Issue · 1992
Vol. 42, Iss. 3
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ArticlesSpotlight on species: Nannorrhops ritchieana
Muhammad Shabir Mughal
Nannorhops ritchieana (Mazri) is a gregarious, tufted, low growing palm with robust prostrate branching stems or rhizomes, occasionally with an erect branching stem reaching 6 meter high (Parker ,1921). It is xerophytic in nature, light dejnander and native of…
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Effect of light and weed competition on the survival and growth of Abies pindrow seedlings of various ages in different soil media in the moist temperate forests of Pakistan
Raza-ul-Haq
Planting stock of silver fir raised in polythene tubes in common nursery soil and forest soil were kept (in poly bags) and planted bare-rooted at age 3, 12 and 24 months, under four cover conditions in the experimental site at Kund. The survival and growth of…
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Developing Dactylus glomerata (Cocksfoot) as forage crop in the Karakoram valleys in Northern Areas of Pakistan
Rash Khan, Faridullah Khan
Keeping in view the acute shortage of fodder and forages in northern Areas of Pakistan, an experiment was conducted in Karakoram Agricultural Research Institute (KARINA) in late November, 1984 and continued for 3 years to evaluate the performance of Dactylus g…
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Minute wood anatomy and key for the identification of important conifers of Pakistan
M. Ayaz, G. M. Nasir
Wood samples of Juniper, Spruce, Fir, Deodar, Yew and four pine species were collected from different coniferous forest of Pakistan. The objective was to study their microscopic structure for the preparation of an identification key based on minute anatomy. Re…
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Observations on outbreak and biology of Oak defoliator, Gazalina chrysolopha Koil
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
In 1989 on out break of Gazalina chrysolopha Koll. Occurred in oak forest (Quercus dilatata) causing serious defoliation over an area of 1600 hectares in Bagh Forest Division of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The months emerging from mid July to mid August, lay eggs…
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Regeneration of Atropa acuminate Royal at Kuza-Gali forest enclosure of Galies forest division
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Muslim
Atropa acuminata Royle plant is well-known for its active constituents extracted from leaves and roots. It is widely used in a number of pharmaceutical preparations. In order to develop regeneration techniques of the plant for its conservation experiments on r…
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Estimation of crown biomass production of Poplus nigra Italica Muench in Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal, James A. Moore, Charles R. Hatch
In areas where Lombardy (populusnigra Italica Muench) grows in Pakistan crown biomasss is lopped at various intensities and the woody branches and foliage components are used as fuel wood and fodder. The objective of this study was to developed simple and prac…
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Eighty five year plan and forestry sector development in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
Intro: Development planning plays a crucial role in the socio-economic development of a country. It aims at optimal utilization of the available resources in order to maximize social welfare. Pakistan, after independence, was confronted with numerous problems.…
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Selection of size of root cuttings for vegetative propagation of Paulownia elongata
Muhammad Khan
Pualownia, one of the fast growing trees in the world, is being introduced in Pakistan. It can be propagated from seed and stem or root cuttings. Propagating from stem or root cuttings is important for producing genetically uniform planting stock. The stem cut…
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