Issue · 1995
Vol. 45, Iss. 3
6 articles · All issues →
ArticlesEucalyptus chips export from Pakistan
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Ayaz
Eucalyptus timber grown under social and farm forestry programs in Pakistan finds no firm footing in the local timber trade due to various reasons. This situation needs to be redressed to break the deadlock in eucalyptus marketing as well as for the promotion…
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Osmoconditioning Pinus brutia, Var. eldarica seed for faster germination
Shad K. Khalil, J. G. Mexal, M. Ortiz
Rapid and complete germination is essential for the efficient production of Pinus brutia var. eldarica. Osmoconditioning has proved successful for the improvement of speedy germination of the most plant species. The objective of this study was to evaluate the…
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Poplars and willows for soil erosion in New Zealand
A. G. Wilkinson
Poplar and willows are exotic to New Zealand and have been introduced over the last 160 years for hill country soil erosion control, riverbank protection, shade, windbreaks and woodlot forestry. During the 1960's and 1970s over two million poplars were planted…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Policy for forests and people: an analysis of underlying causes of failure of the forestry cooperative societies in Hazara (NWFP)
Muhammad Iqbal
The guzara or communal forests spread over an area of 1.394 million ha in Hazara Civil Division of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). These are the property of the land owners of the villages in whose boundaries these forests are included. The owners of guza…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of different container types on growth of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) seedlings
Shaukat Ali
In view of the importance of black locust (Robinia pesudoacacia L.) in afforestation programmes in northern Pakistan, four different trials of containers were used to see their effect on the growth or biomass of young seedlings of the species. Depot was effici…
25 May 2024