CODEN PJARDC 26 (3) 168-253 (2013)
Vol. 26
July - September, 2013
CONTENTS
No.3
Page
Stability analysis for economic traits in sesame
(Sesamum indicum L.)
Muhammad Yasin Mirza, Mubashir Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Amjad
and Malik Shah Nawaz
168
Assessment of genetic diversity in germplasm of linseed (Linum
usitatissimum L.)
Mubashir Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yasin Mirza, Muhammad Amjad,
Nazakat Nawaz, Malik Shah Nawaz and Doulat Baig
178
Assessment of post-harvest losses of plum in Swat, Pakistan
Muhammad Shahzad, Akhter Ali, Abdul Hayee Qureshi, Naveed Jehan,
Imran Ullah and Majid Khan
185
Mixing less palatable grasses with urea, molasses and effective
microorganisms and its effect on chemical composition and
digestibility in goats
Nasia Batool, Imtiaz Ahmad Qamar, Imdad Hussain Mirza and Muhammad
Fateh Ullah Khan
195
Vol. 26
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
Higher Education Commission Recognized Journal
July-September, 2013
No.3
The Journal was originally started as “Agriculture Pakistan” in 1949. Its
name was changed to “Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research in 1979.
Since year 2000, it is being published with present size and typography.
Governing Board
Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), Islamabad
Dr. Nadeem Amjad, Member/Incharge (NRD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Shahid Masood, Member/Incharge (PSD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Muhammad Sharif, Member /Incharge (SSD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Member /Incharge (ASD) PARC, Islamabad
Management Committee
Editorial Committee
Dr. Munir Ahmed
Secretary PARC, Islamabad
Dr. M. E. Tusneem (Chief Editor)
NAEAC, HEC, Islamabad
Dr. M. Azeem Khan
Director Gerenal NARC, Islamabad
Subject Editors
Dr. M. Ehsan Akhtar
Senior Director (LRRI) NARC, Islamabad
Ms. Shahnaz Zuberi
Director (SI) NARC, Islamabad
Dr. Zahoor Ahmad (PBG)
Ex-Chief Scientist, PARC
Dr. Ghulam Jilani (Plant Protection)
LUAWMS, Uthal, Lasbela
Dr. Anjum Munir
Director (CDRI) NARC, Islamabad
Dr. Tahir Saleem (Natural Resources)
Ex-Director, NFDC, Islamabad
Dr. Tariq Hassan
Registrar (PIASA) NARC, Islamabad
Dr. Muhammad Rafiq-ur-Rehman
(Agric. & Biol Engg,)
Ex Member Punjab Agric. Res. Board, Lahore
Dr. M. Aslam
Director (API) NARC, Islamabad
Dr. N. M. Cheema
PSO (PSD) PARC, Islamabad
Dr. M. Afzal (Animal Health & Prod.)
FAO, Consultant, Islamabad
Dr. Bashir Ahmad (Social Sciences)
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Ms. Sabiha Amin
Managing Editor, PARC, Islamabad
Mr. M. Irshad
Consultant (NIM) NARC, Islamabad
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Original Scientific Research Papers (Full articles and short notes) and Review articles
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Reviewers of this Issue
Foreigner
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Prof. M. B. Kirkham, Department of Agronomy, Kansas State
University, USA.
Prof. Dr. Recep AY, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkiye.
Dr. Ales Gregorc, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Slovenia.
Dr. B. A. Danial,Chair, IUCN SSC South Asian Intertebrate Specialist Group, Zoo Outreach Organisation, India.
Dr. Nauman Khalid, Graduate School of Agri. Life Science, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Ikramul Haq, Research Specialist, IPSAS, Universty of Putra,
Malaysia.
Dr. M. A. Monayem Miah, SSO, Agricultural Economics Division,
Bangladesh.
Dr. Khalid Rafiq, School of Pastoral, Agri. Science and Technology,
China.
Dr. Muhammad Arshad Javed, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, University of Technology, Malaysia.
Local
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Prof. Dr. Hafeez A. Sadaqat, Department of Plant Breeding and
Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.
Prof. Dr.Naqib Ullah Khan, Department of Plant Breeding and
Genetics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar.
Prof. Dr. Himayatullah Khan, Institute of Development Sciences,
The University of Agriculture, Peshawar.
Dr. Sarwat Naz Mirza, Dean Faculty of Forestry, Range / Management & Wildlife, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.
Dr. Khawar Javed, Entomologist, Beekeeping & Hill Fruit Pest
Research Station, Rawalpindi.
Dr. Attaullah, Director PARC-AZRI, Umerkot, Sindh.
Dr. Ghulam Jilani, Ex-CSO, National Agricultural Research Centre,
Islamabad.
Dr. Said Wahab, Chairman, Department of Food Sciences, The
University of Agriculture, Peshawar.
Mr. Abdul Hassan, SSO, PARC, Tarnab, Peshawar.
Dr. Nadeem Malik,University of Balochistan, Quetta.
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Clay, D.E., C.G. Carlson, S.A. Clay, V. Owens, T.E. Schumacher, and F. Mamani-Pati. 2010. Biomass
estimation approach impacts on calculated soil organic carbon maintenance requirements and associated
mineralization rate constants. J. Environ. Qual. 39:784-790.
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Steel, R.G.D., J.H. Torrie, and D.A. Dickey. 1997. Principles and Procedures of Statistics. A biometrical
approach. McGraw-Hill, New York.
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Farquhar, G.D., and L. Lloyd. 1993. Carbon and oxygen isotopes effects in the exchange of carbon dioxide
between terrestrial plant and the atmosphere. In: J.R. Ehleringer et al. (ed.) Stable isotopes and plant carbonwater relations. Academic Press, New York. p.47-70.
Web Reference
Harrison, J.D., and D.R. Smith. 2004. Nutrient concentrations in manure storage facilities. Available at
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the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council.
Survey of managed Apis cerana F. (Apidae: Hymenoptera) population
in Galiat, Murree and Islamabad
Elizabeth Stephen Waghchoure-Camphor and Mohammad Irshad
206
Repellency effects of different plant extracts to cotton mealy bug,
Phenococcus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)
Abdul Rehman Roonjho, Waseem A. Gillani, Awais Rasool, Naheed Akhtar,
Tariq Mahmood, Arsalan A., M. Afzal, Iqbal Khan , M. Asghar Ranjha , M. Irfan
and Javed Khan
213
Insect pollinators of litchi (Litchi chinensis) from district Haripur,
Pakistan
Shahid Ali, Anjum Shehzad, Muhammad Ather Rafi and Ahmed Zia
220
Development, characterization and evaluation of high energy biscuits
for combating malnourishment among children in Pakistan
Khalid Naseem, Naseem Bibi, Saeeda Raza, Amer Mumtaz, Nouman Rashid
Siddiqui, Amina Bibi and Muhammad Ahsan Khan
230
Economic feasibility of small scale button mushroom production in
Pakistan
Ayesha Tahir and Sonila Hassan
237
Communication of agricultural information through group contact
methods in Pakistan
Amir Khatam, Sher Muhammad, Badar Naseem Siddiqui, Muhammad Zakaria
Yousuf Hassan, Ijaz Ashraf, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and Aijaz Kuharoo
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