On the occurrence of three new Lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera) from Jammu and Kashmir, India

The present communication deals with three butterfly species belonging to family Lycaenidae and subfamily Theclinae, recorded for the first time from different localities in a mountainous watershed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during 2020. These include Esakiozephyrus icana, Spindasis ictis and Tajuria jehana. The information on their current extent and known occurrence will be helpful in updating the range distribution of butterflies in north-western Himalayas.

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On the rediscovery and new additions of Skippers (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae) from Jammu and Kashmir, India

REVISTA CHILENA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA ◽

10.35249/rche.46.4.20.05 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 591-599

Author(s):

Shakha Sharma ◽

Neeraj Sharma

Keyword(s):

Western Himalayas ◽

Present Communication ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Range Distribution ◽

First Time ◽

North Western ◽

Union Territory

The present communication deals with eight species of Hesperiidae recorded for the first time from different localities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during 2018 to 2020. These include Burara oedipodea belesis, Matapa aria, Erionota torus, Udaspes folus, Coladenia indrani indrani, Tagiades cohaerens cynthia, Celaenorrhinus dhanada and Pseudocoladenia fatih. The information on the current extant and their known distribution till now has been given along with the photographs. These records will be helpful in updating the range distribution of butterflies in north western Himalayas.

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Composition of a Monoterpenoid-rich Essential Oil from the Rhizome of Zingiber officinale from North Western Himalayas

Natural Product Communications ◽

10.1177/1934578x1100600122 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 1934578X1100600 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Suphla Gupta ◽

Pankaj Pandotra ◽

Gandhi Ram ◽

Rajneesh Anand ◽

Ajai Prakash Gupta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gas Chromatography ◽

Chemical Composition ◽

Essential Oil ◽

Zingiber Officinale ◽

Geranyl Acetate ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽

Linalool Oxide ◽

First Time ◽

North Western

The chemical composition of the essential oil from the rhizome of ginger ( Zingiber officinale Roscoe), collected from Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India, was determined by gas chromatography and GC-MS. Fifty-one compounds, representing 95.1% of the oil, were identified. The oil was characterized by relatively large amounts of the monoterpenoids 1,8-cineole (10.9%), linalool (4.8%), borneol (5.6%), α-terpineol (3.6%), neral (8.1%), geraniol (14.5%), geranial (9.5%), trans-dimethoxy citral (5.0%) and geranyl acetate (6.3%). Five compounds, namely trans-linalool oxide, trans-linalool oxide acetate, ( Z)-dimethoxycitral, ( E)-dimethoxy citral and epi-zingiberenol are reported for the first time in oil of ginger.

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Genetic divergence and stability (AMMI) study in chickpea (Cicer aeritinum L.) under north western Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr.v0iof.8410 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

Praveen Singh ◽

Magdeshwar Sharma

Keyword(s):

Genetic Diversity ◽

Mean Value ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Days To Maturity ◽

Cluster Distance ◽

Breeding Programmes ◽

Ammi Model ◽

High Yielding Varieties ◽

North Western

Genetic diversity of seventeen chickpea genotypes was studied through Mahalanobis D2, Tocher’s Method. The genotypes under study fall into five clusters. The cluster- IInd contained the highest number of genotypes (08) and Cluster IV and V contained the lowest (01). Cluster- II produced the highest mean value for days to maturity. The inter-cluster distances were much higher than the intra-cluster distances. Cluster-V exhibited the highest intra-cluster distance while the lowest distance was observed in cluster-IV and V. The highest inter-cluster distance was observed between cluster-III and V while the lowest was between cluster-I and IV. Considering all the characters, it is suggested that the genotypes 81-0-800, C-306, 96907, C-235 and SCS-3 could be used as parents for future breeding programmes to develop high yielding varieties of chickpea. As per AMMI model, two genotypes i.e. C-81 and 96911 were identified as having wider adaptability along with higher seed yield per plant.

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Two new taxa and one new record of Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) from India and Pakistan

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.439.2.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 439 (2) ◽

pp. 108-118

Author(s):

ANDREY S. ERST ◽

COLIN A. PENDRY ◽

TATYANA V. ERST ◽

HIROSHI IKEDA ◽

KUNLI XIANG ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Record ◽

Identification Key ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

The North ◽

First Time ◽

North Western ◽

A New Species

A new species Aquilegia bashahrica and a new nothospecies Aquilegia × emodi from North-western Himalayas, are described and illustrated. In addition A. lactiflora is recorded for India and Pakistan for the first time and Aquilegia kareliniana is excluded from the flora of India. An identification key to the species of Aquilegia from the North-western Himalayas is provided and diagnostic characters are discussed.

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Genetic diversity and traditional uses of wild apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) in high-altitude north-western Himalayas of India

Plant Genetic Resources ◽

10.1017/s1479262110000304 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 249-257 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. K. Malik ◽

Rekha Chaudhury ◽

O. P. Dhariwal ◽

Salim Mir

Keyword(s):

High Altitude ◽

Prunus Armeniaca ◽

Seed Kernel ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Traditional Uses ◽

Wild Apricot ◽

High Altitude Area ◽

Tribal Populations ◽

North Western

Wild apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) is an economically important fruit crop for folk and marginal farmers and local tribal populations in the high-altitude difficult terrains of north-western Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh states of India. This is a multi-purpose fruit tree species which, besides its fresh edible fruits, is preserved for use in diverse ways depending upon the type of cultivar. Seed kernel of apricot is used as edible nut and for the production of edible oil. In the present study, 147 diverse accessions of wild and cultivated apricot belonging to 28 folk cultivars were collected and characterized for fruit, stone and kernel characters. Indigenous traditional uses and importance of fruits and kernels of these folk cultivars have been recorded and described. Promising table-type cultivars identified were Margulam, Lodi, Shakarpara, Narmo and Khurmani, while drying-type cultivars were Halman, Shakarpara, Rakchey Karpo and Tachu. Cultivars Chuli and Shadi were the most common types and widely distributed with vast variability, while other cultivars had localized presence. Some of these folk cultivars have high potential for promotion as commercial cultivars of apricot in this high-altitude area basically depending upon traditional production system. Genetic resource management including collection, characterization and documentation of existing variability of apricot is of immense importance for safe conservation and commercialization of potential cultivars to enhance farmer's livelihood in this fragile agroecosystem.

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Assessment of cold tolerance in chickpea (Cicer spp.) grown under cold/freezing weather conditions of North-Western Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants ◽

10.1007/s12298-021-00997-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Asma Hamid Mir ◽

Mohd Ashraf Bhat ◽

Sher Ahmad Dar ◽

Parvaze Ahmad Sofi ◽

Nazir Ahmad Bhat ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cold Tolerance ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

North Western

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Insight into the origin of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown in the state of Jammu and Kashmir of north-western Himalayas

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution ◽

10.1007/s10722-017-0588-z ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 963-977

Author(s):

Neeraj Choudhary ◽

Asma Hamid ◽

Bikram Singh ◽

Irshad Khandy ◽

Parvaze A. Sofi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phaseolus Vulgaris ◽

Common Bean ◽

The State ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Phaseolus Vulgaris L ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

North Western ◽

Insight Into

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Analysis and Farmers Perception of Climate Change Trends in Kashmir Region of Union Territory-Jammu & Kashmir, India: North Western Himalayas

10.21203/rs.3.rs-283366/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

S. Sheraz Mahdi ◽

Bhagyashree Shankarao Dhekale ◽

Ashaq Hussain ◽

Intikhab Aalum Jehangir ◽

Rukhsana Jan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Temperature Management ◽

Maximum Temperature ◽

Mountainous Area ◽

Western Himalayas ◽

Kashmir Valley ◽

Ground Water Recharge ◽

North Western ◽

Union Territory ◽

Precipitation And Temperature

Abstract Analysis of climatic variables is important for detection and attribution of climate change trends and has received a considerable attention from researchers across the globe including India. Kashmir valley of newly formed Union Territory Jammu & Kashmir situated in north western part of India is having a rich repository of glaciers, a small change in the precipitation and temperature management could introduce about environmental, agricultural and economic penalties. To this end, current study aims to analyse changing patterns in precipitation and temperature variables over the various elevation zones of the Kashmir Valley using long term precipitation and temperature data obtained from National Data Centre, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune for the period of 40 years (1980–2019). The results revealed that average mean minimum and maximum temperature of the Kashmir valley has increased substantially at a rate of 0.02oC/year. Warming trends has been observed in all seasons, however, winter and spring season temperatures have shown statistically significant increasing trends. In addition, mean maximum and minimum temperature in plain and mountain areas have reported higher rates of increase in comparison to Karewah’s and foothill areas of Kashmir. Study of annual precipitation results for the same period indicates a diminishing pattern with a rate of -5.01 mm/year. Seasonal precipitation was also found decreasing at rate of -4.95, -0.30, -0.28 and − 0.06 mm/year for the spring, winter, autumn and summer seasons respectively and at different elevation zones, higher rates of precipitation decline have been observed in the mountainous area, which can be very detrimental to the agricultural crops of the Kashmir valley through water supply, climate regulation and ground water recharge. Further, the above statistical test results of increase in temperature and decrease in precipitation over different topographical zones of Kashmir were corroborated with the information attained from interview and involvement of the small farmer holders of 06 different locations representing the whole Kashmir and has been discussed in this paper to get a clearer understanding of climate change related instability and patterns in weather variables in the Kashmir Valley.

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