Issue · 1991
Vol. 41, Iss. 2
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ArticlesControl of Oak Defoliator Gazalina chrysolopha Kollar
Wali-ur-Rahman, M. I. Chaudhry
In laboratory trials against oak defoliater, Gazalina chrysolopha Koll.Three antimoultant chemicals-Atabron, Alsystin and Dimilinin 0.04% concentration gave, respectively, 95.90 and 85% larval mortality within 6 days while the insecticides Malathion and Sevin…
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Outturn volume of Chir pine in Guzara forests of district Mansehra
Muhammad Khurshid Swati, Muhammad Afzal Cheema
The volume obtained after converting a standing tree into logs or scants is called outturn volume. On the other hand, standing volume is the total content of wood in the form of timber and smallwood including volume of stumpage. The out turn volume can also be…
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Book Review
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Book Review
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A not on marketing of poplar wood in Peshawar
S. M. Rafique
A plantation of 104 clones of poplar was established in February, 1982 over an area of one hectare (2.5 acres) in Range Management Nursery of the Pakistan Forest Institute. Both cuttings and whole nursery plants were planted in it at a spacing of 2.7 x 2.7 met…
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Key Note Address on Promotion of Medicinal Plant in Pakistan
Abeedullah Jan
Key Note Address on Promotion of Medicinal Plant in Pakistan
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Effect of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) trees on the yield of wheat Crop-I
Wahid Rashid, Mohammad Hafeez
A study was carried out in village Satrah. District Sialkot to determine the effect of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) on the yield of wheat crop. Fifty trees of variable diameter and heights were selected for southern side of the field and were divided into seven…
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Summary of Proceedings of Workshop on Promotion of Medicinal Plants 6th-7th March, 1991 held at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Editor
The workshop on promotion of medicinal plants was held on 6th and 7th March, 1991 at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, organized at the initiative of Mr. Amir Gulistan Janjua, Governor, NWFP. The objectives of the Workshop were to bring together researc…
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Tree growth on farmlands of NWFP
Hakim Shah, Malik Illahi Bakhsh, Mohammad Amjad
The farmlands of NWFP have about 80 million trees of which two-third are in irrigated areas. The average number of trees per ha is 46 for all areas, 72 in irrigated areas and 27 in un-irrigated areas. Poplar (24%), bakain (18%), Shisham (15%), ailanthus (13%)…
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Germination improvement in Prosopis glandulosa Torr. seed
Farrukh Hussain, Ihsan Ilahi
Soaking in water application of IAA, GA3 and thiourea alone or subsequent to scarification promoted seed germination to over 90% within 6 days of incubation at 20-30°C as against 18-30% germination after 30 days of untreated seeds. Large size seeds gave bet…
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Financial analyses of different types of tree plantations in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
This paper presents results of financial analysis for 8 types of tree plantations in different parts of plantations in different parts of Pakistan. Financial analyses were carried out for 5 multiple purpose tree species planted in the form of both linear and b…
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