Issue · 1975
Vol.25, Iss. 1
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ArticlesAgave cultivation trials in Pakistan
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Techniques of raising Agave in the nursery and the field have been discussed in this paper. It has been found that bulblis must be planted in well manured and well irrigated nurseries for a period of one and a half to two years before these are planted out.
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Sathi Forester's Magic Wand
Ishtiaq Ahmad Qazi
The stick can be used as a dendrometer, hypsometer, angle gauge, scale stick, range and direction finder besides functioning as an ordinary walking stick. Its accuracy is comparable with corresponding standard instruments.
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Gazette Notification
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Gazette Notification
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Watershed Management in the Northern Areas
Bahadur Ali Khan
The whole of Northern Areas which is 27,000 Sqr. miles is watershed of River Indus. The total length of Indus River in Northern Area is about 300 miles. The aggregate length of main streams which run into river Indus in Northern Area is about 3000 miles. Here…
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Home and Foreign News
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Home and Foreign News
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Trial of poisonous gases and Baits against Porcupines
M. Ismail Chaudhry, Ashiq Ahmad
Phostoxin used at the rate of 2 to 3 tablets in hills and 5 tablets in plain areas per burrow gave 100% mortality of porcupines. Cyanogas A dust applied at the rate of 225 grams in hilly areas and 450 grams in plains gave 50% kill of porcupines hence required…
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Management of irrigated plantations in Kotri Barrage zone
Javed Ahmad
The raising of irrigated forest plantation was attempted over about 8,442 hectares in the Kotri Barrage area of Sind from 1958 to 1973%. In only about 50% of the area could a crop exceeding 50% stocking be got established. Future performance can be improved if…
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Prism sampling by compartments in mixed coniferous forests
Ali Akbar Khan
To assess the accuracy and average deviation percent of prism sampling vis-a-vis total enumeration in the mixed temperate coniferous forests, seven compartments (390 hectares) of varying density, varying slope and species composition of Kaghan Reserved Forests…
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Soil variations in relation to Forest Management in Lalsohanra irrigated plantation
Jalal-ud-Din, M. Farooq
The soils of the Lalsohanra irrigated plantation are of various kinds with different problems. Main kinds of soils and their problems have been identified and described. Some reclamation measures have been suggested. The soils are dominantly loamy and are homo…
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Chemical composition of certain trees and shrubs
Abdul Aziz Khan
Foliage of certain forage trees and shrubs, being tried in the Range Management farm at the Pakistan Forest Institute, has been chemically analysed for the estimation of nutritive value. Range of nutritive constituents of these forages has been compared with t…
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Important insect pests of forests and their control
Mohammad Shamsul Hasan Khan
Information on biology and insecticidal control of nursery pests such as cutworms, army-worms cock-chafers, white ants, plant lice and some important insect pests of forest plantations like defoliators and borers has been comprehensively reviewed. Ekalux, Azod…
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Soils and their management requirements in Bahawalpur Irrigated Plantation
M. Farooq, Jalal-ud-Din
This paper is based on findings of the semi-detailed soil survey of Bahawalpur plantation. Of the total area about 400 hectares are normal silty soil without any problem. Moderately saline-alkali cover and area of 106 hectares whereas slightly saline-alkali oc…
25 May 2024