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ArticlesThe wood and pulping properties by Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) Part 3. Pilot scale pulping studies
K. M. Siddiqui
The laboratory studies of wood and pulping properties of chir pine trees of different age groups were described in the earlier articles in this series. These studies indicated the superiority of 36-45 year old trees for pulp manufacture. Therefore, 200 trees o…
25 May 2024- Articles
Effect of Dalbergia sissoo tree rows on the growth and yield of cotton crop
Ashaer Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry, Ghulam Muhammad
Data were collected from five different sites to evaluate the impact of Dalbergia sissoo linear planting on the growth and yield of cotton crop. The crop density was significantly affected on northern, eastern and western aspect upto 3.0 m from the base of tre…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Home and Foreign News (i) U.S. Aid supports of Honduras Pine in the Caribbean (ii) Brazilian forestry team win 1984 Marcus Wallenberg Prize
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Home and Foreign News (i) U.S. Aid supports of Honduras Pine in the Caribbean (ii) Brazilian forestry team win 1984 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for commercial development of cloned Eucalyptus forests
25 May 2024 - Articles
Comparative forage production and in-vitro dry matter digestibility of three perennial forage species of Panicum grass at different clipping stages
Ashar Farooq, Mohammad Salim, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Zahid Rauf, Ahmed Hussain, Muhammad Bilal Zia
The research was conducted to find out the relative performance of three perennial forage species of Panicum grass subjected to different clipping stages at Range Research Garden, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Randomized Complete Block Design with Facto…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Socio economic impact of community plantation in Salarzai valley, Bajaur Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwah
Kaleem Mehmood, Sultan Muhammad, Altaf Hussain
The aim of the study is to assess the impact of socio economic condition of the people as these plantations have a potential to address the menace of rural poverty besides increasing the forest cover in the area. Two-stage Random sampling was adopted for the s…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Title page and contents of PJF Vol.70(2), 2020
Title page, contents of PJF Vol.70(2)
Title page and contents of PJF Vol.70(2), 2020.
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa 1. Germination Response
Mohammad Saleem, C. A. Call
The ability of Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult, to displace Chrysopogon aucheri (Boiss.) Stapf. on Baluchistan grasslands may be related to differences in recruitment potential in addition to differences in payability and grazing tolerance. A controlled e…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Socio-economic impacts of billion tree afforestation project in district Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Basheer Ahmad, Anwar Ali, Salman Ahmad, Nowsherwan Zarif, Saif Ullah Khan
The Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project aims to plan, design, launch, and implement ”Green Growth Initiative" in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province's Forestry Sector. Thus, the project would work as a catalyst in helping the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Depar…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa II. Seedling development
Mohammad Saleem, C. A. Call
A description of shoot and root morphology is essential for understanding the seedling establishment process of dominant forage grasses found on arid and semiarid rangelands in Baluchistan. A controlled environment study was conducted to determine differences…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of different nursery techniques on survival and growth of seedlings of Azadirachta indica
Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Muhammad Asif Aziz
Azadirachta indica (L) A. Juss. (Neem) is native of Indo-Pak sub-continent and Burma. It is a multipurpose tree species, especially having medicinal and pesticidal value. Neem is propagated primarily through seed, but seeds are having viability for short perio…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Nutritive value analysis of some fodder tree species
Muhammad Umar Atique, Sanam Zarif Satti, Muhammad Ilyas
Nutritive value (chemical constituents) was determined for three fodder tree species including Acacia nilotica, Bauhinia variegata, and Ceratonia siliqua. The leaf samples of the selected species were collected with replication of ten (10) from the Range Resea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Climate change and its impacts on tree growth of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) found in Malam Jabba, Swat
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir
A study was conducted to assess the change in climate that has happened in Malam Jabba, Swat Forest Division for the last 30 years i.e. 1985-2015 and its impact on the tree ring widths (growth) of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana). Results of the study showed an i…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ethno botanical survey of Leepa valley AJK
Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Saeed Anwar Wazir
Country Pakistan has considerable significance due to variety of medicinal plants and has been called as the floral emporium of medicinal plants. It has about 6000 species of wild plants, among them almost 4000-6000 are considered to carry or of medicinal impo…
25 May 2024 - Articles
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Response of planted seedlings of Silver Fir (Abies pindrow) to site preparation and weed control in the moist temperate forests of Pakistan
Raza-ul-Haq
An experiment was conducted at Kund to study the effect of soil disturbance in combination with shrub and herb control on the survival and growth of the nursery raised 3 and 12 month old planted seedlings. Vegetation treatments included cutting and killings wi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Habitat study of Chukar partridge (Alectorus chukar) in district Malakand - A case study of town Thana
Bilal Ahmad, Maqsood Anwar, Muhammad Sadiq Khan
The present study described the status of Chukar partridge (Alectorus chukar) habitat, ecology and causes of decreasing its population in town Thana of district Malakand. Primary data was collected through visits to the study areas in the morning and late afte…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Floristic composition and ecological characteristics of plant resources of Landi Kotal, district Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq, Lal Badshah, Sanam Zarif
The study was conducted to assess the ecological resources of Landi Kotal, Khyber during 2016-2017. The floristic diversity consisted of 93 species within 40 families. Based on number of species Asteraceae (10 spp.), Lamiaceae (8 spp.), Brassicaceae, Solanacea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Intraspecific variation vis-a-vis management strategies for the natural stands of Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson
Shams-ur-Rehman
In view of the importance of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jachson) growing the several countries in southern Asia and its utilization in breeding programmes against stem rust (Cronartium rabicola J.C. Fisch ex Rabenh.) and dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium mi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Modelling of female Pupal body weight and fecundity of the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori l) strains
Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Hakim Shah
Promotion of Sericulture depends, besides other factors, on availability of quality silk seed. Present study was conducted to construct a model for predicting fecundity using the female pupal body weight. Among the nine reared silkworm strains, the mean heavie…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Quantitative analysis/estimation of wood utilization in wood based industries of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Zahid Rauf, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Ghayyas Ahmad, Wahiba Iqbal
A survey of wood based industries was conducted in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Project, "Provision for Forestry Research Enhancement at Pakistan Forest Institute" funded by the Forestry, Environment and Wildlife Department Khyber Pakhtunkhw…
25 May 2024