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How Water stress effect photosynthesis

  Any environmental variable, which can induce a potentially injurious strain in plants, is known as stress. It may be Biotic stresses which include animals, weeds, pathogens (fungi, bacteria, virus,) or a-biotic stresses which may be due to water, salinity,…

   Role of Organic Farming In Insect Control

                               Introduction:                                    A method or sustainable technique for crop and livestock production which involves enhancement of natural fertility of land besides avoiding the use of synthetic pesticides,…

Pakistan’s food security

Pakistan’s agriculture sector is a mainstay of its economy and is critical to future improvements in economic growth, employment, food security and poverty reduction. Over the past decade, an unstable political and security environment has slowed investment and caused the…

Pollution Promoting Activities by Living Things

In emerging countries of the world, ecological contamination is the major problem. Pakistan is also pebbledash the serious threat of environmental pollution. This is mainly results due to different activities performed by men e, g agricultural practices, transportation , construction,…

Impact of Agrochemicals on the environment

This article will give us an idea on the environmental situation with regards to agrochemicals in Pakistan. It tells   the history and the present age of agrochemical usage. The problems of institutional bargain for agrochemical research and progress, and government…

Performance study of Different Direct Solar Dryers

Performance study of Different Direct Solar Dryers written by . Syed Mudabbar  Hussain Shah, The Author is final year student of B.Sc (Hons.) in Food Engineering Department of Food Engineering University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.   In a direct solar dryer, the moisture of the…

Health benefits of oat grain

Oats, known scientifically as Avena sativa, are a hardy cereal grain able to withstand poor soil conditions in which other crops are unable to thrive. Oats gain part of their distinctive flavor from the roasting process that they undergo after…

Transformational responses to climate change

: a systems perspective of social change in mitigation and adaptation   There is a growing imperative for responses to climate change to go beyond incremental adjustments, aiming instead for society-wide transformation. In this context, sociotechnical (ST) transitions and social–ecological…