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Wheat Introduced during Disaster Management in Lahaul Valley:Role of Folk Art in Documentation of History


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1 ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – 834010, Jharkhand, India
2 ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal – 132001, Haryana, India
3 College of Horticulture, Noorsarai, Nalanda – 803113, Bihar, India
     

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The Lahaul valley is situated to the south of Ladakh hence derived its name LhoYul meaning “Southern Country”. Kullu Valley is situated to its south across the Rohtang Pass (3195 Mtrs) and the Bara Bangahal (Kangra) across the Asakh pass (5051 Mtrs). Its western boundaries touch the Pangi and Churah areas of district Chamba; and the valleys of Zanskar and Ladakh across Shingola (5090 Mtrs) and Baralacha la (5450 Mtrs) respectively. Its eastern and south eastern boundaries are Spiti and Western Tibet across the Kunzom Pass (4500 meters).
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Authors

P. R. Kumar
ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Research Centre, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – 834010, Jharkhand, India
Raj Pal Meena
ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal – 132001, Haryana, India
S. S. Singh
College of Horticulture, Noorsarai, Nalanda – 803113, Bihar, India

Abstract


The Lahaul valley is situated to the south of Ladakh hence derived its name LhoYul meaning “Southern Country”. Kullu Valley is situated to its south across the Rohtang Pass (3195 Mtrs) and the Bara Bangahal (Kangra) across the Asakh pass (5051 Mtrs). Its western boundaries touch the Pangi and Churah areas of district Chamba; and the valleys of Zanskar and Ladakh across Shingola (5090 Mtrs) and Baralacha la (5450 Mtrs) respectively. Its eastern and south eastern boundaries are Spiti and Western Tibet across the Kunzom Pass (4500 meters).

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