About the Journal

The Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology (PJBT), a broad-based journal, is introduced to publish the most exciting research in all areas of basic and applied biotechnology and related fields. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published quarterly after acceptance. All articles published in AJB are peer-reviewed.

Current Issue

Vol. 20 No. 02 (2023): Pak. J. Biotechnology

Frequency: Biannual (Continued)   June to December 2023

Published: 2023-06-28

Research Articles

  • COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ROOTSTOCKS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON STIONIC ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MANGO SEEDLINGS

    Ishtiaque Hussain Kubar, Noor un nisa Memon, Naseem Sharif, Memoona Islam Majeedano, Muzamil Farooque Jamali, Hube Ali Magsi, Farha Feroz Abbasi, Komal Aslam
    146-152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.778
  • Effect of PGPR and Biogas Slurry on Growth and Yield Parameters of Pea under Salt Affected Conditions

    Nafeesa Muslim, Naseem Akhtar, Sumreen Saddiq, Muhammad Imran, Kiran Yousaf, Naseem Sharif
    154-162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.792
  • BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF STEVIA ESSENTIAL OIL THROUGH DIFFERENT DRYING METHODS AND SOLVENTS

    Sehrish Ibrar, Najma Yousaf, Umer Habib, Tanveer Hussain, Hassan Shahbaz, Irfan Ali, Syed Muiz Mehdi Naqvi, Tanveer Ahmad, Sana Asghar
    163-170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.781
  • PHYTOMORPHOLOGY OF WHEAT AND ITS GRAIN QUALITY RESPONSE TO DIVERSE APPROACHES OF IRON APPLICATION

    Muhammad Yousif Shaikh, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Muhammad Nawaz Kandhro, Inayatullah Rajpar
    172-184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.801
  • BARKAT: A NEW HIGH FODDER YIELDING OAT (AVENA SATIVA L.) VARIETY WITH BETTER NUTRITIONAL VALUE

    Imtiaz Akram Khan Niazi, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Nadeem, Muhammad Shakeel Hanif, Sikandar Hayat, Raees Ahmed, Muhammad Jamil, Abdul Basit, Ahmad Hussain, Ahmad Raza, Ghulam Ahmad, Aftab Ahamd Khan, Muhammad Tanveer Ahmad Kalyar, Suleman Raza
    185-191
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.790
  • A CLINICAL MANIFESTATION OF HEPATITIS C AMONG THE POPULATION OF HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN

    Mairaj Bibi, Asghar Ali, Uroosa Sahar, Abdul Sajid, Santosh Kumar, Zameer Ali Palh, Syed Habib Ahmed Naqvi, Shahla Karim Baloch
    193-207
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.785
  • INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL PEST MANAGER DRONE IN PAKISTAN

    Shahzad Nasim, Munaf Rashid, Sidra Abid Syed, Imtiaz Brohi
    238-242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.816
  • IDENTIFICATION OF HETERORRHINA SAEEDI SP.NOV. (SCARABAEIDAE: COLEOPTERA) FROM SINDH REGION, PAKISTAN

    Mehtab Ali Mahar, Waheed Ali Panhwar, Abdul Manan Shaikh
    243-248
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.818
  • GENETIC ANALYSIS IN VARIOUS GENOTYPES OF BREAD WHEAT UNDER NORMAL AND HEAT-STRESS ENVIRONMENTS

    Raza Ali Rind, Shabana Memon, Wajid Ali Jatoi, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro
    249-257
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.817
  • STUDIES ON THE MORPHOLOGY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF STORED GRAIN WEEVILS SITOPHILUS (CURCULIONIDAE: COLEOPTERA) FROM KHAIRPUR, SINDH-PAKISTAN

    Shahnoor Suhriani, Waheed Ali Panhwar, Abdul Manan Shaikh
    258-268
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.819
  • EXTRACTION AND UTILIZATION OF BANANA PSEUDOSTEM SAP AS ORGANIC LIQUID BIO-FERTILIZER ON ONION (ALLIUM CEPA L)

    Shaukat Ali Abro, Manzoor Ali Abro, Jabir Husain Kapri, Nisar Ahmed, Hamz Ali, Shazia Parveen, Mumtaz Ali, Sameer Ali, Asma Khoso
    275-280
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.839
  • HYDRO-PRIMING DURATIONS IMPROVE THE GERMINATION AND VEGETATIVE GROWTH OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS VAR. SABZ PARI).

    Niaz Ahmed Wahocho, Muzamil Farooque jamali, Noor-un-Nisa Memon, Waqas Ahmad, Khalid Hussain Talpur, Piar Ali Shar, Afifa Talpur, Sohail Ahmed Otho, Fayaz Ali Jamali
    293-300
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.779
  • EVALUATION THE CAPACITY OF SUBDIVISION HYDERABAD RURAL FOR CULTIVATION OF CHICKPEA VARIETY DG-92 ON DIFFERENT FARMERS FIELDS

    Abdul Hakeem Jamro, Aijaz Ahmed Soomro, Habib-Ur-Rehman Memon, Irfan Parveen Bhatti, Ata U Rehman, Shahid Riyaz Malik, Abdul Naeem Shaikh, Israr Ahmed, Hadi Bux Bozdar
    301-311
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.769
  • EFFECTS OF VARIOUS HOUSING SYSTEMS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUINE BEHAVIOR IN THOROUGHBRED HORSE PAKISTAN

    Abdul Saleem Alias Baboo, Muhammad Naeem, Atique Ahmed Behan , Nasir Rajput, Noor -un-Nisa Marri, Shakeel Ahmed Tunio, Shahrood Ahmed Siddiqui
    312-319
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.821
  • MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF BACTERIAL SPECIES IN STREET VENDED CHOLAY CHAT USING 16S RRNA GENE

    Asadullah Marri, Aijaz Hussain Soomro, Nida Shaikh, Asif Irshad, Babar Khan, Umair Khatri, Nisar Gichki
    320-329
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.800
  • MINERAL NITROGEN DYNAMICS OVER TIME INFLUENCED BY PEANUT-WASTE BIOCHAR APPLICATION IN ALKALINE SOIL

    Muhammad Aon, Shahid Hussain, Muhammad Amjad Bashir, Muhammad Abbas, Sajid Masood, Qasim Ali
    330-338
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.853
  • USE OF PLANT GROWTH PROMOTING RHIZOBACTERIA CONTAINING ACC- DEAMINASE ACTIVITY FOR IMPROVING GROUNDNUT YIELD IN RAINFED AREA

    Safia Naureen Malik, Riffat Bibi, Majid Rahim, Obaid ur Rehman, Sarfraz Ahmed, Muhammad Yunas, Ghulam Muhammad, Azhar Mahmood Aulakh
    339-346
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.867
  • Population Fluctuations of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda) and Physiomorphic Characterization of Maize Varieties Cultivated under Field Conditions in Punjab-Pakistan

    Shamim Akhtar, Ferkhanda Farooq, Romana Iftikhar, Naima Din, Misbah Ashraf, Alina Zahid
    356-364
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.852
  • BIOPROCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR PECTINASE PRODUCTION IN A SUBMERGED CULTIVATION SYSTEM USING VARIOUS FILAMENTOUS FUNGI.

    Ghulam Sughra Mangrio, Sippi Pirah, Nadia Mangrio, Asma Asghar, Bharat kumar, Altaf Simair, Farooque Ali Bughio
    347-355
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.812
  • EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON FOOD SAFETY AND CROP PRODUCTIVITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

    Amir Afzal, Zobia Jabeen, Muhammad Waris, Muhammad Basharat, Muhammad Shahid Baloch, Ghulam Nabi, Saadia, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Arsalan, Sairah Syed
    365-370
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.868
  • SURVEILLANCE AND EVALUATION OF CLIMATIC FACTORS ON VARIETAL SCREENING AGAINST APHID POPULATION IN WHEAT

    Muhammad Saleem Wains, Muhammad Makky Javaid, Muhammad Babar Shahzad Afzal, Hafiz Ahsin Ali, Maha Sarfraz, Ansa Banazeer, Fida Hussain, Muhammad Naeem Aslam
    371-375
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.863
  • GEOSPATIAL ASSESSMENT OF IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY IN MULTAN TEHSIL: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS

    Muhammad Mubashir, Beenish Butt, Masooma Batool, Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Imran Latif, Ahmad Waqas, Saeed-ur- Rehman, Muhammad Usman Jamshaid
    376-384
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.864
  • NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY IN SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) INFLUENCED BY VARIOUS FERTIGATION AND BED PLANTING TECHNIQUES

    Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Sajjad, Mahmood-Ul Hassan, Muhammad Akhlaq Mudassar, Muhammad Abdul Shakoor, Mubashra Yasin, Salma Niaz
    385-392
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.849

Review Articles

  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES FOR THE PEST DETECTION IN BANANA FIELD: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    Shahzad Nasim, Munaf Rashid, Sidra Abid Syed, Imtiaz Brohi
    209-223
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.746
  • MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES APPLIED IN SURFACE EMG DETECTION- A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    Sidra Abid Syed, Hira Zahid, Saifullah Bullo, Sarmad Shams, Sania Tanvir, Syed Jamal Haider Zaidi; Shahzad Nasim
    225-237
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.804
  • ADVANCEMENT OF CROP PRODUCTIVITY VIA CRISPR-NANOPARTICLE INTERFACE

    Amir Afzal, Sairah Syed, Mishal Khizar, Javed Iqbal, Sharmin Ashraf, Aneesa Altaf, Basharat Mehmood, Muhammad Rashid Khan
    269-274
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.826
  • POTENTIAL ROLE OF MELATONIN IN ALLEVIATING HEAVY METALS PHYTOTOXICITY IN PLANTS

    Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ameen, Muhammad Waqas Malik, Solaima Akhter Tamimi, Kashif Mustafa, Muhammad Irfan Nazir, Muhammad Irfan, Salman Ahmad, Muhammad Ashar Ayub, Muhammad Nadeem
    288-292
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2023.20.02.782
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