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ArticlesSilk seed production in Pakistan
K. M. Siddiqui
Sericulture has been practiced profitably in Pakistan for a long time by a large number of rural people. It has, however, not gone beyond a minor cottage industry due to lack of knowledge of modern and scientific techniques for production of commercial silk se…
25 May 2024- Articles
Computer-aided processing of data for managerial and operational activities in forestry
M Ayaz, M.A. Cheema, H. Duerrstein, M. Kleine
Purposeful research and sound planning activities in forestry should be based on adequate data recorded in the field. Normally this data is of large quantity and its manual processing was always a time consuming and tedious task. Consequently, the results obta…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of light and weed competition on the survival and growth of Abies pindrow seedlings of various ages in different soil media in the moist temperate forests of Pakistan
Raza-ul-Haq
Planting stock of silver fir raised in polythene tubes in common nursery soil and forest soil were kept (in poly bags) and planted bare-rooted at age 3, 12 and 24 months, under four cover conditions in the experimental site at Kund. The survival and growth of…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Developing Dactylus glomerata (Cocksfoot) as forage crop in the Karakoram valleys in Northern Areas of Pakistan
Rash Khan, Faridullah Khan
Keeping in view the acute shortage of fodder and forages in northern Areas of Pakistan, an experiment was conducted in Karakoram Agricultural Research Institute (KARINA) in late November, 1984 and continued for 3 years to evaluate the performance of Dactylus g…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Trials on multiple silk worm rearing in spring - Post spring season in Pakistan
Mian M. Muslim
Three overlapping silk worm rearing of Japanese F-1 hybrid race (SHUNRE X SHOGESTSU) were conducted under local conditions during the months of February - April, 1984. The cocooning ratio 94.67% and 94.89% and cocoon shell ratio 23% and 22.21% in respect of th…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Book Review Jadeed Magasbani
Rafique Ahmad Dr, Nasreen Muzaffar Dr
Book Review: Jadeed Magasbani JADEED MAGASBANI is an excellent book on beekeeping in Urdu with a beautiful title showing various bee activities Dr. Rafique Ahmad, Deputy Director General, heading the bee management research programme and his co-worker Dr. Nasr…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Isolation and characterization of frankia from root nodules of Coriaria nepalensis, a non-legume in the Murree forests
Mohammad Arif Chaudhry, Ashraf Hassan Chaudhry
Frankia CN5 isolated from Coriaria nepalensis Wall. was found comparable to some of its previously reported strains in morphological and physiological characteristics. The isolate produced reddish brown to whitish brown pigmentation on solid medium. Though Qmo…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Spotlight on species: Albizia lebbek
Wasif Hussain Bokhari
Albizia iebbek (Siris) is a medium sized fast growing tree, native in Asia which was named after Albizzi, an Italian naturalist of the 18th Century (Parker, 1921). Its natural range extends from latitudes 8° N to 32° N through eastern Pakistan, India, Ba…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Physico-chemical composition of fixed oil from Ricinus communis L.
Pazir Gul, Muhammad Farooq
The oil extracted with hexane from the seeds of locally grown Ricinus cimmunis L. was analyzed for its physico-chemist constants and the fatty acid composition. It was found to be nondrying comparing oil favorably well with oil from plants grown in colder clim…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Four New Forestry Loaders from Sweden (Home and Foreign News)
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Four New Forestry Loaders from Sweden (Home and Foreign News)
25 May 2024 - Articles
Book Reviews: 1. Calder, I. R., R. L. Hall and F. G. Adlar (1992): Growth and water use of forest plantation. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, England 2. ILO, (1992). Fitting the job to the forest worker: An illustrated training man
Editor
Book Reviews: 1. Calder, I. R., R. L. Hall and F. G. Adlar (1992): Growth and water use of forest plantation. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, England 2. ILO, (1992). Fitting the job to the forest worker: An illustrated training manual on ergonomics. Inte…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) trees on the yield of wheat Crop-I
Wahid Rashid, Mohammad Hafeez
A study was carried out in village Satrah. District Sialkot to determine the effect of Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) on the yield of wheat crop. Fifty trees of variable diameter and heights were selected for southern side of the field and were divided into seven…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Summary of Proceedings of Workshop on Promotion of Medicinal Plants 6th-7th March, 1991 held at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Editor
The workshop on promotion of medicinal plants was held on 6th and 7th March, 1991 at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, organized at the initiative of Mr. Amir Gulistan Janjua, Governor, NWFP. The objectives of the Workshop were to bring together researc…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Mycorrhizal associations in rock crevices Vasicular Arbuscular mycorrhizal infections in decaying aerial portions of Adiantum capillus-veneria L. Induced by VA mycorrhizal Bryophytes in rock crevices at Khanspur
S. H. Iqbal, Firdaus-e-Bareen
The bryophytes in rock crevices at Khanspur were observed to be heavily VA mycorrhizal. Extramatrical vesicular infections were common comprising of simple and aggregated granulated vesicles surrounding the rhizoids and senescing leaves of mosses (Funaria hygr…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Timber harvesting tools and work stress in irrigated forest plantations
M. Ayaz
A study was carried out in Changa Manga forest plantation in 1984-85 for the comparison of conventional and improved tools in timber harvesting on the basis of technical labour productivity under an equal and maximum work stress. Result of the study reveal tha…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Experimental cultivation of Dioscorea deltoidea Wall at Kuza-Gali, Galies Forest Division
Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Anwar Ahmad Khan
Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. plant is known for its steroidal sapogenin extracted from rhizomes and is widely used as a precursor for synthesis of various steroidal drugs and sex hormones. In order to develop regeneration technology and its sustained supply, a nu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Suppression of Chir pine regeneration by Imperata cylindrical (L) P. Beauv. in Hazara Civil Division
P. H. Haydock Wilson, A. R. Beg
Regular burning, canopy removal and clearance of ground cover on the slopes have led to colonization by the bladey grass Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauve. a pan-tropical weed. Plots with and without the presence Imperata were sampled over six sites along a s…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Efficiency and cost of timber transportation by Gattu
M. Ayaz
Results of a study on the travel speed and cost of timber transportation by gattu (small truck) in Siran Forest Division, N.W.F.P. show that the average travel speed of loaded and empty gattu in the forest roads is 5.6 and 7.9 km/hour, respectively. A gattu ge…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Morphological features of the sensory organs in relation to feeding response on artificial diet in the silkworm Bombyx mori L.
K. M. Sadiq
The silkwarm feeding behavior reveals two types of responses, energetic and inert feeding response to diet. These two technical terms are introduced in the present study. It was deserved that the Sensilla besiconica at the top of maxillary palpus of maxilla an…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Modelling for determnation of biomass of Acacia nilotica, Acacia albida, Acacia tortilis and Prosopis cineraria in arid areas
Raja Walayat Hussain
Energy crisis demands determination of total biomass for estimation of fuel wood from trees of different sizes. Biomass in green form of four species grown in arid conditions was determined using five growth models. Out of these, allometric model gave a better…
25 May 2024