Issue · 1988
Vol. 38, Iss. 3
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The role of fertilizers in the current campaigns to increase tree wealth on marginal and farm-lands
S.H. Bangash, F. W. Khan
At the time of independence of the country (1947), the mountainous areas were reasonably covered with a thick merchantable evergreen coniferous forest (1.9m ha); the foot-hills with deciduous scrub forests (1.7m ha); and the coastal forests (0.35m ha). Besides…
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The Relescope and its use in forest inventory work
Mohammad Afzal Cheema, Michael Kleine
Growing stock of a particular forest which is expressed in cubic meter (m3) or cubic feet (cft) on unit area basis is one of the most important parameters determined from forest inventories. In Europe the growing stock was estimated with the help of one of the…
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Management of hybrid poplar for optimum yield of wood
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: Hybrid poplar was introduced in Pakistan in late fifties. Through the years methods of growing this tree on a large scale have been perfected and particular clones which would successfully grow under different climatic conditions have been identified. H…
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Prospects for farm forestry in Pakistan Part - II: Household level determinants
Michael R. Dove
Prospects for farm forestry in Pakistan Part - II: Household level determinants.
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Preliminary studies on antitermetic properties of common woods of Pakistan and their extractives
Hanif Gul, M.I. Chaudhry M. Farooq, Rahmatullah Jan
Studies on the natural resistance of common timbers of Pakistan against termites were initiated in the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar under a PL-480 Project to obtain information valuable for more efficient utilization. For testing the natural resistance…
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Effect of some environmental factors on germination and growth of Plantago ovata Forssk.
Qaisar Ali, Perveen Abdullah, Muhammad Ibrar
Germination and growth behaviour of Piantago ovata Forssk. Was studied under different laboratory and field conditions. Maximum germination was observed in garden loam, followed by clayey soil at 20°C after 144 hours. Rate of germination decreased with incr…
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Logging practices in Tanzanian natural forests
Abeli, W. S, Issara, D. G, Malilah, Mrosso et al.
Miombo woodland forests and Tropical High Forests (THF) are the major types of natural forests in Tanzania. These forests are characterized by low harvestable volume per unit area, un-even aged trees and inaccessible most of the year round due to difficult ter…
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Comparative studies on the introduction and performance of Solanum khasianum Clarke and Solanum mammosum L. at Medicinal Plants Farm Peshawar
Anwar Ahmad Khan, Shakeel Haider Zaidi
Solanum khasianum and Solanum mammosum are well-known for their solasodine content, which is the precursor for the preparation of cortisone. To assess the possibilities of their acclimatization and cultivation, yield trials with various spacings were conducted…
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Fuel consumption for brick industry in N.W.F. P.
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, R. W. Hussain, Saliheen Khan
This paper gives an overview of fuel consumption for brick industry. During the year 1985-86 the total number of brick kilns in NWFP was estimated as 458. Total production of baked bricks in the same year was 149 million with an estimated firewood and coal con…
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