Papers by Syed Sikandar Habib
The paper discuss about the spider collection of Kalabagh, District Mianwali Punjab, Pakistan. Th... more The paper discuss about the spider collection of Kalabagh, District Mianwali Punjab, Pakistan. The survey was conducted of six months from March 2017 to August 2017. It was preliminary attempt to identify and explored the spider diversity in Kalabagh. Spiders play a vital role in the control of insect population and are important environmental indicators. Different collection methods were used including pit fall trap, hand picking and netting, but most of the collection was done from shaking of trees. Total 7 families, 11 genera and 13 species wereinvestigated. The richest family was family Clubionidae comprising 3 species of single genera and familyLycosidae of 3 species consisting of 3 genera >Salticidae and Araneidae comprising 2 species with 2 genera each >Pholicidae, Sparassidae and Corinnidae consisting of 01 species each respectively. A large scale study is recommended due to favorable geographical distribution, characteristics of habitat and availability of food played important role in the abundance of spider fauna.
Pure and Applied Biology, 2019
Application and effect of plant growth promoting bacteria isolated from medicinal plants on root ... more Application and effect of plant growth promoting bacteria isolated from medicinal plants on root development in maize. Abstract Agriculture sectors are facing various threats that hinder plant growth globally. In order to improve plant growth the use of beneficial microbes play very important role. The purpose of the current study was to analyze the root development by the application of Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB). The importance of this study was to enhance the root development of maize plant which in turn increases its overall growth and production by using PGPB. The experiment was conducted under complete randomized design (CRD). Two varieties of Cereal crop maize were selected to check the effects of PGPB on development of roots. Initially seeds were inoculated with eight different bacterial strains that were isolated previously in Plant microbe interaction lab. Out of which two bacterial strains R7 and R8 found to be more efficient in promoting different activities of plants which affect the root development. Plants were grown in pots after inoculation. Five different treatments were applied and the six one was control and after harvesting parameters of roots to be analyzed were taken. Five different parameters of roots were observed after harvesting. These parameters include Average root width, Network depth, maximum number of roots, specific root length and network area. Estimation of root parameters was done with the help of GiA root software. GiA software is a new technique to analyze Root System Architecture (RSA) traits. Results were variable after the inoculation of bacterial strains which prove that the PGPB have positive effects on root development and hence all over the plant growth.
International Journal of Biosciences , 2019
In this context, a study was conducted to evaluate how the physicochemical parameters of water af... more In this context, a study was conducted to evaluate how the physicochemical parameters of water affect the diversity of fish fauna in Jinnah Barrage. A sampling data were collected of six months from July to December 2017 on every weekend survey to the barrage. The standard method of AOAC [1] was used for the determination of different water parameters including (temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates). The result was compared to the standard values, which showed that the nitrogen compounds and other parameters of water in Jinnah barrage were in proper limit. This indicates favorable conditions for fish growth and diversity. During this six month time about twenty six types of species were identified from the Jinnah Barrage which were belonging to ten families including Cyprinidae, Bagridae, Schilbediae, Sisoridae, Siluridae, Cichlidae, Channidae, Notopteridae, Mastacembelidae and Clupeidae. That was the highest diversity which was first time recorded in Jinnah barrage.
International journal of biosciences , 2019
The paper discuss about the spider collection of Kalabagh, District Mianwali Punjab, Pakistan. Th... more The paper discuss about the spider collection of Kalabagh, District Mianwali Punjab, Pakistan. The survey was conducted of six months from March 2017 to August 2017. It was preliminary attempt to identify and explored the spider diversity in Kalabagh. Spiders play a vital role in the control of insect population and are important environmental indicators. Different collection methods were used including pit fall trap, hand picking and netting, but most of the collection was done from shaking of trees. Total 7 families, 11 genera and 13 species wereinvestigated. The richest family was family Clubionidae comprising 3 species of single genera and familyLycosidae of 3 species consisting of 3 genera >Salticidae and Araneidae comprising 2 species with 2 genera each >Pholicidae, Sparassidae and Corinnidae consisting of 01 species each respectively. A large scale study is recommended due to favorable geographical distribution, characteristics of habitat and availability of food played important role in the abundance of spider fauna.
International Journal of Biosciences, 2019
Hepatitis C is a blood born infectious disease caused by a small (50 nm in size), enveloped, posi... more Hepatitis C is a blood born infectious disease caused by a small (50 nm in size), enveloped, positive sense, single-stranded RNA virus known as hepatitis C virus (HCV). It belongs to genus hepacivirus in the family Flaviviridae. HCV has six major genotypes. HCV spreads through blood to blood contact and no vaccine against this virus has been developed until now. Most of the people unfortunately develop chronic infection and it leads HCC. In current study, the HCV prevalence and its genotype was determined in the general population of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. Blood samples were collected randomly from general public of various age groups for the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies and HCV genotype infection employing immune chromatographic assays and multiplex-PCR techniques. Our study reports an overall prevalence of HCV as 19.48% with 1.9%, 3.33%, 7.4% and 6.36% in age groups ≤ 20, 21-40 and ≥ 41 respectively. The highest prevalence of HCV was observed in age group ranging from 21-40 (28.0%) followed by age group ≤ 20 (9.52%). The prevalence of active HCV infection in male population (23.80%) was higher compared with the females (14.2%). In the present study, we conclude that HCV genotype 3b is the most prevalence genotype circulating in this region. Regional difference do exists in HCV genotypes. Majority of the infected patients are young ages between 31-40 years old. These alarming results call for a nationwide screening for HCV infection in general population.
International Journal of Mosquito Research 2019; 6(3): 22-26 , 2019
Dengue is a viral disease caused by Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and cause serious illne... more Dengue is a viral disease caused by Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and cause serious illness in people community living in tropics. It is able to cause bundles of symptoms and may cause bleeding internally leading to death of the patient. Currently there is no immunization against dengue disorder but the most broadly utilized techniques for control of mosquitoes are usage of insecticides and biological control. Present study has been designed to observe and compare the consumption of dengue mosquito larvae by two anuran species, Common Skittering Frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis) and Southeast Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) tadpoles inhabiting Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The tadpoles and dengue larvae were collected from ponds and pools using dip nets. Six trails were carried with anuran species of common skittering frog and Southeast Asian toad. Each trail was replicated thrice. The Kruskal-Wallis test present that the total number of consumed dengue larvae among various trials between two species (Common Skittering Frog and Southeast Asian Toad) did not differ-significantly (P=0.26) and (P=0.08), while the Wilcoxon test showed that the number of consumed dengue larvae by tadpoles of the two anuran species was P=0.08 which also did not differ significantly. Therefore it was concluded that the Southeast Asian toad is better in the consumption of dengue mosquito larvae as compared to common skittering frog.
International Journal of Mosquito Research , 2019
Dengue is a viral disease caused by Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and cause serious illne... more Dengue is a viral disease caused by Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and cause serious illness in people community living in tropics. It is able to cause bundles of symptoms and may cause bleeding internally leading to death of the patient. Currently there is no immunization against dengue disorder but the most broadly utilized techniques for control of mosquitoes are usage of insecticides and biological control. Present study has been designed to observe and compare the consumption of dengue mosquito larvae by two anuran species, Common Skittering Frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis) and Southeast Asian Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) tadpoles inhabiting Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The tadpoles and dengue larvae were collected from ponds and pools using dip nets. Six trails were carried with anuran species of common skittering frog and Southeast Asian toad. Each trail was replicated thrice. The Kruskal-Wallis test present that the total number of consumed dengue larvae among various trials between two species (Common Skittering Frog and Southeast Asian Toad) did not differ-significantly (P=0.26) and (P=0.08), while the Wilcoxon test showed that the number of consumed dengue larvae by tadpoles of the two anuran species was P=0.08 which also did not differ significantly. Therefore it was concluded that the Southeast Asian toad is better in the consumption of dengue mosquito larvae as compared to common skittering frog.
International Journal of Biosciences, 2019
The Parasites attack causing massive destruction and serious diseases in fish, leading them to ex... more The Parasites attack causing massive destruction and serious diseases in fish, leading them to extinction, and is also harmful for the public health after its consumption (through food chain). The current study was designed to investigate the prevalence of ectoparasites in fish fingerlings of the family Cyprinidae which have very high market value in Pakistan. This study was conducted during March 2018 to February 2019 of Chashma Lake, district Mianwali Punjab, Pakistan. The aim of the study was to find out the number of ectoparasites prevalence in fish fingerlings and the correlation between the impacts of water quality parameters to parasitic prevalence in fish fingerlings. A total of 300 carp fingerlings of Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala, Labeo rohita, Channa punctatus, and Cyprinus carpio were collected from Chashma Lake with the help of local fishermen. The water quality parameters including water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH and water hardness were measured immediately after sampling by using kit box. After identification in laboratory three groups of ectoparasites were recorded (ciliates, myxozoa and monogeneans). The highest prevalence ratio was recorded in winter (33.4%) while lowest was in rainy (12.3%) season. The study explored that the period of winter season is more favorable for ectoparasites and the fingerlings are more exposed to infection in this season. The findings of the current study suggested that with the seasons changing the deterioration of water quality parameters due to anthropogenic activities in Chashma Lake lead to more stress response in fishes and making them susceptible to pathogen infection.
International journal of Biosciences, 2019
Anemia is a global health problem and extremely dominant in developing countries. The purpose of ... more Anemia is a global health problem and extremely dominant in developing countries. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the incidence of anemia in school aged children. In the present study, 100 blood samples were collected from school going children, among these 22 (22 %) children were anemic and 78 (78 %) were normal. The 05 anemic children were recorded from Govt primary school Koper and 15 children were documented normal. The Govt primary school Qadar Kali has 04 anemic children, while 15 were documented normal. Total of 06 anemic and 14 children were recorded from Govt primary school Hijab Kali. Similarly out of 20 children were documented from Standard education Wazir Abad, among these 03 children were anemic. From the Sina public school Stanadaro Kali total of 10 children were recorded, among these 02 children were anemic and 08 were normal. Similarly total of 10 children were documented from Malakand children academy Koper, among these 02 children were anemic, while 08 were normal. The anemia cause different complications like affect the heart or lungs, such as an abnormally fast heartbeat or heart failure.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies , 2019
The paper discusses about the morphometric relationships of certain species of family cyprinidae ... more The paper discusses about the morphometric relationships of certain species of family cyprinidae i.e. Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus mrigala, Catla catla and Cyprinus carpio. A total of nine morphometric measurements (Total length, Standard length, Fork length, Body depth, Head Length, Pre-dorsal fin length, Pre-pelvic fin length, Pre-pectoral fin length, and Pre-anal fin length) and body weight were noted. Basic descriptive statistical analysis and correlation coefficient (r) were analysis with total length (independent variable) and other morphometric measurements (dependent variable). The result presented that except pre-pelvic fin with total length in (Labeo rohita and Cyprinus carpio) and pre-dorsal fin with total length in (Cirrhinus mrigala and Catla catla) others all morphometric dimensions are highly correlated with total length. Also the regression coefficient (b) was less than 3.0 which indicated that all other morphometric dimensions compared with total length shows negative allometric growth and the body weight with total length shows positive allometric growth in (Labeo rohita = 3.260), negative allometric growth in (Catla catla = 2.100 and Cyprinus carpio = 2.400) and isomeric growth in (Cirrhinus mrigala = 3.016). The study represent that aquatic environment of Jinnah Barrage is appropriate for the growth of fishes.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies , 2019
Fishes are the aquatic cold blooded animals, respire by gills, swimming by fins and body is cover... more Fishes are the aquatic cold blooded animals, respire by gills, swimming by fins and body is covered by scales. The current study was conducted with the main aim to investigate the fish biodiversity of Bahawal Garhriver in district Kohat. Present survey was conducted from October 2017 to March 2018 and total of 06 species belonging 06 genera, 05 families and 05 orders with a total catch of about 70 specimens were collected from Bahawal Garh river district Kohat. The cyprinidae family was most abundant represented by 03 species, belonidae, sisoridae and mastacembelidae were represented by 01 species. The percentile values of Pethiaconchonius, Labeodyocheiluspakistanicus, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Xenentodon Cancila, Glyptothorax cavia and Mastacembelus armatus were 30%, 15%, 30%, 07%, 22% and 26% respectively. The fingerlings of new fish species should be introduced in the river and to enhance the fish production in the region to provide cheap and best quality proteins to the people of the area.
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