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ArticlesStudies on Saccharification of conifer wood-waste-I: Effect of varied concentration of H2SO4 and period of heating on initial hydrolysis and saccharification process
Ch. Manzoor Ahmad, M. N. Malik
STUDIES ON SACCHARIFICATION OF CONIFER WOOD-WASTE-I: EFFECT OF VARIED CONCENTRATION OF H2SO4 AND PERIOD OF HEATING ON INITIAL HYDROLYSIS AND SACCHARIFICATION PROCESS Ch. Manzoor Ahmad and M. N. Malik, Wood Chemist and the Forest Chemist, Chemistry Branch, Paki…
25 May 2024- Articles
Use of intermodal length in the growth studies of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii)
Raja Walayat Hussain, M. A. Cheema
USE OF INTERMODAL LENGTH IN THE GROWTH STUDIES OF CHIR PINE (PINUS ROXBURGHII) R. W. Hussain and M. A. Cheema, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Intro: Increment borings (diameter) and internodal growth (height) arc being made use of in growth prediction stu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Selection of Populus ciliata clones
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
SELECTION OF POPULUS CILIATE CLONES Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh Director, Forestry Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Summary Research workers have hitherto ignored the inherent good qualities of Populus ciliate. The tree can become a potential so…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on the winter flora of Cherat hills
Dr. K. M. Salim, Gul Shahid
A NOTE ON THE WINTER FLORA OF CHERAT HILLS DR. K. M. Salim and Gul Shahid, Chairman, Department of Botany, University of Peshawar Intro: The Cherat Hill tracts form a part of the Peshawar District and lie in Nowshera Tehsil in 34°.40 latitude North and 71&d…
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Provisional volume tables for Poplar (Populus nigra) in Mardan
Raja Walayat Hussain, Muhammad Afzal Cheema
PROVISIONAL VOLUME TABLES FOR POPLAR (POPULUS NIGRA) IN MARDAN Raja Walayat Hussain Forest Mensuration Officer and Muhammad Afzal Cheema Computor Abstract: Populus nigra (Linn.) locally known as sufeda seems to have been introduced in this country from Afghani…
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Germination responses of some common Eucalypts
Saeeda Akhtar
GERMINATION RESPONSES OF SOME COM MON EUCALYPTS Saeeda Akhtar Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Abstract: Some species of Eucalypts are considered the best amongst the fast growing broad-leaved trees and have been selected for large scale afforestation in We…
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Numerical check on thinnings in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo)
Ishtiaq Ahmad Qazi, Raja Walayat Hussain, Muhammad Afzal Cheema
NUMERICAL CHECK ON THINNINGS IN SHISHAM (DALBERGIA SISSOO) Ishtiaq Ahmad Qazi, Raja Walayat Hussain and Muhammad Afzal Cheema Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar Abstract: Shisham is the principal tree species being grown in the irrigated plantations of the Pu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The Twenty Fourth Annual Passing-Out
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
THE TWENTY FOURTH ANNUAL PASSING-OUT The twenty fourth annual passing-out ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute held on 30th September, 1972. Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil, Governor, N.W.F.P. presided over the function and gave away the degrees, medals and pr…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Studies on Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) bark tannins and their leathring qualities
Abdul Aziz Khan, M. Jamil Khan
Studies have been undertaken to investigate the suitability of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) bark tannins as and indigenous material for commercial production of vegetable tanned light and heavy-leather. Solids were prepared by extracting chir pine bark without…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The potential benefits of agroforestry systems in arid environment of district Bhakkar, Pakistan
Muhammad Umair, Nowsherwan Zarif, Zahid Rauf, Anwar Ali, Ghayyas Ahmed, Basheer Ahmed et al.
Agroforestry has a long and illustrious history that dates back to antiquity and is still widely practiced today. The agroforestry system demonstrates how several environment pairs can be used simultaneously by combining native and introduced species. In this…
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Computerization of important Pakistani timbers for their efficient identification
Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir, Ayaz Marwat
A database software program was developed for computer aided identification of important Pakistani Timbers. Wood samples of commercial/ non-commercial timbers were collected from different climate areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Basic anatomical data with three D…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Title page and contents of PJF Vol.70(2), 2020
Title page, contents of PJF Vol.70(2)
Title page and contents of PJF Vol.70(2), 2020.
25 May 2024 - Articles
Nutritive value analysis of some fodder tree species
Muhammad Umar Atique, Sanam Zarif Satti, Muhammad Ilyas
Nutritive value (chemical constituents) was determined for three fodder tree species including Acacia nilotica, Bauhinia variegata, and Ceratonia siliqua. The leaf samples of the selected species were collected with replication of ten (10) from the Range Resea…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Socio-economic impacts of billion tree afforestation project in district Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Basheer Ahmad, Anwar Ali, Salman Ahmad, Nowsherwan Zarif, Saif Ullah Khan
The Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project aims to plan, design, launch, and implement ”Green Growth Initiative" in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province's Forestry Sector. Thus, the project would work as a catalyst in helping the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Depar…
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
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
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
Ethno botanical survey of Leepa valley AJK
Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan, Saeed Anwar Wazir
Country Pakistan has considerable significance due to variety of medicinal plants and has been called as the floral emporium of medicinal plants. It has about 6000 species of wild plants, among them almost 4000-6000 are considered to carry or of medicinal impo…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Quantitative analysis/estimation of wood utilization in wood based industries of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Zahid Rauf, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Ghayyas Ahmad, Wahiba Iqbal
A survey of wood based industries was conducted in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Project, "Provision for Forestry Research Enhancement at Pakistan Forest Institute" funded by the Forestry, Environment and Wildlife Department Khyber Pakhtunkhw…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomical properties and wood quality improvement of some low value timbers grown in AJK
G. M. Nasir
Basic wood structure of seven low value wood species grown in AJK, was studied for the assessment of their technological properties helpful to improve quality of wood before utilization. Permanent slides of cross, radial and tangential sections of each wood sp…
25 May 2024