Issue · 2008
Vol. 58, Iss. 2
7 articles · All issues →
ArticlesStudies on the infestation of scolytid beetles in blue pine forest of Murree hills, Pakistan
Naveed Ahmed
Survey was conducted in three subdivisions of Murree Forest Division to find out the causes and extent of damage of blue pine forest. The result revealed that the top dried shoots and twigs of trees were infested by two bark beetles, Ips longifolia and Scolytu…
25 May 2024- Articles
Synecological study of coniferous forest of Shawal in North Waziristan Agency
Muhammad Shabir Mughal, Asif Raza Wazir, Ch. Muhammad Muslim
Phyto-sociological survey was carried out in the coniferous forest of Shawal, North Waziristan Agency with the objectives to find out vegetation status during August 2005. The data thus collected were analyzed and three-plant communities viz. Pinus-Abies-Sopho…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Genetic manifestation of heterosis in hybrid breeds of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori
Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Miskeen Ali
Hybrid vigour of six bivoltine silkworm breeds was assessed based on eight quantitative traits. The heterosis was estimated using multiple evaluation indices (EI), mid parent heterosis (MPH), better parent heterosis (BPH), and sub-ordinate function indices (SF…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Economic importance and impacts of Indus delta mangrove forests on local communities
Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Iftekhar Ahmed
The study was carried out in Indus Delta Mangrove Forests of Pakistan to assess the economic importance of mangrove forests, impact on local communities and identify the factors responsible for degradation of mangrove forests. Among the eight villages in the t…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Impact of Eucalyptus camaldulensis field boundary plantations on the performance of cotton crop
Ashar Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry, Ghulam Muhammad
This study was conducted on six different farmlands of Southern Punjab (Pakistan) with the objective to evaluate the effect of Eucalyptus camaldulensis boundary plantations on the growth and yield of cotton crop. With north-south oriented tree rows, more reduc…
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Shisham die-back in Punjab, Pakistan
Akhlaq Ahmad Khan
Introductory: People connected with forest resources in Pakistan, and the agriculturists at large, have been extremely concerned about the excessive mortality in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo, Roxb.), the principal tree species of the Irrigated Forest Plantations…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Development of forest Ecozones of Punjab
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhtar, M. Mahboob-ur-Rahman
Intro: Forest Ecozones represent large areas of the Earth's surface where plants developed in relative isolation over long periods of time and are separated from one another by geologic features, such as oceans, broad deserts or high mountain ranges, that form…
25 May 2024