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ArticlesAgricultural potential of the soils of Sharkul watershed area, district Mansehra
Abdul Hameed Khan, Bashir Ahmed Wani, Hakim Shah, Basar Ali
Semi-detailed soil survey of the Sharkul Watershed area was carried out during the period from July 26th to August, 14th, 2002. European Union funded the operational costs and Pakistan Forest Institute executed the task with the technical assistance of soil su…
25 May 2024- Articles
Propagation of Mulberry, Morus alba through a single node culture
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter
A research study was undertaken to determine the requirement for initiation and multiplication rate of axillary buds of mature tree of Mulberry. Axillary buds derived from actively growing young shoots of 6 years old Morus alba were used to initiate the cultur…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Evaluation of some botanical pesticides against Plusia orichalcea Fab. (Noctuidae; Lepidoptera) in the laboratory
G.A. Bajwa, H. Gul
Water extracts of three plant species, i.e. Azadirachta indica (Neem), Cassia fistula (Amaltas) and Calotropis procera (AK), to test their pesticidal effect, were tried separately and in mixture as growth inhibitor and pesticide in the laboratory against Plusi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomical properties of Elm (Ulmus wallichiana) wood in correlation with technological and wood working properties
Khalid Hussain, G. M. Nasir
Elm (Ulmus wallichiana) wood was studied for its anatomy to ease identification of the species, evaluate various technological properties and find out its better utilization. Permanent slides of cross, radial and tangential sections of the wood were prepared b…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Allelopathic potential of Eucalyptus camaldulensis l. as an organic herbicides
Iqtidar Hussain, Adnan Noor Shah
The Influence of aqueous extract of Eucalyptus was examined during 2018. By applying the water extract of eucalyptus to different weed species, namely Bindweed, barley, London rocket, wild safflower, Wild oat, common lambsquaters, Bird’s seed grass, Broad leav…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The effects of high humidity and temperature on the economic characters of the silkworm, Bambyx mori L.
Wali-ur-Rehman, Meher Nigar Ashiq, Siraj-ud-Din
The effects of high humidity and temperature on the economic characters in the 5th instar larvae of Chinese (C-102) and Japanese (J-101) varieties of the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. were investigated. The mean high humidity of 94% with the prevailing temperature…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on walnut borer, Zeuzera coffeae (Cossidae; lepidoptera) on walnut trees (Juglans regia) in district Dir
Hanif Gul, Wali-ur-Rehman
Survey was conducted in different valleys of Dir District to record the extent of damage caused by the walnut borer to walnut trees. The pest caused heavy damage in Sultan Khel valley where tree infestation was 90-100% in Sairai and 80-90% in Kotkai villages.…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Physico-chemical composition of the fixed oil from Prunus amygdalus
F. W. Khan, K.K. Niazi
The oil extracted from the fruits of bitter variety of Prunus amygdalus was analysed for its physico-chemical constants and the fatty acid composition. It was found to be a typical semidrying oil comparing favourably with oils from warmer climates but less uns…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Poplar stem Borer, Apriona cinerea, Chevrolet (Lamiidae: Coleoptera) and its control
M.Ismail Chaudhry, Bashir Hussain Shah
Intro: Pakistan is deficit in wood production. To overcome this shortage in the country fast growing tree species like poplars and eucalyptus are being introduced. Poplar wood is very useful for paper-pulp, match and plywood industries. With the separation of…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Comparative forage production and in-vitro dry matter digestibility of three perennial forage species of Panicum grass at different clipping stages
Ashar Farooq, Mohammad Salim, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Zahid Rauf, Ahmed Hussain, Muhammad Bilal Zia
The research was conducted to find out the relative performance of three perennial forage species of Panicum grass subjected to different clipping stages at Range Research Garden, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Randomized Complete Block Design with Facto…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Modelling of female Pupal body weight and fecundity of the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori l) strains
Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Hakim Shah
Promotion of Sericulture depends, besides other factors, on availability of quality silk seed. Present study was conducted to construct a model for predicting fecundity using the female pupal body weight. Among the nine reared silkworm strains, the mean heavie…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Habitat study of Chukar partridge (Alectorus chukar) in district Malakand - A case study of town Thana
Bilal Ahmad, Maqsood Anwar, Muhammad Sadiq Khan
The present study described the status of Chukar partridge (Alectorus chukar) habitat, ecology and causes of decreasing its population in town Thana of district Malakand. Primary data was collected through visits to the study areas in the morning and late afte…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of different nursery techniques on survival and growth of seedlings of Azadirachta indica
Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Muhammad Asif Aziz
Azadirachta indica (L) A. Juss. (Neem) is native of Indo-Pak sub-continent and Burma. It is a multipurpose tree species, especially having medicinal and pesticidal value. Neem is propagated primarily through seed, but seeds are having viability for short perio…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of Dalbergia sissoo tree rows on the growth and yield of cotton crop
Ashaer Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry, Ghulam Muhammad
Data were collected from five different sites to evaluate the impact of Dalbergia sissoo linear planting on the growth and yield of cotton crop. The crop density was significantly affected on northern, eastern and western aspect upto 3.0 m from the base of tre…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Fecundity, egg fertility and hatchability response of silkworm, Bombyx mori on different substrata
Ghulam Ali Bajwa, Miskeen Ali
Response of two strains of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori was worked out for fecundity, egg fertility and hatchability on different textured and colored substrata. Five (05) topographically different textured papers namely, art paper (glossy), off-set (fine),…
25 May 2024 - Articles
The effect of sugar feeding on behavior of acceptance of 1 and 2 day old larvae in upper and lower bars of the grafted frames of honeybee, Apis mellifera for queen rearing
Syed Qasim Shah
The acceptance of one and two day old larvae in upper and lower bars of the grafted frames were studied among the sugar and control groups of feeding. The percentage of accepted larvae that were grafted with dilute royal jelly among group showed statistically…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Intraspecific variation vis-a-vis management strategies for the natural stands of Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson
Shams-ur-Rehman
In view of the importance of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana A.B. Jachson) growing the several countries in southern Asia and its utilization in breeding programmes against stem rust (Cronartium rabicola J.C. Fisch ex Rabenh.) and dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium mi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Response of planted seedlings of Silver Fir (Abies pindrow) to site preparation and weed control in the moist temperate forests of Pakistan
Raza-ul-Haq
An experiment was conducted at Kund to study the effect of soil disturbance in combination with shrub and herb control on the survival and growth of the nursery raised 3 and 12 month old planted seedlings. Vegetation treatments included cutting and killings wi…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa II. Seedling development
Mohammad Saleem, C. A. Call
A description of shoot and root morphology is essential for understanding the seedling establishment process of dominant forage grasses found on arid and semiarid rangelands in Baluchistan. A controlled environment study was conducted to determine differences…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and Cymbopogon jwarancusa 1. Germination Response
Mohammad Saleem, C. A. Call
The ability of Cymbopogon jwarancusa (Jones) Schult, to displace Chrysopogon aucheri (Boiss.) Stapf. on Baluchistan grasslands may be related to differences in recruitment potential in addition to differences in payability and grazing tolerance. A controlled e…
25 May 2024