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Impact of Yield and Quality-Related Traits of Sugarcane on Sugar Recovery
Sundas Shahzad,Sajid Shokat,Naeem Fiaz,Amir Hameed 한국작물학회 2017 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.20 No.1
Sugar recovery of Pakistani sugarcane varieties is relatively low as compared to the rest of the world while very little work is done on this aspect. The current study was conducted to tackle this issue and to assess the effect of quality and yielding traits on final sugar recovery. Sixty genotypes of sugarcane were sown during 2013 and data was collected at different growth stages during maturity and post maturity. Correlation studies indicated that polarity (0.77**) and purity (0.73**) were positively and significantly correlated with sugar recovery while brix% (-0.21**), fiber contents (-0.21**) and number of leaves per plant (-0.33**) were significant and negatively correlated with sugar recovery. Furthermore, leaf area was positively and significantly correlated with internode length (0.63**). Path coefficient analysis indicated that highest direct effect on sugar recovery was shown by purity (2.92), followed by brix% (2.48), and leaf area (0.66) which confirms that these traits could contribute more towards an increase of sugar recovery. Overall values of higher direct and indirect effects were observed by purity. The results of the current studies indicate that sugar recovery can be improved by focusing on purity, brix%, and leaf area.
Presentation Delay in Breast Cancer Patients, Identifying the Barriers in North Pakistan
Khan, Muhammad Aleem,Shafique, Sehrish,Khan, Muhammad Taha,Shahzad, Muhammad Faheem,Iqbal, Sundas Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.1
Background: There is strong evidence that delayed diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with poor survival. Our objectives were to determine the frequency of breast cancer patients with delayed presentation, the reasons of delay and its association with different socio-demographic variables in our North Pakistan setting. Materials and Methods: We interviewed 315 histologically confirmed breast cancer patients. Delay was defined as more than 3 months from appearance of symptoms to consultation with a doctor. Questions were asked from each patient which could reflect their understanding about the disease and which could be the likely reasons for their delayed presentation. Results: 39.0 % (n=123) of patients presented late and out of those, 40.7% wasted time using alternative medicines; 25.2 % did not having enough resources; 17.1 % presented late due to painless lump; 10.6% felt shyness and 6.5% presented late due to other reasons. Higher age, negative family history, < 8 school years of education and low to middle socio-economic status were significantly associated with delayed presentation (p< 0.05). Education and socioeconomic status were two independent variables related to the delayed presentation after adjustment for others (OR of 2.26, 2.29 and 95%CI was 1.25-4.10, 1.06-4.94 respectively). Conclusions: Significant numbers of women with breast cancer in North Pakistan experience presentation delay due to their misconceptions about the disease. Coordinated efforts with public health departments are needed to educate the focused groups and removing the barriers identified in the study. Long term impact will be reduced overall burden of the disease in the region.
Khan Sultan Habibullah,Sajjad Muhammad,Gulnaz Saima,Waqar Sundas,Shahzad Munawar,Arain Saima Mir 한국작물학회 2022 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.25 No.2
Understanding genetic architecture of a crop germplasm is necessary for designing a successful breeding program. Herein, we evaluated a large collection of 500 spring wheat accessions for 2 crop seasons to dissect the genetics of 11 yield components and their direct and indirect contributions to grain yield (GY). The genetic estimates of broad sense heritability (h2 ), genetic advance (GA), phenotypic correlation (rp), genotypic correlation (rg), and path coefcient analysis were performed. Signifcant genetic variation was observed for all yield traits suggesting that GY can be improved by exploiting the studied yield traits. Phenotypic coefcient of variation (Vp) was greater than genotypic coefcient of variation (Vg) for all studied traits. Higher broad sense h2 and GA were observed for grains per plant (GpP), spikes per plant (SpP), spikelets per spike (Spt/S) and grain yield (GY). The GY exhibited signifcant and positive correlation with all studied traits except with spikelet density (SptD). The GpP and TGW exhibited positive direct efect on increasing grain yield. Taking together, SpP, GpS, TGW and SDW are the major contributors to improving genetic yield potential of bread wheat with spring growth habit. The negative correlation between GY and SptD was dissected in path coefcient analysis as negative indirect efect of SptD on GY through reduced GpS and TGW. Our study provides new insights on the association of GpP, TGW and SDW in bread wheat. The GpP, TGW and SDW are infuenced by SpP, Gpt/S, G/Spt, SptD, AL and PH with indirect efects on GY. To improve yield potential in wheat, the traits with direct efects (GpP, TGW and SDW) and indirect efects (e.g., SptD) can be used as selection criteria.