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ArticlesSecuring pastoral livelihoods in arid juniper forest zone of Balochistan, Pakistan
A. W. Jasra, I. Ahmad
Juniper (Juiperus excellsa) forests of Balochistan, Pakistan are one of the largest remnants of their kind on earth. Subsistence oriented pastoral livelihood of around two million people depends on these forests. This paper gives an analysis of the communities…
25 May 2024- Articles
Developing Seabuckthorn as livelihood source in untapped mountain ecologies of Pakistan
A.W. Jasra, Imtiaz Ahmad
Seabuckthorn is a bushy plant growing in mountainous areas of Pakistan. It naturally grows in 30 countries of Europe and Asia. Seabuckthorn a multipurpose plant, has been historically used for its medicinal value especially in China and Tibet. A methodical app…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Investigations on insect pests infestation levels of dried fig in Aydin and Izmir provinces
Ferit Turanli
This study was carried out to determine the infestation level of dried fig pests during the year 2001 and 2002. The samples were collected from Aydin and Izmir provinces and villages where the production is extensively made and were kept in dark room with 25&#…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Development of agroforestry model using water harvesting system in semi arid and arid zones
Bashir Hussain Shah
A study was conducted at Kharian to develop an agroforestry system by using water harvestging system in semiarid zone. Twop slope lengths: 4m and 5 m and three slope gradients: 7%, 10% and 15% of roaded catchments were tested for finding out optimum slope leng…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Private farm nurseries in Punjab and NWFP
Raja Muhammad Omer, Shaukat Ali Khan, Charles R. Hatch
Since 1989 2,057 private farm nursery contracts have been issued in four forest divisions of Punjab and tow forest divisions of NWFP. A sample survey of approximately 10 percent of these contracts was undertaken in 1993. This study describes attributes of priv…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Paulownia species trials in Pakistan
Raza-ul-Haq, Mohammad Khan
Paulownia species comparative trials were carried out on three sites under irrigated conditions, viz; PFI, Peshawar, farmland at Garhi Saeed near Peshawar and Changa Manga irrigated plantation (Punjab). The data on diameter and height growth of trees of differ…
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
Markhor, population dynamic and food availability in Chitral Gol sanctuary
Abdul Aleem
Periodic surveys made to assess the changes occurring in Markhor population in Chitral Gol Game Sanctuary revealed an increase of 137 animals (397 as against 240) during a period of 3 years. The male/female ratio registered a decrease whereas the young / femal…
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
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
More efficient resin production from Pinus roxburghii (Chir pine)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
The study was started with a view to increase the resin output from Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forests. 500 trees 27.5 to 40 cm in diameter were selected at two different sites. In the first year i.e., 1974 all the trees were worked under French system of ta…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Bee-foraging plants at Peshawar
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
Ninety bee-foraging plants from among the forest and fruit trees, ornamental and agricultural crops serving as major and minor sources of nectar and pollen have been recorded at the campus of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Bee-foraging calendar has b…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Introduction of Paulowina in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui, M. Khan
Paulownia is the only tree genus in the family Scrophulariaceae which is primarily herbaceous. The genus has nine species of fast growing trees indigenous to China with wide distribution from 18 to 40° North latitudes and from 100 to 128° East longitudes…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Straight trees of Prosopis juliflora (Mesquite) for desert afforestation
M. I. Shiekh
The Mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa and locally known as Walayati kikar is indigenous to west tropical and sub-tropical north and south America especially in Mexico and Texas, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. It has been introduced in Australia and South Africa. In…
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
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
Effect of poplars in the yield of wheat at Changa Manga irrigated plantation
M.I. Sheikh, Afzal Cheema, Raza-ul-Haq
Assessment of yield of wheat at different distances viz. 0.75, 1.75 and 2.75 meter on all the 4 sides of the poplar trees has indicated that the effect of tree shade and competition of trees with wheat crop for water and nutrients at these distances is non sig…
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
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
Localitywise survey of Ephedra nebrodensis Vars., procera in Baluchistan to judge the higher ephedrine yielding plants for exploitation
Mohammad Shariq Khan, Altaf Ahmad, Anwar Ahmad Khan
Intro: Ephedra nebrodensis var. procera F.M. is the main source of income of the Forest Department of Baluchistan. The plant is being used in medicine from very ancient times and its curing properties are because of the presence of an alkaloid ephedrine (C10 H…
25 May 2024