CODEN PJARDC 28 (4) 338-444 (2015)

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Stochastic frontier analysis of maize farmers in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, PakistanKhurram Nawaz Saddozai, Umme Rubab and Abass Ullah Jan

Stochastic frontier production analysis of tobacco growers in District Mardan, PakistanKhurram Nawaz Saddozai, Muhammad Nasrullah and Noor P. Khan

Spatial price transmission in Pakistan: The case of wheat and rice marketsUmar Ijaz Ahmed, Liu Ying, Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Muhammad Amjed Iqbal, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Rafi Qamar and Aftab Nazeer

Effect of phosphorus fertilizer and water stress on protein and phenolic contents in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Zafar Abbas, Ijaz Ahmad, Adnan Shakeel, Muhammad Abdullah, Muhammad Islam, Sadiq Muhammad, Ghulam Murtaza and Mushtaq Ahmad

Performance evaluation of different tillage systems in a clay loam soilAli Raza Shah, Muhammad Saffar Mirjat, Abdul Quadir Mughal, Inayatullah Rajper and Asif Ali Mirani

Biodiversity and phytosociological studies of upstream and downstream riparian areas of Pakistan: Special reference to Taunsa Wildlife sanctuary and Keti Shah forests Raja Zoq-ul-Arfeen, Aamir Saleem, Sarwat Naz Mirza, Muhammad Akmal, Hafiz Muhammad Tayyab and Obaid Afzal

Microbial count and shelf life of phalsa (Grewia asiatica) juice Ambreen Akhtar Saddozai, Amer Mumtaz, Saeeda Raza and Shahzada Arshad Saleem

Development, physico-chemical and sensory properties of biscuits supplemented with pumpkin seeds to combat childhood malnutrition in PakistanSaima Kanwal, Saeeda Raza, Khalid Naseem, Muhammad Amjad, Naseem Bibi and Musarrat Gillani

Impact of phosphorus levels and seed rates on growth and yield of late sown maize on high elevation in Swat, Pakistan Imran, Shaheeda Naveed, Asad Ali Khan and Inayat Khattak

Role of trainings on farmers' profitability of medicinal and aromatic plants in mountainous areas of District Swat, Khyber PukhtunkhwaAnwar Hussain and Muhammad Rahman

Incidence of poverty and the role of non-farm activitiesAhmed Fatima

Assessment of the professional training course under watershed project at Fatehjang field station, Punjab, PakistanMuhammad Nisar Khan, Tariq Hassan, Hassnain Shah, Saleem Abid, Irum Raza and Saqib Shakeel Abbasi

Trend analysis of rice area and yield in PunjabNaheed Zahra, Nadeem Akmal, Sobia Naheed, Nusrat Habib, Sabeen Siddiqui and Irum Raza

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Reviewers of this Issue Foreigners1. Dr. M.B. Kirkham, Department of Agronomy, Plant Sciences Center, Kansas State University, USA.2. Dr. Anita, Chaudhry, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, USA. 3. Dr. Eltemsah Yehia, University of Tromso, Norway.4. Dr Sarah Jewell, Department of Economics, University of Reading, Reading, UK.5. Dr. Muhammad Munir, Plant Environment Physiologist, SOYL Precision Crop Production Division, Kennetside, Newbury, United Kingdom.6. Dr. Nauman Khalid, International Program in Agriculture Development Studies, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan.7. Dr. Do Minh Cuong, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Hue University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam.8. Mr. Ahsan Mir Rajper, Department of Soil Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.9. Dr.John Spriggs, Professor, Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Mathematics, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.10. Dr. Naila Nazir, Adjunct Faculty, Michigan State University, USA.11. Dr. Farzana Ahmad, Assistant Prof. Department Of Chemistry, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.12. Mr. Mohammad Ishaq, Assistant Professor, Huazhong Agriculture University, China.

Local1. Dr. Munir Ahmad, Director General Agri Engineering Division, PARC, Islamabad.2. Dr. Fateh Mohammad Soomro, Deptt. of Ag Education, Extension and Short Courses, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam.3. Mr. Asghar Ali, Lecturer, Institute of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.4. Dr. Rizwan Khalid, Assistant Agriculture Chemist, Soil & Water Testing Institute, Rawalpindi.5. Dr. Muhammad Rasheed, Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.6. Dr. Muhammad Aamir Khan, Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS, Islamabad.7. Prof. Dr. Alam Zeb, Department of Food Science & Technology, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar.8. Dr. Haroon Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of Biosciences, COMSATS, Islamabad.9. Dr. Ahmad Khan Baloch, Department of Food sciences and Technology, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan.10. Dr. Abdul Saboor, Department of Economics and Agri.Economics PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.11. Mr. Abdul Hassan, Senior Scientific Officer, SSRI-PARC, Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar. 12. Dr. Arshad Bashir, Director, PARC-SSRI, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad.13. Dr. Tahira Yasmin, Senior Scientific Officer, DPEP, NARC, Islamabad.

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