Issue · 2007
Vol. 57, Iss. 2
8 articles · All issues →
ArticlesDomestication and cultivation trails on Psoralea corylifolia (Babchi) at medicinal plants farm, Peshawar
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal, Imtiaz Hussain
Psoralea corylifolia plant is reputed for its psoralen content, largely used in psoriasis and certain immune diseases. To assess the possibility of its introduction and cultivation as a specialized crop, yield trials with different levels of nitrophos fertiliz…
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A preliminary study on diversity and abundance of insect pollinators of Paulownia species
Naveed Ahmed, M. Hamayoon Khan, Mian Inayat-Ullah
A study was conducted in the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar to record the insect pollinators and their abundance on the inflorescence of Paulownia during spring season. The insect species, belonging to 6 families of order Hymenoptera and order Diptera, we…
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Properties and utilization potential of locally grown Robinia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) wood
G. M. Nasir, Iqbal Mahmood
In continuation of work to introduce new wood species for utilization in wood and wood based industries, basic properties of locally grown Robinia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) wood were studied to assess its various technological properties and find out better util…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Prospects of range development in Pothowar (Punjab)
Amjad Ali Ch, Javaid Ahsan, Tariq Mehmood, Shahzad Fazal, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad et al.
The present survey was undertaken to assess the prospect of range development in Pothowar tract Punjab. For this purpose at local level, 64 persons i.e. eight large farmers, eight medium farmers, sixteen small farmers and thirty two landless persons were inter…
25 May 2024 - Articles
In vitro culture of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Tanvir Hussain
The current study was undertaken in 2001 to assess the in-vitro culture potential of water hyacinth by taking different plant-parts (root, stem, leaf, anther, stolon, ovules, embryos/embryos with stem) as explants in different culture media i.e. Murashige & Sk…
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Underplanting - A way to maintain sustainable coastal plantation in Bangladesh
Md Golam Moula
A study was undertaken in 1990 at Char Kashem, Rangabali under Patuakhali Coastal Afforestation Division in Bangladesh to find out the suitable mangrove species for underplanting in the established coastal plantation. Nine major mangrove species namely Ceriops…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Determining grazing potential of treated and untreated areas of Pothowar tract (Gulial reserve forest)
Malik Mahboob ur Rehman, Muhammad Rafiq, Amjad Ali Ch, Tariq Mahmood, Javaid Ahsan, Shahzad Fazal
Survey of Gulial Reserve Forest of Pothwar tract having an area of 16998 Ac was carried out in October, 2007 to assess the forage production of treated (reseeded) and untreated areas which was partially reseeded in 1999-2000 under PFSDP. Cenchrus ciliaris (Dha…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of physico-chemical properties and nutritional status of soils on Shisham dieback
Muhammad Afzal, A. Razzaq
One hundred and sixty-eight soil samples were collected from farmers fields, forest plantations, roadsides and canalsides where shisham trees were badly damaged by the dieback. The soil samples were analyzed for their physico-chemical and nutritional propertie…
25 May 2024