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1 CODEN PJARDC 27 (1) (2014) Vol. 27 January - March, 2014 No. 1 CONTENTS Page Genetic variability studies in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accessions Said Salman, Shah Jehan Khan, Javed Khan, Rehmat Ullah Khan and Imran Khan Comparative profitability analysis of recommended mungbean varieties at NARC Experimental Station, Islamabad, Pakistan Nusrat Habib, Muhammad Zubair Anwar and Ikram Saeed Performance of summer forage legumes and their residual effect on subsequent oat crop in subtropical subhumid Pothwar, Pakistan Imtiaz Ahmad Qamar, Maqsood Ahmad, Gulshan Riaz and Sartaj Khan Economics of cow milk production in Sindh and AJK Abid Hussain, Khalid Mahmood Aujla and Sonila Hassan Milk production potential in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abdul Hassan, Muhammad Ishaq, Nisar Ali Shah and Arshad Farooq

2 Effect of tillage and use of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth and yield components of maize Shafique Qadir Memon, Nadeem Amjad, Muhammad Safar Mirjat, Abdul Quadir Mughal, Khalil Ahmad Ibupoto, Shabbir Ahmad Kalwar, Asif Ali Mirani and Muhammad Azhar Saeed Farmers beliefs about indigenous farming practices and sustainable agricultural development Tanzila Kazmi, Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry, Aftab Ahmed and Shaheer Ellahi Khan Use of mobile phones by farming community and its impact on vegetable productivity Naveed Jehan, Khalid Mahmood Aujla, Muhammad Shahzad, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Zahoor, Majid Khan and Ahmed Bilal Forecasting citrus exports in Pakistan Ayesha Tahir Impact of fertilizer use on weed management in conservation agriculture - A review Ali Ahsan Bajwa, Ehsanullah, Shakeel Ahmad Anjum, Wahaj Nafees, Mohsin Tanveer and Hafiz Salman Saeed

3 Reviewers of this Issue Foreigners 1. Professor Dr. John Cardina, Department of Horticulture and Crop Sciences, Ohio State University, USA. 2. Professor Dr. Xueyuan Bai, School of Agricultural Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, China. 3. Professor Dr. Md Mohan Mia, Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Sylhet Agricultural University, Bangladesh. 4. Dr. James W. Green, Department of Anthropology, University of Washington, USA. 5. Dr. Muhammad Arshad Javed, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Technology, Malaysia. 6. Dr. Akhter Ali, Agricultural Economist, CIMMYT, Pakistan. 7. Dr. M. Khalid Rafiq, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technologt, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, P.R. China. 8. Mr. Muhammad Ishaq, College of Economics and Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei, China. Local 1. Dr. Asrar Khan, Department of Biosciences, COMSAT Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad. 2. Dr. Malik Inayatullah Jan, Institute of Development Studies, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar. 3. Mr. Abdul Ghaffar, Principal Scientific Officer, Animal Breeding & Genetics Programme, Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. 4. Mr. Altaf Ghani Bhatti, Institute of Social Sciences, Baha-uddin Zakriya University, Multan. 5. Dr. Maqsood Qamar, Sr. Scientific Officer, Wheat Programme, Crop Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad. 6. Dr. Muhammad Qasim, Agricultural Economist, SSO, PARC-Social Sciences Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad. 7. Dr. Anwar Hussain, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad. 8. Professor Dr. Sarwar N. Mirza,, Department of Forestry & Range Management, PMAS - Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi. 9. Dr. Khuda Bakhsh, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. 10. Mr. Abdul Hassan, Sr. Scientific Officer, PARC- Social Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab, Peshawar.

4 Vol. 27 PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH No. 1 Higher Education Commission Recognized Journal January-March, 2014 The Journal was originally started as Agriculture Pakistan in Its name was changed to Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research in 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. Muhammad Sharif, Member /Incharge (SSD) PARC, Islamabad Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Member /Incharge (ASD) PARC, Islamabad Management Committee Editorial Committee Dr. Munir Ahmed CSO/Secretary PARC, Islamabad Dr. M. Azeem Khan Director General, NARC, Islamabad Dr. M. Ehsan Akhtar Registrar (PIASA) NARC, Islamabad Ms. Shahnaz Zuberi Director (SI) NARC, Islamabad Dr. Anjum Munir Director (CDRI) NARC, Islamabad Dr. Tariq Hassan Director (SSRI) NARC, Islamabad Dr. M. Aslam Director (API) NARC, Islamabad Dr. N. M. Cheema PSO (PSD) PARC, Islamabad Ms. Sabiha Amin Managing Editor, PARC, Islamabad Dr. M.E. Tusneem (Chief Editor) NAEAC, HEC, Islamabad Subject Editors Dr. Zahoor Ahmad (Plant Breeding & Genetics) Ex-Chief Scientist, PARC Dr. Ghulam Jilani (Plant Protection) LUAWMS, Uthal, Lasbela Dr. Tahir Saleem (Natural Resources) Ex-Director, NFDC, Islamabad Dr. Muhammad Rafiq-ur-Rehman (Agric. & Biol Engg,) Ex Member Punjab Agric. Res. Board, Lahore Dr. M. Afzal (Animal Health & Prod.) FAO, Consultant, Islamabad Dr. Bashir Ahmad (Social Sciences) University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Production : Abdul Rehman and Muneeb Tariq Indexed in: AGRIS, FAO; CAB Abstract; Pakistan Science Abstract, PASTIC The Journal is also available on Factiva and EBSCO- affiliated international databases through Asianet-Pakistan Published by Directorate of Scientific Information Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), P.O. Box 1031, Islamabad, Pakistan Ph: / Fax: m.editor@pjar.org.pk Website: http: // http: // Original Scientific Research Papers (Full articles and short notes) and Review articles are invited for the coming issues of Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research

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