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PHYTOSOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF THE VASCULAR FLORA OF CHITRAL TOWN, DISTRICT CHITRAL LOWER, PAKISTAN

. Khushbu Zaman, Zahir Muhammad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rehman Ullah, Hazrat Ali and Tahseen Ullah


Abstract

The present phytosociological study was carried out in Chitral town, Chitral lower Pakistan. The main objective of this research was to determine the vegetation structure and ecological parameters. Data was collected during 2020-2021 in spring and summer season. The quantitative data was collected from 4 monitoring sites by quadrate method. The size of quadrates was 5m2 for herbs, 10m2 for shrubs and 15m2 for trees. The communities Scandix-Stellaria-Nepeta (SSN), Rosa-Rubus-Daphne Community (RRD), Ficus-Elaeagnus-Ailanthus (FEA) and Cannabis-Artemisia-Verbena (CAV) were established in Deningol site. Ranunculus-Mentha-Medicago Community (RMM), Rubus-Rosa-Tamarix (RRT), Robinia-Morus-Ficus (RMF) and Mentha-Cynodon-Conyza (MCC) established in Guwali site, Arenaria-Mentha-Cynodon (AMC), Rubus–Sophora-Tamarix (RST), Elaeagnus-Ailanthus-Morus (EAM), Mentha-Cynodon-Oxalis (MCO) established in Jughhorgol site, Veronica-Plantago-Ranunculus (VPR), Veronica-Plantago-Ranunculus (VPR), Salix-Populus-Elaeagnus (SPE) and Mentha-Plantago-Erigeron (MPE) established in plain areas. Soil analysis was done to determine the physio-chemical properties of soil. The flora was found to be under biotic stress due to anthropogenic activities.

Index Terms- Phytosociological, ecological parameters, quantitative data, physio-chemical properties, biotic stress

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