Issue · 2004
Vol. 54, Iss. 1
8 articles · All issues →
ArticlesRacial difference in the efficiency of food utilization of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.
Sardar M. Rafique, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Coefficients of food utilization namely, ingestibility, efficiency of conversion of ingested food (ECI), efficiency of conversion of digested food (ECD) and approximate digestibility (AD), vis-a-vis larval body weight gain (LBWG) were calculated for seven silk…
25 May 2024- Articles
Marketing potential of important herbal drugs in NWFP and Punjab
Bashir Ahmed Wani, Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Hakim Shah, Muhammad Muslim
Herbal drug markets of Batal & Chatter plain, Dir, Mingora, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore in Pakistan were surveyed to find out sources of supply, quantum of trade and total turn-over of herbal drugs per annum. Results indicated that sizable quantities of th…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Visual interpretation of LANDSAT TM 2001 of Peshawar basin for land use mapping
Muhammad Arif Chaudhary, Muhammad Akbar, Muhammad Ajmal Khan
The LANDSAT TM 2001 image, covering the Peshawar Basin and four glued GT sheets were interpreted through ILWIS (GIS & RS) software and developed district boundaries, land use, drainage & road network, rivers, cities/towns, etc. Classified and resampled image c…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Selection of suitable formula for volume measurement of Shisham logs
Muhammad Afzal, Sahibzada M. Hafeez, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter
Among different formulae i.e. Smalian, Huber and Quarter Girth tested for suitability for volume measurement of the same lot of Shisham logs, Smalian's formula gave the highest volume over the other two. For under bark volume measurement, percent ratio of Smal…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Assessing range vegetation and carrying capacity in Rakh goharwala (Thal)
Amjad Ali Chaudhry, Chaudhry Muhammad Muslim, Muhammad Mushtaque
A survey of Rakh Goharwala (Thai) was conducted in September, 2000. Eleusine flagellifera was the key grass species. 26.37% and 16 88% ground was covered by grasses/herbs and shrubs, respectively while 56.75% was uncovered. Carrying capacity was found to be 1.…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ex-situ cultivation of medicinal plant species in high altitudes at Swat, Pakistan
Kiramat Khan, Tahir Sajjad, Nasrullah Jan Malik, Hassan Sher, Farrukh Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal
An ex-situ experiment was conducted to evaluate, the growth performance of six medicinal plant species (Bergenia ciliata, Crocus sativa, Dioscorea deltoidea, Paeonia emodi, Polygonum amplexicaule and Viola serpense) at four different locations in upper Swat va…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Assessing the performance of in-situ soil enhancement technologies to improve ground water quality
Muhammad Aftab Majeed
Manufactured gas plants (MGP) produce different contaminants that when released into the environment cause significant soil and ground water pollution In situ enhanced bioremediation techniques are effective in remediation of MGPs particularly for contaminants…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomical variations from pith to bark in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. wood
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
Locally grown eight years old E. camaldulensis wood was studied to observe variation in anatomical properties from pith to bark. Cross and tangential sections of all the sample blocks were prepared under standard laboratory procedures and studied for the frequ…
25 May 2024