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ArticlesConservation of Pinus gerardiana (Chilghoza pine) - A case study of Hudur valley, district Diamir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Islam Ullah Shah, Anwar Ali, Ayaz Khan, Sultan Muhammad
The current study on "Conservation of Pinus gerardiana (Chilghoza pine): A case study of Hudur valley, District Diamir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan" was carried out in Chilghoza forest of Hudurd valley, District Diamer. The study area is situated in the…
25 May 2024- Articles
Some important bark beetles of Pinus wallichiana in Pakistan
Naveed Ahmed
Blue pine die-back is a very serious disease and apparently healthy looking trees collapse within few days. Four bark beetles species viz. Pityogenes scitus B., Ips longifolia Stebb., Scolytus major Stebb. and Polygraphus major Stebb. were present in blue pine…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Comparison of anatomical properties of Masquite (Prosopis juliflora) wood grown in Punjab and Sindh
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
Wood structure of Masquite (Prosopis julioflora) grown in Punjab was studied and the basic anatomical data was compiled to compare with that of grown in Sindh in order to observe variations and find out difference in quality of wood. Permanent slides of cross,…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of nitrophos fertilizer on the growth and yield of Nigella sativa
Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Yahya Karamat, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal, Imtiaz Hussain
Research on the medicinal plants was started by the researchers in the last century in order to allocate different valuable alternative resources to the increasing demands of population especially to those communities totally dependable on forests and other no…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Domestication and cultivation trails on Psoralea corylifolia (Babchi) at medicinal plants farm, Peshawar
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal, Imtiaz Hussain
Psoralea corylifolia plant is reputed for its psoralen content, largely used in psoriasis and certain immune diseases. To assess the possibility of its introduction and cultivation as a specialized crop, yield trials with different levels of nitrophos fertiliz…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A preliminary study on diversity and abundance of insect pollinators of Paulownia species
Naveed Ahmed, M. Hamayoon Khan, Mian Inayat-Ullah
A study was conducted in the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar to record the insect pollinators and their abundance on the inflorescence of Paulownia during spring season. The insect species, belonging to 6 families of order Hymenoptera and order Diptera, we…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Properties and utilization potential of locally grown Robinia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) wood
G. M. Nasir, Iqbal Mahmood
In continuation of work to introduce new wood species for utilization in wood and wood based industries, basic properties of locally grown Robinia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) wood were studied to assess its various technological properties and find out better util…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Pulping of Sesbania aculeate grown in farmlands in Sindh
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi
Sesbania aculeate grown on farmlands may be pulped by using Kraft process. Chips were cooked for 3 hours at 170oC and using 15 percent Active Alkali and 25 percent Sulphidity. Yield of the unbleached pulp was 42.5 percent. Pulp was easily bleachable by DEP ble…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Artificial regeneration of Acacia nilotica and Prosopis cineraria in riverine forests of Sindh
G. R. Keerio
The artificial regeneration of Acacia nilotica (Babul) and Prosopis cineraria (Kandi) species in riverine forests is very important operation for the development of forestry in Sindh. All the operations of regeneration process from seed collection to the prote…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Initial growth and nodules development in Gliricidia sepium
J. Kayode
The initial growth and nodules development in Gliricidia sepium were assessed in three different soil samples obtained from fertile, cultivated and degraded lands. The species germinated in all the three soil samples Germination was most rapid in the fallow so…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Rooting ability of cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) as influenced by etiolation of stockplants
Md. Aktar Hossain, Mohammad Kamaluddin, M. Serajuddoula
The study describes the effect of etiolation of stockplants on rooting ability to cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.). Fifteen months old sun grown containerized stockplants of guava were etiolated in a darkroom. Cuttings from the etiolated and control s…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Field efficacy of Malathion, Dimilin and Atabron against Amaltas leaf Stitcher Piesmopoda obliquifasciella L.
Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Malathion 57EC, Dimilin 25WP and Atabron 5EC were tested for their efficacy against Piesmopoda obliquifasciella in the field. Trials were conducted in randomized complete block design with three replications. Malathion @ 0.05%, 0.1% and 0.2% gave 58.32, 78.52…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Propagation of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) through juvenile cuttings
Altaf Hussain, Shams-ur-Rehman
The study is an attempt to develop an appropriate technique for rooting juvenile cuttings of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) under nursery conditions. Top shoot cuttings of 2-0 seedlings were treated with various concentrations of Indole-butyric acid (IBA)…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Tobacco curing in N.W.F.P.
M. I. Shiekh, R.W. Hussain, Saliheen Khan
This paper gives an over view of the position of fuel wood consumption for this industry. In 1984-85 total area under tobacco crop in Pakistan was 50,200 hectares and production was 89.2 million kg. However, in NWFP the total area under tobacco crop was 29,067…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Volume tables for Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) of N.W.F.P.
Mohammad Afzal Cheema, Raja Walayat Hussain
Intro: Bird cherry (Prunus padus) is a useful broad leaved tree and grows naturally in coniferous forests of N.W.F.P. and Azad Kashmir associated with other broad leaved. Wood of this species is used for furniture, carriages, small table tops, toys, and solid…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Density and strength properties of Tamarix aphylla wood in air dry condition
Jaleel A. Khan, K.M. Siddiqui
Five logs of Tamarix aphylla wood from Sukkur Forest Division were tested for their density and strength characteristics using standard techniques. The results are given as average values, their standard deviation and co-efficient of variation as well as the r…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomical properties of locally grown Acacia ampliceps wood
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
Wood structure of Acacia ampliceps grown in the country was studied and basic anatomical data was compiled for the assessment of its various technological properties. Permanent slides of cross, radial and tangential sections were prepared by standard laborator…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Shisham die-back in Punjab, Pakistan
Akhlaq Ahmad Khan
Introductory: People connected with forest resources in Pakistan, and the agriculturists at large, have been extremely concerned about the excessive mortality in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo, Roxb.), the principal tree species of the Irrigated Forest Plantations…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Development of forest Ecozones of Punjab
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhtar, M. Mahboob-ur-Rahman
Intro: Forest Ecozones represent large areas of the Earth's surface where plants developed in relative isolation over long periods of time and are separated from one another by geologic features, such as oceans, broad deserts or high mountain ranges, that form…
25 May 2024 - Articles
H2SO4 treatment help early germination of Gleditschia triacanthos seed (note)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Note: Gleditschia triacanthos, Linn. (Dozakh) a large deciduous tree from U.S.A, has a wide range of adaptation starting from the plains right upto 2200 m above sea level. Tn some recent studies, it has turned out to be a very hardy species and has survived th…
25 May 2024