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ArticlesRooting ability of cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) as influenced by etiolation of stockplants
Md. Aktar Hossain, Mohammad Kamaluddin, M. Serajuddoula
The study describes the effect of etiolation of stockplants on rooting ability to cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.). Fifteen months old sun grown containerized stockplants of guava were etiolated in a darkroom. Cuttings from the etiolated and control s…
25 May 2024- Articles
New Silkworm Varieties of Pakistan
M. Iqbal Ahmad, K. E. Park Dr
Silk seed is the basic requirement for silk production. This article describes the work of silkworm breeding in Pakistan. Four new silkworm varieties were developed from imported F1 hybrid silk seed by inbreeding and selection to produce a F1 hybrid for commer…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Compatibility studies in some mango, Mangifera indica L. cultivars
Nasar Iqbal, Naveed Anwar Virk
This study was initiated with a view to find out cross compatibility, self-sterility and pollen viability in six mango, Mangifera indica cultivars namely, Anwar Rataul (V1), Dusehri (V2), Malda (V3), Neelum (V4) and Samar Bahisht (V5) by using Langra (V6) as m…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Variation in density with respect to growth rate in deodar (Cedrus deodara) wood
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Hakim Shah
Annual ring width and basic density was studied in about 100 samples of Deodar wood to observe variations in both of the parameters and determine the influence of growth rate on density of wood. Results showed that in Deodar wood, the annual ring width ranged…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Propagation of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) through juvenile cuttings
Altaf Hussain, Shams-ur-Rehman
The study is an attempt to develop an appropriate technique for rooting juvenile cuttings of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) under nursery conditions. Top shoot cuttings of 2-0 seedlings were treated with various concentrations of Indole-butyric acid (IBA)…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Tobacco curing in N.W.F.P.
M. I. Shiekh, R.W. Hussain, Saliheen Khan
This paper gives an over view of the position of fuel wood consumption for this industry. In 1984-85 total area under tobacco crop in Pakistan was 50,200 hectares and production was 89.2 million kg. However, in NWFP the total area under tobacco crop was 29,067…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Volume tables for Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) of N.W.F.P.
Mohammad Afzal Cheema, Raja Walayat Hussain
Intro: Bird cherry (Prunus padus) is a useful broad leaved tree and grows naturally in coniferous forests of N.W.F.P. and Azad Kashmir associated with other broad leaved. Wood of this species is used for furniture, carriages, small table tops, toys, and solid…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Density and strength properties of Tamarix aphylla wood in air dry condition
Jaleel A. Khan, K.M. Siddiqui
Five logs of Tamarix aphylla wood from Sukkur Forest Division were tested for their density and strength characteristics using standard techniques. The results are given as average values, their standard deviation and co-efficient of variation as well as the r…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Anatomical properties of locally grown Acacia ampliceps wood
Ghulam Mustafa Nasir
Wood structure of Acacia ampliceps grown in the country was studied and basic anatomical data was compiled for the assessment of its various technological properties. Permanent slides of cross, radial and tangential sections were prepared by standard laborator…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Shisham die-back in Punjab, Pakistan
Akhlaq Ahmad Khan
Introductory: People connected with forest resources in Pakistan, and the agriculturists at large, have been extremely concerned about the excessive mortality in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo, Roxb.), the principal tree species of the Irrigated Forest Plantations…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Development of forest Ecozones of Punjab
Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhtar, M. Mahboob-ur-Rahman
Intro: Forest Ecozones represent large areas of the Earth's surface where plants developed in relative isolation over long periods of time and are separated from one another by geologic features, such as oceans, broad deserts or high mountain ranges, that form…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Nitrogen dynamic beneath five tree species in irrigated plantations in Pakistan
Zahid Javid, R. F. Fisher
In irrigated plantations of Punjab extensive management results in nutrient deficiency and tree growth becomes N limited on sites where non dinitrogen - fixing species are raised. The fast growing hybrid poplar and mulberry deplete the soil of its essential nu…
25 May 2024 - Articles
State of Mycorrhizae in some ornamenta gymnospermous tree species of Pakistan
S. H. Iqbal, Shahbaz, Ghazala Nasim
Multiple mycorrhizal infections were found in association with root systems scale leaves, decaying micro sporophylls and epidermal tissues of Abies pindrow, Auracaria cunnighamii, Cycas circinalis, C. revoluta, Cupresses torulosa, Ephedra gerardiana, E. regeli…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Forestry Abstracts publishes its 250000th Abstract CAB News (Home and Foreign News)
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Forestry Abstracts publishes its 250000th Abstract CAB News (Home and Foreign News)
25 May 2024 - Articles
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Effect of watershed management operations on run off and sediment release in Hazara
S. Hasan Abbas, M. Hanif
To study the effect of watershed management practices (mainly planting)on runoff and sediment release an experiment was conducted at two sites in Hazara. The analysis of 6 years data collected, reveled that planting coupled with closure to grazing on the slops…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Volume Tables for Horse Chest-Nut (Aesculus indica) of Azad Kashmir
Mohammad Afzal Cheema, Mohammad Aliul Hassnain Fatime, Raja Walayat Hussain
Hourse chestnut (Aesculus indica) is a useful broad-leaved tree which grows naturally as an individual or as an associate of other broad leaved species in high hill coniferous forests of N.W.F.P., Punjab and Azad Kashmir. Its wood is pale pink, soft and used f…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Grass seeding in sub-tropical semi-arid zone at Jamrud District Peshawar
M. I. Shiekh, S. M. Khan
Forest department N.W.F.P. started planting Eucalyptus camaldulensis at 3 x 3 m in late seventies at Jamrud, near Peshawar (Av. Ann. rainfall 350 mm). Since lot of intervening space was available, it was decided to reseed the area with grasses such as Cenchrus…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Bark volume tables of chir pine Pinus roxburghii, Roxb.
Raja Walayat Hussain, M. Afzal Cheema
Intro:The bark of a tree is the portion between the inner living phloem and the outer compressed cellular structure which has lost its activity as conductive tissue. The use of tree bark as a mulch has resulted in weed supression (1). It has been processed int…
25 May 2024 - Articles
Nutritive value analysis of some fodder tree species
Muhammad Umar Atique, Sanam Zarif Satti, Muhammad Ilyas
Nutritive value (chemical constituents) was determined for three fodder tree species including Acacia nilotica, Bauhinia variegata, and Ceratonia siliqua. The leaf samples of the selected species were collected with replication of ten (10) from the Range Resea…
25 May 2024