STUDY OF PHENOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF PLANTS OF LOWER TANAWAL, ABBOTTABAD, PAKISTAN

The purpose of this research study to explore the phonological behavior of plants of Lower Tanawal, Pakistan. The phenology of the 286 plants species belonging to 86 families from 80 stands of the Lower Tanawal Pakistan were documented during the different season of the year. It was observed that maximum flowering were recorded in March-April whereas maximum fruiting was noted in June-July. Plant phenology provides knowledge about the effects of environment on flowering and fruiting behavior. This is the first research work on phenology of plants of Lower Tanawal because no work was done on the phenology in past.