Allocative Efficiency of Tomato Growers in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Determinants of Rice Yield in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

“…In the last stage, a total of 275 respondents from four union councils were picked randomly. Yamane's formula was used to decide the size of the sample for this study as it is used generally (Yamane, 1967;Ahmad et al, 2019;Murtaza et al, 2020), given as;…”

Formulation of Edible Coatings from Alfalfa Saponins to Enhance the Postharvest Quality of Tomatoes

“…Tomato is ranked the second most widely distributed agricultural crop in the world and its annual production rate is about 182 million tons ( Kamali et al, 2019 ). Tomato is a significant cash crop due to its relatively short ripening period, and Asia accounts for 61.1% of the total tomato yield globally ( Ahmad et al, 2019 ). Tomatoes are consumed as fresh vegetables throughout the world.…”

Occurrence of Tomato Early Blight Disease and Associated Alternaria Species in Punjab, Pakistan

“…Its worldwide production is estimated at 161.7 million metric tons and has estimated value of $59 billion USD worth (Adhikari et al, 2017;Lee and Kennedy, 2020). Pakistan's position in tomato production is 34 th among countries of the world with over 572837 tons annual production (FAOSTAT 2017;Anjum et al, 2020) Unfortunately, the average yield per hectare in Pakistan is very low (9.6-10.5 tons per hectare) as compared to the rest of the world and, thus, is ranked 142 nd in yield per hectare (Gondal et al, 2012;Ahmad et al, 2019;Junaid and Musharaf, 2020). The low yield in Pakistan occurs despite tomato being cultivated in Pakistan throughout the year, possible due to variation in climatic conditions among its provinces (http://www.…”