The study is funded by the Department of Science and Technology(DST),Government of India,in the form of a project grant(DST/IS-STAC/CO2-SR-229/14(G)-AICP-AFOLU-IV)to NBL.
Background:Soil microbial biomass,an important nutrient pool for ecosystem nutrient cycling is affected by several factors including climate,edaphic,and land-use change.Himalayan soils are young and unstable and prone...
funding support from Himalayan Adaptation, Water and Resilience (HI-AWARE) Research Consortium
The value-chain approach(VCA)was used for exploring how a niche crop,namely large cardamom(Amomum subulatum Roxb.),can be developed sustainably to increase incomes and enhance rural livelihoods in the mountains.Large ...
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Extraction of quality RNA for molecular biology applications from perennial woody plants like mulberry is complicated due to the presence of high polysaccharides, polyphenols and other secondary metabolites. Since the...
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Nepal is one of the top three exporters of larger cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) in the world market contributing largely to the Nepalese economy. Sub-Himalayan range of hilly area of eastern Nepal is popular for...