Five districts of the State of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Pakistan) were explored for evaluation of 60 Pyrus accessions for their fruit quality. A considerable variability in organoleptic rating, chemical composition and post-harvest life was observed among the accessions. Fruits of all the accessions locally named as Frashishi and some ecotypes of Desi nashpati were distinguished as excellent for f...

OBJECTIVE Traumatic limb amputations (TLA) are structural defects that cause mild-to-severe disabilities and have significant impact on the quality of life of subjects. A recent epidemiological study in Bhimber District, AJK, Pakistan, revealed that TLA had a very high incidence among the young/adult females. The present study aimed at determining the prevalence, pattern, causes and risk factor...

This study was arranged to compare the performance of PRP schools and Non-PRP in promoting Urdu reading skills learners at primary level District Kotli AJ&K. The objectives were improvement non-PRP Schools gender wise, area wise schools. population consisted all 410 (256 male 154female) 620 (309 &311 female) Dist. Four four non- (2 boys &2 girls) selected randomly. In this way, tota...

On account of their ecological, economical and cultural significance, grasslands are an important mark and a unique heritage in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the details of distribution of vast reserves of soil organic carbon (SOC) in these ecosystems are not well known because most of the previous investigations on these ecosystems have been devoted towards highlighting their importance as repos...

Chilades parhassius (Fabricius, 1793) and Choaspes benjaminii japonica Murray, 1875, are first time reported from Jammu Kashmir Union Territory, India.