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PSO marks Plant for Pakistan Day
Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the nation’s largest oil marketing company actively participated in the ‘Plant for Pakistan Day” campaign that is in line with Prime Minister's Green & Clean Pakistan…
Monsoon plantation drive began across the country
The monsoon plantation campaign 2019 began across the country with the slogan “Plant for Pakistan” that every person should plant two saplings in their surroundings for bringing a green revolution…
Weeds – undesirable plant in a particular situation
Weeds are the plants, grown where they are not needed or any plant or vegetation that effects the production of agricultural products. Other definitions of weed: Weeds are the biological…
Fertilizer to supply one or more plant nutrients
Fertilizer is any material of natural or synthetic origin added to the soil to supply one or more plant nutrients. CLASSIFICATION OF FERTILIZER …
100 mw molten salt solar thermal power plant runs at full capacity
The country's first 100-megawatt molten salt solar thermal power plant in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu province, has successfully generated power while operating at full capacity. Nearly 20 hours of operating…
The Wasu family: plant roots today and reap more in the future!
I was in Hangzhou in May 2019. We were invited to attend a seminar on Science Communication. The city lies on a beautiful lake with nice sceneries everywhere. Hangzhou is…
Moringa oleifera: a natural capable plant
Moringa oleifera often referred to as the ‘miracle tree’ because of its exceptionally diverse array of nutritional, medicinal, and purifying properties, has been known for centuries in certain African, Asia…
Role of humic acid in plant growth and soil quality
Humic acid is the commercial term that is often used to refer to the combined humic and fulvic acid contents present in these naturally occurring deposits. Humic acid is one…
UAF to design bio-gasification plant using biomass
To endorse substitute ways of energy the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) experts intend to design a bio-gasification plant to produce economical electricity by using solid waste and biomass. University…
Virtual nuclear power plant for safety assessment
Chinese scientists have developed a virtual nuclear power plant within a digital society, a software system to help evaluate the safety and efficiency of nuclear energy systems. The research of…
Cybrids modern application of plant biotechnology
Cybrids are cells with nucleus of one species but cytoplasm from both the parental species. It may be single cell or a complete growing plant called cybrid plant. The process…
Amino acid impact on growth & development of plant
Organic compound containing amine (-NH2) and carboxylic (-COOH) functional group along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid. The key element of an amino acid are carbon…
Dr. Zaigham begin Plant for Islamabad drive at ZSP
Dr. Zaigham Abbasi, Deputy Director (Chemical)/NPC NIP Project, Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad commence the prevailing campaign ‘Plant for Pakistan: Plant for Islamabad’ at Zoological survey of Pakistan (ZSP) at Bara…
New plant breeding technology devote to food security
An international team, including researchers from the University of Gottingen, argues that new plant breeding technologies can contribute significantly to food security and sustainable development. Genome editing techniques in particular,…
Nutrients movement from soil surface to plant roots
There are about 16 essential nutrients which are required for plants, for their proper growth and development. Out of these 16, 13 are taken up by the plants through the…
Discovery of fruit colors relevant to plant evolution
Chinese researchers have revealed that different fruit colors are significant to the large-scale dispersal, distribution and diversification of plants. The discovery is based on a study of more than 280…
Climate change impacts on plant diseases
Environment plays an important role in development of plant diseases. It may affect succulence, any plant growth level, presence or even genetics of the plant. Similarly, there is an absolute…