Issue · 1994
Vol. 44, Iss. 2
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ArticlesGermination and biomass production as affected by salinity in hydrogel treated sandy soil
Maqsood Ahmed, H. Verplancke
Synthetic polyacrylamide polymers are water storing, gel forming soil conditioners, used to improve the water storing capacities of the drought-prone soils and to improve the supplies of plant available water, thus helping in better plant establishment and gro…
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Cultivation of Bamboos in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
The bamboos are perennial gigantic grasses which are versatile and graceful group of plants and are of multiple utility. About 14 million hectares of the earth surface is covered by bamboo forests with 80 percent of their total area falling in Asia. They are w…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The potentials and limitations of agroforestry for improving livestock production and soil fertility in Pothwar
Maqsood Ahmed, Noor Mohammad
Drawing upon a wealth of research information available for the Pothwar area the potential and limitations of agroforestry for improving animal production and soil fertility are discussed. Agroforestry is reputed to incorporate essential components of sustaina…
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Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fertilizers on root growth and nodulation in Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) seedlings
Shaukat Ali
Root weight and number of nodules/seedling of Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) were differently affected by Nitrogen fertilization. Root weight was minimum in N stressed medium while number of nodules were a little less than maximum. Root weight increase…
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Evaluation of multipurpose tree species under Barani conditions at Dagarkotli
Bashir Hussain Shah, Mohammad Noor
A study was laid out at Dagarkotli in February, 1982 to compare the survival, growth and biomass production of five multipurpose tree species under barani conditions planted in the roaded catchments with a trench. The experimental design was randomized complet…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of different engineering soil conservation measures on water and sediment yield and farm productivity
Bashir Hussain Shah
An experiment was laid out at Pabbi forest Kharian to find out the suitable soil conservation measure for soil and water conservation enhancement of farm productivity. Four catchments were treated one each with strip cropping, conservation benches with plantin…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Physio-morphic influence of Aldicarb (Temik) 10g on Paulownia tomentosa, PFI No.19.
Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Hanif Gul
Granular insecticide Temik 10g (Aldicarb) was used in five doses of 0.0 (control), 0.4, 0.8, 1.6 and 3.2 g/plot (1.33 sq. ft) to evaluate any phytotoxic or phytotonic impact on Paulownia tomentosa PFI No. 19, at nursery stage. Measurements of parameters record…
25 May 2024