, an experiment was conducted at Agronomic Research Area, University Agriculture, Faisalabad. The carried out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with split plot arrangement three replications. Different viz, conventional tillage, minimum deep were kept main plots while methods flat sowing, ridge bed allocated to subplots. hybrid "Pioneer-32T16" sown on 24th February, 2012. Data pertaining...
Boron (B) is required during all growth stages of cotton crop, especially boll formation. However, Typic Haplocambid soils growing belt in Pakistan are B-deficient, which results low yield and economic returns. Foliar application B improves productivity; however, information limited on the role soil applied improving yield. The current study investigated growth, fiber quality crop. Five different doses (i.e., 0.00, 2.60, 5.52, 7.78 10.04 mg kg-1 soil) two cultivars CIM-600 CIM-616) were...
The present investigation was conducted to understand the role of enriched biochar on soil nitrogen and carbon dynamics, leaching losses nutrients, growth attributes wheat. Buffalo slurry (BS) used enrich for 24 h 2% (SB) or (SEB) used. Enrichment with BS as SEB improved C N contents by 33–310% 41–286% respectively. application reduced net nitrification 81% 94%, ammonification 48% 74%, dioxide 50% 92% respectively compared control. minerals i.e., (by 30%), 125%), P 50%), K 82%), Na 9%), Ca...
Sugarcane has pronounced importance to provide sugar for more than half of the global population. World population is enhancing day-by-day and production land in worst situation. The cultivated diminishing rapidly due urbanization, road construction, deterioration. This crisis demands alternate research raise crop productivity maximize economic returns per unit feeding gigantic a long duration gave late net return. Intercropping sugarcane received much attention need properly manage getting...
Fodder yield and quality must be improved for sustainable livestock production. A lack of or low application phosphorus (P) potassium are among the leading constraints lower fodder sorghum [most cultivated crop during kharif season (crop cultivation in summer harvesting winter] Aridisol Pakistan. Therefore, this two-year field study evaluated role different P K levels on cultivar ‘Ijar-2002’ planted Multan Okara districts, Punjab, Seven P-K (kg ha−1) levels, i.e., T1 (40–0), T2 (80–0), T3...
Boron-deficiency in Yermosols is among the major constraints to mungbean productivity and grain biofortification Pakistan. However, agronomic strategies such as boron (B) seed priming have potential improve yield biofortification. Moreover, deficiency toxicity range for B very narrow; therefore, it pre-requisite optimize its dose before field evaluation. A wire house experiment was planned out reconnoiter impact of with on growth quality two cultivars mungbean, i.e., ‘NM-2011’ ‘NM-2016’....
Unavailability of balanced nutrients in nutrient-deficient soils is the key reason reduced yields spring maize. After application to soil, most phosphorus (80–90%) lost environment because runoff losses and chemically bonding. So, this makes unavailable for plant use. However, soil microorganisms may provide a biological rescue system which able solubilize soil-bound (p). Keeping view, present study designed meet following objectives; (1) improve physico-chemical properties (e.g., water...
Climate change emerges in different forms such as drought, which is prevalent all over the world, especially semi-arid and arid regions.Crop production wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield affected due to water shortage at critical growth stages Pakistan.A greenhouse experiment was conducted by using plastic trays assess performance of exogenous silicon (Si) application under stress applied through skipping irrigation College Agriculture, University Sargodha, Pakistan.Experiment include levels...
Mechanically post-harvest puddled rice field has stubbles that often delay timely planting of winter wheat crop. Zero tillage increased the net return by decreasing unwise operations and labor charges. Keep in view, a randomized complete block design experiment split plot arrangement was conducted with four system [conventional tillage, CT; deep DT; zero zone disc tiller, ZDT; happy seeder, HS] main plots five nitrogen levels [0, 75, 100, 125, 150 kg·ha-1] subplots during 2009 to 2010 2011...
Abstract Nanoherbicides are articulated by exploiting the prospective of nanotechnology for effectively delivering chemical and biological herbicides using nanomaterial‐based herbicide combinations. The nanoparticles were characterized X-ray diffraction FT-IR. On targeted weeds, nanoherbicides sprayed at third to fourth leaf stage. Six different doses applied. mortality visual injury caused both chitosan-based reached 100% recommended dose standard herbicide. 5-fold lower exhibited weed...
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an economically significant oilseed crop cultivated globally, including Pakistan, due to its versatile applications in the food, feed, and oil industries. Various sunflower accessions were crossbred using a diallel technique. Following harvest of first season crop, these seeds Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications spring 2022–2023 for further evaluation. Data was collected on plant height, head diameter, leaf area, number leaves...
Date biochar (DB) was obtained by pyrolyzing date residues at four different temperatures (300, 400, 500, and 600°C referred as DB3; DB4; DB5; DB6). Three experiments were performed: 1) assessment of wheat crop growth 2) water retention in the sandy soil 3) physiochemical properties after application DB to soil. Results showed that low temperature pyrolysis (LTDB; DB3 DB4) biomass (by 47 29%) water-holding capacity 55% 32%) improved when applied along with NPK fertilizer. Moreover, LTDB had...
Rice-wheat production is an essential component of cropping systems in the Indus-Ganga Plains (IGP) which play a pivotal role food security south Asia. These crops are being cultivated on area about 13.5 M ha South In rice-wheat system, major reason for lower wheat grain yield use unwise tillage practices during seedbed preparation, cultivation late maturing rice varieties, water shortage, labor high cost fertilizers and poor crop management practices. Resource-conserving technology improves...