Effect of Ploughing Depth on the Growth and Yield of Heracleum candicans： a Threatened Medicinal Herb and a Less-explored Potential Crop of the Himalayan Region

This paper examines the effect of ploughing depths （A -- 60 cm, B -- 45 cm and C -- 30 cm） on the growth and yield of Heracleum candicans Wall （Apiaceae）, a threatened medicinal herb of the Himalayan region. This less-explored plant is being suggested as a potential crop for the mountain agriculture. The study was carried out in an orchard in Himachal Pradesh, India at 2500 m altitude, for two successive growth years. During the first year, all plants remained in juvenile state; in the second year, nearly 65 % plants produced flowers only under 60cm ploughing depth. Among its morphological traits, plant height, collar diameter and aboveground flesh weight were found to be strongly correlated （P 〈 0.01） with the belowground biomass during the first year （r =0.968, 0.925 and 0.973, respectively） and during the second year （r=0.945, 0.928 and 0.775, respectively）. Increase in the ploughing depth was significantly correlated （P〈0.01） with all growth parameters, including the belowground dry weight, marketable portion of the produce. The belowground biomass （commercial yield; 16.28 Qt/hec） at depth A was about 2.6 and 4.7 times higher than those recorded at depths B and C, respectively. The results clearly justify the importance of deep ploughing and this paper strongly recommends it for economically sustainable cropping.     

The Role of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Rural Development in the Karakorum, Hindu Kush ＆ Himalayan Region： Examples from the Northern Mountainous Belt of Pakistan

Pakistan is predominantly a mountainous country where rural development activities are characterised by inconsistency, politically motivated short-term projects without proper feedback. Since the inception of the country, the top-down approach has been followed, and the same development plans that were formulated for the plain areas have been extended to the mountains without any modification. In doing so, neither the participation of the local communities was cared for, nor the mountain specificities were considered in the planning process. Moreover, the representation of the local inhabitants was improper and contradictory to the facts. This biased approach has been one of the main causes for the failure of development projects carried out by different agencies of the Government. Contrary to the perception of the state authorities, the mountain communities proved to be more open to accept new approaches and demonstrated the capacity and capability of being a dependable development partner. In this paper, a detailed account of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme （AKRSP） has been presented to assess and evaluate the approach followed by this non-governmental organisation （NGO）, and the response of the local inhabitants as collaborators in the development process. The achievements of the AKRSP from project planning, implementation and monitoring can be adopted as a model for rural development not only in the plains, but also in the mountainous areas of the developing countries in the world.     

我国周边国家的矿业立法大扫描

概况我国周边大多数国家属于发展中国家,与矿业有关的法律体系建立的比较晚,且不完善。20世纪90年代以来,各国为了促进矿业的健康发展,纷纷开始制定或修改矿业法。除泰国、巴基斯坦等国外,周边大多数国家出台了新的矿业法,或正在制定或修改矿业法。其目的是要建立和完善本国的矿业法律体     

Development-Conservation Dilemma in the NilgiriMountains of South India

The Nilgiri Mountains of south India is considered unique by anthropologists, geologists, climatologists, botanists as well as tourists. It has remained a subject of constant study and research over the last two centuries. Man-nature balance had continued undisturbed in the Nilgiris for thousands of years until the early 19th century when it became a British colony attracting, in due course, various developmental activities. Subsequently, the Nilgiris and its popular hill stations emerged as favourite places for the British population in India for rest and recuperation, game and for raising commercial plantations. In the process, the traditional indigenous crops were replaced by “English“ vegetables and the natural forests gave way to commercial plantations of coffee, tea and other exotic species of trees.     

嫦娥计划及其意义

神州六号的顺利升空，无疑是近段时间大家讨论的热点。自20世纪60年代美国和苏联发射载人宇宙飞船后，中国和印度竞争的焦点则集中于发射无人宇宙飞船。中国和印度分别启动了名为“嫦娥工程”和“无人月球探测计划”的月球探测计划，其目标均为2007—2008年进入月球轨道。其实中国并不满足于仅仅进入月球轨道，其计划是在2012年前，向月球表面发射无人宇宙飞船，获取含有14种有用元素的月球岩石标本，     

Extreme Rainfall Events and Associated Natural Hazards in Alaknanda Valley, Indian Himalayan Region

Introduction The Himalaya is considered to be the youngest mountains on the earth, and is tectonically very active, and hence inherently (geologically) vulnerable to hazards. Extreme rainfall events, landslides, debris flows, torrents and flash floods due…     

某型短波电台的中频数字化设计

针对短波射频数字化对器件的要求较高,功耗较大,现在一般采用中频数字化技术.给出了某型短波电台的中频数字化设计方案,介绍了电台中频数字化部分的实现方法及基本原理.并介绍了本设计中使用的Inters公司生产的数字上变频器HSP50415,美国AD公司生产的数字接收信号处理芯片AD6620和TI公司TMS320VC5416芯片的结构、功能和特点,给出了它们在数字变频应用的硬件模块接口图.测试结果证明,通过在中频部分使用数字变频器提高了电台的收发性能,较模拟化中频有着成本低廉、功耗低、兼容性好和可扩展性好.     

基于MapGIS的土地利用数据库建设实践——以赣州市为例

随着"数字国土工程"的启动,国土资源信息化管理得到了各级政府的高度重视,而土地利用数据库的建设是"数字国土工程"中基础数据库的重要组成部分.文章通过分析桌面地理信息系统MapGIS的功能,结合赣州市土地利用现状图的数字化实践,总结出用MapGIS进行土地利用数据库建库的流程,并对数据库建设中应特别注意的质量问题进行了探讨.