A Boon for Mountain Populations

Sharma, Eklabya; Sharma, Rita; Singh, Kamla; Sharma, Gaurav

doi:10.1659/0276-4741(2000)020[0108:abfmp]2.0.co;2

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“…Alder forest occurs in private lands and is grown as a shade tree for large cardamom-a valuable native horticulture plant (Sharma et al 2000). In this zone, these forests have a sizeable extent of 272 km 2 which can be potentially increased to 462 km 2 by encouraging this landuse to bring more and more areas under forest cover and also to have an eco-friendly buffer to shield the temperate oak forests.…”

Section: Temporal Change Detectionmentioning

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Assessing the Priorities for Sustainable Forest Management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A Remote Sensing Based Approach

Tambe

Arrawatia

Sharma

2011

J Indian Soc Remote Sens

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Sikkim is a small, mountainous, Indian state (7,096 km 2 ) located in the eastern Himalayan region. Though a global biodiversity hotspot, it has been relatively less studied. A detailed forest type, density and change dynamics study was undertaken, using SATELLITE remote sensing data and intensive field verification. The landscape was found to be dominated by alpine and nival ecosystems, with a large portion above the tree line, considerable snow cover, and a sizeable area under forest cover (72%, 5,094 km 2 ). A total of 18 landscape components including 14 vegetation classes were delineated, with the major ones being oak forest, alpine meadow, alpine scrub, conifer forest and alder-cardamom agroforestry. Of the 3,154 km 2 of forests below the tree line, 40% were found to be dense (>40% tree canopy cover). A sizeable portion of the non dense forests below the tree line was contributed by the degradation of oak forests, which was confirmed by change detection analysis. However on a positive front over the past decade, ban on grazing and felling of trees in forests has been implemented. In order to expand the extent of dense forests, further efforts are needed for the restoration of oak forests such as fire protection, providing alternatives to firewood use, promotion of alder-cardamom agro-forestry in the private lands and protection of the small-sized, fragmented forest patches in the subtropical belt.

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Assessing the Priorities for Sustainable Forest Management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A Remote Sensing Based Approach

Tambe

Arrawatia

Sharma

2011

J Indian Soc Remote Sens

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“…Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is mostly being cultivated in the Himalayan mountain region of Nepal, India, and Bhutan [1]. There is an increasing demand of the spices from local to global markets which has fascinated farmers in its commercial cultivation [2].…”

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Integrating Modelling and Expert Knowledge for Evaluating Current and Future Scenario of Large Cardamom Crop in Eastern Nepal

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Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is one of the most valuable cash crop of the Himalayan mountain region including Nepal, India, and Bhutan. Nepal is the world’s largest producer of the crop while the Taplejung district contributes a 30%–40% share in Nepal’s total production. Large cardamom is an herbaceous perennial crop usually grown under the shade of the Uttis tree in very specialized bioclimatic conditions. In recent years, a decline in cardamom production has been observed which is being attributed to climate-related indicators. To understand the current dynamics of this under-canopy herbaceous crop distribution and its future potential under climate change, a combination of modelling, remote sensing, and expert knowledge is applied for the assessment. The results suggest that currently, Uttis tree cover is 10,735 ha in the district, while 50% (5198 ha) of this cover has a large cardamom crop underneath. When existing cultivation is compared with modelled suitable areas, it is observed that the cultivatable area has not yet reached its full potential. In a future climate scenario, the current habitat will be negatively affected, where mid elevations will remain stable while lower and higher elevation will become infeasible for the crop. Future changes are closely related to temperature and precipitation which are steadily changing in Nepal over time.

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“…Origin of this spice is vivid but some author reported Eastern Himalayas region (Sharma et al, 2000) as its origin where wild species are still located. Large cardamom is also called black cardamom (Chempakam and Sindhu, 2008).…”

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“…At the same time, new ones open successively. The inflorescence remains intact with flower for over a month (Sharma et al, 2000). The plants are usually grown on moist and shady parts of mountain streams and hilly slopes at an altitude of 765 to 1675 m above the sea level (Gopal et al, 2012).…”

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Technology, Chemistry and Bioactive Properties of Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.): An Overview

Bhattarai

Khanal

Oli

2016

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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Large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) is an aromatic and medicinal spice native to Eastern Himalayas belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. It is used as flavoring and preservative to different types of coffee, liquors, confections, beverages and tobacco. Volatile oil (2-4%) is the principal aroma-giving compound in large cardamom and 1,8-cineole is the major active compound after compound, in an extent 60 to 80% of the total volatile oil. Alcohol and aqueous extract of large cardamom have been reported to contain allopathic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antiulcer, cardio-adaptogenic and hypolipidaemic activities. Large cardamom and its powder, oleoresin and essential oils have many culinary and therapeutic uses. Objectives of this review is to give short overview on the processing technology, chemistry, bioactivity and uses of large cardamom and its components.

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A Boon for Mountain Populations

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Assessing the Priorities for Sustainable Forest Management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A Remote Sensing Based Approach

Assessing the Priorities for Sustainable Forest Management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A Remote Sensing Based Approach

Integrating Modelling and Expert Knowledge for Evaluating Current and Future Scenario of Large Cardamom Crop in Eastern Nepal

Technology, Chemistry and Bioactive Properties of Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.): An Overview

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