Issue · 2003
Vol. 53, Iss. 2
13 articles · All issues →
ArticlesContribution of livestock to the conservation of biodiversity of Palas valley
Klaus Euler, Zulfiqar Ali Qazi
Palas Valley is globally known for the last intact Moist Temperate Forests of the Western Himalayas and its unique fauna, including the endangered Western Tragopan. Palas Conservation & Development Project (PCDP) is active in the Valley to conserve its unique…
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Effect of different mulberry cultivation forms on economic characters of Silkworm, Bombyx mori l.
Sardar M. Rafique, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Effect of bush, low cut and tree mulberry leaves was estimated on growth and economic cocoon characters of eight silkworm (Bombyx mori) strains The results revealed that different mulberry cultivation forms significantly influenced silkworm growth and cocoon c…
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Status of tree planting campaigns in Pakistan (1996 -2003)
Sardar Muhammad Rafique, Saliheen Khan
Intro: Pakistan is located between 24°-37° N latitudes and 61°-75° E longitudes covering a geographical area of 87.98 million hectares (including AJK) The country, physiographically, is divided broadly into two main regions namely; plains of the Indus River an…
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Leaf area and girth relationship in Populus deltoides grown in NWFP, Pakistan
Nasreen Fatimah Rao, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Kanwar Muhammad Suleman
In order to determine the relationship between leaf area and girth of P. deltoids trees grown in Charsadda district of NWFP area, simple, multiple and double log regression analysis was carried out. Girth of the tree was used as dependent variable and leaf are…
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M.Sc Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, 2001-2003
Ghayyas Ahmad
M.Sc Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, 2001-2003
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Effect of four leguminous tree species on the growth of E. camaldulensis
Chaudhry Abdul Rashid, Raja Muhammad Omer, Chaudhry Muhammad Faisal, Waqar Ahmed, Zahid Ali
The study was conducted in irrigated plantation of Chichawatni, Pakistan to measure the effect of four leguminous species (Parkinsonia aculeata. Albizzia lebbek Leuceana leucocephala and Dalbergia sissoo) on the growth of fast growing species (Eucalyptus camal…
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Some suitable and sustainable strategies for improving rangeland productivity in Pakistan
Muhammad Umar Farooq
Rangelands are the largest natural resource, occupying about 62 percent of total area of Pakistan These rangelands produce and support more than 91.091 million livestock heads Most importantly, there is a need to improve the production potential of the grassla…
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Multiple land use: poplar plantation with poplar nursery
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter
It is concluded from the study that 19% of the expenditure can be saved by raising poplar nursery and poplar plantation together instead of growing them separately. This amount was saved because some operations do not need repetition when these two activities…
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Tarbela watershed management project historical prospective, impact, lessons learnt
Mohammad Iqbal Swati
Intro: Pakistan's major mountain systems - the Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindukush, Suleman, Kirthar, central Balochistan, and Mekran ranges, form the important watersheds in the country. However, the dependable watersheds are located in the northern parts of the…
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Invasive alien tree species - a threat to biodivesity
Altaf Hussain, Raja Muhammad Zarif
The spread of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to the ecological and economic wellbeing of the planet. These species are causing varying degree of damage to biodivesity and valuable natural and agricultural systems…
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Regeneration status in a proposed biodiversity conservation area of Bangladesh
M. Al-Amin, M. Alamgir
The paper describes the composition and status of regeneration in a proposed biodiversity conservation area (Bamerchara and Danerchara) Chittagong, Bangladesh. A stratified random quadrat method was used to study the regeneration status. Total 143 seedlings an…
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Relative resistance of some silkworm, Bombyx mori L. strains against bacterial flacherie under high temperature and relative humidity conditions
Sardar M. Rafique, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Eight exotic bivoltine silkworm strains, four of Japanese origin (J-99, J-101, 205-MKD, 206-MKD), and four Chinese (C-102, 206-PO, 207-PO, 208-PO) were screened for their relative resistance against bacterial flacherie. In addition, effect of high temperature…
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Dalbergia sissoo die back-probable suspects
Muhamamd Arif Chaudhary, Ejaz Ahmed
Study was initiated during 2004 at the Peshawar University Campus. Reconnaissance of the campus road side Shisham plantation was conducted. Data of 5 randomly selected trees of road side plantations, each of 1 km indicated that only 16% of the 535 trees were h…
25 May 2024