CODEN PJARDC 28 (2)110-216 (2015) Vol. 28 April - June, 2015 No. 2 CONTENTS Page Physico-chemical changes in grains of some advance lines/ varieties of 110 rice (Oryza sativa L.) after parboiling Muhammad Akhter, Muhammad Azhar Ali, Zulqarnain Haider and Shahzad Muzammil Genetic diversity for yield and related traits in upland cotton 118 genotypes Kalim Ullah, Zahid Usman, Niamatullah Khan, Rehmat Ullah, Fazal Yazdan Saleem, Shahid Iqbal Khattak and Muhammad Ali Inoculation and inter-cropping of legumes in established grass for 126 increasing biomass of fodder Muhammad Arshad Ullah, Nazir Hussain, Helge Schmeisky and Muhammad Rasheed Characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolated from 136 root system of sunflower (Helianthus annus L) grown under salt affected area of Pakistan Muhammad Zahid Kiani, Arshad Ali, Tariq Sultan and Muhammad Munir Ahmad Suitability of different formulated carriers for sustaining microbial 143 shelf life Tosif Tabassam, Tariq Sultan, M.Ehsan Akhtar, M.Mahmood-ul-Hassan and Arshad Ali Trends in wholesale prices of onion and potato in major markets of 152 Pakistan: A time series analysis Anum Fatima, Saleem Abid and Sobia Naheed Economics of peri-urban radish production and marketing in 159 Faisalabad Rashed Saeed, Shoaib-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Qasim, Hafiz Zahid Mahmood and Irfan Mehmood Biochemical abnormalities induced by abamectin in sixth instar larvae 169 of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Riaz, Mushtaq A. Saleem and Muhammad Ishaque Mastoi Economics of milk production of major dairy buffalo breeds by agro- 179 ecological zones in Pakistan Khalid Mahmood Aujla and Abid Hussain Toxicities of azadirachtin and polychlorinated petroleum hydrocarbon 192 against resistant and susceptible strains of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults Riaz Hussain, Muhammad Riaz and Mushtaq A. Saleem Antiviral activity of viro care GZ-08TM against newcastle disease virus 200 in poultry and its in-vitro cytotoxicity assay Muhammad Hidayat Rasool, Abuzar Muhammad Afzal, Abu Baker Siddique, Waseem Akram, Muhammad Saqalein, Madiha Basit and Muhammad Farooq Tahir Effectiveness of agricultural extension services in dissemination of 210 information to the farming community of district Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Muhammad Asif Jamil, Nowshad Khan, FarhatUllah Khan and Muhammad Zakria Reviewers of this Issue Foreigners 1. Dr. Eric Bremer, Western Ag Innovation, Saskatchewan, Canada. 2. Prof. Dr. Weijun Zhou, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. 3. Dr. Saikat Kumar Basu, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. 4. Dr. Jerome V. Galapon, Philippine Rice Research Institute, PhilRice- Isabela, Philippines. 5. Dr. Abid Ali, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China. 6. Dr. Nazir Hussain, Science and Technology Park, Doha, Qatar. 7. Dr. Mazhar Ul Haq, SLU, Patologi Travagon, Uppsala, Sweden. 8. Dr. Muhammad Ishaq, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. 9. Dr. Akhtar Ali, Agricultural Economist, CIMMYT Pakistan. 10. Dr. Saiq Shakeel Abbasi, Wuhan City, Hubei, China. 11. Dr. U.V Somayajulu, Sigma Research and Consulting, New Dehli, India. Local 1. Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Chaudhry, Institute of Business Management Sciences University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 2. Prof. Dr. Hakoomat Ali, Department of Agronomy Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. 3. Dr. Aurang Zeb, Nuclear Institute for Food & Agriculture (NIFA), Tarnab, Peshawar. 4. Dr. Khuda Bakhsh, Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS, Vehari. 5. Dr. Muhammad Mohibullah Khan, Department of Plant & Breading and Genetics Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan. 6. Dr. Muhammad Rasheed, Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. 7. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad. 8. Dr. Muhammad Athar Abbas, Animal Sciences Institute NARC, Islamabad. 9. Dr. Riaz Ahmad, Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 10. Dr. Shoukat Ali, Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. Vol. 28 PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH No.2 Higher Education Commission Recognized Journal April - June 2015 The Journal was originally started as “Agriculture Pakistan” in 1949. Its name was changed to “Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research in 1979. Since year 2000, it is being published with present size and typography. Governing Board Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Islamabad Dr. Nadeem Amjad , Member/Incharge (NRD) PARC, Islamabad Dr. Shahid Masood Member/Incharge (PSD) PARC, Islamabad Dr. Umer Farooq, Member /Incharge (SSD) PARC, Islamabad Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Member /Incharge (ASD) PARC, Islamabad Management Committee Editorial Committee Dr. Munir Ahmed Dr. Kausar Abdulla Malik (HI, SI, TI) (Chief Editor) CSO-II/Secretary PARC, Islamabad HEC Distinguished National Professor Forman Christian College, Lahore Dr. M. Azeem Khan Director General, NARC, Islamabad Subject Editors Dr. M. 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