Issue · 1982
Vol. 32, Iss. 3
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Nursery and field planting techniques of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Ali Akbar Khan, Mohammad Khan
Intro: Although raising of chir pine in polythene tubes and its planting out was started quite a few years back, the methods adopted in actual practice left much to be desired. Under the Hazara Preinvestment Project, World Bank authorities desired that in view…
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The fatty acid composition of Leucaena leucocephala oil
M. Y. Raie, Ijaz Ahmed, Shahina Zaka, S. A. Khan
The fatty acid composition of Leucaena leucocephala as determined by GLC, containing 9.0% oil, is C16:0 (18.3%), C18:0 (1.5%), C18:1 (15.3%), C18:2 (61.0%), C18:3 (2.1%) and C22:0 (1.8%).
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Performance of some exotic Acacias in Pakistan (Tree Planters note)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: A few years back seed of some exotic Acacias was imported for comparative trials in arid areas of Pakistan. One of the studies was laid out near Jamrud, Peshawar (av. ann. rainfall 350 mm). The soil is sandy loam, with scattered pebbles in the soil hori…
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Differentiation and anatomical changes in Callus cultures of Rauwolfia serpentine BENTH
Rehana Perveen, Mehmood Akram, Ihsan Ilahi
Callus induced in shoot pieces of Rauwaolfia serpentina on Knop's medium supplemented with 1mg/1 of NAA exhibited vigorous growth when transferred to MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/1 both of Naphthalene acetic (NAA) and Benzyl amino purine (BAP). The effe…
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Growth of Hybrid Poplar (P x E cv I-214)
S. Hasan Abbas
Intro: Hybrid Poplars, the fast growing trees have been under trial in the country for the last 20-25 years and have proved to be very promising. Whereas experiments are still going on to decide about the management practices for this tree, an attempt was made…
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Enhancing range productivity through grass seeding in subtropical semi-arid rangelands near Peshawar
Sultan Maqsood Khan, Raja Muhammad Zarif
About 2 hectares in Jamrud target area near Peshawar were seeded with Cenchrus ciliaris in July, 1980. In September, 1981 the production data were recorded in the seeded and control areas. Due to grass seeding the average forage yield had increased from 45 kg/…
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Comparative study of forage production at Khawarmung, Azad Kashmir
Raja Mohammad Ashfaque, Anjum Amin
Intro: The Khawarmung study area is situated in the Subtropical humid zone (Champion et al., 1965) about 40 km northwest of Muzafarabad along the left bank of river Neelum. The altitude is 1200 meters with an average rainfall of about 600 mm. Soil is mainly fo…
25 May 2024