Issue · 1989
Vol. 39, Iss. 2
12 articles · All issues →
ArticlesAssessment of dependence of local population on scrub forests in District Jhelum
Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Afzal
To estimate the population pressure of the local people on the Scrub Forests in District Jhelum, a survey was conducted interviewing 144 households. Considering two elements, extraction of firewood and grazing of livestock, as major factors affecting viability…
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People participation in upland conservation in N. W. F. Province Pakistan
Yar Mohammad Khan
Intro: Before dilating on the subject itself it would be more pertinent to have a glance over the land-use statistics, population status, extent of degradation of land resources and development strategy in Pakistan and N.W.F. Province in particular.
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Growing Square trees Home and Foreign News
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Growing Square trees Home and Foreign News
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National Workshop on Agro-forestry Research (3-5 April, 1989) Home and Foreign News
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National Workshop on Agro-forestry Research (3-5 April, 1989) Home and Foreign News
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International Seminar on Pakistan Forest Policy March 6-8, Karachi - Pakistan Home and Foreign News
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International Seminar on Pakistan Forest Policy March 6-8, Karachi - Pakistan Home and Foreign News
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Second National Research Organization meeting on multipurpose tree species (February 15-16,1989) Home and Foreign News
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Second National Research Organization meeting on multipurpose tree species (February 15-16,1989) Home and Foreign News
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A foliar key to the family Solanaceae
Abdur Rashid, A. R. Beg
A key, based on trichomes and stomatal composition of 18 including native and exotic species of Solanaceae, is presented.
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Wood consumption and requirement for the Pakistan Railways
Mahmood Iqbal Shiekh, Saliheen Khan, Hakim Shah
Data about three railway wood consumption units of the Pakistan Railways, viz. Railway Workshop and Track Department at Lahore( inherited by Pakistan at independence)and a new carriage factory, established at Islamabad in 1970 currently require 14,260 m3 of wo…
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Forage production from Leucaena leucocephala (LAM.) De. Wit as influenced by cutting intervals and plant spacings
M. B. Bhatti, M. I. Sultani, M. Aslam, Ehtesham Ali Syed
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit yielded a significantly higher amount of great matter of 64.83 tons per hectare when grown at a close spacing of 0.3 m x 0.76 m producing 48.66% more fodder than at the wider spacing of 0.3 x 1.5 m. While the per plant heigh…
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Status of Desertification in Pakistan
Mirza Mohammad Ashraf, Ghulam Akbar
Status of desertification in Pakistan has been reviewed in the light of increasing population and various land-uses, with particular reference to agriculture, range management with livestock population, watershed management and forestry, compiling the statisti…
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Quantity of water solubles in some hardwood species (A basis for their relative suitability in wood cement board)
S. M. Yasin, T. A. Qureshi
The quantity of water solubles of eight hardwood species was determined as a basis for assessing their suitability for wood cement boards. From the values it is predicted that poplars would provide a better raw material for wood-cement boards than Acacia nilot…
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Absorption and movement of Copper and Arsenic in wood of Eucalyptus globulus Labill
Jaleel Ahmed Khan
Effect of different ratios of copper and arsenic in aqueous solutions of different concentrations together with immersion time on absorption of these elements by and their movement into the wood of Eucalyptus globules Labill has been described. Arsenic was pre…
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