Issue · 1979
Vol. 29, Iss. 3
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ArticlesDiseases of Sweet Basil (A Review)
Khial Badshah, Zakaullah
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), a member of Labiatae, is probably a native of India and Africa. It is well-known for its aromatic qualities and use in condiments. The seed yields golden yellow essential oil which is employed in perfumery and various beverages.…
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Outbreak of Dasychira sp. in Pine forest of Swat
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
An out-break of pine defoliator (Dasychira sp.) occurred in 1977 in about 900 hectares of Chir pine forest in Swat. About 190 hectares of the forest was defoliated very heavily. The pest preferred southern, eastern and western aspects as an average population…
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Effect of harvesting frequency on forage yield
Abdul Aleem, M. Noor
Studies were conducted at Range Research Nursery, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar during 1977-78 to determine the effect of harvesting frequency on Napier hybrid bajra (fortnightly, monthly, bimonthly and final) and Vicia sativa (monthly,1-1/2 monthly, bim…
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A not on nutritive value of farages for Nilgai
Abdul Aziz Khan
Nutritive value of some forages preferred by Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in Changa Manga Forest Plantation, has been estimated by chemical means and compared with that of Cenchrus ciliaris. The forages examined were generally found capable of supplying su…
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Diseases of cumin (A Review)
Shahida Parveen, Zakaullah
Cumin (Cuminum cvminum), an annual low growing herb native of Egypt and Syria, is now widely grown in India and on a small scale in some parts of Pakistan. Its fruit is chiefly employed as spices and medicine. The dry fruits are a rich source of thymol. They c…
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Markhor, population dynamics and availability in Chitral Gol wildlife sanctuary
Abdul Aleem
520 markhor were estimated to be occupying Chitral Gol Wildlife Sanctuary during the first fortnight of January 1979, an increase of 123 animals from the previous year. 159 young ones were recruited to the population, and 36 animals lost to the population, maj…
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Diseases of tulips
Zakaullah, Shahida Perveen
Diseases of tulips have been reviewed and observations given on the incidence of two of them on 5 varieties under storage conditions in Peshawar in 1978.The average incidence of rot was 90%among all the varieties. Fusarium exysporum was found to be the most pr…
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Efficacy of microbial insecticides against Poplar defoliater, (Ichthyura anastomosis Steph (Notodontidae: Lepidoptera)
Bashir Hussain Shah, Hanif Gul, M. I. Chaudhry
Dipel and Bactospheine, the commercially available microbial insecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis, have been tested against poplar defoliator (Ichthyura anastomosis Steph.) first in the laboratory then in the field. Both have shown their efficacy again…
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History of Forest Management in Bangladesh
G. M. Khattak
Bengal, till the close of the nineteenth century, had paid little attention to forest conservancy and was still importing railway sleepers from Norway. Only in 1854 was Dr. T.A. Anderson, Superintendent Botanic Gardens Calcutta, appointed as Conservator of For…
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