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ArticlesTraining of mulberry plants for sericulture (Note)
M.I. Sheikh
Intro: With systematic training, the size and shape of the plants of mulberry and the number of branches is controlled and the size and quality of the leaves remains consistent and it is possible to estimate the annual quantity of leaf crop from a given area.
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Performance of morpho-anatomical characters of Linum usitatissimum to diverse habitat conditions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Sohail Sikander
Research on the medicinal plants was started by the researchers in the last century in order to allocate different valuable alternative resources to the increasing demands of population especially to those communities totally dependable on forests and other no…
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Population assessment of migratory cranes at district Zhob, Balochistan
Bazmir Khan, Mazhar Iqbal, Anwar Ali
This study was carried out to assess the current status of population of migratory cranes at three different sites, Abdul Wahab Dam, Wasta Lake and River Zhob located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Point survey method was employed and observers were…
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Reduced impact logging and sustainable forestry management in Pakistan
Mohammad Ayaz, Bashir Ahmad Wani
Intro: Forests in Pakistan cover 4.227 million ha, making only 4.8% of total land area of 87.98 million ha (Ashfaque et al., 2000). However, forest percentage in different provinces/territories is different. The Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) has the m…
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Soil erosion assessment survey of Sumandar Katha catchment and adjoining areas of Harro river, Abbottabad district
Maria Mussarat, Amanullah Bhatti, Mehmood Elahi
The soil erosion assessment survey of Sumandar Katha catchment and adjoining areas of Harro River was carried out in order to investigate and identify the extent and types of soil erosion that are taking place and to evaluate the risk of erosion in the study a…
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Thirty-fourth Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (25th September, 1982)(Home and Foreign News)
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Thirty-fourth Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (25th September, 1982)(Home and Foreign News)
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Gazette Notifications
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Gazette Notifications
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Biology of amaltas leaf stitcher Piesmopoda abliquifasciella Hamps. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in the laboratory
G. A. Bajwa, H. Gul, G. N. Panhwer
Biology of Piesmopoda obiquifasciella a leaf stitcher of amaltas (Cassia fistula) was studied in the laboratory during 1996-97. Studies on the biology showed that the fecundity of a single female moth was on an average 37.71 ± 0.91 eggs with maximum of 4…
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A note on fuelwood species of Margalla hills National Park, Islamabad
Muhammad Ibrar Shinwari, Mir Ajab Khan
Results of an ethnobotanical investigations conducted in Margalla Hills National Park during 1997 are presented. The survey was aimed to enlist the fuelwood species and to assess their rate of consumption, availability and threats facing by the park authoritie…
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Integrated control of mango mealy bug Drosicha stebbingi Green (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) infesting forestry tree species at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Hanif Gul, G. A. Bajwa, G. N. Panhwar
Drosicha stebbingi appeared in epidemic form during 1995-96 in the research gardens and avenue trees at the Pakistan Forest Institute Campus, Peshawar. An integrated control strategy was developed where cultural, mechanical and chemical methods were incorporat…
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Occurrence of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. Subsp. Turkestanica rousi) in Pakistan
S. Shakeel Haider Zaidi
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) is a multi-purpose shrub grows abundantly in northern Pakistan. Fruit is a rich source of vitamins and oil. Oil is used for a variety of products in various industries such as cosmetics and pharmaceutical. Suggestions hav…
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Inheritance and segregation of allozymes in employing viable female gametophytes
Altaf Hussain
Enzyme variants of GDH, GOT, IDH, LAP, MDH, 6-PGDH, PGM, SKDH, and SOD were investigated in blue pine (Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jackson). Analysis was carried out using female gametophytes and corresponding embryos of viable seeds. On the average the electrophor…
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Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra
Abdul Hameed Khan, Bashir Ahmed Wani, Hakim Shah
The soil survey was conducted from August 21 to September 8, 1999 for six mapping units of erosion in the Hilkot watershed project area. The analysis revealed that 98 ha (6.8%) of the area was under slight sheet erosion, moderate rill and river bank erosion, 3…
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Range management in arid zone
S. M. Rafique
This paper describes the current state of art of arid rangelands, their management constraints and scope of range vegetation evaluation. The results of a case study on Lachi rangelands indicated that the area was rich in plant bio-diversity and there were 36 p…
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M.Sc forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 2000-2002 course
Raja Muhammad Zarif
M.Sc forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 2000-2002 course
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A note on issues in forest resource ownership and workable solutions
Mohammad Iqbal Swati
Intro: Forest Policy and Management is based on legal classification system that categories the forest according to their tenure. Forests in Pakistan can be divided into two major tenure categories: State owned and privately owned forests. The Table 1 and 2 ex…
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Seasonal variation in chemical composition of Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)
Amjad Ali Ch, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Mushtaque
Samples of Ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) grown at PFRI Faisalabad were collected bimonthly for two consecutive years to assess variation in chemical composition of twigs and leaves. Chemical analysis indicated composition of 27 to 32 percent Dry Matter (DM…
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Effect of irrigation frequencies and mulching on the establishment of various tree species in Chitral - A case study at Syed Abad
Raza-ul-Haq, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq
The study was conducted to assess the effects of various irrigation frequencies and mulching treatment on the survival of seven forest tree species namely; Ailanthus altissima, Robinia pseudoacacia, Elaeagnus hortensis, Cedrus deodara. Pinus halepensis, Quercu…
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Osmoconditioning Pinus brutia, Var. eldarica seed for faster germination
Shad K. Khalil, J. G. Mexal, M. Ortiz
Rapid and complete germination is essential for the efficient production of Pinus brutia var. eldarica. Osmoconditioning has proved successful for the improvement of speedy germination of the most plant species. The objective of this study was to evaluate the…
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Description of a new Palearctic species of Macrocephalus swederus (1787) (heteroptera, reduvoidea, phymatidae) from Pakistan
Qamar A. Abbasi, Narjis Yousuf
DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PALEARCTIC SPECIES OF MACROCEPHALUS SWEDERUS (1787) (HETEROPTERA, REDUVOIDEA, PHYMATIDAE) FROM PAKISTAN Qamar A. Abbasi and Narjis Yousuf, Department of Zoology, University of Karachi, Pakistan Abstract A new species belonging to the genus…
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