Issue · 1994
Vol. 44, Iss. 3
6 articles · All issues →
ArticlesTree planting for sustainable use of soil and water with special reference to the problem of salinity
K. M. Siddiqui
The forests are, were, and will remain a major land use all over the world. They are a vast and vital part of the earth's ecosystem and constitute its natural climax vegetation. They are essential for climatic stability, prevention of global warming and conser…
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Oaks in Pakistan (A review)
Muhammad Shabir Mughal
Literature has been reviewed and compiled the scattered informations. There are over 400 species of Oaks which are distributed in the moist and dry temperate forests of the world. Six species namely Quercus baloot, Q. dilatata, Q. glauca, Q. incana, Q. rubra a…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomy and suitability of Mazri (Nannorrhops ritchiana, Griff.) for pulp and paper as based on fiber characteristics
Mohammad Ayaz
Mazri beside it's traditional uses in making of various household and other utility articles, is also very rich in fibers. Studies on fiber characteristics like average fiber length, relative fiber length and Runkel ratio show that the fiber characteristics li…
25 May 2024 - Articles
M.Sc. Forestry thesis summaries of 1991-93 course
Raja M. Ashfaque
M.Sc. Forestry thesis summaries of 1991-93 course
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Beauveria bassiana as a biological control agent against forest pests Poecilocerus pictus (acrididae, orthoptera, and Brachytrypes portentosus (gryllidae, orthoptera)
Hanif Gul, Nighat Mansoor Chaughtai, Rukhsana Kausar
Entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was tested as biological control agent against forest nursery pests Poecilocerus pictus, and Brachutrypes portentosus in the laboratory at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar under the controlled temperature of 25…
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Bamboo is a source of long fiber pulp in Pakistan
K. M. Suleman
Three home-grown bamboo species (Daldrocalamus hamiltonii, Dandrocalamus strictus and Bambusa tulda) were pulped by soda process to investigate their pulping potential as a source of long fiber pulp in Pakistan. All the species can be pulped by soda process. D…
25 May 2024