30May 2017

IMPACT ANALYSIS OF MANGROVE SPECIES OF COASTAL AREA OF SINDH AND BALOCHISTAN.

  • Retire Professor-Department of Live Stock, Sindh Agriculture University-Tando jam.
  • Deputy Project Director-Sindh Agricultural Growth Project-Livestock, Hyderabad, Pakistan.
  • Associate Professor, SZABAC-Dokri-Larkana-Sindh-Pakistan.
  • Civil Hospital, Karachi.

The current research investigates the Impact Analysis of Mangrove Species of Coastal area of Sindh and Balochistan.Data were collected from various primary as well as secondary sources from coastal Areas of Sindh and Balouchistan.Main indigenous tree species of riverine forest are; Acacia nilotica Prosopis cineraria, Populur euphratica , Tamarix, aphylla,Albizia, lebbeck and Dalbergiasissoo. Results indicates that Coastal area of Pakistan comprise of coastal area of Balochistan (Makran division) and Sindh. Coastal area lies in subtropics, north of equator. It is south-western part of Pakistan and comprises of parts of districts of Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Lasbella and Makran along the Arabian sea. It lies between 230 45’ to 24° 25’ north latitudes and 67°45’ to 68°12’ east longitudes. It was further revealed that Most commonly prevailing ones are :Acacia nilotica, Azadirachta indica, Albizia lebbeck, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cocos nucifera, Dalbergia sissoo, Morris alba and Morus nigra, Pheonix dactylifera, Prosopis cineraria, Prosopis glandulosa, Prosopis julflora, Populus euphratica, Pithecellubium dulce, Salvadora oleo ides, Salvadora percica, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia katapa, Tamarix aphylla, Taniarix dioca, Zizyphus mauritiana, Zizyphus nummularia, and Ficus religiosa, and other trees of irrigated areas of coastal Sindh.


Dr. Abdullah Sethar
SZABAC-Dokri-Larkana-Sindh-Pakistan

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