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NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 1 of 21 National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS) HIMALAYAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (PRO FORMA FOR THE HALF YEARLY PROGRESS REPORT) [Reporting Period: from 01-07-18 to 31-12-18] Kindly fill the NMHS Fellowship Annual Progress Report segregated into the following 7 segments, as applicable to the NMHS Fellowship nature and outcomes. 1. Fellowship Grant Information and Other Details 2. Fellowship Description at Himalayan Research Associates (H-RAs) Level 3. Fellowship Description at Himalayan Junior Research Associates (H-JRFs) Level 4. Fellowship Description at Institutional/ University Level 5. Fellowship Concluding Remarks/ Annual Summary 6. Specific Research Question(s) Addressed with Succinct Answer(s) 7. Any other information Please let us know in case of any query at: [email protected] PRO FORMA NMHS-Fellowship Half Yearly Progress Report 1. Fellowship Grant Information and Other Details NMHS Fellowship Grant ID: GBPI/NMHS/MF/RA/2015-16, dt:30-03-2016 Name of the Institution/ University: ICAR – National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong – Sikkim No. of Himalayan Research/Project 02 Associates: No. of Himalayan Junior Research/Project 05 Fellows: NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 2 of 21 2. Fellowship Description at H-RA Level Himalayan Research Associates (H-RAs) H-RAs Profile Description: Date of Name of the PI S. No. Name of RA Research Title Qualification Joining and Designation Conservation, sustainable use Dr. Avanish Kumar of orchids resources of Ph.D. 1. 08/10/2018 Dr. D. R. Singh Singh Sikkim Himalayan region. (Horticulture) Long-term Ecological/ Environmental monitoring of 01-06-2018 orchids & assessment of Ph.D. 2. Dr. Roshna Gazmer threats to biodiversity and Dr. D. R. Singh (Agricultural Extent of IKP documentation Entomology) & strengthened. Progress Brief (to be filled for each H-RA in separate row): RA Research Addressed Research/ Experimental Achievements No. Objective(s) Deliverables Work* Some seed capsules were collected from polyhouse in our institute which are as follow:- paphiopendilum villosum, Aerides odoratum, . Rare species of Cym. Aloifolium, 1. To develop orchids which have Epedundrum Redicans effective in- medicinal and valuable situ properties are Below seed capsules conserved by in-situ conservation collected from farmers site ( conservation practiced and kartok) east Sikkim. Established an information baseline as plant tissue culture for in situ conservation for orchids. management techniques Cym.Sikkimmensis, Cym. interventions Maspersis, Cym. Tracyanum. 2. completed priority setting for target for the 2. these rare species species. selected are reproducing of Gathered information about orchids in large scale by using specific species of orchid 3. Initiated the standardization of mass plant tissue culture Sikkim which are exist in east multiplication protocol of rare orchids techniques for mass 1. Himalayan species. production in suitable Sikkim. region. nutrient medium 4. Initiated in-vitro inoculation of 08 2. To determine Out of this 4 species are species in different media. the appropriate 3. the Possibility of successfully in running condition for in development of new condition which are as vitro mass race variety of orchids follow: Paphiopendilum propagation of through somaclonal Venustum, Calanthe [Annexure I] selected Orchid variation in in –vitro conservation through Sylvatica, Arundina species. Gramanifolia, Dienis 3. Development of plant tissue culture techniques. Ophrydis. DNA Bank. Few more species I will farther added for tissue culture as per the seoson and availability. NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 3 of 21 Population study of Diplomeris hirsuta conducted at 2 study sites viz. 1. Chavang, North Sikkim and 2. Study site for population of Assam Lingzey, East Diplomeris hirsuta at Identification of Sikkim. Chavang, North Sikkim and 2. sites for long-term Population study of Selected 3 plots Assam Lingzey, East Sikkim. environmental orchid species for long irrespective of Study site for population of term environmental monitoring. species composition orchid species at Parakha, East study for orchid species Mainstreaming of altitude wise Sikkim. at Parakha, East long-term (Tropical, Sikkim. Study site for population of monitoring and Temperate and orchid species at Kitam Bird Population study of Alpine zones of Sanctuary, Namchi. building scientific orchid species for long Sikkim). 2 evidence across term environmental Survey and Documentation of Conducted Survey Indigenous Knowledge and key sectors study for orchid species regarding at Kitam Bird Practices on orchid at villages achieved. Documentation of Sanctuary, Namchi. of East and North Sikkim has Indigenous Indigenous been done. Survey and Knowledge and Knowledge and documentation of Identification of orchid Practices (IKP) in Practices (IKP) Indigenous Knowledge species, Otochilus lancilabius villages of Sikkim systematically and Practices (IKP) on and Dendrobium amplum having orchid documented and orchid at villages of through IKP documentation habitat. having indigenous importance linked to scientific Sikkim. at villages of East Sikkim. evidence base. Identification of orchid species, Otochilus lancilabius and [Annexure II] Dendrobium amplum through IKP documentation having indigenous importance. *Experimental work giving full details (in separate sheet, within 300 words) of experimental set up, methods adopted, data collected supported by necessary table, charts, diagrams & photographs. Note: Data, table and figures may be attached as separate source file (.docx, .xls, jpg, .jpeg, .png, .shp, etc. ). 3. Fellowship Description at H-JRF Level Himalayan Junior Research Project Fellows (H-JRFs) H-JRFs Profile Description: S. Name of JRF Date of Joining Name of the PI Qualification No. 1. M.Sc. Remote Sensing & Abhishek Timothy Rai 05-10-18 Dr. D. R. Singh GIS 2. Prashant Chaturvedi 17-05-18 Dr. D. R. Singh M. Tech (C.S.E-HPCS) 3. Deepak Rai 31-05-16 Dr. D. R. Singh M.Sc. Horticulture 4. Nima Tshering Bhutia 16-05-16 Dr. D. R. Singh M.Sc. Agriculture 5. A. Loyanganba Meitei 07-11-17 Dr. D. R. Singh M.Sc. Ag. Biotechnology Progress Brief (to be filled for each JRF in separate row): JRF Research/ Experimental Research Objectives Deliverable Achievements No. Work* NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 4 of 21 To study the spatial Map showing orchid distribution of orchid Prepared Map Layout of population in East Sikkim population in Sikkim orchids population were prepared. Himalayas. available in East Sikkim Survey & collection with regards to available Map showing orchid of in-situ data with reports) and collected population in West Sikkim GPS based 1. reference to point GPS data. were prepared. coordinates of a mapping of orchids particular species. Prepared Map of orchid’s GIS software based To integrate GIS and population found during shapefile of India and data to provide the field visit to West Sikkim. location maps where Sikkim. the orchid population [Annexure III] originates. Complied the Orchids Prepared new database species List for Sikkim and platform. Darjeeling Himalayas Prepared Database web- Preparing datasets of enabled Home page. Prepared Database query. To develop Orchid orchids available in Sikkim PHP language and Prepared List of orchids biodiversity 2. MySQL query Attended and presented with full details. database of nd Darjeeling and language poster during the “2 Prepared IUCN/RET 100 Sikkim Himalayas Himalayan Researchers Species with full details. Consortium, Gangtok – Prepared 300 Orchids th Sikkim (26–27 November species in database of 2018.) Sikkim. [Annexure IV] Field survey was carried out at some of the place where orchids were found at East Sikkim and West Sikkim base on altitude wise for the sturdy of Orchids distribution pattern. Completed the population Survey was done to some of distibution studies of Cymbidium the host area of different whiteae Orchid Species to know their flowering time. To study the orchids Field survey to East, West population in natural and some part of North habitats throughout Completed the population studies Sikkim was done to sturdy Sikkim Himalayan the host-specificity of orchids range. of Leconorchis sikkimensis, a rare on tree plants in Sikkim. To study flowering and threatened orchid. Visited East, West and North Assessment of time, distribution Sikkim to Study the Natural resources pattern and phyto- Presented a paper entitled’ ITK population and distribution of 3. accounting methods geographic affinities Aspects of Farm Produces by RET Orchids species and and Field Testing. among orchids Farming Community of Sikkim” their conservation. species of Sikkim th at 9 extension education Preparation of two Himalayan region. congress 2018 held at CAU manuscripts for publication To evaluate the Ranipool Sikkim. (under process). status of endemic and Distribution and conservation national endemic orchid species in Communicated 02 (two) status of Dactylorhiza hatagirea because it is Sikkim Himalaya. manuscripts for publication, ot of which 01 accepted. endemic to the Hindu- Kush Himalaya. It is categorized as endangered in CAMP Pokhara (2001) conservation list, and strictly banned for collection, utilization and sale and during my field survey I had found a host area at East Sikkim and Sturdy are in under process. Preparation of Orchids NMHS Fellowship Grant Progress Page 5 of 21 species distribution maps of Sikkim Himalaya. [Annexure V] Artificial hand pollination