Date palm fruit is always taken as a gift from Almighty ALLAH by dint of which it also signifies the glory of the Islamic world. The fruit has been quoted in 20 verses of the Holy Quran. In Pakistan, date palm is considered to be the third major fruit crop after citrus and mango and it is the fifth largest date producer in the world. Dates are rich in certain nutrients and provide a good source of rapid energy due to their high carbohydrates content. These are being rich in potassium and extremely low in sodium are desirable food for hypersensitive persons. For commercial cultivation of date...

The cosmopolitan whitefly species, Bemisia tabaci has always been regarded as pests to a large range of worldwide crops. They are capable of transmitting plant viruses of different groups. Well-studied B. tabaci populations that have been differentiated are referred to as races or biotypes. Some of the commonly reported biotypes are B, Q, M, B2, L, H, A, C, N, K, R, P, E, S, J and AN. An analysis of genetic diversity of whitefly across Pakistan was conducted. It was based upon phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence of mitochondrial gene Cytochrom Oxidase I. All sequences of mtCOI genes of...

Le système de culture riz-blé (RWCS) s'étend sur plus de 1,7 million d'hectares dans les plaines indo-gangétiques du Pakistan, avec des rendements (5 Mg ha ¹) qui restent sous-optimaux en raison de la dégradation des sols et des ressources en eau. Des enquêtes menées dans 11 villes de la ceinture riz-blé du Pendjab ont révélé que plus de 90 % des sols étaient déficients en SOM, SOC, PMN et biomasse microbienne, avec des caractéristiques physiques médiocres et un pH et une conductivité électrique sous-optimaux. Les pertes de SOM et de PMN étaient particulièrement fortement...