Micro-transition and the agricultural systems in Kashmir Valley

Genetic diversity in chestnuts of Kashmir valley

Corncob is an agriculture waste found to consist of 38.9% cellulose and 43.4% hemicellulose on dry solid (w/w %) basis and thus considered a potential source for fermentable sugars. These sugars can potentially be extracted through combined chemical pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification. The present study is aimed to optimized the pretreatment process by using variety of alkali and acids ...

Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems in Transition

Nutritional Status of Dairy Cattle in theNorth-Western Himalayan Region of the Kashmir Valley

A field study was conducted in nine villages, three each from Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah Tehsils of Kupwara district, to find out the nutritional value of feeds and fodders, existing feeding practices and nutritional status of dairy cattle. Data was collected from the fifteen farm families from each of the nine were randomly selected through a common questionnaire. All the farmers were found ...

Epidemiological trend in the distribution of cancer in Kashmir Valley.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To study the distribution of cancers, with particular emphasis on oesophageal cancer. DESIGN Patient records for 1986-88 in the Department of Oncology, SK Institute of Medical Sciences, were searched to identify cases and types of cancer. SETTING The Valley of Kashmir, India. SUBJECTS Patients with cancer resident in the valley. MAIN RESULTS The seven most common types o...

Conflict in the Indian Kashmir Valley I: exposure to violence

BACKGROUND India and Pakistan have disputed ownership of the Kashmir Valley region for many years, resulting in several conflicts since the end of partition in 1947. Very little is known about the prevalence of violence and insecurity in this population. METHODS We undertook a two-stage cluster household survey in two districts (30 villages) of the Indian part of Kashmir to assess experiences...