Issue · 1997
Vol. 47, Iss. 1
17 articles · All issues →
ArticlesA note on fuelwood species of Margalla hills National Park, Islamabad
Muhammad Ibrar Shinwari, Mir Ajab Khan
Results of an ethnobotanical investigations conducted in Margalla Hills National Park during 1997 are presented. The survey was aimed to enlist the fuelwood species and to assess their rate of consumption, availability and threats facing by the park authoritie…
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Integrated control of mango mealy bug Drosicha stebbingi Green (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) infesting forestry tree species at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Hanif Gul, G. A. Bajwa, G. N. Panhwar
Drosicha stebbingi appeared in epidemic form during 1995-96 in the research gardens and avenue trees at the Pakistan Forest Institute Campus, Peshawar. An integrated control strategy was developed where cultural, mechanical and chemical methods were incorporat…
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Economic and feasibility of bamboo cultivation on farmlands
Muhammad Afzal
Intro: Bamboos attain large size yet are the members of grass family, the Gramineae. They have sometimes been treated as a different family from the Gramineae; however most taxonomists agree to keep them in Gramineae, sub-family Bambusoideae. The plant has a m…
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Screening and economics of some pyrethroid insecticides against powder post beetle
Hanif Gul, G. A. Bajwa
Synthetic pyrethroids Sherpa, Ripcord in 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.5%, Cyperkill, Sunmerin and Bulldock in 0.5% concentrations proved the most effective upto 16 months against powder post beetles attacking the fuel wood. In single spray Sherpa afforded 88, 92, 95% bill…
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A note on vegetation potential of Darra Adam Khel hills, Kohat Pass
Mirza Hakim Khan, Muhammad Shabir Mughal
Vegetation plays an important role in Darra Adam Khel, It was degraded severely through exploitation in the past. Vegetation was analyzed and communities identified. Vegetation rehabilitation through social forestry, involvement of schools and religious instit…
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A note on the outturn of pit-props from Babul (Acacia nilotica) trees in reverain forest of Sindh
Muhammad Ayaz
A note on the outturn of pit-props from Babul (Acacia nilotica) trees in reverain forest of Sindh
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Beeflora at Peshawar
Wali-ur-Rehman
One hundred and thirty plant species were recorded as bee flora at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and adjoining areas. The data on flora, comprising 39 species of forest trees, 12 of fruit trees, 28 of ornamentals, 13 of agricultural crops and vegetab…
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Effect of forest vs fruit trees on wheat crop
Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Hafeez
Intro: Farmers are growing fruit trees with agricultural crops since the time immemorial. They hesitate to grow forest trees on their farms as they think them less beneficial and more harmful to farm crops than fruit trees. Although fruits give direct satisfac…
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Assessment of several fuelwood cum fodder species trials in Pakistan
Shams-ur-Rehman
A comparison of height-growth data of 40 fuelwood/fodder species was made under eight barani and irrigated conditions in Pakistan. The results revealed that the Eucalyptus camaldulensis provenance originating from Australian Northern Territory of Alice Springs…
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Assessment Paulownia leaves effect as manure on grain yield of wheat crop
Muhammad Shabir Mughal, Shams-u-din Jalbani
The study was conducted in 1996, to assess the effect of Paulownia leaves as manure on the yield of wheat crop. Experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCB) replicated four times (8 pots/ treatment). The variables to be tested were three d…
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Faunal bio-diversity of Pakistan (Note)
Mian Muhammad Shafiq
Note:Faunal bio-diversity of Pakistan Pakistan lies at the western end of the South Asian (Indian) subcontinent and its flora and fauna represents of a blend of palaearetic and Indomalayan elements, with some forms oi the Ethiopian region, Pakistan can be divi…
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The anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of Cedrela toona Roxb.
Iqbal Mahmood, G. M. Nasir
This paper is one of the series being prepared on the properties and utilization potential of home grown timbers. For this purpose, the anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of Cedrela toona were determined in accordance with standard methods. The res…
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Effect of vegetation and engineering control structures on surface runoff and sediment yield at Fizagat, Swat
Syed Zainul Arifeen, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different soil conservation measures, both biological and engineering on surface runoff and sediment yield in five contiguous small catchments having almost similar slopes and soil characteristics. Different t…
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Properties of particleboards from Eucalyptus camaldulensis wood of different age trees
Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi
Particleboards were made with target density of 0.70 g/cm3 from different age trees of Eucalyptus camaldulensis using flakes from 4 years (Class A), 6 years (Class B) and 8 years (Class C) old trees and their mixtures; 50 percent A/50 percent B, 50 percent B/…
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Ectomycorrhizal effect on net photosynthesis of Pinus brutia var. Eldarica seedlings
Shad K. Khalil, John G. Mexal
Pinus brutia var. eldarica seedlings were inoculated with two ectmycorrhizal fungi i.e. Rhizopogon vinicolor and Hebeloma crustuliniforme, to determine how different mycorrhizal and non mycorrhizal (NM) fungi control affect the response of photosynthesis, dry…
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Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana as bio-control agent against Hadda beetle Epilachna dodecastigma Mulsant (Coccinellidae: Coleoptera) under laboratory conditions
Hanif Gul, Abida Hamid
To test the pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals) vuill against all stages of E. dodecastigma trials were conducted in the laboratories at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. The fungus, B. bassiana was tried in the doses of 0…
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Efficacy of Azadirachta indica, A. Juss (Neem) against larvae of Lymantria dispar Linn (Gypsy moth) in the laboratory
G. A. Bajwa, G. Zimmermann
An oil formulation of Neem Azadirachta indica was tested in four concentrations of 3.2% 4.8%, 6.4%, and 8.0% against larvae of Lymantria dispar in the laboratory. 1st instar larvae of the pest were fed on neem sprayed leaves of Prunus domestica. 100 percent mo…
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