Issue · 1985
Vol.35, Iss. 2
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ArticlesIsolation and development of pure races of Silkworm
Mian Mohammad Muslim
Commercial FI hybrid eggs (seeds) of silkworms procured from Japan and Korea, were subjected to self crossing for seven generations during 1977 to1983 at Sericulture Research Laboratory, Lahore. The pure strains of Japanese, Chinese and European races separati…
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A not on the sapwood percentage in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) in Changa Manga and Daphar Forest Plantations
M. Ayaz
Intro: Quality products is one of the objectives of forest management. As timber is the major forest produce, therefore it's quality is the main factor in it's economic marketability. Quality of timber from a forest is an interaction of site, silviculture and…
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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…
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Early succession on an abandoned field in Peshawar
S.M. Chughtai, Abdus Sadiq, Sardar Hussain Shah
The initial stages of secondary succession on an abandoned field in Peshawar were studied. Cyperus rotundus was the pioneer species which dominated the old field in the first autumn. In summer, Conyza bonariensis shared the dominance with C. rotundus. The spri…
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Biomass production system from Salicaceae-Part-2
M.I. Sheikh
Intro: Biomass studies were conducted on 1-year, 2-year and 6-year old plants of some of the clones which are represented in the populetum and other experiments, established on the premises of Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Trees of P. euratnericana cv.…
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Comparison of Holocellulose, Alphacellulose and Lignin contents of trunk and branch wood of some conifers of Pakistan
A. Mahmood, Tariq Mahmood
Trunk and branch wood of seven conifers viz. Abies pindrow, Cedrus deodara, Juniperus polycarpos, Pinus halepensis, P. roxburghii-amercana and P. wallichiana were compared for holocellulose, alphacellulose and lignin content in branch wood of C. deodara, J. po…
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