Articles
1,213 open-access articles · page 3 of 61
ArticlesImpact of Eucalyptus camaldulensis field boundary plantations on the performance of cotton crop
Ashar Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry, Ghulam Muhammad
This study was conducted on six different farmlands of Southern Punjab (Pakistan) with the objective to evaluate the effect of Eucalyptus camaldulensis boundary plantations on the growth and yield of cotton crop. With north-south oriented tree rows, more reduc…
25 May 2024- Articles
Illegal logging and its impact on sustainable forest resource management
Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Forests are providing wood and wood products as well as ecological, social, religious and spiritual services. More than 11 million people are directly employed in forestry sector worldwide while over one billion poorest of the poor earn their livelihoods parti…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Climate change and its impacts on tree growth of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) found in Malam Jabba, Swat
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir
A study was conducted to assess the change in climate that has happened in Malam Jabba, Swat Forest Division for the last 30 years i.e. 1985-2015 and its impact on the tree ring widths (growth) of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana). Results of the study showed an i…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Does agro forestry help protect natural forests in semi-arid environs (A Case Study of the Bunji Community Managed Conservation Area Astore, Pakistan)
Babar Khan, Muhammad Zafar Khan, Garee Khan
Agro forestry has been a viable option to substitute the scarce forest resources in fulfilling the needs of fuelwood and timber of rural communities in the arid and semi arid mountainous areas. We have evaluated the extent of agro forestry and its impacts on p…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on the die-back of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) due to beetle attack
Hanif Gul, Mirza Hakim Khan
Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) is an important conifer in Pakistan During the month of May. 2001 natural die-back of this specie was reported by the forest authorities from Gallies, Murree Hills and Azad State of Jammu & Kashmir areas. To investigate the reason…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Scope of forestry extension in Chitral
Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Ayaz Khan, Syed Zakir Hussain Shah
Extension plays a vital role in adopting proper management practices and establishing more plantations by involvement of the communities in the forestry activities joint management of the government and communal forest lands. Communities have realised that the…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Socio economic impact of community plantation in Salarzai valley, Bajaur Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwah
Kaleem Mehmood, Sultan Muhammad, Altaf Hussain
The aim of the study is to assess the impact of socio economic condition of the people as these plantations have a potential to address the menace of rural poverty besides increasing the forest cover in the area. Two-stage Random sampling was adopted for the s…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Benefits and constraints of raising Hurrie plantation in district Hyderabad, Sindh
Muhammad Shabir Mughal, Abid Hussain
Study was conducted through social survey to determine the benefits and constraints of raising Hurrie plantation in the three Union Councils; Seri, Hatri and Masoo Bhurgri of Hyderabad district. Among 24 respondents 21% farmers have 1-5 acres of Hurrie plantat…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Propagation of Leucaena leucocephala through tissue culture
Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Mushtaque, Aqeela Mubeen Akhtar, Nighat Chughtai, Shaheena Ramzan
Clonal propagation of woody species through tissue culture technique has received much importance these days because the multiplication process is quite speedy and the ramets so produced are devoid of pathogens. Plantlets of Ipil Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala) w…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Marketable medicinal plants of Margalla hills national park, Islamabad
Muhammad Ibrar Shinwari, Maryum Ibrar Shinwari, Mir Ajab Khan
This article is based on the results of ethnobotanical investigations conducted in Margalla hills national park. The market survey was aimed to know the market value of medicinal species, rate of consumption, availability and vulnerability to harvesting. Quest…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Study on the efficacy of different termiticides against termites in Peshawar and Faisalabad
Naveed Ahmed
The efficacy of Tenekil Plus 100% E.C, Termicid 48.5% E.C and Zanda 25% E.C were tested against termites using two methods of application, soil treatment and wood treatment at Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI), Peshawar and Punjab Forest Research Institute (PFRI…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Floristic composition and ecological characteristics of plant resources of Landi Kotal, district Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Farooq, Lal Badshah, Sanam Zarif
The study was conducted to assess the ecological resources of Landi Kotal, Khyber during 2016-2017. The floristic diversity consisted of 93 species within 40 families. Based on number of species Asteraceae (10 spp.), Lamiaceae (8 spp.), Brassicaceae, Solanacea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A short note on the vegetative propagation of Ailanthus and Prosopis
Mohammad Ashraf, Shams-ur-Rehman
Both Ailanthus altissima and Prosopis chilensis are important species being used in afforestation in different parts of Pakistan. These species are hardy enough to minimum moisture and therefore, are very suitable for the hot deserts of this country. Ailanthus…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Comparison of three range ecological models - Which and where fits the best - A review
Ghulam Akbar
Intro: Rangeland condition assessment that is used to facilitate decision making in management of range resource has been under discussion for the last decade. Ecologists in various parts of the world have questioned the validity of earlier method of assessing…
25 May 2024 - Articles
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) damage assessment to wheat crop in farm forestry area
Mian Muhammad Shafiq, Umeed Khalid
House sparrows (Passer domesticus) are considered the most destructive avian pest inflecting heavy damage to wheat and millet crop. In order to confirm this general survey of Agricultural fields around Pakistan Forest Institute, Agriculture University, Peshawa…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Climate-growth relationship of spruce (Picea smithiana) grown in Kaghan Forest Division
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir, Khalid Hussain Sulangi
The present study was conducted to assess the climate-growth relationship of Blue Pine (Picea smithiana) grown in moist temperate areas of Kaghan Forest Division. The climatic parameters including mean annual temperature and precipitation were taken into consi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A study of stand structure of temperate forests of Kaghan valley, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Anwar Ali, Muhmmad Ayaz, Saz Muhammad
Kaghan valley is located in Balakot Sub-Division of District Mansehra. The valley lies between 34° 15' and 34° 57' North latitudes and 73° 20' and 73° 57' East longitudes. A study on stand structure of the forests of Kaghan Valley was c…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Atomic absorption spectrophotometer analysis of ivy (Hedera helix L.) leaves for hypoglycemic trace elements
Mohammad Ibrar
Chromium, Zinc, and manganese, which are hypoglycemic trace elements, were determined with the help of atomic absorption spectrophotometer in the leaves of Hedera helix, which is reputed as a folk hypoglycemic medicinal plant. All the three elements were prese…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The present status of economically important tree species at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest, Bangladesh
Mahmood Hossain, Saberi Otham
Sundarbans mangrove forest is rich in floristic composition than any other mangrove forest in the world. Extensive use of forest resources and indiscriminate felling have resulted in nearly extinction of some species. This study revealed the occurrence of only…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Taxonomic study and medicinal importance of three species of the genus Artemisia Linn.
Rizwana Aleem Qureshi, Mushtaq Ahmad, Zaheer Yousaf, Muhammad Arshad
Morphological features of three species of Artemisia viz. A. scoparia Waldst. & Kit. A. absinthium Linn. and A. brevifolia Wall. Ex DC. For plant size, leaf-shape and size, petiole length, inflorescence type and capitulum, were studied on the herbarium specime…
25 May 2024