Biomass is the oldest form of energy used by human beings, mainly in the form of wood. It is a renewable source of energy and has many advantages from an ecological point of view. The direct combustion of biomass generates concern among environmentalists, as it is incomplete and inconsistent and may produce organic particulate matter, carbon monoxide and other organic gases. Biomass gasificatio...

We devised a DNA-based real time PCR (qPCR) assay for the identification of Rosa roxburghii. qPCR technology allows development relatively reliable and easy-to-use analytical methods species identification. The possible use method qualitative measurements was also tested on fruit juice products. results revealed that this could be effectively applied to sample test commercially available roxbur...

Effect of fire on phyto-sociology of understorey vegetation in chir pine forests of three different silvological characteristics was compared with pure grassland. 15 grasses, 1 sedge, 5 legumes and 21 non-legumes were recorded in the four study sites. Floristic composition gradually increased from June to August and then declined slowly by October in all the plots. Maximum number of species wa...

The use of leaf mulch as a soil cover is effective in improving yield and soil fertility. The field experiment was conducted during 2010 and 2011 to study the effect of plant spacing (30 cm × 30 cm and 45 cm × 30 cm) and four mulches {pine needles (Pinus roxburghii), poplar leaf (Populus deltoides), silver oak (Grevillea robusta) tree leaf mulch and unmulched control} on growth, yield, qual...

Carbon catalyst consisting of a hybrid structure made up of amorphous carbon and nanographite was prepared from the leaves of Pinus Roxburghii. The catalyst was prepared through sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid treatment of the dried pine leaves; and further functionalized with sulfuric acid treatment to incorporate the acidic functionalities. The synthesized catalyst was characterized by...

In the context of Bonn Challenge, Pakistan started Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in 2014. This study assessed growth performance and survival rate young plantations developed linear regression models by using Landsat-8 data. The results showed that fast-growing species such as Eucalyptus camaldulensis Robinia pseudoacacia have shown a good compared to Pinus roxburghii Cedrus deodara. veget...

Background: Fungi growing on wood cause deterioration of stored food materials or discoloration the itself, and search for new safe bioagents is recently needed. Methods: Essential oils (EOs) from aerial parts Mentha longifolia L. Citrus reticulata L., analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), were tested their antifungal activity vapor method against four common fungi, Aspergil...