Agroforestry remained a profitable venture across the globe if managed well spatially and temporarily. Farmlands are viable option to practice agroforestry in Pakistan for sustaining farmers’ livelihoods as well as to provide products and services for ever increasing population....
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430182
Abiodun Olusoji Owoade, Adewale Adetutu, Olufemi Ogundeji Ogundipe & Akinade William Owoade·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The study was aimed to investigate the hypolipidemic potential of methanolic extract Rauvolfia vomitoria leaves in high cholesterol-fed rats. The preliminary study showed that R. vomitoria leaves were able to scavenge the 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sufonic acid) (ABTS...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430181
Muhammad Zubair, Rana Mohsin Ijaz, Syed Bilal Hussain, Akash Jamil & Imran Khan·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The study assessed the utilization, marketing and transportation of Non WoodForest Products (NWFPs) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)with the view to improving ivelihoods of local inhabitants. Data collection were made in AJK districts of Neelam and Bagh. The respondents that wer...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330179
Dinesh Singh Rawat, Deep Shekhar Das, Prabhawati Tiwari, Preeti Naithani & Jay Krishan Tiwari·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
The physicochemical properties of soils of six forests varying in elevation (lower, middle, and upper), slope, aspects, and floristic composition viz. L1 (Oak mixed), L2 (Chir pine), M1 (Rhododendron mixed), M2 (Rhododendron mixed), U1 (Abies mixed) and U2 (Abies mixed) from West...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i430180
This review represent plants genetic diversity (PDG) generally in crop plant and especially in Barley (Hordeum vulgare), can be studied (PDG) and stored as a (PGR) plant genetic resources as gene bank , DNA library for saved genetic material at long time and crops improvement ca...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330178
Plant density and fertilization are key practices for improving the fruit quality and yield of vegetables grown in greenhouses. The experiment was performed to investigate the effects of density and fertilization on the fruit yield and quality, economic efficiency of Solanum lyco...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330177
Consequents upon the efficacies of the local claims of Aframomum melegueta (Ataare) and Syzygium aromaticum (Kanafuru) in the treatment of respiratory infections and diseases in the study area, the present study was conducted to investigate the phytochemical, antioxidant capacity...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330176
Mayaka Justus Mogaka, Korir Kibet Nicholas, Wafula Wekha Nelson & Joseph P. Onyango Gweyi·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Finger millet (Elusine coracana) accounts for 8% of the total area and 11% of the millet production worldwide. It is grown on over 4 million ha globally, mainly for food purposes. Millions of people in the dry lands of Central and East Africa, and South of India depend on finger...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i330175
Aims: Leaf epidermal morphology and petiole anatomy of seven Lannea species namely; Lannea velutina, Lannea kerstingii, Lannea egregia, Lannea schimperii, Lannea acida, Lannea microcarpa, and Lannea edulis in Nigeria were investigated to provide new taxonomic characters that coul...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230174
Mohammed Waqas, Peeyush Kumar Sharma, Mohammad Asif, Sandeep Yadav & Chandra Kala·Asian Plant Research Journal·2021
Aim: The study is aimed at determining the characters of roots of Aerva javanica (A.javanica) assessing acute oral toxicity of hydroalcoholic extract of roots of Aerva javanica. Place and Duration of Study: the physicochemical and phytochemical evaluation was carried out at Facul...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2021/v8i230172