Issue · 1978
Vol. 28, Iss. 2
12 articles · All issues →
ArticlesGazette Notifications
Editor
Gazette Notifications
25 May 2024- Articles
Obituary: Mohammad Asghar Qureshi, Director Forest Education
Editor
Obituary: Mohammad Asghar Qureshi, Director Forest Education
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on the causes of mortality of Bamboo around Sargodha
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Note: Two species of bamboo have been planted by the agriculturists around Sargodha. One of these is Denderocalamus strictus and the other one is yet to be identified, although it is indicated as Denderocalamus by the Forest Botanist. Denderocalamus strictus i…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Natural resistance of various timbers to the attack of Coptotermes heimi (Wasm)
M. Ismail Chaudhry, Nasrullah Khan, M. Arshad
Twelve common timbers of Pakistan have been tested for their resistance against the attack of Coptotermes heimi Wasm., a most destructive and common termite. Based on the longevity of workers and soldiers released on saw dusts of these timbers. Cedrus deodara…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Performance of poplar clones under irrigated conditions in the Punjab
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: A number of studies have been laid out in Pakistan to select suitable clones of Poplar for different climatic regions. A recently concluded experiment near Peshawar (annual rainfall 300 mm) has shown the superiority of P. deltoides 7-63/51 over P. delto…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Chemical evaluation of Quercus glauca seeds and its oil
Abdul Ghaffar Marwat, Pazir Gul, Fazli Wahid Khan
Oil extracted from the seeds of Quercus glauca with soxhlet apparatus, using petroleum ether as a solvent, was analyzed for its physico-chemical constants and composition of fatty acids. The oil was found to be a non-drying comparing favorably well with oils f…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Re-introduction of blackbuck in Pakistan
Abdul Aleem
Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra) was oncea native of Cholistan desert and was so plentiful that 50 animals were presented in 1930 by the Nawab of Bahawalpur to some ranchers in Texas where they had increased to 5000 by 1967, the blackbuck had been exterminated…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Forestry in China
Abeedullah Jan
Intro: I visited China with Five Members Forestry Delegation for three weeks from 19th October to 8th November, 1977. These are my impressions: The People's Republic of China is situated in the eastern part of Asia and on the west coast of Pacific Ocean. It ha…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of spacing on the growth of hybrid poplar
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
A study laid out in irrigated plantation to find the effect of spacing in the rate of growth of Populus euramericana cv.I-214 has indicated that so far as diameter growth is concerned wider spacings (4.6x4.6 m and 5.5x5.5 m) are highly significant at 1% level…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Nature and magnitude of salinity and drainage problems in relation to agricultural development in Pakistan
M. Bashir Chaudhry (Dr.), M. Alim Mian, M. Rafiq
The salinity and drainage problems have getting undue importance at the expense of improvement of agriculture on good soils occupying about three fourth of irrigated area in our country. The available evidence suggests that these ills have neither taken a heav…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Studies to increase the sprouting of Dioscorea deltoidea rhizomes at Peshawar and Dungagali
Anwar Ahmad Khan, Munawar Sultana, Shakeel Haider Zaidi
Experiments were conducted at Peshawar (Sub-tropical, 320 m elevation, 407 mm annual rain fall, canal irrigated) and Dungagali (moist temperature, 2500 m elevation, 1650 mm annual rain fall) to develop methods for growing
25 May 2024 - Articles
Phytosociological studies in Chitral Gol
Mairza Hakim Khan
The vegetation of Chitral Gol was studied in 1977. The forest type is dry temperate. The communities were identified: Study area: Chitral Gol is a narrow valley. It starts 3 km west of Chitral town, runs as a gorge for about 18 km and then broadens into three…
25 May 2024