Issue · 2022
Vol.72, Iss. 1
6 articles · pp. 1-54 · All issues →
Research ArticleComparative Study of Socio-Economic Factors Responsible for the Degradation of Forest in Sherani District
Moazzam Baig, Sohaib Ahmed, Arz Muhammad Umrani
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that a variety of socioeconomic factors have an impact on the district Sherani due to overall forest degradation. Because in the study area there is a very low level of literacy, most people are not aware that defore…
13 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.PJF/2023/21.1.21.27
ReviewChemistry, Air Quality, and Climate Change: Uniting the Pieces of the Puzzle
Salim Saifullah, Tasmina Kanwal, Khadija Rehman
Chemistry plays a major role in learning the underlying mechanisms responsible for changes in air quality, which subsequently exert substantial effects on climate patterns. Various chemical processes, including the production of greenhouse gases and photochemi…
2 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.PJF/2023/72.1.1.20
Research ArticleLand Cover and Land Use Change Detection Using Object-Based Image Analysis in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Aamir Shakeel, Anwar Ali, Tahir Iqbal, Ziad Raza
Since 2000, the anthropogenic and natural drivers have a great impact on the land use land cover of the Kaghan valley in Mansehra District. Rapid, unplanned and unsustainable urbanization in the area has changed the landscape of the area to a great deal. Fores…
14 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.PJF/2022/72.1.28.35
Research ArticleEffect of Feeding Mix Mulberry Varieties on Growth and Development of C-21 Strain of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) and on their Cocoon Characters
Muhammad Salman, Naveed Ahmed, Mir Manzar Ud Din, Fazli Amin, Arsalan Ali
The present study was carried out to observe and study the growth and developmental stages of mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) C-21 strain by feeding different mulberry varieties and its effect on their cocoon characters during spring and autumn silkworm rea…
18 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.PJF/2022/72.1.49.54
Research ArticleComparative Assessment of Carbon Stocks in Guzara and Reserved Forests of Siran Valley, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Anwar Ali, Muhammad Ayaz Khan, Nowsherwan Zarif
A study was conducted in Moist Temperate Forests of Siran Valley of District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to estimate and compare carbon stocks in Guzara and Reserved Forests. Data was collected from 253 sample plots using a systematic random sampling techniqu…
14 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjf/2022/72.1.36.41
Research ArticleClimate Change and Plant Anatomy: Assessment of Adaptability Potential of Walnut (Juglans regia) Grown in Swat, Pakistan
Khalid Hussain, Tanvir Hussain, Muhammad Inamullah Khan
Trees specie s as living entity response to climate and record variations in climate; thus are commonly used to study climate change. The aim of this study was to explore the dendrochronological and dendroclimatological potential of broad-leaved species, speci…
15 Nov 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.PJF/2022/72.1.42.48