Issue · 2017
Vol. 67, Iss. 1
7 articles · All issues →
ArticlesA study of stand structure of temperate forests of Kaghan valley, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Anwar Ali, Muhmmad Ayaz, Saz Muhammad
Kaghan valley is located in Balakot Sub-Division of District Mansehra. The valley lies between 34° 15' and 34° 57' North latitudes and 73° 20' and 73° 57' East longitudes. A study on stand structure of the forests of Kaghan Valley was c…
25 May 2024- Articles
Study of insect pests of poplar in Pakistan
Naveed Ahmed
A survey was conducted in 35 selected localities of Poplar plantations of Pakistan. From each locality 9 Poplar plantations were surveyed with random sampling, a total of 315 plantations were surveyed. Most of the survey was conducted from Populus deltoides pl…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of climate change on growth of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) grown in Chitral Forest Division
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir
Tree ring width chronology of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) from dry temperate forest of Bomborat, Chitral Forest Division was developed to identify the effect of climate change happened in this area for the last 30 years. The climatic parameters including mea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Utilization potential of some low value wood species for various wood products
Zahid Rauf, G. M. Nasir, Sohaib Ahmed
Twelve different low value wood species grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were tested to determine their physico-mechanical properties and evaluate their utilization potential for manufacturing of various wood products. Testing of the standard wood samples prepared…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Farmers perception towards farm forestry in district Swabi
Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Waseem Ullah, Rizwan Ullah
Study on farm forestry in district Swabi was conducted to check the perception of farmers towards farm forestry and determined the constraints in way of tree planting on farmlands. The results showed that about 70% of the farmers predicted the advantage of the…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Mineral profile and proximate studies of selected nutraceutical plants of different localities of Pakistan
Sanam Zarif Satti, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Iftikhar Ahmad, Sumara Zarif
Five wild medicinal plants viz: Bacopa monnieri, Bauhinia variegata, Berberis aristata, Caltha alba and Cordia obliqua, were collected from different areas of Abbottabad, Murree, Swat and Azad Kashmir in the months of May-June, 2014 to analyze their nutraceuti…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Allelopathic potential of Eucalyptus camaldulensis l. as an organic herbicides
Iqtidar Hussain, Adnan Noor Shah
The Influence of aqueous extract of Eucalyptus was examined during 2018. By applying the water extract of eucalyptus to different weed species, namely Bindweed, barley, London rocket, wild safflower, Wild oat, common lambsquaters, Bird’s seed grass, Broad leav…
25 May 2024