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ArticlesMechanical properties of Eucalyptus trereticornis
Jalil Ahmad Khan, Pervaiz Akhtar
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF EUCALYPTUS TRERETICORNIS Jalil Ahmad Khan and Pervaiz Akhtar Assistant Wood Seasoning Officer and Technical Assistant, FPRD, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Introduction The history of the introduction of the genus Eucalyptus in th…
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
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
Silviculture aspect of Passur (Xylocarpus mekongensis) tree in the Sundarbans with special reference to heart rot disease
A. S. M. Helal Siddiqui, Abul Khair, M. Masudur Rahman, S.M. Mosfeka Hasnin
The Sundarbans is the largest single tract mangrove forest of the world. The forest occupies the south-west corner of Bangladesh. It covers an area of 6017 km2, of which 4143 km2 are landmass and 1874 km2 water bodies. The biodiversity of the Sundarbans is ver…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The effect of sugar feeding on behavior of acceptance of 1 and 2 day old larvae in upper and lower bars of the grafted frames of honeybee, Apis mellifera for queen rearing
Syed Qasim Shah
The acceptance of one and two day old larvae in upper and lower bars of the grafted frames were studied among the sugar and control groups of feeding. The percentage of accepted larvae that were grafted with dilute royal jelly among group showed statistically…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Fecundity, egg fertility and hatchability response of silkworm, Bombyx mori on different substrata
Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Miskeen Ali
Response of two strains of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori was worked out for fecundity, egg fertility and hatchability on different textured and colored substrata. Five (05) topographically different textured papers namely, art paper (glossy), off-set (fine),…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on walnut borer, Zeuzera coffeae (Cossidae; lepidoptera) on walnut trees (Juglans regia) in district Dir
Hanif Gul, Wali-ur-Rehman
Survey was conducted in different valleys of Dir District to record the extent of damage caused by the walnut borer to walnut trees. The pest caused heavy damage in Sultan Khel valley where tree infestation was 90-100% in Sairai and 80-90% in Kotkai villages.…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Evaluation of Rhizobial strains for root nodulation, growth and yield, in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under natural conditions
Ghazala Yasmeen
The study was carried out to determine the effect of two rhizobial strains (i)Thal 8 and (ii)TAL 620,on three varieties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) differ in nodulation capacity viz ICC 4948 High nodulating (HN), ICC 4948 Low nodulating (LN), ICC 4948 Non-no…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Status and conservation of pheasants in Kaghan valley
Mian Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Saqib
Pheasants are considered the most beautiful birds in the world. Out of 49 species of pheasant found in the world five species i.e. Monal, (Lophoporus impejanus) koklass (Pucrasia macrolopha), Kalij (Lophura leucomelana), western horned Tragopan (Gragopan melan…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The potential benefits of agroforestry systems in arid environment of district Bhakkar, Pakistan
Muhammad Umair, Nowsherwan Zarif, Zahid Rauf, Anwar Ali, Ghayyas Ahmed, Basheer Ahmed et al.
Agroforestry has a long and illustrious history that dates back to antiquity and is still widely practiced today. The agroforestry system demonstrates how several environment pairs can be used simultaneously by combining native and introduced species. In this…
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
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
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
The effects of high humidity and temperature on the economic characters of the silkworm, Bambyx mori L.
Wali-ur-Rehman, Meher Nigar Ashiq, Siraj-ud-Din
The effects of high humidity and temperature on the economic characters in the 5th instar larvae of Chinese (C-102) and Japanese (J-101) varieties of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. were investigated. The mean high humidity of 94% with the prevailing temperature…
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
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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
Allelopathic potential of Eucalyptus camaldulensis l. as an organic herbicides
Iqtidar Hussain, Adnan Noor Shah
The Influence of aqueous extract of Eucalyptus was examined during 2018. By applying the water extract of eucalyptus to different weed species, namely Bindweed, barley, London rocket, wild safflower, Wild oat, common lambsquaters, Bird’s seed grass, Broad leav…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Computerization of important Pakistani timbers for their efficient identification
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir, Ayaz Marwat
A database software program was developed for computer aided identification of important Pakistani Timbers. Wood samples of commercial/ non-commercial timbers were collected from different climate areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Basic anatomical data with three D…
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