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Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs)

 

Fresh Arrivals at NARC Library


The following journals/magazines/books and documents were received in NARC Library during January, 2012

 

JOURNALS/ MAGAZINES

 

1. Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research (Bangladesh). 2011. 36 (2,3)

2. Development and Cooperation (D+C) (Germany). 2012. 39 (1)

3. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences (India). 2012. 82 (1)

4. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology (Pakistan). 2012. 14 (1)

5. Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly (Japan). 2011. 45 (3,5)

6. Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences (Pakistan). 2012. 8 (1)

7. The Lahore Journal of Economics (Pakistan). 2011. 16 (2)

8. Nada-i-Kissan (Pakistan). 2012. 25 (1)

9. Non-Wood News (Italy). 2011 (11)

10. Nucleus (Pakistan). 2011. 48 (4)

11. Pak Atom (Pakistan). 2011. 31 (6)

12. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research (Pakistan). 2011. 24 (1-4)

13. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Pakistan). 2011. 48 (4)

14. Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Pakistan). 2011. 44 (3)

15. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (Pakistan). 2011. 9 (2)

16. Pakistan Journal of Meteorology (Pakistan). 2011. 8 (5)

17. Pakistan Journal of Phytopathology (Pakistan). 2011. 23 (2)

18. Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Pakistan). 2011. 43 (1,2,3,4,5)

19. Pakistan Sugar Journal (Pakistan). 2012. 27 (1)

20. Pakistan Veterinary Journal (Pakistan). 2012. 32 (1)

21. Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (Pakistan). 2010. 47 (4)

22. Spider: Pakistan's Internet Magazine (Pakistan). 2012. 14 (158)

23. Time Magazine (USA). 2012. 179 ( 1,2,3,4)

 

BOOKS/ DOCUMENTS

  1. Singh, S.P. and Sharma, E. Climate Change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: The State of Current Knowledge. 2011. ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal. 88p.

  2. FAO. Developing the Institutional Framework for the Management of Animal Genetic Resources. 2011. FAO Animal Production and Health No. 6. Rome, Italy. 112p.

  3. FAO. Energy - Smart Food for People and Climate. 2011. Rome; Italy. 66p.

  4. FAO. Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice. 2011. FAO Animal Production and Health No. 7. Rome, Italy. 36p.

  5. Paris, T.; Manzanilla, D. and Labios, R. Guide to Participatory Varietal Selection for Submergence Tolerant Rice. 2011. IRRI, Manila, Philippines. 111p.

  6. IRRI Annual Report 2010. IRRI, Manila, Philippines. 42p.

  7. JIRCAS Annual Report 2009. JIRCAS, Tsukuba, Japan. 83p.

  8. Conforti, P. Looking Ahead in World Food and Agriculture: Perspectives to 2050. 2011. FAO, Rome, Italy. 539p.

  9. Timsina, J.; Buresh, R.J. and Dixon, J. Rice Maize Systems in Asia: Current Situation and Potential. 2011. IRRI, Manila; Philippines. 235p.

  10. Gurung, D.R. and Giriraj, A. Snow-Cover Mapping and Monitoring In the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. 2011. ICIMOD, Kathmandu; Nepal. 32p.

  11. Bajracharya, S.R. and Shrestha, B. The Status of Glaciers in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region. 2011. ICIMOD, Kathmandu; Nepal. 127p.

  12. Akhtar, K.; Gabriel, H.M.; Khan, S. and Sadiq, A. Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan. 2011. NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan. 702p.

  13. FAO. Surveying and Monitoring of Animal Genetic Resources. 2011. FAO Animal Production and Health No. 7. FAO, Rome, Italy. 144p.

  14. Muhammad, S. Umoor-e- Baghbani (Urdu). Kitab Markaz, Faisalabad, Pakistan. 379p.

  15. Hunzai, K. and Gerlitz, J. Understanding Mountain Poverty in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas: Regional Report for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. 2011. ICIMOD, Kathmandu; Nepal. 68p.

  16. Kazbekov, J. and Qureshi, A.A.S. Agricultural Extension in Central Asia: Existing Strategies and Future Needs. 2011. IWMI Working Paper No. 145. IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 35p.

  17. FAO. Climate Change Mitigation Finance for Smallholder Agriculture: A Guide Book to Harvesting Soil Carbon Sequestration Benefits. 2011. Rome; Italy. 83p.

  18. FAO. Guide for Application of Risk Analysis Principles and Procedures During Food Safety Emergencies. 2011. Rome, Italy. 52p.

  19. FAO. Food Outlook: Global Market Analysis. 2011. Rome, Italy. 150p.

  20. Shanley, P. (Ed.). Fruit, Trees and Useful Plants in Amazonian Life. 2011. Non-Wood Forest Products. FAO, Rome, Italy. 353p.

  21. Guide to Implementation of Phytosanitary Standards in Forestry. 2011. FAO Forestry Paper No. 164. FAO, Rome, Italy. 165p.

  22. Al-Oudat, M. and Qadir, M. The Halophytic Flora of Syria. 2011. ICARDA, Aleppo, Syria. 188p.

  23. FAO. Influenza and other Emerging Zoonotic Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface. 2011. FAO Animal Production and Health Proceedings No. 13. Rome, Italy. 53p.

  24. FAO. Land Tenure. 2011. Rome, Italy. 187p.

  25. FAO. Molecular Genetic Characterization of Animal Genetic Resources. 2011. FAO Animal Production and Health Guidelines No. 9. Rome, Italy. 85p.

  26. FAO. Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Recofi Working Group on Fisheries Management. 2011. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report No. 986. Rome, Italy. 60p.

  27. FAO. The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture: Managing Systems at Risk. 2011. Rome, Italy. 285p.

  28. Ahmed, M.F. and Hasnain, S.A. Vertebrate Management Fauna of Baluchistan Coast. 2011. PARC/Zoological Survey Islamabad, Pakistan. 73p.

Publication in Digital Format

  1. Wang, K. Agrobacterium Protocols: Methods in Molecular Biology. 2006. 2nd Edition Humana Press, New Jersey, USA. 484p.

  2. Elmerich, C. and Newton, W.E. Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations. 2007. Springer, Ordrecht; Netherlands. Various paging.

  3. Abdelly,C. and Grignon, C. Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance. 2008. Springer, Boston, UK. 367p

  4. Gupta, P.K. and Varshney, R.K. Cereal Genomics. 2006. Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, USA. 639p.

  5. Andrews, C. and Spignesi, S. Crop Circles: Signs of Contact. 2006. The Career Press, New York, USA. 235p.

  6. Mahy, B.W. and Regenmortel, M.H. Desk Encyclopedia of Plant and Fungal Virology. 2010. Elsevier Academic Press, Boston, USA. 613p.

  7. Bardhan, P. and Udry, C. Development Microeconomics. 1999. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. 244p.

  8. Rubn, E. and Reisner, H.W. Essentials of Rubin's Pathology. 2009. 5th Edition. Academic Publishers, New York, USA. 347p.

  9. Lesourne, J.; Orlean, A. and Walliser, B. Evolutionary Microeconomics. 2002. Springer New York, USA. 296p.

  10. Cooper, J. and Leifert, C. Handbook of Organic Food Safety and Quality. 2007. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. 522p.

  11. kingsbury, N. Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding. 2009. London, UK. 493p.

  12. Lee, O.R and Mckenzie, R.B. Microeconomics’ for MBAs: Microeconomics, A Way of Thinking about Business. 2006. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Various paging

  13. Freixas, X and Rochet, J.C. Microeconomics of Banking. 2008. 2nd Edition. MIT Press, Cambridge, UK. 363p.

  14. Burkett, J.P. Microeconomics: Optimization, Experiments and Behavior. 2006. Oxford University Press, New York, USA. 326p.

  15. Ayres, R.U and Martinás, K. On the Reappraisal of Microeconomics: Economic Growth and Change in a Material World. 2005. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK. 200p

  16. Mnkiw, N.G. Principles of microeconomics. 2008. 4th Edition. South Western College, Canada. 479p.

  17. Läuchli, A. and Lüttge, U. Salinity: Environment – Plants – Molecules. 2006. Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, USA. 552p.

  18. Hall, R. Soil Essentials: Managing your farm's primary asset. 2008. Landlinks Press Collingwood, Australia. 182p.

  19. Singh, B.P. and Chain, K.Y. Soil Health and Climate Change. 2011. Soil Biology Volume No. 29. Springer, New York, USA. 403p.

  20. Sherameti, L. and Varma, A. Soil Heavy Metals. 2010. Springer, New York, USA. 492p.

  21. Davies, S. and Evans, G. Soybean and Wheat Crops: Growth, fertilization and yield. 2009. Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. 279p.

  22. Lorenzini, G. and Brebbia, C.B. Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies. 2006. WIT Press publishes, Boston, USA. 389p.

  23. Wang, K.; Estrella, A.H. and Montagu, M.V. Transformation of Plants and Soil Microorganisms. 2006. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 176p.

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BEEKEEPING TRAINING COURSE
 

This course will be a blend of theoretical knowledge and hands on training in the field on an apiary of bee colonies and in honey quality and disease diagnostic lab. Half of the training time will be devoted to work sessions for practicing the techniques taught in the lectures. All beekeeping equipment will also be introduced in the training programme.
 

How to register?

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CALL FOR PAPERS

 

The Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research (PJAR) is Higher Education commission recognized (http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/QualityAssurance/QADivision/Documents/Agriculture%20Discipline%202011.pdf) quarterly peer reviewed Journal of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. it publishers research articles on original research and reviews of research in the field of agriculture and allied subject in English. PJAR welcomes the submission of manuscripts in various disciplines of agriculture on the prescribed format (see information for contributors in latest issues of the Journal/ http://www.parc.gov.pk/Pjar/pjarinst.htm to the undersigned.

 

(Sabiha Amin)
Senior Editor/ Managing Editor (PJAR)

NARC, Park Road, Islamabad

Ph: 0518443422, 051-9255827

E-mail: pjar_parc@yahoo.com

 

 

  

 

Application Form

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Sale of Newly Developed Desi Chicks

 

Poultry Program at NARC, PARC Islamabad developed a new breed of Dsi Chicks for better egg production in rural areas, Pakistan. These chicks of two weeks old are available for sale to the village farmers/ common public at the rate of Rs. 60/- per chicks. Free after sale consultation will be provided through the experts.

 

For sale/ further information

Syed Dildar H. Bokhari PSO/ Program Leader,
Poultry/ Wildlife Progam, ASI, NARC
Office: 051-8443811 Cell: 0333-5297215

 

Dr. Saleem Zahid PSO (Poultry )

Officer: 051-8443811, Mobile: 0315-7097313

 

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