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ArticlesResponse of Cedrus deodara to NPK fertilizers
M. I. Shiekh, S. H. Bangash, S. Hasan Abbas
N, P and K fertilizer studies on Cedrus deodara (deodar) of different ages were under taken at different planting sites in Azad Kashmir during 1979. The effect alone or in combinations, measured for diameter and height growth and Foliar nutrient composition wa…
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Estimation of diameter at breast height from stump measurements for Deodar (Cedrus deodara) of Azad Kashmir
M.A. Hassnain Fatime, Raja Walayat Hussain
Diameters of deodar (Cedrus deodara) trees were measured at 1 (30.48 Cm) interval above ground level up to 7 feet (2.13 meters). Each set of diameters showed a strong linear correlation with diameter at breast height. Straight line regression equations were de…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Thirty-seventh Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 7, 1985) (Home and Foreign News)
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Thirty-seventh Annual Passing-Out Ceremony of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar (October 7, 1985) (Home and Foreign News)
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Growth response of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana A. B. Jackson) to fertilization in Northern Punjab (Murree)
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh, B. H. Bangash
Fertilizer studies on 20-year -old crop of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) were conducted in Bhurban, Murree Forest Division. The results indicated that N.P. and K fertilizer applied alone and in different combination did not significantly influence the height a…
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Bee-foraging plants at Peshawar
Wali-ur-Rehman, M. Ismail Chaudhry
Ninety bee-foraging plants from among the forest and fruit trees, ornamental and agricultural crops serving as major and minor sources of nectar and pollen have been recorded at the campus of the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar. Bee-foraging calendar has b…
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Early succession on an abandoned field in Peshawar
S.M. Chughtai, Abdus Sadiq, Sardar Hussain Shah
The initial stages of secondary succession on an abandoned field in Peshawar were studied. Cyperus rotundus was the pioneer species which dominated the old field in the first autumn. In summer, Conyza bonariensis shared the dominance with C. rotundus. The spri…
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Bamboo-II, an annotated bibliography
Review by A. R. Beg, Forest Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
Intro: The COMMONWEALTH AGRICULTURAL BUREAUX's Annotated bibliography No.F 32. entitled. Bamboos II presents a collection of abstracts of 359 publications of 591 workers, entirely or partly pertaining to bamboos, originally in different languages, and appearin…
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Differentiation and anatomical changes in Callus cultures of Rauwolfia serpentine BENTH
Rehana Perveen, Mehmood Akram, Ihsan Ilahi
Callus induced in shoot pieces of Rauwaolfia serpentina on Knop's medium supplemented with 1mg/1 of NAA exhibited vigorous growth when transferred to MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/1 both of Naphthalene acetic (NAA) and Benzyl amino purine (BAP). The effe…
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Relationship of stump diameter to diameter at breast height for Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii)
Anjum Amin, Raja Walayat Hussain
Diameters of Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) trees were measured at 6 inches (15 cm) interval from ground level up to 7.5 feet (2.28 meters). Each set of diameters had a strong linear correlation with diameter breast height. Separate straight line regression equa…
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Mechanical control of Blue pine defoliator Biston regalis Moore (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) in Murree and Azad Kashmir
M. Iqbal Ahmad, Hanif Gul, Wali-ur-Rehman
Intro: For the first time Biston regalis Moore appreared in epidemic form in the blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) forests of Murree and Azad Kashmir in August, 1980, causing defoliation over about 3175 acres. The insect has an annual life cycle with moths emergin…
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Bonding strength of local commercial wood adhesives - I
S. M. Yasin, T. A. Qureshi, S. M. Raza
Bonding strength of several commercial adhesives was determined through the shear strength of wood joints of Walnut (Juglans regia), Eucalytus camaldulensis and Juniper (Juniperus excelse) wood species. The durability of these adhesives was also estimated afte…
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Effect of Gamma radiation on germination and growth of Cenchrus ciliaris LINN (Dhaman Grass)
Ghulam Sarwar Khan
A study to find out the beneficial effects of radiation on Cenchrus ciliaris was carried out at University of Agriculture and Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology Faisalabad. The dry see was treated with 1,3,5,7,9,10,15,20,25,30, and 40 KR. Doses of 7…
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Plant communities if some northern temperate forests of Pakistan
Moinuddin Ahmad
A quantitative botanical survey was undertaken along the way of Gilgit to Chilas and from Gilgit to Astore (dry temperate). Thirty stands were sampled. On the basis of index of similarity, dominant species and floristic composition fifteen community types were…
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Some observation on the Suleman Markhor in Kohi-e-Suleman
Ashiq Ahmad
Investigation carried out on the Suleman Markhor, Capra falconeri Hume revealed that the animals is so severely hunted that it is extinct in many places of its previous habitats in Baluchistan and N.W.F.P. The population which is left over, some how, can be in…
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A not on physical and mechanical properties of Chilghoza pine (Pinus gerardiana Wall.) wood
K.M. Siddiqui, Jaleel Ahmad Khan, Iqbal Mahmood
This study reports physical and mechanical properties of commercially available Chilgoza pine wood. These are compared with those of deodar wood. Testing of Chilghoza pine wood was done in accordance with the standard procedures. The wood properties of Chilgho…
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Attractancy of granular insecticides for land snail (Helix aspersa, Gastropoda, Mollusca)
Hanif Gul, M. Ismail Chaudhry
Granular insecticides Temik 10%, Thiodan 3% Diazinon 14%Disyston 15%and NaCl were tried as attractants for snails feeding on juniper seedlings. Among them Temik was the most effective, which attracted and killed 99snails released at a distance of 1-2 meters in…
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Estimation of diameter breast height of Kikar (Acacia arabica Willd) from stump measurements
Raja Walayat Hussain, Hassan Abbas
Diameters of kikar (babul) trees were measured at 6 inches (15 cm) interval from ground level up to breast height 4.5 feet (1.37 meters). Each set of diameters exhibited a strong linear correlation with diameter breast height. Separate straight line regression…
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Estimation of diameter at breast height of Shisham (Dalbergaia sissoo Linn.) from stump measurements
Raja Walayat Hussain, S. Hassan Abbas
Diameters of shisham trees were measured at 6 inches (15 cm) interval from ground level up to breast height 4.5 feet (1.37 meters). Each set of diameters had a strong linear correlation with diameter breast height. Separate straight line regression equations w…
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Growth pattern of poplar clones
M.I. Sheikh
A study to compare the rate of growth of 15 clones under irrigated conditions was laid out in Bhagat Reservoir plantation over an area of 2.5 ha in February, 1975. The area, an old shisham and mulberry plantation was cleared off all the trees and 1 - year old…
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Growing stock potential of silver Fir (Abies pindrow) in the Galis forests of N.W.F.P.
I. A. Qazi, Raja Walayat Hussain
GROWING STOCK POTENTIAL OF SILVER FIR (ABIES PINDROW) IN THE GALIS FORESTS OF N.W.F.P. I. A. Qazi and R. W. Hussain Abstract: Point sampling carried out in 100 fully stocked patches of silver fir established that the Galis forests are capable of supporting a m…
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