Issue · 1979
Vol. 29, Iss. 2
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ArticlesDiseases of Ginger
Zakaullah, Khial Badshah
Intro: Ginger (Zingiber officinale), an important perennial rhizomatous herb indigenous to Southern Asia, is now widely cultivated for spices and drugs throughout the tropics. The feasibility of its introduction is being studied in Pakistan. Work on the collec…
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An evaluation of Azad Kashmir Logging and Sawmilling Corporation
K.M. Siddiqui
This paper gives a detailed review of working of Azad Kashmir Logging and Sawmilling Corporation since its establishment in 1971. The Corporation has been running short of targets in both extracting timber from forests and its subsequent conversion in the saw-…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Seed Germination of Ephedra nebrodensis
Mussarrat N. Ali, Anwar Ahmad Khan, Shakeel Haider Zaidi
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…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Silvicultural Research Notes
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: Growing Cupressus arizonica with drip system of irrigation. To find out whether drip system of irrigation could be usefully employed to raise trees at Ziarat (2440 m A.S.L.), av. ann. rainfall 380 mm, average maximum and minimum temperatures 18.3°C a…
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Seeding periodicity in blue pine
K.M. Siddiqui, Mohammad Parvez
Intro: Himalayan blue pine (Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jacks. Syn. P. griffithii) is one of the important indigenous pines of Pakistan with a very large range of natural distribution. Its altitudinal range varies from 1500 to 3040 metres and longitudinal and latit…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Granular insecticides for the Control of olive psyllid Euphyllura olivina Costa.
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
In a field trial six granular insecticides have been tested against olive psyllid ( Euphyllura olivine Costa)in 20,25 and 30 g per plant of 60,150and 240cm height. Termik gave 100%kill of nymphs and adults within 3 to 7 days in each height groups of plants. Te…
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Bark volume tables of chir pine Pinus roxburghii, Roxb.
Raja Walayat Hussain, M. Afzal Cheema
Intro:The bark of a tree is the portion between the inner living phloem and the outer compressed cellular structure which has lost its activity as conductive tissue. The use of tree bark as a mulch has resulted in weed supression (1). It has been processed int…
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Effect of macro-and micro nutrients on foliage production of Morus alba (Japanese source) and its Protein content
G. M. Khattak, M. I. Sheikh, S. H. Bangesh
Objective: This experiment was laid out to determine the effect of the application of N, P, K, B, Mg, Zn and Fe on the fresh weight of foliage produced by mulberry at the close of the growing season, and its crude protein content. The objective was to increase…
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Comments on the proposed intensive forest management in temperate coniferous forests
Ali Asghar Khan
Intensive forest management is being introduced in moist temperate forests of Kaghan Valley based on a combination of shelter-wood system with clear-felling of trees down to an advanced growth of up to 12inch d.b.h., with artificial regeneration, mainly throug…
25 May 2024