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Seabuckthorn (Hippophae sp. L.): New crop opportunity for biodiversity conservation in cold arid Trans-Himalayas [1]

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In India, seabuckthorn is widely distributed at high altitude, cold arid Trans Himalayan regions of Ladakh, Lahul-Spiti, parts of Chamba and upper Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. It plays an important role in soil erosion control, slope stabilization, reclamation of degraded and wastelands.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2010
Somen Acharya [2], Tsering Stobdan [3], Shashi Bala Singh [4]
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation [5]
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Tags:
Biodiversity Conservation [6], Soil Erosion [7], Wasteland Development [8], Flora [9], Water Conservation [10], Afforestation [11], Trans Himalaya [12], India [13], Soil Capability [14], Biodiversity [15]
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[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
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