Production potential of olive cultivars (Frontoio, Manzanilla, Ottobratica, Pendolino and Picual) at different maturity stages (Lemon green, Semi-ripe and Ripe) was investigated and propagation techniques through cutting and air-layering were optimized during 2014 and 2015 under irrigation condition at Olive Model Farm Sangbhatti, Mardan-Pakistan. Flowering date was taken as base line for phonological attributes. Cultivar Pendolino started early flowers opening on 12th April and took more days (9.50) upto fruit set, while less days (6.33), started from 18th April were noted for Ottobratica. Manzanilla and Picual attained lemon green maturity for harvesting after 193.50 (25th October) and 192 (22nd October) days respectively, while 202.17 (2nd November) and 201.33 (1st November) days were taken by these cultivars to reach semi ripe stage and 214.17 and 210 days to ripe stage of harvesting respectively. Frontoio, Ottobratica and Pendolino attained semi ripe stage after 180.17 (11th October), 184.50 (20th October) and 193 (22nd October) days respectively, while 188 (19th October), 195 (30th October) and 203.67 (2nd November) days were taken by these cultivars to attain ripe stage of harvesting. The cultivar Manzanilla produced heavy (4.34 g) fruits; however large sized (4.48 cm3) fruits having more pulp:stone (4.94) were yielded by Picual. The oil extracted from Manzanilla cultivar has less peroxide value (3.21 meq kg-1), more Phenol (616.67 mg kg-1) and chlorophyll (4.58 mg L-1). High fruit yield (35.81 kg tree-1) with more oil percentage (14.66%), less free fatty acid (0.43%) and more carotene (2.70 mg L-1) were determined in the oil extracted from fruits of Frontoio. The values of the quality attributes were within the range of IOC trade standards (IOC, 2003) of extra virgin olive oil category, with the exception of free fatty acid (%) recorded in the oil extracted from fruits of Ottobratica, harvested at ripe stage of maturity that fulfilled the requirement of virgin category. Yield and yield components enhanced from lemon green to semi-ripe and ripe stage of harvesting. Free fatty acid (0.25%) and peroxide value (3.04 meq kg-1) were lower and total phenols were higher (530 mg kg-1) in the oil extracted at semi-ripe stage, while high free fatty acid (1.50%), peroxide value (4.43 meq kg-1) and low phenol (361.67 mg kg-1) were determined in the oil extracted from fruits harvested at ripe stage. The chlorophyll and carotenoids contents significantly decreased with fruit ripening ranged from 4.99 to 2.41 mg L-1 and 3.17 to 1.49 mg L-1 respectively from lemon green to ripe stages of harvesting. The multiplication of olive cultivars (Frontoio, Manzanilla, Ottobratica, Pendolino and Picual) through cuttings and air-layering was optimized in sequential experiments. Semi hardwood cutting proved to be the root generative type. The cuttings of Frontoio produced highest number of roots (10.56) and root length (6.61cm), followed by the cuttings of cultivar Manzanilla that generated 8.17 numbers of roots with 6.06 cm length, while less number of roots (5.50) was produced by cuttings taken from cultivar Pendolino. The sapling of Ottobratica produced through cuttings accomplished 23.64% survival, followed by survival percentage (19.48 and 15.7%) noted in the saplings of cultivar Manzanilla and Frontoio respectively, while less survival percentage (9.73%) recorded in saplings of Pendolino. The semi hardwood cuttings of olive cultivars treated with 3000 ppm IBA solution enhanced rooting. The cuttings of Frontoio produced maximum number of roots (14.50), root length and weight (8.12 cm and 5.53 g respectively), followed by cuttings of Manzanilla which generated 12.04 number of roots with 7.19 cm length while less number of roots (8.57), root length and thickness (4.33 cm and 3.94 mm, respectively) were produced by Pendolino. Manzanilla attained 43.05% survival followed by Frontoio with 40.38 % survival, while less survival (23.24 %) was recorded in plants of Pendolino. The time interval of mid August proved to be most favorable time for air-layering in terms of rooting percentage (42.40 %), number of roots (4.37), root length (4.35 cm), weight (1.68 g), number of re-sprout (3.67) and shoot length (5.61 cm) while late and early layering responded poorly to all the studied attributes. The layering treated with 2000 ppm took less days (35.13) to root appearance, accomplished 72.00% rooting success, generated 5.85 number of roots with 6.65 cm length and 2.47 g weight and 4.89 number of re-sprout and 7.00 cm shoot length. The untreated layering took maximum days to root appearance (50.40), attained less rooting percentage (47.07%). The layering of Manzanilla generated early rooting and took less (36.00) days for root appearance, accomplished high rooting percentage (77.47 %), produced more (6.38 number) and lengthy (7.03 cm) roots and more (5.57) re-sprouts, followed by layers of Frontoio that took 38.8 days for root appearance, attained 65.73% rooting success and produced 5.69 number of roots with 6.14 cm length while the layers of Pendolino took maximum days for root appearance (48.40) and accomplished 48.27% rooting. It is concluded that the olive cultivars Frontoio, Manzanilla and Picual were found high yielding with good oil recovery of extra virgin oil grade. Pendolino is marginally accepted, while the performance of Ottobratica was not satisfactory under the agro-climatic conditions of Sangbhatti, Mardan. The olive fruits harvested at semi ripe stage provided equilibrium in yield, oil recovery and quality attributes. The semi hard wood cuttings treated with 3000 ppm IBA solution developed profuse root and shoot systems in olives cultivars. The plants of Frontoio, Manzanilla and Pendolino when air-layered during mid-August, treated with 2000 ppm IBA solution attained high rotting percentage. Ottobratica produced maximum number of roots when air-layered during mid July, treated with 1000 ppm IBA and Picual during late July, treated with 2000 ppm IBA solution.
ارقصي مذبوحةَ القلب وغنّيا واضحكي فالجرح رقص وابتسام إسألي الموتى الضحايا أن يناموا وارقصي أنت وغنّي واطمئني ** * أدموعٌ ؟ أسكتي الدمع السخينا([2]) واعصري من صرخة الجرح ابتساما أانفجارٌ ؟ هدأ الجرح وناما فاتركيه واعبدي القيد المهينا([3]) *** ثورةٌ ؟ لا تبغضي السوطَ([4]) المُلحّا([5]) أيّ معنى لاختلاجات([6]) الضحايا ؟ بعض أحزان ستنسى , ورزايا([7]) وقتيل أو قتيلان , وجرحى *** إقبسي من جرحك المحرق لحنا رنّميه([8]) بالشّفاهِ الظامئات([9]) لم تزل فيها بقايا من حياة لنشٍيد لم يفض بؤسا وحزنا *** صرخةٌ ؟ أيّ جحودٍ وجنون ! أتركي قتلاك صرعى دون دفن واحدٌ مات ... فلاصرخةَ حزنِ ! أيّ معنىً لانتفاضات([10]) السجين ؟ *** إنتفاضاتٌ ؟ وفي الشعب بقايا من عروق لم تسل نبع دماء ؟ إنفجاراتٌ ؟ وبعض الأبرياء بعضهم لم يسقطوا بعد ضحايا ؟ *** لم يكن جرحك بدعاً في الجروح فارقصي في سكرة الحزن المميت الأرقّاء الحيارى للسكوت إحتجاجاتٌ ؟ لماذا ؟ إستريحي ! *** إضحكي للمدية الحمراء حبّا واسقطي فوق الثرى دون اختلاج منّةٌ أن تذبحي ذبح النعاج منّةٌ أن تطعني روحا وقلبا ***
وجنون يا ضحايا أن تثوري([11]) وجنون غضبة الأسرى العبيد أرقصي رقصة ممتنّ سعيد وابسمي في غبطة([12]) العبدِ الأجيرِ *...
The North-West Frontier region of the British Empire in India during the Great Game was part of the ‘Ring Fence Strategy’, framed by the Raj against its adversaries and rivals in Central and South Asia. To protect her ‘Jewel in the Crown’- India, the British Raj made several moves in the strategically placed Pukhtun1 land. The Pukhtun populace, adherent to their centuries old code of conduct, Puḳhtūnwali, consistently resisted the British encroachment of their territory. Mirza Ali Khan, popularly known as Faqir Ippi, was one of the many freedom fighters who challenged the imperialist power in this region. Taking notice of Islam Bibi’s case, a Hindu Convert, Faqir Ippi mobilized the Pukhtuns of Waziristan in defying and fighting the British. He was a serious contestant to the British authority with his well-known fighting skills, effective planning and guerilla tactics in one of the most difficult terrains. The entire Tribal Belt, especially Waziristan, proved to be a ‘turbulent frontier’ for nearly eleven years, i.e. 1936-1947. This insurgency started bringing bad name to the crown and encouraging others to rise against the British. To contain and end Faqir Ippi’s resistance, Governor George Cunningham hired the locals to instigate and bribe his followers to rise and fight against him. The aim of this paper is a critical evaluation of the British strategy in this region and an appraisal of Faqir Ippi’s response and assessment of how successful he was in invigorating Pukhtun resistance to defend their motherland, using both colonial and local sources.
Polymers and polymer composites have ruled over the research activities all over the world during the last few decades. Tremendous amount of new material is being added to the existing material. These new materials are replacing the conventional material rapidly. The nanomaterials have even ruled out every other type of material and have found theirapplication in every field of life. The present work is also an attempt to synthesize a nanomaterial with enhanced electrical and thermal properties so that it can be used in electrical and electronic devices.This study deals with the preparation and characterization of polymer blend composites i.e. PMMA/PEO/PVAc/Cu (PMC), PMMA/PEO/PVAc/LiClO4(PML) and PMMA/PEO/PVAc/MWCNT (PMN). Copper nanoparticles were prepared by chemical reduction method. The multi walled carbon nanotubes were functionalized.The composition of the polymer film was fixed and to this was added MWCNT,copper nanoparticles and lithium perchlorate to make different compositions of the blend composites.Various techniques like AC Impedance, Rheology, XRD, SEM and TGA/DTA were used for characterization. All the systems showed decrease in apparent viscosity and complex viscosity while increase in storage modulus. The increase in the LiClO4 content increased the crystallinity of PMMA/PEO/PVAc/LiClO4 blend composites,while decrease in crystallinity was observed for remaining two systems with increase in concentration of CNT and copper nanoparticles. PMMA/PEO/PVAc/Cu (PMC) blend nanocomposites showed highest conductivity and PMMA/PEO/PVAc/CNT (PMN) showed lowest conductivity. Thermal stability decreased for PMMA/PEO/PVAc/LiClO4 (PML) with increase in salt concentration while increase in MWCNT and Copper nanoparticles concentration was responsible for decrease in stability of PMMA/PEO/PVAc/CNT(PMN) and PMMA/PEO/PVAc/Cu (PMC).Onthe basis of degradation temperature, PMC blend nanocomposites showed highest thermal stability. SEM showed homogenity and no phase separation for PMMA/PEO/PVAc/CNTand PMMA/PEO/PVAc/Cu. This indicated positive interaction between the components of the systems. The prepared samples of the blend composites and nanocomposites were also characterized using AFM. The results showed a smooth topography of the prepared materials. The dispersion of the filler material was observed to be uniformly and evenly dispersed within the polymer blend matrix. It was found out that there was a complete compatibility between the polymeric material and the fillers in each blend composites.