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ArticlesCarrying capacity and range condition of Hazargangi Chiltan National Park
Muhammad Rafique Sardar
This study was carried out during September, 1987 and April 1988 in the Hazargangi-Chiltan National Park to evaluate the effect of enclosure on carrying capacity, rang trend and other vegetation characteristics. One hundred twenty semi-permanent quadrats (plot…
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Thirty-third Annual Passing-out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (5th October, 2981)
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Thirty-third Annual Passing-out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (5th October, 2981)
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Gazette Notifications
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Gazette Notifications
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A note for poplar planters
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: In 1971, a populetum of 49 clones was established over an area of 2.5 hectares in compartment No. 55. One year old plants were planted at 5 x 5 m spacing. Their performance was evaluated in 1981 and the ten clones were found to be the best amongst all c…
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Introduction and yield trials on Althaea officinalis L. (Raish-khatmi) at Medicinal plants farm, Peshawar
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan
Althaea officinalis L. plant in reputed for its healing and anti-inflammatory properties and is largely used in indigenous and allopathic medicines. To assess the possibility of its introduction and cultivation as a special crop, yield trials with various spac…
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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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Distribution of belowground biomass in a short grass prairie eco-systems
Sultan Maqsood Khan
A study was conducted on short grass prairie near Fort Collins Colorado to determine the effect of depth, slope and micro-relief (ridges and depressions) on belowground biomass. The underground plant biomass was collected to 40cm depth. Fifty percent ( 1004 g/…
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Cultivation prospects of Mentha arvensis Linn. at Peshawar
Anwar Ahmad Khan, Shakeel Haider Zaidi
Mentha arvensis is a well-know plant reputed for its menthol control content all- over the world. In order to determine the possibility of its cultivation as a crop, introduction and fertilizer trials were conducted for two consecutive years at Medicinal Plant…
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Effect of source of nitrogen on growth, alkaliodal content and enzymes activities in Atropa acuminate
M. Bashir Khan
Total biomass.Percentage of tropane alkaloids.Total alkaloid per plant.Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity, arginine decarboxylase (ADC) activity, arginine were determined separately in roots, stems and leaves of Atropa acuminate fed with nutrient solution…
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Suitability of different eucalyptus species for pulp and paper on the basis of fiber morphology
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
Wood samples of locally grown Eucalyptus camaldulensis, E. cladocalyx, E. fruticetorum, E. microcorys, E. pallidifolia, E. redunca, E. crebra, E. tereticornis, E. microtheca, E. milanophloia, E. ochrophloia, E. toerelliana and E. citriodora were studied for th…
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Pinirhiza alba, A new actomycorrhizal type associated with Pinus roxburghii from Pakistan
A. N. Khalid, S. Khurshid, Firdaus-e-Bareen
Pinirhiza alba, is described as a new ectomycorrhiza associated with Pinus roxburghii from Pakistan. The mycorrhiza is characterized by milky white mycorrhizal systems, dichotomous b ranching pattern, thick plectenchymatous to pseudoparenchymatous mantle and l…
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Management studies to overcome adversities in bee culture
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
Supplement feeding on a mixture of sugar, pollen and soyabean flour increased brood development of honeybee Apis mellifera L. Up to 40% in the dearth period (August, September) as compared to non-feeding colonies. An increase of 53% of brood development was fo…
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Economic and feasibility of bamboo cultivation on farmlands
Muhammad Afzal
Intro: Bamboos attain large size yet are the members of grass family, the Gramineae. They have sometimes been treated as a different family from the Gramineae; however most taxonomists agree to keep them in Gramineae, sub-family Bambusoideae. The plant has a m…
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Screening and economics of some pyrethroid insecticides against powder post beetle
Hanif Gul, G. A. Bajwa
Synthetic pyrethroids Sherpa, Ripcord in 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.5%, Cyperkill, Sunmerin and Bulldock in 0.5% concentrations proved the most effective upto 16 months against powder post beetles attacking the fuel wood. In single spray Sherpa afforded 88, 92, 95% bill…
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Nitrogen dynamic beneath five tree species in irrigated plantations in Pakistan
Zahid Javid, R. F. Fisher
In irrigated plantations of Punjab extensive management results in nutrient deficiency and tree growth becomes N limited on sites where non dinitrogen - fixing species are raised. The fast growing hybrid poplar and mulberry deplete the soil of its essential nu…
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Growing trees with agricultural crops
G. M. Khattak, Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, Abdul Khaliq
Intro: Pakistan is largely an arid and sami-arid land with two thirds of it under mountains and deserts. Agriculture is practiced over about 47.5 million acres, of which about 33.5 million are irrigated, mostly by canals. Production forests cover barely 1.5% o…
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Outturn volume of Chir pine in Guzara forests of district Mansehra
Muhammad Khurshid Swati, Muhammad Afzal Cheema
The volume obtained after converting a standing tree into logs or scants is called outturn volume. On the other hand, standing volume is the total content of wood in the form of timber and smallwood including volume of stumpage. The out turn volume can also be…
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FAO Forestry News
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M.Sc. Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 1992-94 course
Raja M. Ashfaque
M.Sc. Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 1992-94 course
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A preliminary study on diversity and abundance of insect pollinators of Paulownia species
Naveed Ahmed, M. Hamayoon Khan, Mian Inayat-Ullah
A study was conducted in the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar to record the insect pollinators and their abundance on the inflorescence of Paulownia during spring season. The insect species, belonging to 6 families of order Hymenoptera and order Diptera, we…
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