Issue · 1984
Vol.34, Iss. 3
9 articles · All issues →
ArticlesNotes on the Biology, Ecology and incidence of Gilpinia spp (Tenthredinidae) attacking conifers in high altitude forests in Pakistan
A.I. Mohyuddin, M. R. Attique, M. I. Arif, R. A. Mazhar
Intro: A survey was carried out for sawflies and their natural enemies in the northern forests of Pakistan between 1,600 and 2,800 m. The localities surveyed included Dhirkot, Rashian, Sudhengali, Gangatop, the Neelum and Leepa valleys in Azad Kashmif, Thandia…
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Effect of tree windbreaks on the yield of wheat in Thal desert under irrigated conditions
M. I. Shiekh, A. Khaliq, M. Noor
The effect of tree windbreaks/shelterbelts has been studies in Thal desert (Pakistan) on the yield of wheat crop in 1984 grown under irrigated conditions. Wheat was sampled in 1M2 plots along transect lines on the leeward side. The results obtained indicate a…
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Determining status of soil salinity from plant communities in Peshawar valley
M. N. Malik, A. R. Beg, M. Iqbal Khan
Since the soil characteristics and invariably reflected in vegetation cover, an effort was made to identify, differentiate and discern plant communities as units indicating type and degree of salinity. An exploratory work was done in Peshawar basin, and severa…
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Home and Foreign News (i) U.S. Aid supports of Honduras Pine in the Caribbean (ii) Brazilian forestry team win 1984 Marcus Wallenberg Prize
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Home and Foreign News (i) U.S. Aid supports of Honduras Pine in the Caribbean (ii) Brazilian forestry team win 1984 Marcus Wallenberg Prize for commercial development of cloned Eucalyptus forests
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Cultivation of Chrolis guana Cv., pioneer of saline water under hyper arid climate
Abdur Rashid Tariq, Haji Moosa A. Tayab
Cultivation of Chloris gayana, Kunth., cv: Pioneer as a pasture species was undertaken in the United Arab Emirates in 1981 for the first time from the seed stock imported from Australia. The purpose was to provide fodder for the rapidly developing livestock po…
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Chemical evaluation of oil from Datura stramonium
Pazir Gul, Salahuddin Khan, F. W. Khan
Oil extracted from the seeds of Datura stramonium with the help of soxhlet apparatus, using petroleum ether (40-600C) as solvent, was purified by treating it with activated charcoal and kieselghur. Yield, physicochemical characteristics and chemical compositio…
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Obituary - S.K. Mir, DFO (Retired) Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir)
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Obituary - S.K. Mir, DFO (Retired) Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir)
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Vegetation around the Shrine of Ghalib Gul Baba in Khwarra-Nilab Valley, N.W.F.P., Pakistan
S. M. Chughtai, Abdus Sadiq, S. Zahir Shah
The vegetation is scrub type and is dominated by Dodonaea visosa which seems reproducing well. The rare arborescent species are Acacia modesta, Maytenus royleanus, Reptonia buxifolia, Olea ferruginea and Sageretia thea var. brandrethiana; but none of them is p…
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