Assessment of public awareness on climate change in urban community, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Maaha Malik¹, Muzakir Shah², Muhammad Naqash², Mamoona Wali Muhammad², Safdar Ali Shah², Bushra Khan¹, Sayyed Masoom Shah², Zahid Mahmood², Syed Talha Kamil², Kamal Anwar² and Faisal Khalid²/ 1.Department of Environmental Science, University of Peshawar, KP Pakistan; 2. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, KP Pakistan

Assessment of Pinus gerardiana tree carbon stock in Chilgoza forest of Suleiman range, Pakistan

Pervez Manan¹, Farhat Jabeen¹ and Ahmad Zamir²/ 1.NFI Expert and RA NFI, National REDD+ Office, Ministry of Climate Change, Islamabad, Pakistan; 2.Assistant Professor of Forestry, Forest Education Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Wood quality evaluation for rationale utilization of Paulownia wood species grown in Peshawar

Zahid Mahmood¹, Mohammad Salim², Nowsherwan Zarif¹, Zahid Rauf¹, Muhammad Naqash¹ and Ahmad Hussain³/ 1.Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur; 3.Department of Forestry, Range & Wildlife Management, Karakorum International University, Gilgit 15100

Comparative performance of three perennial forage species of Panicum grass in sub-tropical semi-arid zone, Peshawar

Ashar Farooq¹, Mohammad Salim², Muhammad Tahir Khan³, Zahid Rauf¹, Ahmed Hussain² and Muhammad Bilal Zia¹/ 1.Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Forestry and Wildlife Department, University of Haripur; 3.Department of Animal Nutrition, University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Comparative wood anatomy of Morus alba and Morus nigra grown in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir and Ayaz Khan/ Authors are Logging Officer, Director Forest Products Research Division and Director, Forestry Research Division at PFI, Peshawar respectively

Feasibility analysis of Heritiera fomes (Sundri) plantation to minimize top dying effects in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh

ASM Helal Siddiqui, Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol, Md. Akramul Islam and Sk. Mehedi Hasan/ Authors are Divisional Officer, Research Officer, Research Officer, and Field Investigator at Mangrove Silviculture Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Muzgunni, Khulna, Bangladesh respectively

Socio economic impact of community plantation in Salarzai valley, Bajaur Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwah

Kaleem Mehmood¹, Sultan Muhammad² and Altaf Hussain³/ 1.Lecturer, Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Forestry, University of Swat; 2.Lecturer, Institute of Agriculture Sciences and Forestry, University of Swat and 3.Shaheed Benazir Bhatto University, Upper Dir

Climate change and its impacts on tree growth of blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) found in Malam Jabba, Swat

Tanvir Hussain and G. M. Nasir/ Assistant Wood Technologist and Director, Forest Products Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Phytochemical analysis of nutraceutical plants selected from hilly area of Pakistan

Sanam Zarif Satti¹, Tanvir Ahmad Quereshi², Mehwish Zarif³ and Iftikhar Ahmad⁴/ 1.Biochemist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Forest Chemist/DBSRD, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 3.M. Phil Scholar, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and 4.Ph.D. Scholar, University of Agriculture, Peshawar

Ethno botanical evaluation of medicinal plants of Gadoon area district Swabi

Ch. Muhammad Muslim¹, Hassan Sher², Junaid Khan², Shahid Hussain², Ashfaq Ali² and Atif Majeed³/ 1.Medicinal Plants Branch, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar; 2.Centre for Plant Sciences and Biodiversity University of Swat and 3.Deputy Director Technical, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar

Comparison of wood anatomy of different Paulownia species grown in Pakistan

Khalid Hussain, G. M. Nasir and Tanvir Hussain/ Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Director FPRD and Assistant Wood Technologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Study on economic benefits of eucalyptus plantations to the local communities of district Malakand

Muhammad Yousaf Khan and Pervez Manan/ Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Conservator of Forests, Malakand West Forest Circle and Divisional Forest Officer, Malakand

Ethno botanical survey of Leepa valley AJK

Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan and Saeed Anwar Wazir/ Lecturer in Forestry and Faculty, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar

Physical and chemical evaluation of the morels habitat in Utror valley Kalam district Swat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Syed Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ Conservator Wildlife Northern Circle Swat

Scientific forest management in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

Muhammad Yousaf Khan and Raees Khan/ Conservator of Forests, Malakand East Forest Circle, KP and Divisional Forest Officer Swat

Growth potential and biomass production of reseeded range grasses in Kherimurat scrub forest

Asad Abbas Khan¹, Amina Batool², Muhammad Aslam¹, Muhammad Ehtesham Asghar³, Abdul Ghafoor¹ and Muhammad Arif¹/ 1.Barani Livestock Production Research Institute Kherimurat,Tehsil Fateh Jang District Attock; 2.Barani Agricultural Research Station, Fateh Jang, District Attock and 3.Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

Growth potential and biomass production of reseeded range grasses in Kherimurat scrub forest

Asad Abbas Khan¹, Amina Batool², Muhammad Aslam¹, Muhammad Ehtesham Asghar³, Abdul Ghafoor¹ and Muhammad Arif¹/ 1.Barani Livestock Production Research Institute Kherimurat,Tehsil Fateh Jang District Attock; 2.Barani Agricultural Research Station, Fateh Jang, District Attock and 3.Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi

Quantitative analysis/estimation of wood utilization in wood based industries of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Zahid Rauf, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi, Ghayyas Ahmad and Wahiba Iqbal/ Assistant Wood Seasoning Officer, Forest Chemist, 3.Assistant Professor of Forestry and Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Modelling of female Pupal body weight and fecundity of the mulberry silkworm (Bombyx mori l) strains

Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Hakim Shah/ Director NTFP and Director General, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Economic valuation of mangrove forests in Hara protected area

Mohsen Dehghani / Department of Environmental Science, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Anatomical properties and wood quality improvement of some low value timbers grown in AJK

G. M. Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan

Raj Koroi (Albizia richardiana King & Prain) as raw material for plywood & particle board manufacture

M. M. Rahaman, K. Akhter and R. Akhter / Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, P.O. Box 273, Chittagong 4211, Bangladesh

Properties and utilization potential of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior)

Nasim Abbas, M. Yousaf Khan, Tanvir Hussain and Muhammad Zahid/ Assistant Conservator of Forests, AJK Forest Department; Assistant Professor of Forestry; Assistant Wood Technologist and Assistant Forest Chemist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Estimation of forage biomass and carrying capacity in seeded and unseeded range of Rakh Choti Dalana, D. G. Khan

Muhammad Farrukh Lateef¹, Asad Abbas Khan² and Muhammad Arif/ 1.Punjab Forest Department; 2.Research Officer, Barani Livestock Production Research Institute, Kherimurat Fateh Jang, Attock and 3.Barani Livestock Production Research Institute, Kherimurat Fateh Jang, Attock

Testing and evaluation of some low value wood species grown in Kalam (Swat), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Tanvir Hussain, Zahid Rauf and G. M. Nasir/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Assistant Wood Seasoning Officer and Logging Officer / Director, FPRD, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Habitat study of Chukar partridge (Alectorus chukar) in district Malakand - A case study of town Thana

Bilal Ahmad¹, Maqsood Anwar² and Muhammad Sadiq Khan³/ 1.M. Phil. Scholar, Forestry and Range Management, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi; 2.Associate Professor, Department of Wildlife Management, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi and 3.M. Phil. Scholar, Environmental Science, Universi

Poplar a handsome source of farmer income - A case study of district Mardan, KP, Pakistan

Alam Zeb, Fawad Habib, Sajid and Tilawat Khan/ Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shernigal

Review: Major constraints on shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) plantations and pathological debate on dieback disease in Punjab, Pakistan

I. Mukhtar, R. Bajwa and G. Nasim/ Research Associate, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab and Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

Collection, drying and marketing of morels in Utror valley Kalam district Swat

Syed Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ Conservator Wildlife, Northern Circle Tindodag Barikot, Swat

Estimation of growing stock in dry temperate forests of Skardu, Baltistan

Anwar Ali¹, Saz Muhammad², Zakir Hussain³, Khadim Abbas⁴ and Kiramat Husain⁵/ 1.Forest Mensuration Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Assistant Forest Economist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 3.Conservator of Forests, Baltistan Circle; 4.Divisional Forest Officer, Skardu and 5.GIS Specialist, REDD Project, GB Fo

Technological properties of some wood species grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Tanvir Hussain and Khalid Hussain Sulangi/ Director, Wood Technologist and Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparative study on effect of the working system on production, processing, and marketing of Mazri palm (Nannorhops ritchieana (Griff.) aitchison) in Kohat forest division and Paniala, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Inam Ullah, Zahid Ahmad, Syed Hasnain Abbas and Kaleem Shah/ Research and Development Directorate, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department Peshawar

Impact of browsing upon height, density, canopy cover and nutrient (Fe+) acquisition by Seriphidium quettense in high rangelands of district Quetta, Balochistan

Ashar Farooq¹; Farid Shah²; Saifullah Zahri² and Samiullah Jaffar²/ 1.Range Management Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and 2.Balochistan Forest Department.

Effects of species composition on the infiltration capacity of soil

Mazhar Iqbal, Ashar Farooq, Zulfiqar Ali Sheikh and Waseem Abbas/ Watershed Management Specialist, Range Management Officer, Research Officer, Watershed Management Branch and Research Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Forest inventory of district Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan

Anwar Ali¹, Muhammad Ismail² and Kiramat Husain³ / 1.Forest Mensuration Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, 2.REDD Coordinator, Gilgit Baltistan and 3.GIS Specialist, REDD Project, GB Forest Department

Farmer's perceptions towards private nurseries and tree plantings in the uplift of rural communities in Rawalpindi circle, Punjab

Mamoona Wali Muhammad¹, Syed Ajmal Rahim², Junaid Mumtaz³ and Syed Akmal Rahim⁴/ 1.Assistant Professor, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Conservator of Forests, Punjab Forest Department, Sargodha; 3.DOF, Punjab Forest Department, Attock and 4.DFO, Punjab Forest Department, Lahore

Variation in density with respect to growth rate in deodar (Cedrus deodara) wood

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Hakim Shah/ Director and Director General, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Vegetation cover change in Manglot Wildlife Park, Pakistan: an indicator of success or a dilemma in management

Ahmad Khan and Muhammad Ayaz Khan/ Faculty Research Assistant, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland; College Park and DFO Wildlife, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department, Peshawar

Estimation of seasonal variation in nutritional characteristics of major range grass species in Kherimurat scrub forest

Mubashir Jamil Khan¹, Asad Abbas Khan², Amir Saleem¹, Lateef M. A.¹, Muhammad Aslam¹, Muhammad Mushtaq², Abdul Ghaffoor² Amna Btool¹ and Arsalan Ali Khan¹/ 1.Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi and 2.Directorate of Barani Livestock Production Research Institute, Kherimurat, Fateh Jang District Attock

Impacts of unsustainable hunting and poaching practices on the health of river Kabul and its faunal diversity, district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Farah Samuel and Syed Kamran Hussain/ Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar and World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan

Economic evaluation of ecotourism: evidence from forests resorts of Murree hills of Pakistan

Rukhsana Kausar¹, Mamoona Wali Muhammad² and Mian Muhammad Shafiq³/ 1.Department of Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad; 2.Assistant Professor of Forestry and 3.Dy Conservator (Wildlife)/Extension Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparison of anatomical properties of Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) wood grown in different climate zone of Pakistan

Tanvir Hussain, G. M. Nasir and Khalid Hussain/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Logging Officer and Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Local volume tables for Cedrus deodara of Gilgit-Baltistan

Anwar Ali¹, Muhammad Iftikhar², Sajjad Ahmad³, Ayaz Khan⁴ and Sultan Muhammad⁵/ 1.Forest Mensuration Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Sub-divisional Forest Officer, GB Forest Department; 3.Range Forest Officer, GB Forest Department; 4.Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and 5.Lecturer, Institut

Socio-economic factors responsible for the degradation of forest in Sherani district, Balochistan

Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Anwar Panezai and Ashif Sajjad/ Divisional Forest Officer and Director Institute of Biochemistry University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan

Climate evaluation of the morels habitat in Utror valley Kalam district Swat

Syed Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ Divisional Forest Officer, Swat Wildlife Division, Mingora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Climate change and its impact on Lepidopterous fauna in Ayubia National Park-Abbottabad

Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Muhammad Waseem/ Coordinator Sericulture, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Wildlife Biologist, WWF-Pakistan Abbottabad

Status and conservation of pheasants in Kaghan valley

Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Muhammad Saqib/ Deputy Conservator Wildlife/Extension Specialist and M.Sc Forestry Student at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Conservation of Pinus gerardiana (Chilghoza pine) - A case study of Hudur valley, district Diamir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Islam Ullah Shah, Anwar Ali, Ayaz Khan and Sultan Muhammad/ Forest Education Division; Forest Mensuration Officer; Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Lecturer, Department of Forestry, University of Swat

Impacts of participatory forestry on forest resource development - A case study in Pakistan

Mamoona Wali Muhammad¹, Hakim Shah¹, Nowshad Khan² and Mohd Zaki Hamzah³/ 1.Forest Education Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar - Pakistan; 2.Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad - Pakistan and 3.Department of Forest Production, Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia

Silviculture aspect of Passur (Xylocarpus mekongensis) tree in the Sundarbans with special reference to heart rot disease

A. S. M. Helal Siddiqui¹, Abul Khair², M. Masudur Rahman³ and S.M. Mosfeka Hasnin⁴/ 1.Research Officer, Mangrove Silviculture Division, BFRI, Bangladesh; 2.Professor, Department of Botany, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3.Divisional Officer and Senior Research Officer, Mangrove Silviculture Division, BFRI, Bangladesh

A study on natural durability of less utilized wood species grown in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Tanvir Hussain/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Habitat selection of grey francolin in Sweagali game reserve of Swat district Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ DFO Wildlife, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department, Swat - Pakistan

Role of natural vegetation in livelihoods of rural communities - A case study from Margalla Hills, Pakistan

Saif-ur-Rehman Saif Abbasi & Saeed Akbar/ Chairman Department of Sociology and PhD Scolar, Department of Sociology, International Islamic University, Islamabad

Growth and yield of cotton crop as affected by Bombax ceiba (Simal) field boundary plantations

Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry¹, Ashar Farooq² and Ghulam Muhammad³/ 1.Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry & Range Management, Peer Mehar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi; 2.Range Management Officer and 3.Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Institute, Faisalabad

Efficiency and effectiveness in joint forest management - A Case Study from Allai Guzara Forests, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mazhar Iqbal¹, Ahmad Hussain² and Zulfiqar Ali Sheikh³ / 1.Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 2.Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur 3.Research Officer, Watershed Management Branch, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Properties and utilization of locally grown Chinar (Platanus orientalis Linn.) wood

Zahid Rauf and Syed Jawad Raza/ Assistant Forest Chemist and Pulp & Paper Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Evaluating the impact of alternative fuel technology on forest resource conservation - A case study of Galiat region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Madiha Batool, Tariq Khan, Mazhar Iqbal and Anwar Ali/ 1.University of Haripur; 2.Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur; 3.Executive Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and 4.Forest Mensuration Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Forage production and carrying capacity comparison under seeded & unseeded conditions in Rakh Shadan Lund range land (Dera Ghazi Khan)

Sarfraz Hasan Dogar and Ashar Farooq/ Range Forest Officer, Punjab Forest Department and Range Management Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Ecology of black francolin in Swegali game reserve of Swat district Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan

Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ Divisional Forest Officer, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department

Role of community in sustainable management of Mazri forests in district Kech of Makran (Balochistan)

Muhammad Tahir Laeeq and Maqbool Hassan/ Director Forestry Research Division, PFI, Peshawar and Forest Officer, Balochistan Forest Department

Spatial assessment of forest site quality for afforestation using multi criteria decision analysis

Hakim Shah¹, Mamoona Wali Muhammad¹ Muhammad Afrasiyab² and Javed Iqba³/ 1.Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, 2.Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, LG&RD Complex, G 5/2, Islamabad and 3.MS RS&GIS, Institute of Geographical Information Systems, NUST, H/12, Islamabad

Performance based genetic variability of four Paulownia species at Peshawar

Muhammad Bilal Zia and Muhammad Tahir Laeeq / Forest Geneticist and Director, Forestry Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparative anatomy of teak (Tectona grandis) wood grown in different countries

Tanvir Hussain and G. M. Nasir/ Assistant Wood Technologist and Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of different nursery techniques on survival and growth of seedlings of Azadirachta indica

Muhammad Tahir Laeeq and Muhammad Asif Aziz/ Director, Forest Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and District Manager, Welcome Chemical (Pvt) Ltd.

Habitat preferences of Chukar partridge in Sewagali game reserve of Swat district Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan

Fazal Baqi Kakakhel/ Divisional Forest Officer, Swat Wildlife Division, Saidu Sharif

Wood anatomy of Pilu (Salvadora oleiodes)

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Khalid Hussain Solangi/ Logging Officer and Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Water and watershed management of northern Pakistan

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Muhammad Yousaf Khan Syed Zakir Hussain Shah and Khalid Jan/ Director General, Assistant Silviculturist / EO, Lecturer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and KPK Forest Department

GIS/RS - A tool for forest covers change assessment in district Abbottabad (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan

Tariq Mahmood/ Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Study on the efficacy of different termiticides against termites in Peshawar and Faisalabad

Naveed Ahmed/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Benefits and constraints of raising Hurrie plantation in district Hyderabad, Sindh

Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Abid Hussain/ Forest Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and SDFO, Sindh Forest Department

Performance of morpho-anatomical characters of Linum usitatissimum to diverse habitat conditions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Ch. Muhammad Muslim and Sohail Sikander/ Medicinal Plants Botanist and Assistant Economic Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Population assessment of migratory cranes at district Zhob, Balochistan

Bazmir Khan¹, Mazhar Iqbal² and Anwar Ali³/ 1.Chairman Society for Economic and Environmental Development (SEED); 2.Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department and 3.Forest Mensuration Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Climate change trends over coniferous forests of Pakistan

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Coordinator Sericulture, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Plant species composition, forage production and carrying capacity of Rakh Dagar Kotli rangeland (Thal Desert)

Ashar Farooq and Mubashir Hassan/ Range Management Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Range Forest Officer, Punjab Forest Department, Punjab, Pakistan

Status and conservation of pheasants in Kaghan valley

Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Muhammad Saqib/ Deputy Conservator of Wildlife and M.Sc Forestry student at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Floristic diversity assessment on the afforested bank of Manasbal lake, Kashmir

N. R. Wani and S. Murtaza/ Ph.D. Scholar at Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar (J & K), India and Ph.D. Scholar at Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kash

Some important bark beetles of Pinus wallichiana in Pakistan

Naveed Ahmed/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of Gibberellic acid (GA) on seed germination of Colchicum luteum

Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Sohail Sikander and Shabbir Mughal/ Medicinal Plants Botanist, Assistant Economic Botanist and Forest Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Agroforestry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Current situation and future prospects

Anwar Ali, Ayaz Khan and Hakim Shah/ Forest Mensuration Officer, Senior Research Officer and Director Forest Education Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Ethnobotany of medicinal plants of Leepa valley (Azad Kashmir)

Ch. Muhammad Muslim and Sohail Sikander/ Medicinal Plants Botanist and Assistant Economic Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Wood anatomy and technological properties of some tree species grown in Balochistan

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Physical characteristics and ascorbic acid concentration of rosehips found in different localities of Murree hills

Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi and Sanam Zarif Satti/ Forest Chemist and Biochemist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Rapid appraisal vegetation survey of Bhimber district of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Muhammad Muslim/ Forest Botanist and Medicinal Plant Botanist, at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Scope of forestry extension in Chitral

Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Ayaz Khan and Syed Zakir Hussain Shah/ Assistant Silviculturist / Executive Officer, Senior Research Officer and Assistant Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Species abundance and feeding guilds of waterbirds at Putrajaya artificial freshwater wetland, Selanogor Peninsular Malaysia

Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Mohamed Zakaria, Ebil Yusof and Kamziah Abd Kudus/ Lecturer in Forestry, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar , Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Forestry, UPM Malaysia

Impacts of timber harvesting ban on joint forest management in Upper Siran valley, NWFP

Fariha Iqbal, Nowsherwan Zarif and Tariq Mahmood/ M.Sc. Forestry (2006-08), Assistant Silviculturist / Lecturer in Forestry and Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparison of anatomical properties of Masquite (Prosopis juliflora) wood grown in Punjab and Sindh

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparative efficacy of some new-chemistry insecticides against Amaltas leaf stitcher Piesmopoda obliquifasciella Hamps. attacking Kachnar (Bauhinia variegate Linn.)

Naveed Ahmed and Amjad Usman/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Lecturer, Department of Entomology, Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa Agriculture University, Peshawar, Pakistan

Rapid appraisal vegetation survey of Mirpur and Kotli districts of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Muhammad Muslim/ The authors are Forest Botanist and Medicinal Plant Botanist at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Seasonal variation in chemical composition of twigs and leaves of Phulai (Acacia modesta)

Amjad Ali Ch., Mansoor Ali and Aurangzeb Ashraf Awan/ Senior Research Officer, Assistant Research Officer and Sub-Divisional Forest Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad

Genetic diversity and relatedness in exotic Mulberry (Morus) germplasm accessions

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Miskeen Ali/ Director General, Coordinator Sericulture and Forest Ranger, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Phytosociological analysis of state of existing vegetation in reserved forest, compartment 20 of Margallah hills national park

Tanveer Haider, Aurangzeb Ashraf, Ambar Masud/ Technical Assistant, Central Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Project Officer, Climate Risk Management Technical Assistance Support Project, UNDP, Islamabad - Pakistan

Sociological studies on watershed management in Pakistan - A review

Tariq Mahmood and Zulfiqar Ali/ Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Watershed Sociologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Distribution of soil texture, organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorous under farm plantations in various agro-ecological zones of Punjab, Pakistan

Rahim Muhammad Akmal Syed¹, Hasnain Shahida², Mamoona Wali Muhammad³ and Jabeen Farkhanda⁴/ 1. Punjab Forest Department, Pakistan; 2.Departments of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Punjab, Pakistan; 3.Assistant Professor Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and 4.Department of Botany, University of the

Migratory waterfowls in Deh Akro-II wildlife sanctuary (A Ramsar Site)

Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Hussain Bux Bhaagat / Deputy Conservator Wildlife, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Conservator Wildlife Sindh, Karachi

Spotlight on identification of Prosopis glandulosa Torr. & Prosopis juliflora (SW) D.C.

Muhammad Shabbir Mughal/ Forest Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Anatomical properties of locally grown Acacia ampliceps wood

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Species abundance of waterbirds and terrestrial birds based on mist-netting method at Paya Indah wetland reserve, Peninsular Malaysia

Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar and Mohamed Zakaria/ Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar, Ph.D, Lecturer in Forestry, Forest Education Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan and Mohamed Zakaria, Ph.D, Associate Professor/Deputy Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Weathering effects on finishing properties of low value wood species from AJK-I

Tanvir Hussain/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Genetic testing of exotic and indigenous clones of Populus deltoides under semi-arid conditions of Punjab, India

GPS Dhillon, Avtar Singh and DS Sidhu/ Tree Breeder, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141004, India; Scientist Forestry, PAU Regional Research Station, Bathinda, India and Retd. Sr. Tree Breeder, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources,

Assessment of plants producing economically valued non-timber products in Ukpom community forest, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria

Enefiok S. Udo¹, Opeyemi Olajide¹ and Eyo A. Udoh²/ 1.Department of Forestry and Wildlife, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria and 2.College of Agriculture, Obio Akpa, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Does agro forestry help protect natural forests in semi-arid environs (A Case Study of the Bunji Community Managed Conservation Area Astore, Pakistan)

Babar Khan¹, Muhammad Zafar Khan² and Garee Khan²/ 1.Xinjiang Institute of Ecology & Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, 830011 China and 2.World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan, Gilgit, Pakistan

Social aspects of reforestation on communal land - A case study of Tara-Gat mountain, lower Swat

M. Nafees and Zahid Ullah/ Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar and Lecturer, Department of Environmental Sciences, Alama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

Effect of nitrophos fertilizer on the growth and yield of Nigella sativa

Ch. Muhammad Muslim¹, Yahya Karamat², Muhammad Shabbir Mughal³ and Imtiaz Hussain⁴/ 1.Medicinal Plants Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.M.Sc (Forestry), University of Malakand, Shringal (Dir); 3.Forest Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and 4.Research Assistant, PMHPS Project, PFI, Peshawar

Illegal logging and its impact on sustainable forest resource management

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General, Peshawar and Coordinator Sericulture, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Studies on the infestation of scolytid beetles in blue pine forest of Murree hills, Pakistan

Naveed Ahmed/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Impact of Eucalyptus camaldulensis field boundary plantations on the performance of cotton crop

Ashar Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry and Ghulam Muhammad/ Range Management Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry and Range Management, Peer Mehar Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi and Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Institute, Faisalabad

Shisham die-back in Punjab, Pakistan

Akhlaq Ahmad Khan/ Chief Conservator of Forests, Punjab (Ret.)

Development of forest Ecozones of Punjab

Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhtar and M. Mahboob-ur-Rahman/ Director, Research Officer and Assistant Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Synecological study of coniferous forest of Shawal in North Waziristan Agency

Muhammad Shabir Mughal, Asif Raza Wazir and Ch. Muhammad Muslim/ Forest Botanist, M.Sc. Forestry student and Medicinal Plant Botanist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Economic importance and impacts of Indus delta mangrove forests on local communities

Mamoona Wali Muhammad and Iftekhar Ahmed/ Assistant Professor of Forestry, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Divisional Forest Officer, Sindh Forestry Department, Sukkur

Genetic manifestation of heterosis in hybrid breeds of mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari, Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Miskeen Ali/ Director General, Coordinator Sericulture and Forest Ranger, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Wood structure in relation to properties of less important timbers grown in different areas

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Shade requirement of Albizia lebbeck at nursery stage

Waqar Ahmad, Zahid Ali, Muhammad Rafique and Tariq Mahmood / Research Officer, Research Assistant, Senior Research Officer and Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad

Biodiversity conservation status in Pakistan - A review

Maqsood Anwar¹, Abdul Wahid Jasra² and I. Ahmad³/ 1.Associate Professor, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi; 2.Director, Range Management & Forestry, PARC, Islamabad and 3.Deputy Director, Range Management & Forestry, PARC, Islamabad

Effect of slope variation on soil physical properties on the northern aspect in sub-tropical Chirpine forest at Tret, Murree hills

Tahir Laeeq¹, Tariq Mahmood² Mohammad Amin³ and Khurshid Alam⁴/ 1.Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2.Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 3.Lecturer in Forestry, University of Malakand, Pakistan and 4.B.Sc (Hons) Forestry, University of Malakand, Pakistan

Effect of planting different portions of corms (daughter, mother & full corms) of Colchicum luteum on the regeneration of corms at Peshawar

Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal and Imtiaz Hussain/ Medicinal Plants Botanist, Forest Botanist and Research Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Growth characteristics of trees and nutrient status of soil on the afforested and adjoining barren bank of Manasbal lake, Kashmir

N. R. Wani¹, A. H. Mughal² and M. A. Khan³/ 1. Research Scholar, 2.Associate Professor, Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar (J&K), India and 3.Dean, Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Techno

Temporal temperature rise and its effects on other climatic factors in Peshawar-Pakistan

Syed Said Badshah Bukhari and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Coordinator Sericulture, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Prospects of range development in Pothowar (Punjab)

Amjad Ali Ch., Javaid Ahsan, Tariq Mehmood, Shahzad Fazal, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad and Nowsherwan Zarif/ Senior Research Officer, Research Officer, Research Officer, Research Assistant, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad and Assistant Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Domestication and cultivation trails on Psoralea corylifolia (Babchi) at medicinal plants farm, Peshawar

Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Ch. Muhammad Muslim, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal and Imtiaz Hussain/ Ex-Medicinal Plant Botanist, Medicinal Plant Botanist, Director, Biological Sci. Res. Division and Research Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

In vitro culture of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

Tanvir Hussain/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar

A preliminary study on diversity and abundance of insect pollinators of Paulownia species

Naveed Ahmed, M. Hamayoon Khan and Mian Inayat-Ullah/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Professor, Department of Entomology, N.W.F.P Agricultural University, Peshawar

Underplanting - A way to maintain sustainable coastal plantation in Bangladesh

Md Golam Moula/ Research Officer, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Properties and utilization potential of locally grown Robinia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) wood

G. M. Nasir and Iqbal Mahmood/ Logging Officer and Wood Seasoning & Preservation Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of physico-chemical properties and nutritional status of soils on Shisham dieback

Muhammad Afzal and A. Razzaq/ Director, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad-Pakistan and Assistant Professor (Retd), Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, UAF

Determining grazing potential of treated and untreated areas of Pothowar tract (Gulial reserve forest)

Malik Mahboob ur Rehman¹, Muhammad Rafiq², Amjad Ali Ch.³, Tariq Mahmood⁴, Javaid Ahsan⁵ and Shahzad Fazal⁶/ 1. Chief Conservator of Forests (P&E) Central Zone Lahore, 2. Conservator of Forests Range Management Lahore, 3. Senior Research Officer, 4. Research Officer, 5. Research Officer and 6.Research Assistant, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad

Study on the compatibility of different concentrations of neem seed extract with Trichogramma chilonis (Ishii)

Muhammad Hamayoon Khan, Abid Farid, Muhammad Naeem and Fazal Syed/ 1. Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar; 2. Principal Scientist, Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Tarnab Peshawar; 3. Department of Entomology, NWFP, Agricultural University Peshawar 4. Research Officer, Pak

A note on properties and utilization of Tectona grandis (Linn. f.) grown at Changa Manga

Iqbal Mahmood, Gul Rukh and Tanvir Hussain/ Wood Seasoning and Preservation Officer/Director, Assistant Research Officer and Assistant Wood Technologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Carrying capacity of protected and open pastures in scrub-zone of Pabbi-Rasool (Kharian-Gujrat), Punjab

Muhammad Afzal, Amjad Ali Ch., Javaid Ahsan, Shahzad Fazal and Saima Tabassum/ Director, Senior Research Officer, Research Officer, Research Assistant and Research Assistant, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad

Efficacy of different concentrations of Neem oil against Shisham defolaitor, Plecoptera reflexa Guen (Noctuidae, lepidoptera)

Naveed Ahmed, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi and Muhammad Hamayoon Khan/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Forest Chemist and Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Influence of maturity on chemical composition of some range grasses

Amjad Ali Ch., Tariq Mahmood, Shahzad Fazal and Nowsherwan Zarif/ Senior Research Officer, Research Officer Research Assistant, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad and Assistant Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

A note on comparison of wood properties of local and European ash wood

G. M. Nasir/ Logging Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

A comparison between plant diversity of reserved and Guzara forests of Murree hills

Ghayyas Ahmad, Mian Muhammad Shafiq, Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Mahr Muhammad Asif/ Assistant Professor of Forestry, Deputy Conservator Wildlife, Forest Botanist and M.Sc Forestry Student (999-2001 Course), Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Pulping of Sesbania aculeate grown in farmlands in Sindh

Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Ghulam Mustafa Nasir and Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi/ Director, Forest Products Research Division; Logging Officer and Forest Chemist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Timber supply pattern in Ekiti state, Nigeria and its conservation implications

J. Kayode/ Department of Plant Science, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Evaluation of Salsola vermiculata L. for range improvement in highland Balochistan, Pakistan

Sarfraz Ahmad, Sarwat N. Mirza and Muhammad Islam/ Senior Scientific Officers, Arid Zone Research Center, Brewery Road Quetta

Osmotic priming and stratification enhance emergence and seedling size of Pinus brutia var eldarica

Shad K. Khalil, John G. Mexal, Abdur Rehman, A. Z. Khan and Iftikhar Hussain Khalil/ Department of Agronomy, Agriculture University, Peshawar, Pakistan ; Department of Agronomy and Horticulture New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA and Department of Plant Breeding and Genetic, Agriculture University, Peshawar Pakistan

Effect of pruning on growth of hybrid poplar

Ghayyas Ahmad, Anwar Ali, Miskeen Ali and Irfan Akhtar/ Lecturer in Forestry, Assistant Silviculturist, Forest Ranger and Assistant Research Officer, FSR&DP, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Securing pastoral livelihoods in arid juniper forest zone of Balochistan, Pakistan

A. W. Jasra and I. Ahmad/ Director, National Aridland Development and Research Institute (NADRI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Park Road, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad, Pakistan and Deputy Director, Range Management and Forestry, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council

Applying ANP for raw material supply in Iranian paper industry

Majid Azizi and Mohammad Modarres/ Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran and Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology

Suitability of (Ailanthus altissima) wood for manufacturing of particleboard

Nasreen Fatima, Tanveer Ahmad Qureshi and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman/ Assistant Research Officer, SFPR Project; Forest Chemist and Director, Forest Products Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Wood anatomy and technological properties of some non-commercial timbers grown in Punjab

G. M. Nasir and Noreen Fatima/ Logging Officer and Assistant Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Properties and utilization of ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle grown in N.W.F.P.

Iqbal Mahmood/ Wood Seasoning and Preservation Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Developing Seabuckthorn as livelihood source in untapped mountain ecologies of Pakistan

A.W. Jasra and Imtiaz Ahmad/ Director, Range Management & Forestry and Dy. Dir., Range Management & Forestry, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, G-5/1, Islamabad

Investigations on insect pests infestation levels of dried fig in Aydin and Izmir provinces

Ferit Turanli/ Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Plant Protection, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

Pulping characteristics of Melia azedarach (Red bakain) grown in N.W.F.P. areas

Maryam Aziz, Noreen Fatima, Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman/ Assistant Research Officer Pulp & Paper, Assistant Research Officer Wood Anatomy, SFPR Project, Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Forest Chemist and Director Forest Product Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Trees and livelihood of Gabral valley, Swat Kohistan, Pakistan

Asad Ullah, Abdur Rashid and Sher Aman/ Centre of Plant Biodiversity, University of Peshawar

Seasonal variation in chemical composition of twigs and leaves of kikar (Acacia nilotica)

Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Amjad Ali Ch., Javaid Ahsan and Shahzad Fazal/ Director General, Senior Research Officer, Research Officer and Research Assistant, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad

Trapping methods used for the migratory falcons in Pakistan

Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Muhammad Idrees/ Deputy Conservator Wildlife and Field Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Nutrients (P, K and Na) leaching from leaf litter of Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.)

Hasanuzzaman, Md., H. Mahmood, H.L. Sharif and Md. N. Islam/ Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh

Studies on the effect of two mulberry varieties on the larval growth and cocoon characters of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Wali-ur-Rahman, Muhammad Khan and Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar/ Coordinator Sericulture, Executive Officer and Research Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Technological properties and suitability determination of some non-commercial timbers on the basis of anatomical properties

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir, Noreen Fatima and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman/ Assistant Wood Technologist, Research Assistant and Director Forest Products Research Division, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Inter-species grafting of Chalghoza pine scion-wood on chir pine root - stock

Mohammad Khan/ Senior Research Officer/Forest Geneticist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Dormancy studies and proximate analysis in Dialium guineensis and Prosopis africana

Ajiboye, A. A.¹, Ebofin, A. O.¹, M. O. Atayese,², M. O. Adedire³, D. A. Agboola¹ and M. Kadiri¹/ 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria; 2. Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria and 3. Department of

A strategic model for location selection of wood industry - An application of topsis

Majid Azizi/ Assistant Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran

Effect of Dalbergia sissoo tree rows on the growth and yield of cotton crop

Ashaer Farooq, Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry and Ghulam Muhammad/ Research Officer, Senior Research Officer and Assistant Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Institute, Faisalabad

Multiplication of shisham through branch cuttings

Muhammad Afzal, Aqeela Mobeen Akhter and Masood Amjad/ Director, Research Officer and Assistant Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad

Evaluation of Rhizobial strains for root nodulation, growth and yield, in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under natural conditions

Ghazala Yasmeen/ Assistant Forest Ecologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Fecundity, egg fertility and hatchability response of silkworm, Bombyx mori on different substrata

Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Miskeen Ali/ Senior Research Officer and Forest Ranger, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Agricultural potential of the soils of Sharkul watershed area, district Mansehra

Abdul Hameed Khan¹, Bashir Ahmed Wani², Hakim Shah³ and Basar Ali⁴/ 1. Director, Soil Survey of Pakistan, Peshawar; 2. Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Islamabad; 3. Country Coordinator, PARDY-Project; 4. Research Officer, Soil Survey of Pakistan, Peshawar

Paulownia species trials in Pakistan

Raza-ul-Haq and Mohammad Khan/ Director General and Senior Research Officer/Extension Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Artificial regeneration of Acacia nilotica and Prosopis cineraria in riverine forests of Sindh

G. R. Keerio / Conservator of Forests, Afforestation Circle Sukkur

Compatibility studies in some mango, Mangifera indica L. cultivars

Nasar Iqbal and Naveed Anwar Virk/ Director Biological Sciences Research Division, PFI. Peshawar and Research Officer, Horticulture Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad

Land distribution, composition and abundance of trees in home garden of Bangladesh

Kabir Dihider Shahriar, Mahmood Hossain and Ripon Kumar Debnath / School of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh and Forestry and Wood Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna -9208, Bangladesh

Effect of mating duration on the fecundity and egg fertility of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Wali-ur-Rahman and Muhammad Khan/ Senior Research Officer and Executive Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Propagation of Mulberry, Morus alba through a single node culture

Muhammad Afzal and Aqeela Mobeen Akhter/ Director and Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Effect of irrigation frequency on germination, root and shoot yields of Leucaena leucocephala

J. Kayode and P. O. Tedela/ Department of Plant Science, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Monitoring mangrove forests of Sindh through multi temporal LANDSAT TM data

Sardar M. Rafique and Muhammad Akbar/ Director General and Research Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of cooperative house rearing and transportation on growth and economic cocoon characters of Bombyx mori L.

Sardar M. Rafique and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

The current use of forage resources of the northern mountainous region of NWFP, Pakistan and its implications for sustainable development

Sardar Muhammad Rafique/ Director General, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

M.Sc Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 2002-2004 course

Sardar Mohammad Rafique/ Director General and Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Local communities' access to forest resources of Hilkot watershed, Mansehra (Pakistan)

Anwar Ali and Hakim Shah/ Social Forester and Forest Economist/Country Coordinator, PARDYP Project, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Host range of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae in California

Mohammad Athar and Syed Mahmood Nasir/ Deputy Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Islamabad

Initial growth and nodules development in Gliricidia sepium

J. Kayode/ Department of Plant Sciences, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Volume estimation of lopped trees

Muhammad Afzal¹, S. M. Hafeez² and Aqeela M. Akhter³/ 1.Senior Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad; 2.Project Director, PFSDP, Lahore and 3.Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad

Some wood species of Pakistan and their movement

Iqbal Mahmood and Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi/ Wood Seasoning and Preservation Officer and Forest Chemist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Seasonal fluctuation of water parameters and nutrients in Bruguiera parviflora (Wight & Arnold) dominated mangrove forest at Kuala Selangor nature park, Malaysia

Mahmood, H.¹, O. Saberi², B. Japar Sidik¹ and K. Misri¹/ 1.Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang Selangor, D. E. Malaysia and 2.Faculty of Science and Technology, University Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia

Relative efficiency of mulberry leaf conversion into silk of different Bombyx mori L. Strains

Sardar M. Rafique and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Senior Research Officer. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Assessing the performance of in-situ soil enhancement technologies to improve ground water quality

Muhammad Aftab Majeed/ World Bank Scholar, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

Visual interpretation of LANDSAT TM 2001 of Peshawar basin for land use mapping

Muhammad Arif Chaudhary, Muhammad Akbar and Muhammad Ajmal Khan/ Forest Pathologist, Research Assistant and Technician, PFI, Peshawar

Assessing range vegetation and carrying capacity in Rakh goharwala (Thal)

Amjad Ali Chaudhry, Chaudhry Muhammad Muslim and Muhammad Mushtaque/ Senior Research Officer, Sub-Divisional Forest Officer/Research Officer and Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad

Anatomical variations from pith to bark in Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn. wood

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir / Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Selection of suitable formula for volume measurement of Shisham logs

Muhammad Afzal¹, Sahibzada M. Hafeez² and Aqeela Mobeen Akhter³/ 1. Senior Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad; 2.Project Director, PFSDP, Lahore and 3. Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad.

Racial difference in the efficiency of food utilization of silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

Sardar M. Rafique and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Ex-situ cultivation of medicinal plant species in high altitudes at Swat, Pakistan

Kiramat Khan¹, Tahir Sajjad², Nasrullah Jan Malik², Hassan Sher³, Farrukh Hussain⁴ and Muhammad Iqbal¹/ 1.Cereal Crops Research Institute, Pirsabak Nowshera, NWFP, Pakistan; 2.Directorate General Agricultural Research, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar; 3.Government Jehan Zeb College, Swat - Pakistan and 4.Department of Botany, Peshawar University.

Marketing potential of important herbal drugs in NWFP and Punjab

Bashir Ahmed Wani¹, Shakeel Haider Zaidi², Hakim Shah³ and Muhammad Muslim⁴/ 1.Inspector General of Forests, MoE, Islamabad; 2.Medicinal Plant Botanist, PFI; 3.Forest Economist, PFI; 4.Assistant Economic Botanist, PFI.

Leaf area and girth relationship in Populus deltoides grown in NWFP, Pakistan

Nasreen Fatimah Rao, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq and Kanwar Muhammad Suleman/ M.Sc (Forestry) student, Senior Research Officer and Director, Forest Products Research Division, PFI, Peshawar

M.Sc Forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, 2001-2003

Ghayyas Ahmad/ Lecturer-in-Forestry, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of four leguminous tree species on the growth of E. camaldulensis

Chaudhry Abdul Rashid¹, Raja Muhammad Omer², Chaudhry Muhammad Faisal², Waqar Ahmed³, Zahid Ali⁴/ 1.Divisional Forest Officer, Silviculture Research Forest Division, PFRI. Faisalabad; 2.Sub Divisional Forest Officers, Silviculture Research Forest Division, PFRI, Faisalabad; 3.Research Officer, Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad; 4.Research

Some suitable and sustainable strategies for improving rangeland productivity in Pakistan

Muhammad Umar Farooq/ Scientific Officer, Range Management Branch, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Status of tree planting campaigns in Pakistan (1996 -2003)

Sardar Muhammad Rafique and Saliheen Khan/ Director General and Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Dalbergia sissoo die back-probable suspects

Muhamamd Arif Chaudhary and Ejaz Ahmed/ Forest Pathologist and Technical Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Tarbela watershed management project historical prospective, impact, lessons learnt

Mohammad Iqbal Swati/ Conservator of Forests, NWFP Forest Department

Contribution of livestock to the conservation of biodiversity of Palas valley

Klaus Euler and Zulfiqar Ali Qazi / Chief Technical Advisor and Assistant Programme Officer, Livestock and Range Management, Palas Conservation & Development Project

Multiple land use: poplar plantation with poplar nursery

Muhammad Afzal and Aqeela Mobeen Akhter/ Senior Research Officer and Research Officer, PFRI, Faisalabad

Invasive alien tree species - a threat to biodivesity

Altaf Hussain and Raja Muhammad Zarif/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan

Effect of different mulberry cultivation forms on economic characters of Silkworm, Bombyx mori l.

Sardar M. Rafique and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Regeneration status in a proposed biodiversity conservation area of Bangladesh

M. Al-Amin and M. Alamgir/ Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Relative resistance of some silkworm, Bombyx mori L. strains against bacterial flacherie under high temperature and relative humidity conditions

Sardar M. Rafique and Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Director General and Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Phytotoxicity of Eucalyptus microtheca F. Muell. on Pennisetum glaucum cv. Bari-Hairy

Syed Shahinshah Gilani, S. M. Chaghtai and Umbrin Khan/ Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad; Department of Botany, Islamia College, Peshawar, Pakistan and Amina Degree College, Hayatabad, Peshawar, Pakistan

Improving germination in Cedrus deodara through pre-sowing seed treatment

Mohammad Anis and Farooq Ahmed Dar/ Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP-202002, India and Junior Research Fellow ICFRE-WB Project

Status of the migratory waterfowls in wetlands of NWFP (Chashma barrage, Tarbela reservoir and Thanadar Wala)

Mian Muhammad Shafiq/ Assistant Secretary Wildlife. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Medicinal plants of Udigram, district Swat, Pakistan

Hassan Sher, Midrarullah, A. U. Khan, Z. U. Khan, Farrukh Hussain and Siraj Ahmad/ Department of Botany, G. P. G. Jahanzeb, College, Swat; Department of Botany, G. C. University of Lahore, Pakistan and Department of Biotechnology, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Distribution and morphometry of 11 different genera of basidiomycetes collected from natural forests and plantations

Muhammad Arif Chaudhary and Ejaz Ahmed/ Forest Pathologist and Technical Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Eucalyptus pulpwood production potential of saline and waterlogged areas in Pakistan

Kanwar Muhammad Suleman, Muhammad Tahir Laeeq, Nasreen Fatima Rao and Altaf Hussain/ Director, Forest Products Research Division, PFI Peshawar; Senior Research Officer, PFI, Peshawar; M.Sc (Forestry) student at PFI, Peshawar and Extension Specialist, PFI, Peshawar

Reducing poverty vis-a-vis combating salinity through reforestation in south Asia: a case study

Shams-ur-Rehman, Altaf Hussain and Riaz A. Khattak/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar

A preliminary survey on forest fires in Pakistan

Mohammad Ayaz/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Assessment of the land and soil degradation in Hilkot watershed area, district Mansehra

Abdul Hameed Khan, Bashir Ahmed Wani and Hakim Shah/ Director, Soil Survey of Pakistan, Peshawar; Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Islamabad and Country Coordinator, PARDY-Project. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Range management in arid zone

S. M. Rafique/ Director General, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

M.Sc forestry thesis research at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar 2000-2002 course

Raja Muhammad Zarif/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

A note on issues in forest resource ownership and workable solutions

Mohammad Iqbal Swati/ Conservator of Forests, NWFP, Pakistan

Soil-plant-water relationship of boron and factors affecting its availability - A review (Part-II)

Sarfaraz Hussain Bangash/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Rooting ability of cuttings of Guava (Psidium guajava Linn.) as influenced by etiolation of stockplants

Md. Aktar Hossain , Mohammad Kamaluddin and M. Serajuddoula/ Lecturer, Department of Forestry, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, Professor, Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh and Divisional Officer, Bangladesh

Seed trait variation in Acacia catechu Willd.

Mohit Gera, Neelu Gera and Farooq Ahmad Dar/ State Forest Research Institute, Janipur, Jammu - 180 007 (J&K), India

A case study of fuelwood consumption in rural households of district Attock (Pakistan)

M. Saqib, Mushtaq Ahmad, Mir Ajab Khan and R. M. Zarif/ Department of Biological Sciences Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

The destructive role of Cuscuta as a parasite

Mirza Hakim Khan/ Director, Biological Sciences Research Division at the Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan

Allelopathic effect of Kikar (Acacia nilotica) on the germination of field crops

Mohammad Zubair Sulemani* Mohammad Safdar Baloch** and Khalid Abdullah**/ *Agricultural Research Institute, D.I.Khan, Pakistan and **Agricultural Research Station, Serai Naurang Bannu, Pakistan

Field efficacy of Malathion, Dimilin and Atabron against Amaltas leaf Stitcher Piesmopoda obliquifasciella L.

Ghulam Ali Bajwa/ Assistant Forest Entomologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Seasonal variation in chemical composition of Ipil-Ipil (Leucaena leucocephala)

Amjad Ali Ch., Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Mushtaque/ Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Effect of presowing treatments on Tectona grandis L. f. seeds and initial seedling development in the nursery

M. K. Hossain, B. M. Khan and B. Koirala/ Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Chittagong University, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh

Periodic rest from livestock grazing improves the rangelands of Mithawan, D. G. Khan

Mahmood Nasir and Mohammad Noor/ Deputy Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment, Islamabad and Watershed Management Specialist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

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M.Sc forestry thesis research at Pakistan forest institute, Peshawar 1999-2001 course

Raja Mohammad Zarif/ Pakistan Forest Institute. Peshawar

A note on Eucalyptus as a tree species of controversy in Pakistan

Mohammad Ayaz/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Palynological study of the genus Tragopogon from Pakistan

Abdul Ghani Awan, Sohail Jamil Qureshi, Mir Ajab Khan and Sofia Bano/ Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Taxonomic study and medicinal importance of three species of the genus Artemisia Linn.

Rizwana Aleem Qureshi*, Mushtaq Ahmad**, Zaheer Yousaf* and Muhammad Arshad*/ *Deptt. of Bio. Sci., Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan and **Deptt. of Bio. Sci., University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Distribution of some selected soil properties under agroforestry and agricultural crops

Aman Ullah Bhatti, Shamsher Ali and Farmanullah Khan/ Authors are Professor, Research Officer and Assistant Professor at Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar

Propagation of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) through juvenile cuttings

Altaf Hussain and Shams-ur-Rehman/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan

Growth and yields of Pinus oocarpa Schiede in some parts of northern Nigeria

J. O. Adegbehin/ National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), Ahmadu Bello University, P.M.B. 1067, Zaria, Nigeria

Survey of medicinal and economic plants of Hilkot watershed area

Bashir Ahmad Wani, Shakeel Haider Zaidi, Muhammad Shabir Mughal and Hakim Shah/ Director General, Medicinal Plant Botanist, Forest Botanist and Forest Economist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

New Forestry Publications from FAO

Editor/ Pakistan Journal of Forestry

Worlds forests: Rio+8: Policy, practices and progress towards sustainable management

Edited by Mia Soderlund & Alan Pottinger, March 2001/ Commonwealth Forestry Association

National forest policy 2001

Editor/ Pakistan Journal of Forestry

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) damage assessment to wheat crop in farm forestry area

Mian Muhammad Shafiq and Umeed Khalid/ Assistant Secretary Wildlife, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and Deputy Conservator, Wildlife, NCCW, Islamabad

Protein value of some wild and cultivated tree leaves for ruminant livestock

M. Rahim Niazi, G. Habib and M.M. Siddiqui/ Department of Animal Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan

Marketable medicinal plants of Margalla hills national park, Islamabad

Muhammad Ibrar Shinwari, Maryum Ibrar Shinwari and Mir Ajab Khan/ Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

Growth and yield response of Phalsa / Falsa Grewa asiatica L. to various pruning intensities and dates

Abdul Ghaffoor, Kashif Waseem and Hafiz Sabir Ali/ Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, D. I. Khan, NWFP, Pakistan

Volumetric composition of some Pakistani timbers

Ghulam Mustafa Nasir/ Assistant Wood Technology Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute; Peshawar

Biological activity of extract of different plants against termites, nettle tree leaf beetle and Amaltas leaf Stitcher

Ghulam Ali Bajwa and Muhammad Nawaz Rajpar/ Assistant Forest Entomologist and Technical Assistant, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of irrigation frequencies and mulching on the establishment of various tree species in Chitral - A case study at Syed Abad

Raza-ul-Haq and Muhammad Tahir Laeeq/ Central Silviculturist and Assistant Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Manufacturing of particleboard from paper mulberry (Brosonatia papyrifera) wood Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi

Tanvir Ahmad Qureshi/ Assistant Composite Wood Officer, Pakistan Forest Institute. Peshawar

Propagation of Leucaena leucocephala through tissue culture

Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Mushtaque, Aqeela Mubeen Akhtar, Nighat Chughtai and Shaheena Ramzan/ Authors are Senior Research Officer, Research Officer, Research Officer, Research Officer and Assistant Research Officer at PFRI, Faisalabad respectively.

Assessment of rural energy needs in Hilkot watershed Pakistan

Abdul Qayyum Khan, Bashir Ahmad Wani, Hakim Shah and S. Irfanullah/ The Authors are Economic Consultant, Director General of PFI, Forest Economist/Country Coordinator of PARDY Project and Station Incharge of the PARDY Project respectively

New Forestry Publication from FAO - Unasylva

Editor, Pakistan Journal of Forestry/ Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

A short note on the vegetative propagation of Ailanthus and Prosopis

Mohammad Ashraf and Shams-ur-Rehman/ Forest Ranger and Forest Geneticist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Review of watershed management research activities in Pakistan

Syed Zainul Arifeen/ Assistant Silviculturist/WMS, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Comparison of three range ecological models - Which and where fits the best - A review

Ghulam Akbar/ Director Environmental Education Division, World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan, Islamabad

A note on the die-back of Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) due to beetle attack

Hanif Gul and Mirza Hakim Khan/ Forest Entomologist and Forest Pathologist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Evaluation of some botanical pesticides against Plusia orichalcea Fab. (Noctuidae; Lepidoptera) in the laboratory

G.A. Bajwa and H. Gul/ Assistant Forest Entomologist and Forest Entomologist. Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Effect of water conservation techniques on the establishment and growth of forest tree species in scrub zone

Raza-ul-Haq and Abdul Khaliq Chaudhry/ Central Silviculturist and Assistant Silviculturist, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Identifying priority forest areas in the salt range of Pakistan for biodiversity conservation planning using remote sensing and GIS

Ghayyas Ahmad/ Lecturer, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar

Growth and yields of Pinus caribaea in northern Nigeria

J.O. Adegbehin and J.E. Onyibe/ National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) and Ahmadu Bello University. P.M.B. 1067, Zaria, Nigeria

Assessment of survival rate and growth performance of plantations raised under billion trees afforestation project in Swat, Pakistan

Muhammad Naqash, Anwar Ali, Ahmad Hussain, Mamoona Wali Muhammad, Ahmad Zamir, Ikram Ul Haq/ Department of Forest and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Pakistan and Forest Mensuration Officer/APOF, Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar

Regeneration status of Dodonaea viscosa in Malakand Forest Division

Mohammad Nabi and Muhammad Ullah/ M. Phill student, Department of Environmental Sciences, Northern University Nowshera, Pakistan and Professor in Ecology, Dean of Sciences, Northern University Nowshera, Pakistan

Comparative performance of growth and survival status of drought resistant tree species at district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Anwar Ali, Kamran Khan, Ayaz Khan Marwat, Sajid Aman and Irfan Ullah/ Forest Mensuration Officer, Forest Ranger, IFRI & CIPT Project, Additional Director General (Forestry Research), Forester, IFRI & CIPT Project and Field Assistant, IFRI & CIPT Project, PFI, Peshawar