University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Integrated Pest Management Approaches and Phytosanitary Protocols for Sustainable Horticulture

Due to climate changes, the emergence of new pest distribution areas, development of pesticide resistance, and protection of plants for their international trade purposes, it is becoming more challenging to cultivate fruits and vegetables sustainably. One of the options for this...

Curvularia lunata as a versatile pathogen causing leaf spot diseases in diverse plant species and its management strategies

Curvularia lunata poses a significant threat to agricultural ecosystems worldwide, causing substantial yield losses and economic consequences across a variety of crops. As a prominent phytopathogenic fungus known for its affinity for leaf spot diseases, its proliferation warrants...

Exploring the Therapeutic Effect of Beetroot-Sweet Basil Pestils on Hyperlipidemia

Hyperlipidemia, a major public health challenge, is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Plant-based dietary interventions are being recognized as effective strategies for its prevention and management. Beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.) and sweet basil (Oci...

Recent advances in universal influenza vaccine platforms: paving the way for universal H5N1 vaccines and pandemic readiness

Abstract The H5N1 influenza threat is a significant issue to the overall health of the population in the world, and it demands new approaches in vaccine development and implementation. The critical path forward is the development of universal vaccine platforms, which provide long...

Agentic AI: The Next Artificial Intelligence Era

In this article titled “Agentic AI: The New Artificial Intelligence Era,” the evolution of AI into goal-driven, autonomous systems called Agentic AI systems is discussed. It covers Agentic AI's concepts, capabilities, applications, benefits, challenges, and future potential in va...

Co-Occurrence and Interactions of Microplastics and Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils: A Review

Agricultural soils are increasingly affected by the co-occurrence of heavy metals (HMs) and microplastics (MPs), but the conditions governing their combined behavior, metal mobility and bioavailability, remain insufficiently understood. This review synthesizes evidence on the co-...

Sulfur and polymer coating on urea enhances antioxidant defense, nutrient balance, secondary metabolites, and nitrogen use efficiency in salt‑stressed wheat

Soil salinity is a growing threat to wheat productivity. This study evaluated whether different coated urea formulations– especially polymer-sulfur-coated urea (PSCU) – could help wheat cope with different salt stress levels: non-saline control (1.3 dS m − 1 , showing the natural...

Freshwater contamination from industrial effluent discharge: heavy metal mobilisation, water quality degradation and probabilistic health risk assessment

Context Marble-processing facilities generate slurry-containing wastewater that may mobilise toxic metals through equipment wear, mineral dissolution and the use of polishing materials. Evidence on the combined pollution burden and probabilistic health risks associated with marbl...

Printing Neurons: When Engineers Merged Machines with the Human Brain

In April 2026, engineers at Northwestern University reported printed artificial neurons that generate electrical signals realistic enough to activate living neurons in mouse brain tissue. This article explains, for a general technical audience, what artificial neurons are and why...

Development and physicochemical and sensory evaluation of protein-enriched lactose-free ice cream using coconut milk and chickpea

Growing global awareness of sustainability, health concerns and dietary restrictions has increased demand for lactose-free dairy substitutes. This research aimed to develop lactose-free ice cream made from coconut milk and chickpeas as plant-based alternatives. Accordingly, six f...

Challenges in the Development and Commercialization of Genome-Edited Crops: A Critical Review of Technical, Regulatory and Socio-Industrial Bottlenecks

Since 2020, hundreds of proof-of-concept traits have been created using genome editing technologies such as the CRISPR/Cas nuclease, base editors and prime editors that can modify the genome of crops with high precision—many times without transgenes. Despite this technical maturi...

Challenges in the Development and Commercialization of Genome-Edited Crops: A Critical Review of Technical, Regulatory and Socio-Industrial Bottlenecks

Since 2020, hundreds of proof-of-concept traits have been created using genome editing technologies such as the CRISPR/Cas nuclease, base editors and prime editors that can modify the genome of crops with high precision—many times without transgenes. Despite this technical maturi...

Challenges in the Development and Commercialization of Genome-Edited Crops: A Critical Review of Technical, Regulatory and Socio-Industrial Bottlenecks

Since 2020, hundreds of proof-of-concept traits have been created using genome editing technologies such as the CRISPR/Cas nuclease, base editors and prime editors that can modify the genome of crops with high precision—many times without transgenes. Despite this technical maturi...

Unmasking the dark side: how does fossil fuel financing hurt the carbon neutrality targets?

The significance of carbon neutrality objectives in global climate mitigation efforts cannot be underestimated. Fossil fuels are widely believed to be a major culprit behind global climate change, and top polluting economies are still heavily investing in fossil fuels. Thus, the...

Nanoparticle-mediated drought resilience in cereal crops from physiological modulation to sustainable agronomic translation

Nanotechnology offers transformative potential for mitigating drought stress in cereal crops, yet translation from controlled environments to field applications remains constrained by inconsistent outcomes, limited mechanistic understanding, and insufficient environmental risk as...

Harnessing Silicon-Based Growing Media for Sustainable Heavy Metal Remediation in Agricultural and Urban Green Systems: A Systematic Review

Heavy metal contamination of agricultural soils and urban green spaces has become a major environmental concern, threatening ecosystem functioning, food safety, and sustainable land management. Silicon-based growing media have emerged as an environmentally friendly approach for r...

The Activity of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) Identified Via an Integrated in Silico and Pilot in Vitro Screening Approach Towards ESKAPE Pathogens

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), driven largely by ESKAPE(E) pathogens, represents a critical global health challenge. The increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and the declining effectiveness of conventional antibiotics have created an urgent need f...

On Generalized Hermite–Hadamard-Type Inequalities for Convexity with Computational Analysis and Their Applications

This paper establishes a new general integral identity for differentiable functions involving weighted fractional integral operators. By applying this identity together with s-convexity and s-uniform convexity with modulo Φ, we derive several refined Hermite–Hadamard inequalities...

Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Research Education

Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, driving urgent demand for advanced research and education frameworks capable of keeping pace with rapidly evolving scientific knowledge. Traditional cancer research education has increasingly demonstrated its limitations in p...

Statistical downscaling for projections of future temperature and rainfall over the Lower Chenab Canal command area, Pakistan based on SDSM–CanESM2

Climate change and global warming are major events in the twenty-first century. Lower Chenab Canal (LCC) command area has been reflected as a hot spot, for impact of climate change on agriculture and water availability. The study aimed to project future changes in temperatures an...