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The future of farming will see robots replacing field workers … New robot-run farm factory produces 30,000 heads of lettuce a day Tuesday, February 02, 2016 by: J. D. Heyes It’s a development that is bad for  employment but, in a strange way, it could serve to help solve another …

RNAi, Methodology and its Applications Hamna Shazadee, Purwa Khan, Shakra Jamil, Rahil Shahzad and Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqabl Overview RNA interference (RNAi) is a naturally occurring biological process in which RNA molecules suppress the gene expression or translation, by acting on homologous-targeted mRNA molecules in a range of organisms. This method is also known by other …

Site specific crop management (SSCM) is a farming management concept which is based upon observing, measuring and responding to inter or intra-field variability in crops .It is one of many modern farming techniques which can make production more efficient. And to ensure soil conservation practices also. With the SSCM farmers …

Bioluminescent plants: as a source of Light Farah Kamal, Sonia Zulfiqar, Mahnoor Jamil, Sana Shaheen, Purwa Khan, Hamna Shazadee, Shakra Jamil, Rahil Shahzad. Nature has created so many organisms that can glow with different colors because of some biochemical reactions taking place in their body. The phenomenon of production and …

Impact of Climate Change on Agronomic Crop Production Muhammad Nasir*, Hafiz Muhammad Arslan Abid, Muhammad Tayyab, Sajjad Manzoor University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan *Corresponding author: nasir.uaf1900@gmail.com INTRODUCTION: Crops are dependent on temperature, light, moisture and CO2 to produce grains and other crop products to satisfy the basic human needs. Climate …

     Bioelectricity and biofuel production through Sugarcane begaes Sugarcane is native to Asia and grown here for over 4000 years. Around 400 B.C, in India different methods were developed to extract sugar from sugarcane. Sugarcane is known as one of “cash crops” of early colonial America. Sugarcane produces large amount …

HOW TO REDUCE THE LEVEL OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE ATMOSPHERE? BY: Fahim Ali Jawad, CABB UAF.  Syed Shabbar Hussain, Soil Science UAF Carbon dioxide: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colorless gas that is naturally present in the air as a result of the natural carbon cycle of our planet. …

Pomato Production Along with all field of sciences agriculture has also made a lot of wonderful innovations. How we can get potato chips and ketchup together has become possible through pomato technique. Pomato plant was first produced in breeding institute in Germany dating back to 1977 but it was successful …

Cool weather, low breeze blooming flowers are the sign of spring season in  Pakistan but this spring season came with  smoggy days which in few days make people fear about their health and environment too. Smog is a type of air pollution which can be hazardous at its peaks. The …

(Written by: Abdul Hafeez, Department of Entomology, UAF) Post-harvest losses: Presently, world population is predicted to grow 10.5 billion by 2050 which will increase burden in food insecurity by 70% in order to fulfill the food thrust. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about 1.3 billion tons …