Issue · 1983
Vol.33, Iss. 1
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Germination trials of Juniper seed
M. I. Shiekh
Intro: Work conducted over the past 6-7 years to obtain juniper seedlings has provided lot of information regarding germination behaviour of seed. It has been found that the percentage of filled seed decreases as the berries mature; large number of seeds are e…
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Training of mulberry plants for sericulture (Note)
M.I. Sheikh
Intro: With systematic training, the size and shape of the plants of mulberry and the number of branches is controlled and the size and quality of the leaves remains consistent and it is possible to estimate the annual quantity of leaf crop from a given area.
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Planting of Trees in Saline and Waterlogged Areas-Part-I Testing planting in Azakhel
M. N. Malik, M.I. Sheikh
Salinization and water-logging are concomitant, though the intensity of one or the other, or the proportion thereof, depend upon several factors of land and its management. In Pakistan, being an arid/semi-arid land, and the vast plains of Indus Basin and its t…
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Effect of fertilization on the growth and foliar mineral composition of walnut (Juglans regia Linn)
M.I. Sheikh, S. H. Bangash
Fertilization with NPK alone and in combination on 8 and 20 year old walnut (Juglans regia) plantations in Kaghan and Azad Kashmir revealed significant difference in height and diameter growth in the younger crop. Also the foliar mineral composition of the you…
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Depth of irrigation affects volume production in tree species
M. I. Shiekh-Raza-ul-Haq
Canal water is a very valuable in Pakistan. For the last 100 year or so, irrigated plantations are being raised in Pakistan for fuel wood and timber. Except for Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo), the quantity of water required by different tree species for their surv…
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Growth characteristics of different varieties of Ipil Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) under irrigated conditions in Pakistan
K.M. Siddiqui, Shamsur-Rehman Khan
Three test plantations were established at Peshawar and Hyderabad to find out the growth performance of different varieties of Leucaena leuocephala under dry tropical conditions with artificial irrigation. Preliminary results show the suitability of two differ…
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