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ArticlesEx-situ cultivation of medicinal plant species in high altitudes at Swat, Pakistan
Kiramat Khan, Tahir Sajjad, Nasrullah Jan Malik, Hassan Sher, Farrukh Hussain, Muhammad Iqbal
An ex-situ experiment was conducted to evaluate, the growth performance of six medicinal plant species (Bergenia ciliata, Crocus sativa, Dioscorea deltoidea, Paeonia emodi, Polygonum amplexicaule and Viola serpense) at four different locations in upper Swat va…
25 May 2024- Articles
Multiple land use: poplar plantation with poplar nursery
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter
It is concluded from the study that 19% of the expenditure can be saved by raising poplar nursery and poplar plantation together instead of growing them separately. This amount was saved because some operations do not need repetition when these two activities…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Tarbela watershed management project historical prospective, impact, lessons learnt
Mohammad Iqbal Swati
Intro: Pakistan's major mountain systems - the Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindukush, Suleman, Kirthar, central Balochistan, and Mekran ranges, form the important watersheds in the country. However, the dependable watersheds are located in the northern parts of the…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Invasive alien tree species - a threat to biodivesity
Altaf Hussain, Raja Muhammad Zarif
The spread of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) is now recognized as one of the greatest threats to the ecological and economic wellbeing of the planet. These species are causing varying degree of damage to biodivesity and valuable natural and agricultural systems…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Regeneration status in a proposed biodiversity conservation area of Bangladesh
M. Al-Amin, M. Alamgir
The paper describes the composition and status of regeneration in a proposed biodiversity conservation area (Bamerchara and Danerchara) Chittagong, Bangladesh. A stratified random quadrat method was used to study the regeneration status. Total 143 seedlings an…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Relative resistance of some silkworm, Bombyx mori L. strains against bacterial flacherie under high temperature and relative humidity conditions
Sardar M. Rafique, Ghulam Ali Bajwa
Eight exotic bivoltine silkworm strains, four of Japanese origin (J-99, J-101, 205-MKD, 206-MKD), and four Chinese (C-102, 206-PO, 207-PO, 208-PO) were screened for their relative resistance against bacterial flacherie. In addition, effect of high temperature…
25 May 2024 - Articles
FAO Forestry News
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25 May 2024 - Articles
Economic and feasibility of bamboo cultivation on farmlands
Muhammad Afzal
Intro: Bamboos attain large size yet are the members of grass family, the Gramineae. They have sometimes been treated as a different family from the Gramineae; however most taxonomists agree to keep them in Gramineae, sub-family Bambusoideae. The plant has a m…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Rapid appraisal vegetation survey of Bhimber district of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
Muhammad Shabir Mughal, Muhammad Muslim
Rapid appraisal vegetation survey was conducted in Bhimber district of Azad Jammu & Kashmir with the objectives to explore plant wealth and examine the status of biodiversity. The plain area falls under dry subtropical broad leaved thorn forests and hilly area…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Economic evaluation of ecotourism: evidence from forests resorts of Murree hills of Pakistan
Rukhsana Kausar, Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Mian Muhammad Shafiq
Pakistan has only 4.8% area covered under forests. The major part of it lies in Northern areas of Pakistan that is reserved for protective services like watershed management, soil protection etc. and most of the Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) and Chir pine (Pin…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Selection of Alnus nitida, Linn.
Mahmood Iqbal Sheikh
Intro: Alnus nitida (sharol) is a large tree (upto 20 m height and 0.5 m dbh), comes up naturally on banks of streams and on moist sites in Hazara, Swat and Azad Kashmir from 1000 m to 1500 m elevation. The tree has caught the eye of the foresters as it has be…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Estimation of seasonal variation in nutritional characteristics of major range grass species in Kherimurat scrub forest
Mubashir Jamil Khan, Asad Abbas Khan, Amir Saleem, Lateef M. A, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Mushtaq et al.
Rangelands of Pakistan are mostly arid, the majority of them are seasonal in character which supply forage throughout spring and summer seasons of growth but are incapable to provide feed in fall and winter. These seasonal variations affect the livestock produ…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Forest inventory of district Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan
Anwar Ali, Muhammad Ismail, Kiramat Husain
A forest inventory was carried out in Astore District in 2016 to find out the total growing stock in the forest. A total of 98 sample plots were laid out randomly in different forest strata for data collection. It was found that Kail is the dominant species fo…
25 May 2024 - Articles
A note on the separation of empty and filled seed of Silver fir (Abies pindrow)
G. M. Khattak, Ashiq Ahmad
The methods were tested to separate filled and empty seed of silverfir, blowing and flotation in butenol.
25 May 2024 - Articles
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Home and Foreign News
25 May 2024 - Articles
Physical characteristics and ascorbic acid concentration of rosehips found in different localities of Murree hills
Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Sanam Zarif Satti
Variation in physical characteristics and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) concentration of rosehips collected from various localities of Murree Hills was determined at different harvest time, site of collection and storage time. Concentration of Vitamin C was found…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Technological properties of some wood species grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Tanvir Hussain, Khalid Hussain Sulangi
A number of wood species grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been studied for their anatomical properties in order to find out measures for wood quality improvement before their utilization for making various products. Permanent slides of cross, radial and tangen…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Obituary: Syed Abdul Wahid
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Obituary: Syed Abdul Wahid
25 May 2024 - Articles
Estimation of growing stock in dry temperate forests of Skardu, Baltistan
Anwar Ali, Saz Muhammad, Zakir Hussain, Khadim Abbas, Kiramat Husain
The growing stock of District Skardu was assessed through a forest inventory in 2016. The average number of trees was estimated at 85 per ha showing very sparse nature of the forests. Kail is the single dominant species (85.26%) in the forests. In co-dominant…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Collection, drying and marketing of morels in Utror valley Kalam district Swat
Syed Fazal Baqi Kakakhel
This paper is based on a research project carried out to study 'Role of morels in the socio economic status of the rural community of Utror valley, Kalam District Swat, Utror valley supports five species of Morels including Morchella hybrida, Morchella ang…
25 May 2024