Issue · 1986
Vol. 36, Iss. 2
11 articles · All issues →
ArticlesWater use efficiency of Populus euramericana
M. I.Sultani, Akhtar Ali, M. S. Khan, M. A. A. Qureshi
Spring planted popular plants produced and average 30.5g biomass as Compared to 11.5g biomass produced by late summer planted plants. The water use efficiency of spring sown popular plants was 358g and 333g in mulched and unmulched pots respectively while for…
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Epidemic of Kail leaf stitcher in Galis and Murree Forest Divisions
Wali-ur-Rahman, M. I on ail Chaudhry
Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) locally known as kail is a beautiful fast growing pine, naturally found between 1200 m and 3000 m elevation in the hills of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir. The tree which was well known for its resistance against insect pests has falle…
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Finn Awarded 1986 Wallenberg Prizes to Mr. Johan E. Gullichsen of Helsinki, Finland (Home and Foreign News)
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Finn Awarded 1986 Wallenberg Prizes to Mr. Johan E. Gullichsen of Helsinki, Finland (Home and Foreign News)
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A not on the physical and mechanical properties of Walnut (Juglans regia Linn.) wood grown in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui, Iqbal Mahmood
This paper presents the results of a study on physical and mechanical properties of walnut wood grown in Kaghan Valley, Hazara Division. The results are compared with reported values of the same species in the literature. The strength properties of locally ava…
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Effect of honey bee pollination on the fruit setting and yield of Loquat
Bashir Mohammad Khan, Mohammad Shahid, M. Ismail Chaudhry
The panicles covered, with polythene bags bore few fruits resulting in the lowest yield of 21 grams per panicle with least minimum fruit setting of 3.75%. The highest yield of 708 grams was obtained from panicles left open to honey bee's pollination under natu…
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Seasonal history of greasy cutworm Agrotis ypsilon rott at Peshawar
Hanif Gul, M. Ismail Chaudhry
The seasonal history studies revealed that moth emergence starts in the end of February or early March reaching the maximum of 84 moths in the week of March. The moth catch went down to zero in the end of March and again rose to a peak of 42 in the 2nd week of…
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Yeild regulation by area-volume check method: A case study at Sao Hill in Tanzania
Aaron S. M. Mgeni
Sao Hill is the largest forest project in Tanzania with 30,000 hectares planted by 1983. Its final target is 65,000 hectares. It supports a state owned sawmill and a pulp and paper mill. Managing this forest on a non-declining yield basis is the main objective…
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Assessment of damage to silver fir seed caused by cone-borer, Dioryctria abietella Schiff
Wali-ur-Rahman, M. I an ail Chaudhry
Intro: Cone-borer, Dioryctria abietella Schiff, which has been reported on Pinus geradiana from Baluchistan (Chaudhry 1960) and Pinus roxburghii, P. wallichiana, Cedrus deodara and Abies pindrow from Swat (Chaudhry et al., 1966) is infesting cones of Silver fi…
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Performance of Poplar clones in Pakistan
M. I. Shiekh, Raza-ul-Haq
Intro: It was possible to get some new clones from USA and China in 1980. In order to compare their performance it was decided to start a study in Peshawar in the Research Garden.
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Growth and heritability estimates among six-year-old three geographic sources of Shisham (Dalbergia sissooRoxb.) in Pakistan
Shams-ur-Rehman, Altaf Hussain
Half-sib progenies of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Tested at Peshawar gave significant differences among geographic areas. The broad-sense heritability at 6-year-age for diameter was 0.83 indicating that the trait is heritable. Further possibilities of selection and…
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