Issue · 2009
Vol. 59, Iss. 1
7 articles · All issues →
ArticlesDoes agro forestry help protect natural forests in semi-arid environs (A Case Study of the Bunji Community Managed Conservation Area Astore, Pakistan)
Babar Khan, Muhammad Zafar Khan, Garee Khan
Agro forestry has been a viable option to substitute the scarce forest resources in fulfilling the needs of fuelwood and timber of rural communities in the arid and semi arid mountainous areas. We have evaluated the extent of agro forestry and its impacts on p…
25 May 2024- Articles
Illegal logging and its impact on sustainable forest resource management
Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Forests are providing wood and wood products as well as ecological, social, religious and spiritual services. More than 11 million people are directly employed in forestry sector worldwide while over one billion poorest of the poor earn their livelihoods parti…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of nitrophos fertilizer on the growth and yield of Nigella sativa
Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Yahya Karamat, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal, Imtiaz Hussain
Research on the medicinal plants was started by the researchers in the last century in order to allocate different valuable alternative resources to the increasing demands of population especially to those communities totally dependable on forests and other no…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Weathering effects on finishing properties of low value wood species from AJK-I
Tanvir Hussain
The current study was carried out during 2009-10 to find the effects of weather on protected and unprotected wood samples of four low value wood species i.e. Ailanthus sp., Sapindus mukorossi, Cedrela toona and Ficus palmate collected from Azad Jamu and Kashmi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Genetic testing of exotic and indigenous clones of Populus deltoides under semi-arid conditions of Punjab, India
GPS Dhillon, Avtar Singh, DS Sidhu
A clonal trial comprising 12 poplar clones was planted at Regional Research Station, Bathinda in semi-arid region of Punjab following randomized block design with three replications and plot size of ten trees. The data collected on diameter at breast height, t…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Assessment of plants producing economically valued non-timber products in Ukpom community forest, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria
Enefiok S. Udo, Opeyemi Olajide, Eyo A. Udoh
Five 20m x 20m sample plots were laid in alternate positions at randomly selected points along each of the three 200m transects earlier laid for a previous study in Ukpom Community Forest, Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Plant species…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Social aspects of reforestation on communal land - A case study of Tara-Gat mountain, lower Swat
M. Nafees, Zahid Ullah
Tara-Gat Mountain situated in Lower Swat region also called Swat Ranizai was investigated for social aspects in relation to seek guidance for future reforestation activities. For survey Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques including transit walk and…
25 May 2024