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ArticlesMan's impact on vegetation and landscape in the Kaghan valley, Pakistan
Udo Schickhoff Dr
The present study examines the environmental changes in the Kaghan valley from a historical point of view. Man-induced alterations of the forests vegetation are reflected by the prevalence of nitrophilous weeds, light-loving elements as well as unplalatable an…
25 May 2024- Articles
Proceedings of the National workshop on Tree seed Technology
K. M. Siddiqui
A National Workshop on Tree Seed Technology was held at the Pakistan Forest Institute on November 21-26. 1992 with the financial assistance of Winrock International Office of Forestry Planning and Development Project. Islamabad. The Workshop was attended by a…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Potential of rehabilitation of degraded rangelands of Balochistan
Javed Afzal, Abdul Sattar Alvi, Sarwat Naz Mirza
Balochistan, being the largest province of Pakistan area wise, constitutes 44% of total land mass of the country. It is characterised with fickle and unreliable rainfall, skeletal soil which induces high rate of albedo, and desiccating winds which all in combi…
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Cooling impact of Urban trees
Adnan Zahoor
Background: Human activities, over the past two million years, have drastically modified the environment. They cleared the large areas of forest, grass land and created new landscapes. Humans started replacing the vegetated landscape with constructed citiescap…
25 May 2024 - Articles
New perspectives in forestry research and problems of its Management in Developing countries
K. M. Siddiqui
Significant changes have occurred all over the world in recent past in the concepts regarding nature and role of forests. Forestry has moved from backwaters to central stage in international forums. For almost a century, scientific forestry meant management of…
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Spotlight species on Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Muhammad Shabir Mughal
Neem plant is receiving considerable international recognition for its multiple uses. The tree is fairly fast growing, deep-rooted, broad leaved, semi-evergreen and large-sized with a wide spreading branches forming rounded or oval shaped dense crown. It attai…
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M.Sc. Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (1996-98) course
Raja M. Ashfaque
M.Sc. Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (1996-98) course
25 May 2024 - Articles
Growth response of forest plants grown in polyethylene bags
Jehan Zeb, M. Aslam, Shahid Ahmad, Aamir Kabir, Taj Ali Khan
The study was conducted to evaluate the growth response of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Acacia nilotica in various sizes of polythene bags. The increase in plant height for E. camaldulensis was 16% in bag size of 20" x 30" as compared to control (without…
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Regeneration of Atropa acuminate Royal at Kuza-Gali forest enclosure of Galies forest division
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Muslim
Atropa acuminata Royle plant is well-known for its active constituents extracted from leaves and roots. It is widely used in a number of pharmaceutical preparations. In order to develop regeneration techniques of the plant for its conservation experiments on r…
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Gender role and biomass energy in domestic sector
Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Sumaira Saeed
A study was carried out in Pind Dadan Khan, district Jehlum to determine the Gender role in biomass production, utilization and management for domestic energy needs. The analysis indicated that more female were involved in looking after and maintenance of tree…
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Mangrove forest of the United Arab Emirates
M. I. R. Khan
Intro: Mangrove forest is one of the important vegetational types of the United Arab Emirates. It occurs on muddy flats or fine textured soils along sheltered localities of the coastline and some islands. It is daily flushed by sea water several times. It can…
25 May 2024 - Articles
FPRS industrial wood energy (Home and Foreign News)
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FPRS industrial wood energy (Home and Foreign News)
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Estimation of crown biomass production of Poplus nigra Italica Muench in Pakistan
Muhammad Iqbal, James A. Moore, Charles R. Hatch
In areas where Lombardy (populusnigra Italica Muench) grows in Pakistan crown biomasss is lopped at various intensities and the woody branches and foliage components are used as fuel wood and fodder. The objective of this study was to developed simple and prac…
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Effect of light, shade and age on survival of transplanted seedlings of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Muhammad Rafique
An experiment under split plot design was conducted to know the effect of light, shade and age on survival of transplanted seedlings. Both major and minor treatments were found non-significant. However, seedlings placed in open showed better growth and form.
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Preliminary investigations on food, behaviour and distribution of Musk deer in Northern Areas
Ashiq Ahmad
Preliminary investigations conducted on Musk deer, Moschus moschiferous revealed its distribution in about 60 places in Northern Areas. The animal was observed feeding on flowers of Peucedanum skadicum, leaves of Betula utilis and Salix himalayensis and tubero…
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Quercus seeds as a source of poultry feeding stuff
Pazir Gul, Fazli Wahid Khan
Seeds of Quercus ilex, Quercus dilatata and Quercus glauca were analyzed for Carbohydrate protein, Cellulose, oil moisture and ash. The results obtained were compared with those of seeds of and exotic species of Quercus incana. The result compared well and jus…
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Eighty five year plan and forestry sector development in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
Intro: Development planning plays a crucial role in the socio-economic development of a country. It aims at optimal utilization of the available resources in order to maximize social welfare. Pakistan, after independence, was confronted with numerous problems.…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Management, conservation and development of agricultural resources in the United Arab Emirates
M. I. R. Khan
Situation, Area and Population. The United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven Emirates, which came into being in December, 1971, lies roughly between 22° 40' to 26° 10' N. latitudes and 51° 35' to 56° 25' E. longitudes. The Arabian Gu…
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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…
25 May 2024