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ArticlesReducing poverty vis-a-vis combating salinity through reforestation in south Asia: a case study
Shams-ur-Rehman, Altaf Hussain, Riaz A. Khattak
Several countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America are facing acute problem of poverty as majority of population is living below poverty line. In view of scarce resources, there is a need that some practical and economically sound strategies be developed to e…
25 May 2024- Articles
Periodic rest from livestock grazing improves the rangelands of Mithawan, D. G. Khan
Mahmood Nasir, Mohammad Noor
The inhabitants of Mithawan protect family owned rangelands in summer each year by constructing loose stone walls for free grazing during winter In October 1995, species wise cover percent, density and above ground biomass data were collected to detect vegetat…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on Eucalyptus as a tree species of controversy in Pakistan
Mohammad Ayaz
Intro: Out of many species of Eucalypti tested, Eucalyptus camaldulensis has emerged to be the best species for afforestation of dry tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. In Pakistan, it has proved to be the most promising fast growing tree for dry a…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Efficacy of insecticides against subterranean termites in protecting the eucalypt saplings
Hanif Gul, M. Ismail Chaudhry
Preventive control experiments were laid out during May,1989 against termites attacking eucalypts sapling at Ratta Kulachi (D. I. Khan) and Peshawar Forest institute, Peshawar with BHC WP 12.5% BHC 10% dust, Sevin 85%WP and Malathion 57% EC applied in 0.06,0.1…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Scope of dry afforestation techniques in Quetta and Mastung districts of Balochistan
Siraj-ud-Din, Abdul Waheed Baloch
A study was designed to evaluate the effect of different water conservation techniques on the growth and height of different planttree species at Karak and Mianghundi (Quetta) and Mastung districts of Balochistan. Rainwater harvesting and dry afforestation tec…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Vesicular Arbuscular mycorrhizae in two curcuma species of medicinal importance
Ghazala Nasim
Two plants of medicinal importance viz. Kachoor (Curcuma zodoaria Roseoe) and Haldi (C. longa L.) were examined for the presence of Vesicular Arbuscular mycorrhizae. Not only were VA mycorrhizae recorded in the roots but also in other portions such as scales o…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Range and pasture improvement project, Maslakh (Quetta Kalat Circle) - Result of four years protection and other range improvement practices
M. Said, Tahir Hussain
Introduction In Quetta-Kalat region of West Pakistan hardly two percent of the total land area is under cultivation. Due to the limiting factors of low rainfall and scanty ground water supply the economy of this region has been and will continue to be primaril…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Optimum age/size for out-planting tubed nursery plants of Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Muhammad Rafique, Muhammad Afzal
Seedlings of more than six months old are also not recommended for out-planting as these gain more height alongwith more cost for retaining them for longer time in the nursery. The study was designed to find out the optimum and economical age/size of Eucalyptu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Preliminary study on wood properties of Paulownia species grown in Peshawar
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Iqbal Mahmood
Anatomical, physical and mechanical properties of 3 species of (Paulownia fortunei, P. elongate and P. tomentosa) wood grown at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar were studied under standard laboratory procedures. In all the studied species, vessels were foun…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Yak: A wild and domesticated beast of mountain deserts
Ghulam Rasool
Yak is among the little known animals of the world. It was wild some centuries back. But it is now almost domesticated. However some isolated population of wild Yaks is found in Kuenlum-Karakorum mountains in Chines Turkistan. It has great economic value and f…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Growth assessment of some arid zone species and seed sources in Pakistan
Shams-ur-Rehman
Various species of Acacia and Prosopis are considered as most suitable for hot deserts of Pakistan. In order to evaluate the performance of 24 species and seed sources of these genii, 2 field trials were established one each under arid and semi-arid conditions…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Traffic noise abatement through tree and shrub vegetation
M. Ayaz, M. Nauman Arshad
Traffic noise abatement through tree and shrub rows was studied on the main highway between Peshawar and Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Road stretches with trees and shrubs were selected all along this highway. Noise of traffic was measured behind the vegetation stretc…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effect of vegetation and engineering control structures on surface runoff and sediment yield at Fizagat, Swat
Syed Zainul Arifeen, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry
This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different soil conservation measures, both biological and engineering on surface runoff and sediment yield in five contiguous small catchments having almost similar slopes and soil characteristics. Different t…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Properties of particleboards from Eucalyptus camaldulensis wood of different age trees
Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi
Particleboards were made with target density of 0.70 g/cm3 from different age trees of Eucalyptus camaldulensis using flakes from 4 years (Class A), 6 years (Class B) and 8 years (Class C) old trees and their mixtures; 50 percent A/50 percent B, 50 percent B/…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Importance of evaluation of forestry projects with reference to rural development
Muhammad Rafique Sardar
The article is mainly based on literature review and the practical experience of the author. The paper discusses the existing forests plants preparation, important characteristics and objectives of forestry projects and evaluation processes. The paper suggests…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Effects of fertilizer, exclosure, clipping and grazing on floristic diversity of the moist temperate grazing lands
Sardar Muhammad Rafique
The study was carried out at Kund, Shinkiari during May 1989 to September, 1995. Three main treatments namely; one final cutting, two clipping and continuous (conventional) grazing were tested in 10 x 10 metres plots. Each plot was sub divided in 10 x 5 metres…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Some observation on termite population
Hanif Gul
In order to attract termites and monitor their population for study of their ecological behavior, field experiments were laid out at various locations at Peshawar and Islamabad in the sub-mountainous zone and at Lahore and Changa Manga in the Indus Basin Plain…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Use and survival of Kuth (Saussurea lappa) A plant of medicinal and economic value in Pakistan
Muhammad Ayaz
Temperate forests of Pakistan are rich in important plant drugs. Presently the supplies of these drugs, especially Kuth (Saussurea lappa) are dwindling mainly because of over and uncontrolled extraction. As a result, Kuth has been listed as Threatened with Ext…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Participatory watershed management education and training at Pakistant Forest Institute, Peshawar
Raja Muhammad Ashfaq, Mohammad Khan
Pakistan is a sub-tropical country lying between 24° and 37° North latitude and 61° and 75° East longitude (Anon., 1996). The total land area of the country is 87.98 million hectares (Amjad and Shah, 1996) which can be divided into four physical su…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Noise hazard in sawmilling industry in Pakistan
Mohammad Ayaz
Studies conducted on the noise level in large and small scale sawmills and exposure of workers to it, reveal that the noise of all the machines in the near work positions and in most cases in far work positions is higher than the threshold value of 85 Db(A), a…
25 May 2024