Aftab Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Attaullah Shah and Muhammad Fayaz
...l and Southern zones for afforestation in order to control increase in temperature. ...
Asim Khan1, Shahid Ali1*, Syed Attaullah Shah1, Aftab Khan1 and Raza Ullah2
... plantation of trees and afforestation ...
UROOJ SAEED1, SAJID RASHID AHMAD2, HAMMAD GILANI3*, RAB NAWAZ4, NAEEM SHAHZAD5, IRFAN ASHRAF6 & WAQAS AHMED QAZI3
...4 km2/year gross rate of afforestation using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values derived from 30 m spatial resolution Landsat satellite images (April 2010 and May 2015). Through coastal conservation practices, plantation campaigns provide livelihood support to local communities; and hence the communities with NGOs and Government departments provided local support in plantation and protection of mangroves saplings. On the brighter side, in rece...
Muhammad Bilal Zia1*, Ashar Farooq1, Hammad Ud Din1, Barkat Ullah Khan1 and Samee Ud Din2
...material and a promising afforestation agent for phytoremediation of heavy metal-polluted soils. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar introduced Paulownia species in 1989 and six species were evaluated in multi-location trials. The studies for optimal planting stock and propagation methods for Paulownia indicated that the root stumps grew substantially taller, having straight stems and symmetrical crowns. Highest survival was observed for Paulownia fortunei, Pa...
Ashar Farooq1 and Shakeel Ahmad2
Basheer Ahmad1, Anwar Ali1, Salman Ahmad1, Nowsherwan Zarif1* and Saif Ullah Khan1
Zahid Rauf, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Ghayyas Ahmad and Wahiba Iqbal
.... It is recommended that afforestation/reforestation programs all over the country should ensure a sustainable supply of raw material for the wood based industries....
Hakim Shah1, Mamoona Wali Muhammad1 Muhammad Afrasiyab2 and Javed Iqba3
...ling of site quality for afforestation. Analytical hierarchical process (AHP) defined multiple criteria using pairwise comparison matrix and the rating (weight) of each criterion was calculated. The results revealed that, by applying the selected parameters, 42% of land had the potential for afforestation within which 4% was recommended for dense afforestation. MCDA was found useful tool i...
Muhammad Bilal Zia and Muhammad Tahir Laeeq
...ght greater attention in afforestation and agroforestry programmes. A trial comprising four Paulownia species was conducted at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, to asses the genetic variability based on growth parameters. These parameters such as tree height, diameter at breast height (DBH) and survival were assessed after one and two years of plantation. The results showed highly significant differences in the tested traits among the four species. P...
Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Muhammad Muslim
...e guideline for planning afforestation activities and conservation of medicinal plants in the study area....
N. R. Wani1, A. H. Mughal2 and M. A. Khan3
G. R. Keerio
...her agencies involved in afforestation will also be benefited.
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Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Nasreen Fatima Rao and Altaf Hussain
...on will also accrue from afforestation of saline and waterlogged areas with eucalyptus....
Mohammad Ayaz
... be the best species for afforestation of dry tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In Pakistan, it has proved to be the most promising fast growing tree for dry afforestation and consating desortafication. For these reasons, Eucalyptus is planted in blocks and linear rows on farmlands, dry areas, marginal lands, as shelter belts and control of waterlogging and salinity in the plains of Pakistan.
At the same...
Mohammad Ashraf and Shams-ur-Rehman
...nt species being used in afforestation in different parts of Pakistan. These species are hardy enough to minimum moisture and therefore, are very suitable for the hot deserts of this country. Ailanthus altissima is native while Prosopis chilensis has been recently introduced by PFI from Chile. The species was found better than native Prosopis i.e. Prosopis juliflora and Prosopis cineraria....
Syed Zainul Arifeen
...on of watersheds through afforestation and other technical soil conservation measures. The paper also reviews the research work and experimental trials conducted by the Pakistan Forest Institute with the aim to select the most suitable and effective measures for erosion control.
To achieve sustainable mountain development in future, emphasis has been laid on the selection of most suitable tree species, their care after planting and integration of other ...
Muhammad Naqash, Anwar Ali, Ahmad Hussain, Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Ahmad Zamir, Ikram Ul Haq
Siraj-ud-Din and Abdul Waheed Baloch
...water harvesting and dry afforestation techniques were compared with conventional method of planting (simple pit planting) of three species viz. Pistacia khinjak, Elaeagnus angustifolium and Atriplex spp. at Mianghundi Quetta. The above techniques were also compared at Karak valley on Atriplex canisence, A. lentiformus, Ailanthus sp. and Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Data on survival of all species and height of Atriplex canisence was recorded and analyzed.
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Md. Serajuddoula, A. S. Khan, M. R. Islam and M. A. H. Shahjalal
...coastal belt....
Muhammad Ayaz
...d ecological benefits of afforestation programs. The multiple use of trees is defined as the array of goods and services which they produce for direct and indirect human use. On this criterion, 42 species of trees both exotic and indigenous have been identified and discussed for their multiple uses in this paper....
Kanwar Muhammad Suleman and Muhammad Ayaz
...as for the promotion of
afforestation programs by creating better profitability
from planting Eucalyptus. Beside many other marketing
and utilization measures the export potential of
Eucalyptus wood chips from Pakistan could be an
alternative to improve eucalyptus marketing and hence
its profitability and production. In the present study
benefit cost analysis has been carried out to determine
the economic feasibility of manufacturing Eucalyptus
chips ...
Shaukat Ali
... 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 efficient to allow
longer and better developed root system as compared to other containers. Total biomass of seedlings in depot by mid-fall was also greater. Seedlings raised in polythene bag competed with depot seedlings till late summer but the former e...
Wang Shiji and Li. Huqun
...scribes the nursery and
afforestation techniques for P. euphratica....
K. M. Siddiqui and B. H. Shah
...ave been engaged
in the afforestation of vast dry areas in the country.
Most of the efforts in this regards have so far been
patchy, sporadic and scattered, and ware therefore,
impact over a long period in the face of increasing
pressure of growing human and cattle population. The
Pakistan Forest Institute started systematic research on
efficient use of available rain water for dryland
afforestation in the 1980's und...
Raja Atta Ullah Khan
...orest nurseries in any
afforestation and agroforestry programme cannot
be over-emphasized because planting stock is the
basic and most important ingredient of tree
plantation. Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) is the most
important multipurpose tree species in Punjab
which is extensively cultivated on public as well as
private lands. It is propagated with root shoot
cuttings. Prevailing technique of raising of shisham
nursery consists of broadcastin...
M. Kleine
...age sampling design for
afforestation inventories which was recently adopted
for the evaluation of large plantation areas in the
North-West Frontier Province. Major considerations for
designing such an inventory are elaborated and the
complete procedure of selecting an appropriate design,
implementing it in the field, data processing and
interpretation of the results are described....
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
...out suitable methods of
afforestation in arid and semi-arid areas of Pakistan,
some studies have been conducted in Rakh Dagar Kotli
(Thal desert of Pakistan) using different methods of
site preparation and tree species. The water harvesting
methods used i9nvolved preparation of trenches with and
without catchments, sloping catchments without a trench,
pits and flat ground to serve as control.
The tree species tested included Acacia albida (Su...
S. Rehman, A. Hussain and S. Ameen
...of best seed sources for afforestation in Pakistan.
Further scope of improvement of these species is
discussed....
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
...ories, construction and
afforestation works. Land lying waste for ages was
turned into highly productive agricultural fields, fruit
orchards and tree plantations. Education and medical
facilities were brought at the door step of villagers.
Although this programme greatly disturbed the ecological
complex of the desert and had a very disconcerting
effect on the indigenous fauna and flora but it clearly changed the social and economic conditions and patter...
J.O. Adegbehin, S. Nokoe, J. A. Okojie and G. O. Otegbeye
... feature prominently
in afforestation programmes in these areas, Pinus
caribaea variety hondurensis (out of all the varieties
of the species tried) has been identified as the next
most promising and widely planted species within the low
and medium altitude areas (600 - 1200m) of that part of
the country. Growth data from permanent sample plots
from the Northern parts of the country showed that, on
average site, P. caribaea var. hondurensi...
K. M. Siddiqui, S. Rehman and A. Hussain
...pecies is recommended in afforestation
programmes in the country....
M. A. Latif, S. A. Khan and M. K. Bhuiyan
M.I. R. Khan
...s for the plantation and afforestation projects which were started about the same time on the initiative and under the directives of
H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Since then, with the expansion of plantation, agricultural and landscaping projects, the raising of various types of nursuries has made considerable progress both in the public and the private sectors. More
recently, indoor decorative plants are being acquired and ...
M.I.R. Khan
...er a decade. Most of the afforestation work has been carried out and is being maintained with artificial drip irrigation utilizing the locally available brackish underground waters.
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G. M. Khattak Dr. and Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
M. Ihsanur Rahman Khan
...r the Liwa oasis, little afforestation or agricultural development work had been undertaken prior to 1975 either in the private or in the public sector in the Western region of Abu Dhabi. Work on the implementation of a number of afforestation projects in the public sector started in 1975. Extreme saline, arid and desert conditions prevailing in the Western region of Abu Dhabi make it the most difficult area for agricultura...
Abeedullah Jan
...avourable conditions for afforestation and farming. China was extremely poor before liberation. The country was divided into segments which were held under sway and domination by the colonial powers. The people were addicted to opium, diseases were common, agriculture production was low, floods were too much and too many and famine was almost an annual feature. Natural resources were available but they were being exploited by the feudal lords...
M. B. Shrivastava and B. Ulrich
...nd putting priorities on afforestations....
Saeeda Akhtar
...selected for large scale afforestation in West Pakistan. This prompted a study on the germination behaviour of these species. Seeds of Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Dehn., E.melanophloia. F.V.M., E.microtheca, F.V. M., and E.tereticornis, Sm. have been used in this study. Both laboratory and field experiments have shown a marked trend from high germinative capacity and germinative energy index for large seeds to low capac...
Asad Ali, Anwar Ali, Muhammad Farooq and Basheer Ahmad*
Bilal Ahmed Qazi, Nowsherwan Zarif, Anwar Ali*, Faizan Ahmed, Asim Karim and Ali Nawaz
...align: justify;">Dryland afforestation is a primary tool for controlling soil erosion, land degradation, and desertification. Pakistan is predominantly a dry country, where 51.5% of the area is arid and 36.9% is semi-arid. The two-thirds of the livelihood of Pakistan is growing rapidly over a population of 184 million people, who directly depend on goods and services provided by dryland natural resources, especially natural forests. In the dry zone areas, the ...
Mohsin Rafique1*, Muhammad Atif Majeed2, Aamir Shakeel3, Tahir Iqbal4 and Ziad Raza5
...est method and ambitious afforestation projects. Significant shifts in land use land cover in Lahore includes a reduction of 31 percent in agricultural land, a rapid surge of 28 percent built-up area and urbanization, minor changes in water bodies, substantial forest growth, and slight declines in barren land. These transformations hold profound implications for urban planning, agricultural practices, and environmental conservation. The growth in forest cover ...
