Maize being the highest yielding cereal
crop in the world is of significant importance for
countries like Pakistan, where rapidly increasing
population has already out stripped the available food
supplies. In Pakistan maize is the third important cereal
crop after wheat and rice. It accounts for 5.44% of the
total cropped area and 3.5% of the value of agricultural
output. It is planted on an estimated area of 1.02 million
hectares with an annual production of 3.1 million tons.
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Groundnut being arid agriculture crop is facing serious pod yield reducing threats. The global warming further deteriorates this menace and now drought emerges as major limiting factor in groundnut yield maximization. In this study different genotypes were evaluated at three different Agro-Eclogical Zones to identy high pod yielding and adopted groundnut genotype(s) for commercial cultivation. The book in hand certainly provides base-line information and guiding principles for groundnut researchers, planners, students, progressive growers and organizations. Therefore, it should be in each...

The book in hand provides base-line information on the chemical constituents of Primula macrophylla D. Don like isolation and characterization of nine compounds namely -sitosterol, flavone, 2 -methoxy flavone, 3 -methoxy flavone, 3.3 -dihydroxy chalcone, -sitosterol glucoside, 2 -hydroxy 7-O- - D-glucoside "macrophylloside" and two triterpenoid saponins, PM-F and PM-F2 . Four compounds namely 3.3 -dihydroxy chalcone, macrophylloside, PM-F and PM-F2 were new while 2 -methoxy flavone and 3 - methoxy flavone are reported for the first time from the family Primulaceae and are very rare. -...

The book in hand provides the fundamental knowledge of phytohormones [(abscisic acid (ABA), gibberellic acid (GA) and Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)] applications in groundnut under drought condition. Drought emerged as one of the serious threat to the field crop production especially groundnut in the arid and semi-arid tropics. It provides extremely valuable informations for the groundnut researchers, agriculture students and R & D organizations engaged in boosting up yield and therefore, should be in each agriculture library. The book discusses the base-line informations of phytohormones...

Agriculture is an important sector of the country economy providing basic commodity of the daily use. The total cultivated area in the province is 2.75 million ha. Charsadda is one of the 3rd important district of Peshawar division. Total area of Charsadda district is 250250 acres; with 156924 acres irrigated.The major crops grown in district Charsadda are sugarcane, wheat, tobacco and maize etc. Moreover, different types of vegetables and fruits are also grown in the district. The study is an attempt to analyze the different problems of the farmers of District. The farmer facing the problem...

Insect damage in stored food grains may amount to 10%-40% in countries where modern storage technologies have not been introduced. The loss of the olive crop due to the damage inflicted mainly by Dacus oleae (Insecta, diptera), range from 10 to 70%. According to FAO the loss annually by insects and rodent pests is 10 to 25% of world harvested food. In Pakistan, fruit flies cause a loss of around Rs.7 million annually. While according to another report, in Pakistan about 2 - 6% food grain production is lost every year during storage by stored grain insect pests. Similarly the total post...