Bijay Raj Subedee

• Tribhuvan University

Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis from Urticaceae family is a perennial herb, commonly known as the Himalayan Giant Nettle. It has cultural, medicinal, and economic values among the indigenous peoples and local communities living in the mountains of Nepal and India. Prior knowledge of genetic diversity in plant species may contribute to conserva...

Currently, 80 – 90% of Nepalese medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are exported in crude form to more than 50 countries worldwide. The prospects of exporting processed MAPs have been discussed but the progress is slow. This paper analyzes the trade and prospects of secondary processing of two vegetables oils, Prunus davidiana and Sapindus mukoros...

Girardinia diversifolia (Link) Friis is a perennial herb commonly known as Himalayan giant nettle which belongs to the family Urticaceae. The plant has cultural, medicinal and economic importance. The plant contains high concentration of polysaccharides, polyphenols and secondary metabolites which obstructs the process of isolation of the Deoxyribo...

As part of Flora of Pan-Himalaya project, the first-ever Sino-Nepal Joint Botanical Expedition was carried out in Bajhang district of West Nepal. Here we summarize the objectives and achievements of this collaborative venture. This joint work included field visit in West Nepal supplemented by herbarium consultation in Nepal and China. During the fi...

Rhizobium, a nitrogen-fixing bacteria is the essential feature of leguminous plants which is essential for the regeneration of nutrient-deficient soil. This study was aimed to isolate, identify, mass culture and immobilize Bradyrhizoium japonicum in encapsulated form and test their viability. Root nodules were sterilized, grinded and cultured asept...

Adenophora xiaoxiensis (Campanulaceae), a new species from central China is described and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analysis (based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and the plastid regions trnL-F and matK) and morphology support recognition of A. xiaoxiensis as a distinct species sister to A. wilsonii. Adenophora xiaoxiensis has ovate-elliptic to...

Naugad Rural Municipality (Naugad Gaun Palika), Darchula District in the far west region of Nepal is a pilot site for the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (KSLCDI). In 2014, the livelihoods component of KSLCDI started developing a value chain for Himalayan Nettle or ‘allo’ in Naugad Rural Municipality with the aim of...

The Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia), commonly called Allo in Nepali has been a major source of income in many parts of the Himalayan region. It is a fiber yielding non-timber forest product (NTFP) which belongs to the botanical family Urticaceae. It has been harvested for many years in the Himalayan region for cultural, medicinal a...

Natural fibers have attracted considerable attention in recent years because of their low cost, renewable, and eco-friendly nature. The study investigated the economic, social, medicinal, and traditional use of Himalayan Giant Nettle commonly called “Allo” (Girardinia diversifolia) in Nepal. The fiber extracted from “Allo” is one of the income sour...

Naugad is a remote rural municipality in the mountains of far west Nepal with poor accessibility and limited economic opportunities, especially for women and marginalized communities. Promotion of the natural resource-based value chain for allo (the Himalayan nettle, Girardinia diversifolia) was identified as an innovative livelihood strategy by th...

Firewood collection is main driver of deforestation and forest degradation in many South Asian countries. The study assessed the firewood consumption, emission of CO 2 e, adoption process and sustained use of Traditional Three-Stone Cook Stoves (TCS) and Rocket Stoves (RS) by local communities living in Khar Village Development Committee, Darchula...

Objective: To study the in vitro germination and plantlet regeneration from artificial seeds of Cymbidium aloifolium (C. aloifolium), a highly threatened medicinal orchid of Nepal. Methods: Artificial seeds were produced in vitro by encapsulation of protocorms with 4% sodium alginate and 0.2 mol/L calcium chloride solution. In vitro germination and...

p>Artificial seed technology is a rapidly growing area of research in plant cell and tissue culture. Application of this technology opens an alternative route for mass scale production, efficient delivery of cloned plantlets and fulfils the increasing demand of local growers. An attempt was made to produce artificial seeds and their subsequent rege...

Objective: To study the in vitro germination and plantlet regeneration from artificial seeds of Cymbidium aloifolium (C. aloifolium), a highly threatened medicinal orchid of Nepal. Methods: Artificial seeds were produced in vitro by encapsulation of protocorms with 4% sodium alginate and 0.2 mol/L calcium chloride solution. In vitro germination and...