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Organic Wheat in Pakistan
Organic wheat: Pakistan is one of the blessed countries in the world having ample diversity in ecological and environmental aspects. Diverse environments coupled with varying landscapes provide comparative advantage for…
Chinese scientists develop nanocomposite to prevent wheat disease
Chinese scientists have developed a nanocomposite to prevent powdery wheat mildew, a common wheat disease. Powdery wheat mildew is a worldwide crop disease. It is common in many wheat producing…
Synthetic wheat: New hope for second Green Revolution
In the beginning of 20th century, successful attempts were made to develop synthetic wheat during a study to determine progenitors of cultivated wheat. Synthetic wheat is a goldmine for wheat improvement.…
230 wheat procurement centers established by PASSCO
In order to facilitate the grain producers to sell their produces at official fixed rates. Pakistan agriculture storage and Services Corporation has established about 230 wheat procurement centers across wheat…
New machine for wheat sowing is Introduce for farmers
A new machine wheat sowing has been introduced by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) to help farmers cultivate wheat in rice field easily. The machine was named Pak seeder,…
Morphological and physiological traits to improve wheat for drought tolerance
In the cereal crops, wheat is most important crop with annual production 718 million tons and one-fifth world population depends on it. Wheat production increased by two ways, increase the…
Morpho-physiological Variations in Wheat Genotypes under the Water Stress Conditions
Wheat is the main crop in most countries and forms 15 to 18% of food consumption, which used for many purposes such as bread, different pastries, starch, and protein. Drought…
Review on the leaf rust of wheat and their management through biocontrol agent
Rust are the most deleterious fungal disease of the cereals especially of wheat crops worldwide. This is due to their wide range of distribution, high capability of mutation to form…
Role of bacterial and fungal endophytes in the expression of defense genes against leaf rust of wheat and their activities as a biofertilizer
Bacterial and fungal endophytes: Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is the most widely grown crop in the universe. Wheat is one of the most domestic food crop in Pakistan and other many…
Role of ‘B’ Nutrition in Drought Resistance in Wheat and Rice
Role of ‘B’ Nutrition: Water, the most important component of life, is rapidly becoming a critically short commodity for humans and crop production. Limited water supply is one of the…
Hybrid Wheat Breeding: A way forward
With the expected growth in world population over 9 billion by 2050, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States is eying on an increase of about 60% in…
16.4-million-acre land cultivated for 20 million tons wheat
Provincial government has planned wheat cultivation on land to attain 20 million tons yield this year said, Naeem Akhtar Khan Bhabha Punjab Minister for Agriculture. “Agriculture Department has planned to…
Govt to withdraw from wheat market-ICST
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders said that the government should consider a gradual withdrawal from the wheat market which will reduce prices and help save billions of rupees wasted annually…
Yellow/stripe rust in wheat
Wheat is the major and staple crop in Pakistan. It is cultivated on more than eight million hectares. Major limiting factor to the production of wheat is…
Scientists review wheat research at US-funded seminar
STAFF REPORT ISB: Dozens of Pakistani scientists and agricultural experts at the US-funded Travelling Wheat Seminar reviewed the latest wheat research and shared #xD;
The annual…
Wheat farmers cautioned about rust disease
STAFF REPORT MULTAN: Agriculture experts have advised farmers to closely monitor wheat crop at a delicate growth stage of grain formation and warned them to beware of Aphid attack…
Silicon application can minimize cadmium accumulation in wheat
Si is beneficial in healthy growth and development of plant. Different studies have proved that plant growth significantly increased by Si application. Beneficial effects of Si are…