K S Rao
Biographic Data
| ID | 802410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K S Rao |
| GIVEN NAMES | K S |
| FAMILY NAME | Rao |
| SIGNATURE | RAO K S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4919-5067 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 26 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Spatial variability in soil physicochemical parameters across land use classes in the peri-urban landscape
Dynamics of Mask Use as a Prevention Strategy against Sars-CoV-2 in Panama
Early in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many national public health authorities implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate disease outbreaks. Panamá established mandatory mask use two months after its first documented case. Initial compliance was high, but diverse masks were used in public areas. We studied behavioral dynamics of mask use through the first two COVID-19 waves in Panama, to improve the implementation of effective, low-cost …
Epidemiological Chronicle of the First Recovered Coronavirus Disease Patient From Panama
The first patient infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Panama was reported on March 9, 2020. Here, we describe the first case of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. The patient was a 49-year-old male high school teacher, who did not show any primary symptoms of COVID-19 described by health authorities as the signs for medical attention. Nonetheless, he became severely ill over t…
Fuelwood assessment at the micro-watershed level
Screening of Caesalpinia bonduc leaves for antipsoriatic activity
Managing natural resources with eco-friendly technologies for sustainable rural development
Traditional Central Himalaya societies face a range of socio-economic and environmental problems. The potential of science and technology has not yet been adequately and appropriately harnessed to overcome the development constraints posed by the fragile Himalayan environment. Thus there is a need for large-scale establishment of technology resource centers. The Garhwal Unit of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development establishe…
Endorsing the declining indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge system of Seabuckthorn in Central Himalaya, India
Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India
A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya. Indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers about plants used for medicinal purposes was collected through questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-six plant species were identified as being used for treatment of 37 common ailments. The methods and application of uses of these plant…
Assessment of traditional rights, local interference and natural resource management in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
An assessment of human interference in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) showed huge dependence of local communities on forest fringes. KWLS is under active consideration as a national park because of its unique flora and fauna. Studies have evidenced habitat destruction and successional changes in the area because of ongoing unsustainable harvesting and logging. The present study provides an integrated approach towards evaluating resource extr…
The Role of Cultural Values in Agrobiodiversity Conservation
The role of socio-cultural values in biodiversity conservation is an integral part of the people living in Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya, India. Still, there exist many rules and regulations set up by earlier generations for the conservation and management of the resources. To a certain extent the present generation is going through the same philosophy following the ideas set up by their ancestors for conservation and management of the resources …
Bioprospecting of Wild Edibles for Rural Development in the Central Himalayan Mountains of India
Despite abundant wild edible plant resources with immense potential for economic development, Uttaranchal, a newly created hill state situated in the Central Indian Himalaya, remains underdeveloped, owing primarily to inaccessibility and poor infrastructure. Development initiatives show little concern for mountain perspectives. Yet the region is rich in resources and underutilized plant species with potential food value, about which there is litt…
Transhumant Pastoralism in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
In the past, transhumant pastoralists in the Indian Himalaya used resources available in various subsystems for their livelihoods. Recent sedentarization of a section of the transhumant pastoralist population resulted in competition with the existing sedentary population for resources in some areas. Resources such as grazing areas and forests are becoming less productive and can no longer cover growing demand (both human and livestock). In the Ni…
Ethnomedicinal Plant Uses in a Small Tribal Community in a Part of Central Himalaya, India
The Raji tribe a smallest group among the native societies of Central Himalaya, inhabiting in Kumaon region bordering to Nepal, has strong faith and belief in traditional health care system, viz. herbal treatment. The living condition of Rajis is extremely poor and neither they have better access to modern health care and nor they have information pertaining to the same. The 50 plant species are documented here pertaining to the uses in tradition…
Integrated Natural Resource Management
Saxena, K., K. Rao, K. C. Sen, R. Maikhuri and R. Semwal 2001. Integrated Natural Resource Management: Approaches and Lessons from the Himalaya . Conservation Ecology 5(2):14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-00289-050214
Patterns and Implications of Land Use/Cover Change
Land use/cover changes during the period 1963–1993 and their ecological and socioeconomic implications in Pranmati Watershed in the Indian Himalaya were analyzed on the basis of information extracted from archival records, satellite data, participatory discussions, and field measurement. Agricultural land use was practiced on 14.2% of the watershed area in 1963 compared with 18.5% in 1993. More than 50% of the agricultural expansion occurred in c…
Conservation policy–people conflicts
Reports and Short Notices
Introduction This brief paper presents some preliminary results of a survey conducted among the transhumant Mon Pa pastoralists of the alpine terrain of Tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Indian Himalayas. The term Mon Pa is an exonym and means `the others' in Tibeto-Burmese. These primarily yak herders who are indigenous to the area also own some cattle, mules, horses and sheep and practice limited horticulture in their village lands, a…
Promoting ecotourism in the buffer zone areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
The fascination for mountains, breathtaking natural beauty, rich cultural diversity, socioeconomic traditions, history and lifestyles attract mountaineers, trekkers, naturalists ascetics, explorers and cultural tourists from all over the world to the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) and adjoining areas. Expedition/mountaineering and tourism, as a livelihood option for the people living in the buffer zone areas of NDBR, was important, next to a…
Management Conflicts in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
Biosphere reserve models around the world are becoming increasingly people-oriented and conservation-conscious in achieving their objectives. However, reserves established in developing countries, such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India, are facing management versus people conflicts due to the insensitivity of management to both genuine and irrational demands coming from people who are motivated by potential economic benefits. The prese…
Cleome viscosa, capparidaceae
Rehabilitation of degraded community lands for sustainable development in Himalaya
An approach to the rehabilitation of degraded community lands built on people's perceptions and traditional knowledge was developed, implemented on a small scale (6 ha plot), and evaluated in terms of economic and ecological costs and benefits over a period of 5 years in a mid-altitude (1200 m) village of Garhwal Himalaya. Rehabilitation comprised establishment of water harvesting tanks, organic management of soil, agroforestry (native multipurpo…
Soil erosion due to settled upland farming in the Himalaya
A common concept is that upland agriculture undertaken by local communities is a major factor causing large-scale soil erosion and other environmental problems in the Himalaya. Attempts to measure soil loss from farm fields are limited. This study was undertaken to measure the rate of soil loss from fields sown with crops during the rainy season and to examine the factors determining the erosion rates in the Pranmati watershed which is characteri…
Traditional crop diversity for sustainable development of Central Himalayan agroecosystems
A rich diversity of traditional crops occurs generally in the Himalaya and more particularly in Central Himalaya. Over forty species of food grains are grown in traditional agroecosystems of Central Himalaya, which have been managed by the local farming communities since time immemorial. These traditional crop varieties have evolved over centuries and are well adapted to the particular area. A number of edaphic, topographic and climatic factors a…
Minor forest products' management
Problems and prospects of minor forest resource uses and management in three remote high elevation villages in the Indian Central Himalaya were studied. Of the 45 species constituting the minor forest product resource base, medicinal plants (14 species), wild edibles (ten species) and bamboos (four species) were important both for local use and for the rural economy. A range of tree species had fodder and organic manure value. The management prac…
Acute Toxicity of Tafazine to Fish
For the assessment of Tafazine toxicity on fish, three species of freshwater fish of Ujjain viz. Tilapia mossambica, Punctius ticto and Heteropneustes fossilis, were studied in “three concentrations of the herbicide, viz. 1, 5 and 10 ppm. The metabolic rate of fishes (Opercular beats per minute) were measured and a remarkable toxic effect, especially at higher concentrations, was observed. Tilapia mossambica was found to be more susceptible to Ta…
Conservation policy–people conflicts
The Role of Cultural Values in Agrobiodiversity Conservation
The role of socio-cultural values in biodiversity conservation is an integral part of the people living in Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya, India. Still, there exist many rules and regulations set up by earlier generations for the conservation and management of the resources. To a certain extent the present generation is going through the same philosophy following the ideas set up by their ancestors for conservation and management of the resources …
Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India
A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya. Indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers about plants used for medicinal purposes was collected through questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-six plant species were identified as being used for treatment of 37 common ailments. The methods and application of uses of these plant…
Ethnomedicinal Plant Uses in a Small Tribal Community in a Part of Central Himalaya, India
The Raji tribe a smallest group among the native societies of Central Himalaya, inhabiting in Kumaon region bordering to Nepal, has strong faith and belief in traditional health care system, viz. herbal treatment. The living condition of Rajis is extremely poor and neither they have better access to modern health care and nor they have information pertaining to the same. The 50 plant species are documented here pertaining to the uses in tradition…
Acute Toxicity of Tafazine to Fish
For the assessment of Tafazine toxicity on fish, three species of freshwater fish of Ujjain viz. Tilapia mossambica, Punctius ticto and Heteropneustes fossilis, were studied in “three concentrations of the herbicide, viz. 1, 5 and 10 ppm. The metabolic rate of fishes (Opercular beats per minute) were measured and a remarkable toxic effect, especially at higher concentrations, was observed. Tilapia mossambica was found to be more susceptible to Ta…
Evaluation of toxicity of a leather processing factory effluent to Midge Larvae (Chironomus Tentans) by Bioassay
The toxicity of the effluent from a leather processing factory (Tata Exports Ltd., Dewas, M.P., India) was evaluated by conducting a static bioassay experiment on Chironomus tentans. Chief contaminants were chromium, and sulfate with a high load of B.O.D. Results have shown that the effluent was toxic to C. tentans. EC50 48 hr. was 1:25 dilution. It is suggested that the effluent should be treated and diluted before releasing into water bodies to…
Traditional crop diversity for sustainable development of Central Himalayan agroecosystems
A rich diversity of traditional crops occurs generally in the Himalaya and more particularly in Central Himalaya. Over forty species of food grains are grown in traditional agroecosystems of Central Himalaya, which have been managed by the local farming communities since time immemorial. These traditional crop varieties have evolved over centuries and are well adapted to the particular area. A number of edaphic, topographic and climatic factors a…
Minor forest products' management
Problems and prospects of minor forest resource uses and management in three remote high elevation villages in the Indian Central Himalaya were studied. Of the 45 species constituting the minor forest product resource base, medicinal plants (14 species), wild edibles (ten species) and bamboos (four species) were important both for local use and for the rural economy. A range of tree species had fodder and organic manure value. The management prac…
Rehabilitation of degraded community lands for sustainable development in Himalaya
An approach to the rehabilitation of degraded community lands built on people's perceptions and traditional knowledge was developed, implemented on a small scale (6 ha plot), and evaluated in terms of economic and ecological costs and benefits over a period of 5 years in a mid-altitude (1200 m) village of Garhwal Himalaya. Rehabilitation comprised establishment of water harvesting tanks, organic management of soil, agroforestry (native multipurpo…
Soil erosion due to settled upland farming in the Himalaya
A common concept is that upland agriculture undertaken by local communities is a major factor causing large-scale soil erosion and other environmental problems in the Himalaya. Attempts to measure soil loss from farm fields are limited. This study was undertaken to measure the rate of soil loss from fields sown with crops during the rainy season and to examine the factors determining the erosion rates in the Pranmati watershed which is characteri…
Promoting ecotourism in the buffer zone areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
The fascination for mountains, breathtaking natural beauty, rich cultural diversity, socioeconomic traditions, history and lifestyles attract mountaineers, trekkers, naturalists ascetics, explorers and cultural tourists from all over the world to the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (NDBR) and adjoining areas. Expedition/mountaineering and tourism, as a livelihood option for the people living in the buffer zone areas of NDBR, was important, next to a…
Management Conflicts in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
Biosphere reserve models around the world are becoming increasingly people-oriented and conservation-conscious in achieving their objectives. However, reserves established in developing countries, such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in India, are facing management versus people conflicts due to the insensitivity of management to both genuine and irrational demands coming from people who are motivated by potential economic benefits. The prese…
Cleome viscosa, capparidaceae
Conservation policy–people conflicts
Reports and Short Notices
Introduction This brief paper presents some preliminary results of a survey conducted among the transhumant Mon Pa pastoralists of the alpine terrain of Tawang, in Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Indian Himalayas. The term Mon Pa is an exonym and means `the others' in Tibeto-Burmese. These primarily yak herders who are indigenous to the area also own some cattle, mules, horses and sheep and practice limited horticulture in their village lands, a…
Integrated Natural Resource Management
Saxena, K., K. Rao, K. C. Sen, R. Maikhuri and R. Semwal 2001. Integrated Natural Resource Management: Approaches and Lessons from the Himalaya . Conservation Ecology 5(2):14. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-00289-050214
Patterns and Implications of Land Use/Cover Change
Land use/cover changes during the period 1963–1993 and their ecological and socioeconomic implications in Pranmati Watershed in the Indian Himalaya were analyzed on the basis of information extracted from archival records, satellite data, participatory discussions, and field measurement. Agricultural land use was practiced on 14.2% of the watershed area in 1963 compared with 18.5% in 1993. More than 50% of the agricultural expansion occurred in c…
Transhumant Pastoralism in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India
In the past, transhumant pastoralists in the Indian Himalaya used resources available in various subsystems for their livelihoods. Recent sedentarization of a section of the transhumant pastoralist population resulted in competition with the existing sedentary population for resources in some areas. Resources such as grazing areas and forests are becoming less productive and can no longer cover growing demand (both human and livestock). In the Ni…
Ethnomedicinal Plant Uses in a Small Tribal Community in a Part of Central Himalaya, India
The Raji tribe a smallest group among the native societies of Central Himalaya, inhabiting in Kumaon region bordering to Nepal, has strong faith and belief in traditional health care system, viz. herbal treatment. The living condition of Rajis is extremely poor and neither they have better access to modern health care and nor they have information pertaining to the same. The 50 plant species are documented here pertaining to the uses in tradition…
Bioprospecting of Wild Edibles for Rural Development in the Central Himalayan Mountains of India
Despite abundant wild edible plant resources with immense potential for economic development, Uttaranchal, a newly created hill state situated in the Central Indian Himalaya, remains underdeveloped, owing primarily to inaccessibility and poor infrastructure. Development initiatives show little concern for mountain perspectives. Yet the region is rich in resources and underutilized plant species with potential food value, about which there is litt…
The Role of Cultural Values in Agrobiodiversity Conservation
The role of socio-cultural values in biodiversity conservation is an integral part of the people living in Uttarakhand, Central Himalaya, India. Still, there exist many rules and regulations set up by earlier generations for the conservation and management of the resources. To a certain extent the present generation is going through the same philosophy following the ideas set up by their ancestors for conservation and management of the resources …
Assessment of traditional rights, local interference and natural resource management in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
An assessment of human interference in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS) showed huge dependence of local communities on forest fringes. KWLS is under active consideration as a national park because of its unique flora and fauna. Studies have evidenced habitat destruction and successional changes in the area because of ongoing unsustainable harvesting and logging. The present study provides an integrated approach towards evaluating resource extr…
Managing natural resources with eco-friendly technologies for sustainable rural development
Traditional Central Himalaya societies face a range of socio-economic and environmental problems. The potential of science and technology has not yet been adequately and appropriately harnessed to overcome the development constraints posed by the fragile Himalayan environment. Thus there is a need for large-scale establishment of technology resource centers. The Garhwal Unit of GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development establishe…
Endorsing the declining indigenous ethnobotanical knowledge system of Seabuckthorn in Central Himalaya, India
Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India
A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya. Indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers about plants used for medicinal purposes was collected through questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-six plant species were identified as being used for treatment of 37 common ailments. The methods and application of uses of these plant…
Screening of Caesalpinia bonduc leaves for antipsoriatic activity
Fuelwood assessment at the micro-watershed level
Epidemiological Chronicle of the First Recovered Coronavirus Disease Patient From Panama
The first patient infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Panama was reported on March 9, 2020. Here, we describe the first case of recovery from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. The patient was a 49-year-old male high school teacher, who did not show any primary symptoms of COVID-19 described by health authorities as the signs for medical attention. Nonetheless, he became severely ill over t…
Dynamics of Mask Use as a Prevention Strategy against Sars-CoV-2 in Panama
Early in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many national public health authorities implemented non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate disease outbreaks. Panamá established mandatory mask use two months after its first documented case. Initial compliance was high, but diverse masks were used in public areas. We studied behavioral dynamics of mask use through the first two COVID-19 waves in Panama, to improve the implementation of effective, low-cost …
Geography (20 works) · Ecology (19 works) · Biology (16 works) · Agroforestry (15 works) · Agriculture (11 works) · Environmental Science (9 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (9 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (6 works)