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ArticlesSeed Storage and Germination studies in Blue Pine
K.M. Siddiqui, Mohammad Pervez
This paper describes results of studies on seed storage and germination of Himalayan blue pine. The effects of seed storage and germination temperatures and stratification, insecticidal and fungicidal treatments on germination of blue pine seed were determined…
25 May 2024- Articles
Desert grass rehabilitations strategies for Cholistan
Ghulam Akbar, Muhammad Arshad, Taj Naseeb Khan
Seeding and stump planting methods of five grasses were compared at Arid Zone Research Institute (PARC) farm in Cholistan during monsoon seasons of 1992-94. A seed rate of 250 seeds/m2 was used in case of seeding while for stump planting the plant to plant spa…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Poplars and willows for soil erosion in New Zealand
A. G. Wilkinson
Poplar and willows are exotic to New Zealand and have been introduced over the last 160 years for hill country soil erosion control, riverbank protection, shade, windbreaks and woodlot forestry. During the 1960's and 1970s over two million poplars were planted…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Policy for forests and people: an analysis of underlying causes of failure of the forestry cooperative societies in Hazara (NWFP)
Muhammad Iqbal
The guzara or communal forests spread over an area of 1.394 million ha in Hazara Civil Division of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). These are the property of the land owners of the villages in whose boundaries these forests are included. The owners of guza…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of different container types on growth of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) seedlings
Shaukat Ali
In view of the importance of black locust (Robinia pesudoacacia L.) in afforestation programmes in northern Pakistan, four different trials of containers were used to see their effect on the growth or biomass of young seedlings of the species. Depot was effici…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Bamboo is a source of long fiber pulp in Pakistan
K. M. Suleman
Three home-grown bamboo species (Daldrocalamus hamiltonii, Dandrocalamus strictus and Bambusa tulda) were pulped by soda process to investigate their pulping potential as a source of long fiber pulp in Pakistan. All the species can be pulped by soda process. D…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of fertilization on yield of Sub-tropical humid range lands I-Balakot study
Sultan Maqsood Khan
Four fertilizer treatments namely control, 50 kg nitrogen per hectare in urea, 50 kg of phosphorus per hectare in single super phosphate and 50 kg N+50 kg P per hectare in urea and single super phosphate were applied to range vegetation in subtropical humid zo…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Germination and biomass production as affected by salinity in hydrogel treated sandy soil
Maqsood Ahmed, H. Verplancke
Synthetic polyacrylamide polymers are water storing, gel forming soil conditioners, used to improve the water storing capacities of the drought-prone soils and to improve the supplies of plant available water, thus helping in better plant establishment and gro…
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 - Articles
Survey of Juniper dwarf mistletoe in the adjacent areas of Sasnamana state forests of Baluchistan
Zakaullah
The studies carried out in the adjoining areas of Sasnamama forest revealed that mistletoe has crossed into Chasnak forest, through the northern ridge, at a point about 6.8 kilometers from the Mana village. The parasite was extending east-ward. The incidence o…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Hastening Seed Germination of Cassia fistula
Ashiq Ahmad, G. M. Khattak
Seed of cassia fistula, an ornamental flowering tree, treated with concentrated sulphuric acid for 15 minutes and 30 minutes and then thoroughly washed and soaked in water for 24 hours before sowing, started germination the next day and gave, with in 5 days 84…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Cultivation of Bamboos in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
The bamboos are perennial gigantic grasses which are versatile and graceful group of plants and are of multiple utility. About 14 million hectares of the earth surface is covered by bamboo forests with 80 percent of their total area falling in Asia. They are w…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Suitable spacing for planting of poplar in agroforestry systems
Sahibzada M. Hafeez, M. Hafeezullah
In view of popularity of the Poplar tree with the farmers, it was desired to work out a suitable pattern of planting Poplar (Populus deltoids) in AF system for inter-cropping with agricultural corps. A replicated experiment involving agricultural crops (maize…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Tree seed requirements in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq
It is estimated that an area of 774,700 hectares will be planted in Pakistan during the 8th Five Year Plan (1993-94 to 1997-98) for which 1309.4 million plants will be raised. On the basis of these targets, 992,710 kg seeds of various tree species would be req…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Use of spot satellite imagery to assess soil erosion caused by cyclone Bola in the major forests of gisborne-east coast, New Zealand
Chaudhry A. Khaliq
SPOT Satellite imagery was used to assess the effect of a single storm in terms of the increase in bare ground by comparing 1986 SPOT XS and 1988 SPOT PAN imagery for the major forests of Mangatu. Tokomaru and Ruatoria of the Gisborne East Coast. New Zealand D…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Climate change trends over coniferous forests of Pakistan
Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Climate change trends were assessed over coniferous forests of Pakistan for the period 1961-2000. The trends were calculated using Climate Research Unit (CRU)-UK data at a scale of 50x50 km2. The temperature regime was ranged between-12.44oC and 22.54oC over c…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Assessment of tree growth on farmlands from farmers' perceptions in district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Manahil Wahab, Anwar Ali
A study on assessment of tree growth on farmlands as farmers perception in District Charsadda was conducted to estimate the growth of trees on farmlands and determine the status of farm forestry in District Charsadda. In order to achieve the objectives of the…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Comparative analysis of soil characteristics under pine tree plantation of district Peshawar and Mansehra
Muhammad Ilyas, Sanam Zarif Satti, Bashir Ullah, Salim Saif Ullah
The present research was conducted to study and compare the soil's characteristics under pine trees of district Peshawar and Mansehra of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in the year 2022. Eight soil samples from each site i.e. Hazara University Mansehra and Botani…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A study on fiber morphology of some hardwood species growing in Lalkoo, Swat for assessing their suitability for pulp and paper manufacturing
Tanvir Hussain, Said Akhtar, Khalid Hussain, Zahid Rauf
This study was carried out to evaluate the suitability of some hardwood species growing in Lalkoo, Swat based on morphological characteristics of wood fiber. For this purpose, wood samples were collected from local depots and wood fibers from each species were…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Some observations on Entomophagous neoaplectana on poplar stem borer Apriona cinerea Chev. in N.W.F.P.
M. Ismail Chaudhry, Hanif Gul
Intro: The present era may be termed as cellulose age as almost every thing in our daily use contains cellulose. The increased use of such products is causing the pulp wood and construction industries to expand dramatically to keep pace with the enlarging popu…
25 May 2024