Issue · 1983
Vol. 33, Iss. 2
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Plant Nurseries in Abu Dhabi
M.I. R. Khan
The raising and maintenance of plant nurseries in Abu Dhabi is a recent activity which started in the late sixties to provide plants and seedlings for the plantation and afforestation projects which were started about the same time on the initiative and under…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Provisional Yield Table of Eucalyptus camaldulensis in Pakistan
R. W. Hussain, S. Hasan Abbas
In an earlier study (2) mean annual increment (MAI) of Eucalyptus camaldulensis was estimated to be 427cft for a crop of age ranging from 6 to 8 years with the assumption that 700 trees per acre of the species were available at the above age i.e. planting was…
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The wood and pulping properties of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) Part-I. Wood Properties
K.M. Siddiqui
This study describes in three parts the results of investigation on wood and pulping properties of Chir pine from natural forests in Hazara region of Pakistan at laboratory and pilot scale. Tests were conducted to examine the effect of tree age and the presenc…
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A not relating to some problems with the Re-introduced Blackbuck at Lal Suhanra in Bahawalpur
Ashiq Ahmad
Intro: Blackbuck, Antelope cervicapra was once a native to Cholistan desert in Pakistan but became extinct by 1967 due to ruthless hunting. To introduce the species back, 10 animals were donated by World Wildlife Fund in 1970 which were kept in an enclosure ha…
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Growing space requirements of bamboo
M.I. Sheikh
Intro: To find out the correct spacing for planting of bamboo in conjunction with agricultural crops a study was laid out in the P.F.l. over an area of 0.3 ha in 1977. One year old tube plants of bamboo were planted at 2 x 2, 3 x 3 and 6x6 m spacing, replicate…
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Effect of cultivation on the growth of Poplars
M.I. Sheikh
Intro:Two studies have been conducted to find out the effect of cultivation on growth of poplars: 1. A study was laid out to find the effect of agricultural crops on the growth of poplars. One year old plants of P. euramericana CV-I-214 were grown for four yea…
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Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner against Piesmopoda obliquifasciella (Hamps), A Leaf Stitcher of Cassia fistula
Pervez Khawaja, I. A. Hafiz, M. I. Chaudhry
Bactospeine, a commercial preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis was tried against Peismopoda obliquifasciella (Hamps), a serious leaf stitcher of Amaltas, Cassia fistula. The microbial insecticide gave 84.4, 78.1 and 90.7% mortality of the test larvae with dos…
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Establishment of vegetation with pitcher irrigation
M. I. Shiekh, B. H. Shah
To test the efficacy of the pitcher irrigation for the establishment of tree vegetation in arid conditions, experiments were conducted at Rakh Dagar Kotli in 1980 and 1981. Acacia modesta and E. camaldulensis were planted around the pitchers at a distance of h…
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