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Comparative suitability of local wood species for tool handles
G. Stoehr, K. Brunner, J. A. Khan, I. Mahmood
This study compares the results of tests on wooden tool handles made from 8 local and two imported species of hickory and ash, in terms of their breaking strength and stiffness. Of the 8 local timber species, white bakain was found to give best overall perform…
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Study on natural regeneration of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Roxb.)
M. Khan, M. Kleine
It is commonly known that factors like grazing and fire are the main causes for slow and unsatisfactory establishment of natural regeneration in many Chir pine forests, especially in those located near highly populated villages. In order to study the effect of…
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The American Forest Association publishes special magazine on tropical deforestation Home and Foreign News
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The American Forest Association publishes special magazine on tropical deforestation Home and Foreign News
25 May 2024 - Articles
Thirty-ninth Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 1, 1987) Home and Foreign News
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Thirty-ninth Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 1, 1987) Home and Foreign News
25 May 2024 - Articles
Possibility of application of thinning in terms of basal area in Eucalyptus camaldulensis plantations
Raja Walayat Hussain, M. Afzal Cheema
Eucalyptus camaldulensis was introduced in the country specially in the irrigated plantations of the Punjab and Sind quite sometime back. The species adopted well to the prevalent climatic and edaphic conditions.
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Population studies and insecticidal control of Shisham Leaf Miner, Leucoptera sphenograpta Myer. Lyonetiidae, Lepidoptera
M.Ismail Chaudhry, Ashiq Ahmad
Shisham leaf miner, Leucoptera spheograpta Myer, which has been a minor pest in the past becomes occasionally serious in shisham nurseries and appears in wide spread epidemic in young as well as old plantations almost throughout the country. The pest completes…
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Assessment of dependence of local population on scrub forests in District Jhelum
Muhammad Hafeez, Muhammad Afzal
To estimate the population pressure of the local people on the Scrub Forests in District Jhelum, a survey was conducted interviewing 144 households. Considering two elements, extraction of firewood and grazing of livestock, as major factors affecting viability…
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People participation in upland conservation in N. W. F. Province Pakistan
Yar Mohammad Khan
Intro: Before dilating on the subject itself it would be more pertinent to have a glance over the land-use statistics, population status, extent of degradation of land resources and development strategy in Pakistan and N.W.F. Province in particular.
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Growing Square trees Home and Foreign News
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Growing Square trees Home and Foreign News
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National Workshop on Agro-forestry Research (3-5 April, 1989) Home and Foreign News
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National Workshop on Agro-forestry Research (3-5 April, 1989) Home and Foreign News
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International Seminar on Pakistan Forest Policy March 6-8, Karachi - Pakistan Home and Foreign News
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International Seminar on Pakistan Forest Policy March 6-8, Karachi - Pakistan Home and Foreign News
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Second National Research Organization meeting on multipurpose tree species (February 15-16,1989) Home and Foreign News
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Second National Research Organization meeting on multipurpose tree species (February 15-16,1989) Home and Foreign News
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Nutritional evluation of some selected range grasses
Muhammad Farooq, Pazir Gul Khan, F. W. Khan
Grass samples of Bothrichloa pertusa, Cenchrus ciliar is Chrysopogon spp., Dicanthium annulatum, Hybrid bajra, Panicum spp; Pennisetum orientale, Sorghum almum and Themeda anthera, experimentally grown in Range Management Farm at Jamrud, were collected and ana…
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Ipil Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala Lam.) de wit in Pakistan
M. I. Sheikh, K. M. Siddiqui, S. Rehman
Lcucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit is a tropical legume with multipurpose characteristics. Some arboreal varieties of the species have done well under varying climatic and edaphic conditions of Pakistan. The present paper outlines the performance in Pakistan…
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Growth of fuelwood yeild of Petford provenance of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. in rural marginal land
M. Kamaluddin, M. K. Bhuiyan
A small plantation (0,018 hectare) of Petford provenance of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. was raised on the blanks of rural ponds with a spacing of 1,6X 1,6 m to assess the growth and fuel wood yield under rural site condition. The survival of plants was 96%.…
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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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Tobacco curing in N.W.F.P.
M. I. Shiekh, R.W. Hussain, Saliheen Khan
This paper gives an over view of the position of fuel wood consumption for this industry. In 1984-85 total area under tobacco crop in Pakistan was 50,200 hectares and production was 89.2 million kg. However, in NWFP the total area under tobacco crop was 29,067…
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