Issue · 1977
Vol. 27, Iss. 1
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ArticlesSurvival and growth of Eucalyptus camadulensis siliqua in Pakistan
G. M. Khattak, Abdul Aleem
One year old Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Ceratonia siliqua and Zizyphus mauritiana raised in polythene tubes were planted on 18-2-1975 in deep alluvial clay loam soil at Peshawar and each plant irrigated with four gallons of water at planting. The rainfall durin…
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Regeneration technique in Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) Forests
M. I. Shiekh, Abdul Aleem
Chir-pine seedlings raised in polythene tubes have successfully been planted at the lower elevational limits of the chir-pine forests where regeneration had failed to establish. Planting in February and June gave equally good survival.
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Pre-investment survey for natural resources development in Northern Pakistan
Faqir Mohammad Khan
With increase in population, pressure on land for cultivation, grazing and timber supplies is also increasing in the north-western hilly part of Pakistan like everywhere else. But these mountain lands also constitute a major portion of the watersheds of Indus…
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Laboratory trial of Dipel against Poplar defoliator, Ichthyura anastomosis Steph (Notodontidae: Lepidoptera)
M. Ismail Chaudhry, Bashir Hussain Shah
Trials of Dipel, a preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis and chitinase, were conducted against larvae of poplar defoliator, Ichthyura anastomosis Steph. in the laboratory. In the first trial there was 100% mortality of larvae within three days of release on po…
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Survey of juniper dwarf mistletoe in Sasnamana state forests of Baluchistan
Zakaullah, Khial Badshah
The incidence of mistletoe infection in Sasnamana Juniper forest of Baluchistan was 36 percent among all the study trees infection rating for infected trees was 4.6 according to the 6-class mistletoe rating system of Hawksworth and Lusher (1956). The highest i…
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Bee Flora of the N.W.F.P.
Mohammad Shahid, Abdul Qayyum
In the N.W.F.P. (Pakistan), a detailed survey was carried out to explore different nectar and pollen yielding plants for honey-bees. A detailed list of 122 such plants both wild and cultivated, their scientific names, time of blossom and their distribution in…
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