Issue · 1995
Vol. 45, Iss. 4
6 articles · All issues →
ArticlesOptimal harvesting schedules for a Gmelina arborea plantation in a Nigerian tropical rain forest
J. S. A. Osho
A Linear Programming (LP) model was used to prescribe timber harvest in the management of an even-aged forest plantation. The plantation is being managed for timber production on fifteen years rotation and on a 5-year periodic planning. The solution of the LP…
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Suitability of home grown paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera for pulp and paper manufacturing
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Nadeem Kausar
Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) wood and bark may be successfully pulped by Kraft, Soda and Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulping (APMP) processes. Kraft pulp from Paper mulberry whole wood has the superior strength properties compared to the Soda or A…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Influence of range improvement activities on sustained productivity of Range Watershed Resources
S. M. Rafique
This study was carried out for 6 years (1989-94) in the moist temperate zone of Mansehra District (NWFP) to investigate the effect of range improvement activities on protective and vegetation cover, forage production and species composition. Four major variabl…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Regenerating Eucalyptus camaldulensis Through coppice - An Economical Method
Zafar Iqbal
The common method for regenerating Eucalyptus camaldulensis through seeds is quite expensive, laborious and lengthy. Keeping this in view, the present study was conducted on 12 years old plantation using R.C.B. design with five replications. The results are qu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Introduction of non-mangrove in raised land a way to maintain sustainable forest in coastal belt of Bangladesh
Md. Serajuddoula, A. S. Khan, M. R. Islam, M. A. H. Shahjalal
The coastal afforestation program was started in the year 1966. Today, 1.3 million hectares of land have been planted with keora (Sonneratia apetala), baen (Avicennia officinalis) gewa (Excoecaria agallocha), kankra (Bruguiera sexangula) and goldpata (Nipa fru…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Some multiple-purpose tree species in Pakistan
Muhammad Ayaz
Choice of tree species with the objective of their multiple use is essential to increase the economic and ecological benefits of afforestation programs. The multiple use of trees is defined as the array of goods and services which they produce for direct and i…
25 May 2024