Issue · 1982
Vol.32, Iss. 1
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Gazette Notifications
25 May 2024- Articles
Effect of light, shade and age on survival of transplanted seedlings of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Muhammad Rafique
An experiment under split plot design was conducted to know the effect of light, shade and age on survival of transplanted seedlings. Both major and minor treatments were found non-significant. However, seedlings placed in open showed better growth and form.
25 May 2024 - Articles
Preliminary investigations on food, behaviour and distribution of Musk deer in Northern Areas
Ashiq Ahmad
Preliminary investigations conducted on Musk deer, Moschus moschiferous revealed its distribution in about 60 places in Northern Areas. The animal was observed feeding on flowers of Peucedanum skadicum, leaves of Betula utilis and Salix himalayensis and tubero…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Quercus seeds as a source of poultry feeding stuff
Pazir Gul, Fazli Wahid Khan
Seeds of Quercus ilex, Quercus dilatata and Quercus glauca were analyzed for Carbohydrate protein, Cellulose, oil moisture and ash. The results obtained were compared with those of seeds of and exotic species of Quercus incana. The result compared well and jus…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Artificial catchments for rain water harvesting in deserts of Pakistan
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, B.H. Shah, A. Aleem
An experiment on rain water harvesting was conducted in Thal desert to asses the efficiency of different treatments of the catchment plots to induce maximum runoff. The results showed that mud plaster (soil + wheat straw ) was the effective and economical trea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Obituary
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Obituaries: 1. Mr.Baqir Ali Khan, Forest Officer, Government of the Punjab. 2. Mr. Shahid Hussain Zaidi, Divisional Forest Officer, Government of Baluchistan. 3. Mr. Muhammad Yousaf, Forester, Government of Baluchistan. 4. Mr. Juma Khan Gilzai, Forest Ranger,…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of tree belts on the yield of agricultural crops
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Abdul Khalique
A study conduct to find out the effect of 3-row belts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the yield of Agricultural crops has indicated that when the trees were 5 to 6 meter in height and wheat was sown the yield was not depressed. However, in the case of cotton, w…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A not on the comparative efficiency of power chain saw and hand tools for felling and conversion in irrigated plantations
Mohammad Ayaz, K. M. Siddiqui
Tree felling and conversion in Pakistan is done by hand tools; axes and saws. These, besides being primitive are inefficient, thus causing low labour productivity, and delays in exploitation and subsequent regeneration operations in the forests. Introduction o…
25 May 2024