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Anatomy of Juniper (Juniperus excels) seed

Mohammad Ayaz

Intro: Fruit of Juniper (Juniperus excelsa) is a globose berry containing 1-5 seeds, with an average of about 3 seeds per berry. Average width of the seeds is 3.3 mm and average length 4.9. Each seed is roughly conical with a broad base and tapering towards th…

Studies on the optimum period of growth, effect of soil working and fertilizer application on the yield of Dioscorea deltoidae Rhizomes at Sharan (Kaghan Valley)

Anwar Ahmad Khan, Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Zainul Arifeen

Experiments were carried out to determine the optimum age to which the plant should be grown, economical method of cultivation and effect of different fertilizers on the .yield of Dioscorea deltoidea rhizomes at Sharan in their natural habitat. Data collected…

Diseases of Juglans regia Linn.

M. A Quraishi, Manzoor Ahmad

DISEASES OF JUGLANS REGIA Linn. M. A Quraishi and Manzoor Ahmad, Forest Botany Branch Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. About Juglans regia is a large deciduous tree with impair pinnate leaves. The wood is even grained and is greyish-brown with dark brown s…

Local and standard volume tables of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. for irrigated plantations of the Punjab

Raja Walayat Hussain

Observation on the natural regeneration of silver fir (Abies pindrow) in Malkandi 3(ii), Kaghan Forest Division

G. M. Khattak, Ashiq Ahmad

Observations were recorded on the occurrence of natural seedlings of fir and its relationship with slope, ground vegetation and light intensity. Better regeneration was found on steeper slopes. Poorest regeneration was associated with turf, followed by Rumex a…

Biochemical inhibition (Allelopathy) exihibited by Cenchrus ciliaris Linn. and Chrysopogan aucheri (Bioss) Stapf.

Nasim Akhtar, Himayat Husssain Naqvi, Farrukh Hussain

Cenchrus ciliaris and Chrysopogon aucheri are important range-grasses found in Pakistan every where upto 1800 meters. Field and laboratory showed that beside toxic root exudates, water extracts continued substances which proved to be inhibitory not only to its…

Platanus orientalis Linn (Chinar) from seed (Note for tree planters)

Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh

Platanus orientaIis, Linn - (Chinar) is a large deciduous tree, has a wide range of distribution growing with grace in the plains as well as hills. An excellent tree for avenues and gardens. So far the usual practice to raise chinar stock has been to plant cut…

Pharmacognostic studies on Berberis lyceum Royle, and its importance as a source of raw material for the manufacture of Berberine in Pakistan

Musarrat Nasreen Ali, Anwar Ahmad Khan

Intro: Berberis lycium Royle locally known as rasaunt belongs to the family Berberidaceae. It is an erect, small rigid spiny shrub, about 1-3.5 metres in height with rough and light greyish bark, yellowish orange branched tap roots and violet berries. The plan…

Diversity of insect pollinators and their relative abundance associated with Moringa (Moringa oleifera) in Peshawar

Fazli Amin, Naveed Ahmed, Muhammad Salman, Zia Ur Rahman, Mir Manzar Ud Din

The current study was performed at Range Research Garden PFI during 2023 with the objective to analyze the diversity and abundance of insect pollinators visiting the Moringa oleifera orchard in different time intervals. Five trees were randomly selected and ob…

Impact of tourism on distribution pattern of Rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) in Galliyiat Abbottabad, Pakistan

Ehtisham, Rizwan ur Rehman, Raja Wajahat, Tabarak Ashraf, Shabir Ahmad Jan, Arz Muhammad et al.

Rhesus monkeys is one of the species of primates having the large geographic range extend from northern Africa to south and Southeast Asia, southern China and northeast to Japan. Their tendency to survive under diverse environmental conditions make their survi…

Ethno botanical evaluation of medicinal plants of Gadoon area district Swabi

Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Hassan Sher, Junaid Khan, Shahid Hussain, Ashfaq Ali, Atif Majeed

A study on traditional use and conservation status of some herbaceous medicinal Plants of Gadoon area District Sawabi was conducted during summer 2010. Data was collected using a simple and comprehensive questionnaire which was specially designed to meet the r…

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Raj Koroi (Albizia richardiana King & Prain) as raw material for plywood & particle board manufacture

M. M. Rahaman, K. Akhter, R. Akhter

Rajkoroi (Albizia richardiana) wood has been studied for assessing it suitability for plywood and particleboard manufacture. It was found that 1.5 mm thick smooth and figured veneer can be peeled and dried easily. Three-ply plywood were made using veneer of th…

Effects of species composition on the infiltration capacity of soil

Mazhar Iqbal, Ashar Farooq, Zulfiqar Ali Sheikh, Waseem Abbas

This study was carried out to determine the effects of different species composition on infiltration capacity of soil. The study area was divided into three zones, namely, Zone-I: Pure Chir (Pinus roxburghii) Zone, Zone-II: Chir and Robinia (Robinia pseuodocac…

Seeds production in Chir pine, 1978 and future trends

K. M. Siddiqui

Intro: Seed production is a necessary part of any tree improvement programme. It is not a problem in crop plant breeding because most crop plants are raised for their seed and heavy and regular seed production is taken for granted. Most trees however, are not…

Introduction trials of range plants at Sari, Sub-alpine zone

Mohammad Noor

Out of ten exotic species! ecotypes sown at Sari (Kaghan)in may, 1977 at moderate slope in eastern aspect nine germinated. The percent cover and forage production of Trifolium pretense and Vicia sativa was significantly greater in October 1977, compared to oth…

Farmer's perceptions towards private nurseries and tree plantings in the uplift of rural communities in Rawalpindi circle, Punjab

Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Syed Ajmal Rahim, Junaid Mumtaz, Syed Akmal Rahim

The study was carried out in Rawalpindi and Attock Divisions of Rawalpindi Circle. The objectives were to identify farmer's perceptions towards private nursery and tree plantings and to determine their role, influencing factors and constraints in the socio…

Impacts of unsustainable hunting and poaching practices on the health of river Kabul and its faunal diversity, district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Farah Samuel, Syed Kamran Hussain

River Kabul is not only home to a variety of aquatic species but also a source of irrigation for agricultural lands of Peshawar and Charsadda districts. Various plant species, native to the area, are found on the river banks. As far as its significance is conc…

Growth and yield of cotton crop as affected by Bombax ceiba (Simal) field boundary plantations

Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry, Ashar Farooq, Ghulam Muhammad

Survey of farmlands was conducted to assess the impact of Bombax ceiba boundary plantations on the growth and yield of cotton crop. Data were collected from seven different farmlands. Analysis of data revealed non-significant effect of tree rows on plant densi…

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…