Muhammad Yaseen

University of Agriculture Faisalabad · Department of Mathematics and Statistics

As a result of extreme modifications in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the status of air quality has recently been improved. This bibliometric study was conducted on a global scale to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air pollution, identify the emerging challenges, and discuss the future perspectives during the course o...

Weeds, often considered a “menace” are top-notch, adroit survivors having intrinsic value as source of biodiversity and various promising uses as bio-resource. Among other benefits, their use as feed/food source or raw material is still to be explored. Weedy rice (Oryza sativa f. spontanea) a conspecific of rice has rapid growth, ability to uptake...

Background: Exposure to excessive heat can impact kidney health. Climate change is projected to aggravate this impact. An analysis of articles published between 1958 and 2021 was conducted to explore the progress of the research on this issue. Methods: This study included a bibliometric analysis wherein Web of Science was used to generate a list...

The augmented block design (ABD) is commonly used in breeding programs to evaluate the performance of large number of genotypes using non-replicated new test treatments and replicated check treatments. The purpose of this design is to determine which test treatment performs better than check treatments. The objective of this study is to identifying...

As a result of extreme modifications in human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, the status of air quality has recently been improved. This bibliometric study was conducted on a global scale to quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air pollution, identify the emerging challenges, and discuss the future perspectives during the course o...

Since open biomass burning (OBB) and open crop straw burning (OCSB) could pose a great risk to human health via altering the air quality, these practices have grabbed considerable attention from the scientific community and policymakers in recent years. In order to have a greater and deeper understanding of the contributions of both OBB and OCSB on...

Since open biomass burning (OBB) and open crop straw burning (OCSB) could pose a great risk to human health via altering the air quality, these practices have grabbed considerable attention from the scientific community and policymakers in recent years. In order to have a greater and deeper understanding of the contributions of both OBB and OCSB on...

Since open biomass burning (OBB) and open crop straw burning (OCSB) could pose a great risk to human health via altering the air quality, these practices have grabbed considerable attention from the scientific community and policymakers in recent years. In order to have a greater and deeper understanding of the contributions of both OBB and OCSB on...

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici, is one of the most important diseases of wheat worldwide, which is engendered to hefty wheat yield losses each year. In order to alleviate yield losses, resistant varieties are used. In the absence of resistance, leaf rust management through chemicals is an alternate strategy. However, frequent...

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is an important nutritional constraint for crop productivity in alkaline-calcareous saline-sodic soils. Generally, farmers apply different P fertilizers to overcome P deficiency; however, different P fertilizers may have different efficiency in saline-sodic and normal soils. An experiment was conducted to investigate the c...

Electric vehicles (EVs) can substantially decrease atmospheric pollutant emissions, thereby improving air quality, decreasing global warming, and improving human health. In this study, we performed a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using Web of Science to understand the research developments and future perspectives in EVs between 1974 and 2021....

Drought is a devastating factor for crop production worldwide. Therefore, an experiment was conducted to study genetics for some agro-physiological traits in cotton under drought stress. The 13 parental cotton genotypes along with their 30 F 1 hybrids were planted under normal and drought conditions. The mean performance of the genotypes was assess...

Downy mildew is a devastating disease of canola. Two years study was conducted to find the impact of different nitrogen levels on disease severity of downy mildew with respect to leaf age on canola plants in field conditions. Three nitrogen levels (11.50 Kg acre−1, 23 Kg acre−1 and 34.5 Kg acre−1) were applied in soil when plants were 40 days old....

Downy mildew is a devastating disease of canola. Two years study was conducted to find the impact of different nitrogen levels on disease severity of downy mildew with respect to leaf age on canola plants in field conditions. Three nitrogen levels (11.50 Kg acre-1, 23 Kg acre-1 and 34.5 Kg acre-1) were applied in soil when plants were 40 days old....

We investigated the differential growth response and nickel (Ni) accumulation by two rice varieties grown in Ni‐contaminated soil. Soil was contaminated with Ni at different levels viz. control (0), 7, 15, 22, 30 and 38 mg kg–‐1 soil. Two rice varieties viz. Basmati‐2000 (fine variety) and KSK‐133 (coarse variety) were grown in pots containing Ni‐c...

A biophysical survey was conducted in 15 cotton-growing districts of Pakistan. Four hundred cotton growers were approached and inquired about the production technology of Bt cotton. Further, 25 strip tests using combo strips (Cry1Ac, Cry2Ab, Vip3Aa and Cp4, EPSPS gene) were performed at each farmer’s field. Out of 10,000 total-tested samples, farme...

Salt-affected soils are major problem around the globe which reduces the nutrient status of the soils and reduces the crop yields. Fertilizer management can improve the crop productivity in salt affected soils. A pot study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different sources of phosphorus (P) on the growth of rapeseed in salt-affected soil. Tw...

Background Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes the social breakdown of relationships with others. Patients with schizophrenia interpret reality and verbal communication in an abnormal way. They experience great difficulty in building and maintaining of social relationships within society. They also experience barriers in communication an...

To investigate the water-deficit tolerance, 45 cotton genotypes were grown under normal irrigation and water-deficit conditions for 2 years. Genotype × treatment × year interaction was determined for seed cotton yield, number of bolls, boll weight, chlorophyll fluorescence, proline contents, and total soluble proteins. Apart from proline levels, al...

The research was conducted for the source of resistance against Alternaria leaf spot disease of brassica. In the current research, ten varieties/ advanced lines were evaluated in 2016-17 and 2017-18 against this disease using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) at the experimental research area of Oilseeds Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural...

Example software for the analysis of data from designed experiments, especially agricultural crop experiments. The basics of the analysis of designed experiments are discussed using real examples from agricultural field trials. A range of statistical methods using a range of R statistical packages are exemplified . The experimental data is made ava...

Example software for the analysis of data from designed experiments, especially agricultural crop experiments. The basics of the analysis of designed experiments are discussed using real examples from agricultural field trials. A range of statistical methods using a range of R statistical packages are exemplified . The experimental data is made ava...

Salinity is a serious problem that limits crop growth and yield. The present study used plotting to evaluate 25 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) accessions for various morpho-physiological parameters at the seedling stage and identify significantly salt-tolerant tomato lines at three different salinity levels. The pot experiment had a completely ra...

Functions to calculate Average Sample Numbers (ASN), Average Run Length (ARL1) and value of k, k1 and k2 for quality control charts under repetitive sampling as given in Aslam et al. (2014) (<doi:10.7232/iems.2014.13.1.101>).

rgsp: Repetitive Group Sampling Plan Based on Cpk. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rgsp/index.html. R package version 0.1.0.

Description Performs general Bayesian estimation method of linear-bilinear models for genotype × environment interaction. The method is explained in Perez-Elizalde, S., Jar-quin, D., and Crossa, J. (2011)

Provides data sets and functions for exploration of Pakistan Population Census 2017 (<http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/>).

Performs Diallel Analysis with R using Griffing's and Hayman's approaches. Four different methods (1: Method-I (Parents + F1's + reciprocals); 2: Method-II (Parents and one set of F1's); 3: Method-III (One set of F1's and reciprocals); 4: Method-IV (One set of F1's only)) and two methods (1: Fixed Effects Model; 2: Random Effects Model) can be appl...

Provides data sets and R Codes for Williams, E.R., Matheson, A.C. and Harwood, C.E. (2002). Experimental Design and Analysis for Tree Improvement, CSIRO Publishing.

Functionalities to perform Stability Analysis of Genotype by Environment Interaction (GEI) to identify superior and stable genotypes under diverse environments. It performs Eberhart & Russel's ANOVA (1966) (<doi:10.2135/cropsci1966.0011183X000600010011x>), Finlay and Wilkinson (1963) Joint Linear Regression (<doi:10.1071/AR9630742>), Wricke (1962,...

Spatial Analysis for exploration of Pakistan Population Census 2017 (<http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/>). It uses data from R package 'PakPC2017'.

R Codes and Datasets for Stroup, W. W. (2012). Generalized Linear Mixed Models: Modern Concepts, Methods and Applications, CRC Press.

Functionalities to compute model based genetic components i.e. genotypic variance, phenotypic variance and heritability for given traits of different genotypes from replicated data using methodology explained by Burton, G. W. & Devane, E. H. (1953) (<doi:10.2134/agronj1953.00021962004500100005x>) and Allard, R.W. (2010, ISBN:8126524154).

Data and statistics of Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey 2014-15 from Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (<http://www.pbs.gov.pk/>).

R Codes and Datasets for Duchateau, L. and Janssen, P. and Rowlands, G. J. (1998). Linear Mixed Models. An Introduction with applications in Veterinary Research. International Livestock Research Institute (ISBN 92-9146-038-9).

Provides data set and functions for exploration of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014 Child questionnaire data for Punjab, Pakistan (<http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys>).

Provides data set and function for exploration of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014 Household questionnaire data for Punjab, Pakistan (<http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys>).

Provides data set and function for exploration of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014 Household Listing questionnaire data for Punjab, Pakistan (<http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys>).

Provides data set and function for exploration of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2014 Women (age 15-49 years) questionnaire data for Punjab, Pakistan (<http://www.mics.unicef.org/surveys>).

Soil degradation affects soil properties such as structure, water retention, porosity, electrical conductivity (EC), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and soil flora and fauna. This study was conducted to evaluate the response of contrasting textured soils irrigated with water having different EC:SAR ratios along with amendments: gypsum (G), farm manur...

This research studied the effectiveness of training of In-Hand Manipulation on typically developing children to study the improvement in Urdu handwriting legibility of students of grade 4 and 5. Thirty nine participants with poor handwriting were taken from the general education schools. Pretest-Posttest Two Group Design was used in the study. Nine...

This study is conducted to identify the countries as developed, developing or under developed nation by using k-means clustering. Some important socioeconomic indicators are considered. Agriculture value added (% of GDP), Fertility rate, Exports of goods and services, current GDP, Imports and inflation were the major determinants for having large d...

Cotton production in Pakistan seems adequate, but inclined to several biotic and abiotic constraints, especially Cotton Leaf Curl Virus posing a hazardous impact on cotton yield by affecting yield traits, fiber quality and health status of plants. In this study, eight Bt and four Non-Bt cotton genotypes were sown under augmented design in the exper...

Cotton production in Pakistan seems adequate, but inclined to several biotic and abiotic constraints, especially Cotton Leaf Curl Virus posing a hazardous impact on cotton yield by affecting yield traits, fiber quality and health status of plants. In this study, eight Bt and four Non-Bt cotton genotypes were sown under augmented design in the exper...

The focus of current wheat research is to achieve durable rust resistance in Pakistan. We explored slow leaf and stripe rusting potential in 37 wheat genotypes by studying different slow rusting parameters, e.g., average coefficient of infection (ACI), latent period, pustule size, pustule density, infection rate (IR), area under disease progress cu...

In water resource management daily flow to the reservoir is most important factor, in this study the daily flow to the reservoir as well as upstream has been forecast by different models. Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) models has been used to forecast daily flow of different dams and linked...

Salinity is amongst the leading abiotic stresses which adversely affects the crop productivity. It brings multiple disorders in normal plant functionality and suppresses yield up to drastic level. Under subjection to salinity, maize crop interacts differently with different environmental conditions and shows different responses. Plants interact pos...

The task of looking for new and potentially feasible metal biosorbents has a wide scope. In the present work, optimization of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters has been carried out for the removal of Cu(II) from aqueous solution using Mentha spicata distillation waste (native and alginated) biomass. M. spicata distillation waste biomass was effi...

Lentil is a valuable human food and one of the oldest known protein rich food legumes which is also known as poor men’s meat. Owing to biotic and abiotic stresses, the crop yield is below attainable levels which are mainly attributed to pathological factors especially lentil wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lentis. It is a potential threat t...

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici, is one of the most important diseases of wheat worldwide, which is engendered to hefty wheat yield losses each year. In order to alleviate yield losses, resistant varieties are used. In the absence of resistance, leaf rust management through chemicals is an alternate strategy. However, frequent...

Knowledge of economic threshold level and growth habits of weeds in chickpea is essential to implement timely, effective, and economical weed control treatments. The effect of weed density on growth and yield performance in chickpea using dragon spurge as a test weed was investigated for 2 consecutive yr. Dragon spurge density levels of 5, 10, 15,...

Water-saving rice production systems are inevitable in the wake of severe water shortage in rice-growing regions of the world. Mulches can improve water productivity, yield and quality of rice through increase in water retention. Studies were conducted for two consecutive years to assess the potential role of mulches (plastic and straw) in improvin...

Genotype (G) and environment (E) interaction effects for grain quality are important to processors of white sorghum grain. The objective of this study was to analyze the genotype plus genotype-by-environment interaction effect (GGE) for grain attributes of 11white-grained sorghum G produced in 12 E in Nebraska. Environments included combinations of...

We assessed feeding effect of Schizaphis graminum Rond. and Rhopalosiphum padi L. (Homoptera: Aphididae) on yield losses to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) (Cv. Sahar) sown on November 05th (early November), November 20th (late November) and December 05th (early December) during 2011, at Multan, Punjab (Pakistan). Aphids were controlled by applying im...

Children are at higher risk for foodborne illness than adults. Primary food handlers for young children have a direct impact on their child's food safety risk. The objective of this study was to determine food safety handling practices and knowledge of main food preparers in families with children <10 years of age. Four surveys based on the FightBA...

Modelling fertility patterns of a population has gained popularity among the demographers in recent years. This article investigates the fertility patterns of Pakistan and its urban and rural regions. The analysis of age specific fertility rates (ASFRs) has demonstrated high fertility in rural population as compared to urban and overall Pakistan po...

Twin rows are being promoted as a means to increase maize yield through increased interception of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and plant morphology modification. The objective of this research was to explore the interactive effects of maize hybrid, plant population, and row configuration on grain yield and grain yield components, inter...

Adoption of maize (Zea mays L) hybrids containing Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) transgenes and increased plant population is widespread but little scientific research exists on their interactions with production environments in the Western Maize Belt of the United States. Two pairs of near-isogenic Bt and non-Bt maize hybrids were grown under rainfed...

The aging of the dental work-force has implications for both patients and dentists, especially those in rural and underserved areas. Anecdotal information regarding dental workforce trends indicates that students from rural communities are more likely to practice in rural communities than are students from urban areas. Although the medical literatu...

Modeling complex interactions involving multiple response variables is a difficult problem. Response variables are often correlated with each other, have causal relationships and are influenced by factor main effects, interactions and covariates. When analyzing these types of data, the covariance(s) and causal structure among the traits and the ran...

Effective weed control in wheat crop promises attractive grains harvest and subsequent food security in Pakistan. The objective of this study was to evaluate cultural (stale seed bed and double seed rate), mechanical (bar harrow, hand hoeing and hand pulling) and chemical weed control (bromoxynil+MCPA, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, and a combination of both]...

Contribution of mechanical inputs in farming is considered in terms of farm mechanization. Farm mechanization has helped in increasing the cultivated area and yield of major crops like wheat, rice and maize to 0.4%, 10.4% and 27.3%, respectively, by bringing barren land under cultivation. To study the present status of farm mechanization in all the...

Grain processors would benefit from information about the production environment and the influences of the sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] hybrid on food-grade flour properties. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of environment and hybrid on rapid-visco-analysis (RVA) flour properties of commercially available food-grade...

Pediatric dentists are too few in number to care for all children. Therefore, the level of pediatric dental services provided by general dentists, especially in rural areas, is crucial to improving the dental health of children. The objectives of the study were to establish a baseline in regard to the quantity of pediatric dental care provided by g...

Contribution of mechanical inputs in farming is considered in terms of farm mechanization. Farm mechanization has helped in increasing the cultivated area and yield of major crops like wheat, rice and maize to 0.4%, 10.4% and 27.3% respectively by bringing barren land under cultivation (GOP, 2006). To study the present status of farm mechanization...

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship, if any, of a dental student's 1) state of residency and 2) gender to his or her practice location in a rural Nebraska community after graduation. Previous research has demonstrated that dental students generally locate their practices near their place of rearing and that male graduates ar...

Few studies have examined grain quality of food-grade sorghum hybrids. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of environment and hybrid on grain quality of commercially available food-grade sorghums. A randomized complete block experiment with three replications was planted in 12 environments, which included the 2004 and 2005 grow...

This study was carried out to evaluate three Pakistani sheep breeds (Kachhi, Lohi and Thalli) for their natural resistance against artificial infection of Haemonchus contortus. Lambs were weaned at 3 months of age, housed in separate pens and treated with Avermectin to eliminate gastrointestinal nematode infection. Each lamb was infected orally wit...

This paper presents the first report of multiple anthelmintic resistance in the gastrointestinal nematodes of goats and its possible contributory factors in an irrigated area (Pakistan). A total of 18 privately owned Beetal goat flocks were selected in order to determine the anthelmintic resistance against commonly used anthelmintics. Forty to 48 a...

The aim of this study was to (1) examine the factors involved in the adoption or non-adoption of Bt cotton, (2) identify sources of Bt cotton seed acquisition, and (3) evaluate farmers' knowledge and perception of insect pests incidence and management practices in Bt cotton in the Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 150 farmers growing Bt cotton expressin...

The comparative performance of two organic acids (EDTA, citric acid) for the removal of Pb from two texturally different soils (loamy sand, sandy clay loam soil) was evaluated. The extraction of Pb increased with increasing organic acid concentration and removal from sandy clay soil was lower than from loamy sand soil. Maximum Pb removal (330.6 mg...

Production performance and egg quality characteristics of pullets and spent layers were compared in this study. Forty birds, each from the flocks of pullets (24 weeks old) and spent layers (76 weeks old) were selected as experimental birds. The birds from each age group were divided into five replicates, each comprising of eight birds. All the expe...

1. This paper describes the influence of some epidemiological determinants on the prevalence of louse infestation on layers in Faisalabad (Pakistan). 2. Seventy layer farms were screened to determine the prevalence of louse infestation and its determinants including age of the bird, availability of space per bird and frequency of litter change. Pre...

The present study was carried out to determine the anthelmintic activity of Caesalpinia crista (L.) (Fabaceae) seed kernel and Chenopodium album (L.) (Chenopodiaceae) whole plant in order to justify their traditional use in veterinary medicine. In vitro anthelmintic activity of crude aqueous methanolic extract (AME) of both the plants was determine...

The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthiasis in ruminants in an irrigated area of lower Punjab (Pakistan). For this purpose, 100 faecal samples were collected from sheep, goats, cattle and buffaloes. Parasitological procedures including direct and indirect methods (sedimentation and floatation) and...

The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthiasis in ruminants in an irrigated area of lower Punjab (Pakistan). For this purpose, 100 faecal samples were collected from sheep, goats, cattle and buffaloes. Parasitological procedures including direct and indirect methods (sedimentation and floatation) and...

Different doses of Calcium carbide (CaC 2) were tested at various growth stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) with and without nitrogen fertilizer (urea) in a pot experiment. CaC 2 was applied @ 15, 30, and 45 mg kg -1 soil with N fertilizer @ 60 mg kg -1 soil at sowing, one, two and four weeks after sowing. Number of tillers, grain yield and N u...

Anthelmintic activity of condensed tannins (CT) was evaluated both in vitro and in vivo. In vitro tests included egg hatch test and paralysis/mortality assay on adult Haemonchus contortus. In vivo anthelmintic effect was determined by faecal egg count reduction test in lambs. To this end, 18 lambs were divided into three groups (low tannin, high ta...

1/3 at seed formation. The highest achene yields of 2446 kg ha' and 2370 kg ha' were obtained in 2004 and 2005, respectively from plots, where nitrogen was applied in three equal splits at sowing, at first irrigation and at flowering. The mean crop growth rate (21.52 and 20.95 g m-2 day") and mean net assimilation rate (8.97 and 8.78 g m· 2 day") a...