Results 101 to 110 of about 70,954 (218)
Grazing intensity impacts on soil carbon stocks of Western Himalayan Alpine paddocks
Carbon Management, 2019 Overgrazing in the fragile Himalayan alpine grassland ecosystems is a major cause of substantial loss of soil organic carbon (SOC). The current study was conducted to analyze the effects of grazing on SOC in seven alpine grasslands of Kashmir.
Raja Waqar Ahmed Khan +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Deadly Predators and Virtuous Buddhists: Dog Population Control and the Politics of Ethics in Ladakh [PDF]
, 2019 The region of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas has recently seen a rise in attacks by stray dogs, some of which have been fatal. The dogs’ claims on territory have not gone uncontested in an emotional landscape fraught with anxieties over religious ...
Gagné, Karine
core +1 more source
Yarsagumba Collection and Marketing: a Key Income Source of People in Api Nampa Conservation Area, Darchula, Nepal [PDF]
, 2020 Yarsagumba the Himalayan gold rush is the major part of the economy of the himalayan people in the Darchula distict. Our study was conducted in Khandeshwori region of the the Darchula district to quantify the contribution of Yarsagumba on the total ...
Bhatta, J. (Jagdish) +5 more
core
The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.Abstract Spot blotch (SB), caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana, is a major yield‐limiting disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the warm, humid agroclimatic zones of South Asia. The development of resistant cultivars through molecular approaches offers a sustainable strategy for managing this disease.
Nikita Aggarwal +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Journal of Social SciencesThe increasing frequency and magnitude of disasters in the Himalayan region are not solely attributable to natural forces. The prevailing development paradigm, characterized by unsustainable tourism, large-scale hydropower projects, and a disregard for ...
RAUTELA, Piyoosh +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Held in a story: Relatability across plates and places
Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.Abstract This piece explores the power and ambivalence of storytelling through a dinner with Jemimah, a counseling psychologist and a trained educator with a keen interest in using storytelling as pedagogy in Northeast India. As the evening unfolds in her dining room, stories and memories are exchanged, revealing how relatability is not inherent but ...
Anna Notsu
wiley +1 more source
Landscape Aesthetics of Remoteness in the Indian Himalayas
HIMALAYAThis paper examines the pictorial practices of landscape painting in colonial British art and the textual practice of colonial travel writing to examine the landscape aesthetics of remoteness in the Indian Himalayas.
Bhoomika Joshi
doaj +1 more source
Biomedical Chromatography, Volume 40, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Violae tianshanicae herba (VTH), a widely used crude drug in Uyghur medicine in China, is renowned for its immunomodulatory, anti‐inflammatory, antibacterial, antiviral, and antidiabetic activities, with notable efficacy in treating asthma. However, systematic research on its quality markers (Q‐markers) remains limited, underscoring the need ...
Haifeng Liu +6 more
wiley +1 more source
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.Koenigia bingchachaensis Bo Xu & H. Sun (Polygonaceae), a remarkable new species from the alpine subnival of Zayü County, Xizang, China, is described and illustrated. The integrative evidence from morphology and phylogenetics confirms the status of K. bingchachaensis as a new species, which also highlights the ongoing discovery of unique biodiversity ...
Bo Xu, Hang Sun, Dong Luo
wiley +1 more source
Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775), a rare bumblebee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) new to India [PDF]
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and SystematicsThis paper reports a new addition to the national bumblebee fauna of the Indian Himalayas. The newly recorded species viz., Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) is fully described from the Gurez Valley (Jammu and Kashmir) and Panamik (
Rifat Hussain Raina +5 more
doaj