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ArticlesObservations on survival ratio of Markhor young
Abdul Aleem
Starting from July 1977, recurrent observations were made to study the survival pattern of the markhor (Capra falconeri falconeri) young in Chitral Gol Wildlife Sanctuary (Aleem, 1976). Young female ratio declined from 1.19 to 0.79 after 6 months and to 0.5 af…
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Thirty first Annual Passing Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 4th 1979)
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Thirty first Annual Passing Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 4th 1979)
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A not on nutritive value of farages for Nilgai
Abdul Aziz Khan
Nutritive value of some forages preferred by Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) in Changa Manga Forest Plantation, has been estimated by chemical means and compared with that of Cenchrus ciliaris. The forages examined were generally found capable of supplying su…
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Diseases of cumin (A Review)
Shahida Parveen, Zakaullah
Cumin (Cuminum cvminum), an annual low growing herb native of Egypt and Syria, is now widely grown in India and on a small scale in some parts of Pakistan. Its fruit is chiefly employed as spices and medicine. The dry fruits are a rich source of thymol. They c…
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Markhor, population dynamics and availability in Chitral Gol wildlife sanctuary
Abdul Aleem
520 markhor were estimated to be occupying Chitral Gol Wildlife Sanctuary during the first fortnight of January 1979, an increase of 123 animals from the previous year. 159 young ones were recruited to the population, and 36 animals lost to the population, maj…
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Diseases of tulips
Zakaullah, Shahida Perveen
Diseases of tulips have been reviewed and observations given on the incidence of two of them on 5 varieties under storage conditions in Peshawar in 1978.The average incidence of rot was 90%among all the varieties. Fusarium exysporum was found to be the most pr…
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History of Forest Management in Bangladesh
G. M. Khattak
Bengal, till the close of the nineteenth century, had paid little attention to forest conservancy and was still importing railway sleepers from Norway. Only in 1854 was Dr. T.A. Anderson, Superintendent Botanic Gardens Calcutta, appointed as Conservator of For…
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Efficacy of microbial insecticides against Poplar defoliater, (Ichthyura anastomosis Steph (Notodontidae: Lepidoptera)
Bashir Hussain Shah, Hanif Gul, M. I. Chaudhry
Dipel and Bactospheine, the commercially available microbial insecticides based on Bacillus thuringiensis, have been tested against poplar defoliator (Ichthyura anastomosis Steph.) first in the laboratory then in the field. Both have shown their efficacy again…
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Insect pest of Juniper, their parasites and predators
M. Ismail Chaudhry, Wali-ur-Rehman
Juniper forests of Baluchistan were surveyed and insect pests attacking Juniperus excelsa were studied in three localities. Semanotus semenovi Okun, Anthaxia sp., Phloeosinus jubatus and Phloeosinus sp. were recorded feeding in bark and sapwood of dead and dyi…
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Taming of the sesert in Abu Dhabi, UAE
M. I. R. Khan
Intro: Situation, Area, Climate and Soil. Abu Dhabi lies roughly between 22° 30' to 24° 30' N. latitudes and 51° 30' to 56° E. longitudes alongside the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf. It has an approximate area of 80,000 square kilo me…
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Empirical yield table for chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) of Guazara Forest of Hazara
E. B. Glennie, Raja Walyat Hussain
Basic Data: This yield table has been prepared for chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) of the Guzara Forests of Hazara civil division. The table is based on data from 74 temporary sample plots laid out in Guzara forests. Location of the plots is shown in Figure 1. Th…
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Effect of spacing on the growth of hybrid poplar
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
A study laid out in irrigated plantation to find the effect of spacing in the rate of growth of Populus euramericana cv.I-214 has indicated that so far as diameter growth is concerned wider spacings (4.6x4.6 m and 5.5x5.5 m) are highly significant at 1% level…
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Forestry in China
Abeedullah Jan
Intro: I visited China with Five Members Forestry Delegation for three weeks from 19th October to 8th November, 1977. These are my impressions: The People's Republic of China is situated in the eastern part of Asia and on the west coast of Pacific Ocean. It ha…
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Decay in the Ziarat Juniper forests of Baluchistan
Zakaullah
The study of 137 juniper trees indicated that the incidence of decay was 83% and the extent of volume loss 32% among the sample tree. The amount of decay increased with the diameter of the trees, rising markedly above 23 cm dbh. Pyrofomes demidoffii, the heart…
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Effect of depth of planting on survival and growth of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (A not for tree planters)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Note: Effect of depth of planting on survival and growth of Eucalyptus camaldulensis (A not for tree planters).
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Effect of shelterbelts on yield of wheat crop in Mastung Valley (Baluchistan)
S. Rehman
An experiment was carried out at Mastung to study to the effects of one, two and three row shelterbelts (Tamarix gallica + Arundo donax, Tamarix gallica+ Arundo danax + Colligonum polygonoides respectively) in yield of wheat crop. For this purpose shelterbelts…
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