Background: This study focused on managing Bactrocera zonata, an invasive Tephritid fruit fly that attacks a variety of fruits, by applying cuticle degrading enzymes (CDE) extracted from Beauveria bassiana, a phytopathogenic agent for the biological control of insect pests, as co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2025/v11i1379
Sanaullah, Hafiz Muhammad Sajid Ali, Syed Husnain Kumail Naqvi, Muhammad Zia Ullah, Farhan Ali, Sana Sarfaraz, Muhammad Sarmad Fawaz, Umer Sharif, Haider Ali, Muhammad Salman Shafi, Aiman Khalid & Iqra Mushtaq·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Bactrocera zonata is the destructive pest of peach, mango and banana by causing Significant economic losses ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4235
Hafsa Naeem, Sanaullah, Farhan Ali, Sana Sarfaraz, Umer Sharif, Samina Ghulam Hussain, Fareesa Ameer, Sana Abbas, Muhammad Talha Arshad, Mamoona Kanwal, Muqdas Liaqat & Hira Kanwal·Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research·2023
Tribolium castinium is a devastating stored grain pests of many cereals. Both the larval and adult stages of insect are considered as voracious feeder of cereals. The adult of T. castinium secrete certain type of excretion that give foul smell from grains and make it unfit for co...
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Research Article10.9734/ajaar/2023/v23i1452
Agriculture is an essential part of the Pakistani economy, and it is embedded into the country’s antiquated financial framework. Intelligent systems can be developed through the usage of IoT-based technology. In hydroponics farming, precision is a challenge, particularly for som...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcos/2023/v16i4373
Beauveria bassiana is a viable option for the biocontrol of numerous significant pest insects. Fungal spores adhere to the cuticle after invading the host body. One of the groups of enzymes that entomopathogenic fungi have that guarantees good penetration is cuticle destroying en...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i4293
Plants and human health are both negatively impacted by the soil's heavy metal toxicity. By using excess amounts of fertilizers, sewage sludge, and pesticides, smelting, burning coal, and other methods, they are introduced into the soil. Among different heavy metals copper and a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2024/v9i1250
Falsa is a small fruit available in summer season. It is known for its sweet and sour acidic taste and cooling effect. This fruit has high antioxidant activity and stupendous nutritional properties. The problem arises when we experience loss of the product owing to its lower shel...
An excellent illustration of this idea is the use of insects in circular production systems, since they are capable of converting a variety of organic waste and byproducts into nutrient-rich feedstocks that are subsequently recycled back into the production cycle. This study revi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4240
Olive (Olea europaea L.) is an oil fruit crop with the physiological potential to survive and produce in rain-fed areas. In Pakistan, it is grown in upper Punjab and Baluchistan due to their climate suitability for better production. Due to the increasing trend of olive oil, peop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i4196
Amna Bibi, Saniya Jamal, Maria Sajjad, Irfan Pervaiz, Muhammad Khalil, Shahid Iqbal, Ayisha Hafeez, Abeera Shaeer, Iqra Shaheen & Sanaullah·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2025
Background: Global agricultural production is seriously threatened by water scarcity and drought-induced oxidative stress, especially for crops that are sensitive to water, like wheat. Materials and Methods: The goal of this study is to determine whether applying zinc oxide nanop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2025/v10i2356
Muhammad Atif, Muhammad Waqas, Burhan Khalid, Muhammad Arif, Noor Akbar, Abdul Basit, Shamsa Kanwal, Muhammad Fahad, Rawaha & Sanaullah·Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science·2023
Sustainable agricultural productivity is under threat due to lack of interest in the use of bio-organic fertilizers to alleviate drawbacks of conventional agricultural practices. Phosphorus solubilizing bacteria plays vital role in improving phosphorus availability to plants thro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrcs/2023/v8i4211
Noman Amjad, Isbah Akhtar, Amir Hameed, Faizan Ahmad, Farhan Ali, Muhammad Ahmad, Imran Ullah, Umbreen Bibi, Nida Altaf, Sanaullah & Umer Iqbal Ahmad·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2023
Heavy metal toxicity in the soil causes harmful effects on plants as well as on human health. They are introduced into the soil by different means like smelting, burning of coal, and excess use of fertilizers, sewage sludge, and pesticides. Among different heavy metals Copper and...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2023/v9i2177