ONE ORCHID SPECIES FIRST TIME REPORTED FROM CENTRAL NEPAL

One orchid species (Spiranthes spiralis L. Chevall.) is firt time reported from Pokhara valley, Central Nepal at an altitude of around 900 m asl. Information based on this species is published in 2010 issue of international journal, Hardvard Papers in Botany. This is my first article on orchid from Nepal where i am first and corresponding author. If you are interested in this article, you can contact me for further details.

ARTICLE ON JATROPHA

An article containing basic information on biodiesel, feedstocks used for production of biodiesel in world, importance of Jatropha curcas for production of biodiesel in Nepal, distribution of jatropha in nepal with its local names, progress in production of biodiesel in Nepal and Jatropha crop extension program is published in local newspaper, "Adarshasamaj". The news paper is published from Pokhara. The article is in Nepali language aimed to dissiminated information to local communities. The article is published on 4.07.2010.

Full article can be read online in the link below:
Adarshasamaj daily news paper

BEAUTIFUL SONG ON JATROPHA BY STUDENTS OF MITRATA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

During mass scale plantation of Jatropha in Tanahun district, three students of Mitrata Higher Secondary School sang a beautiful song on Jatropha. The song was so impressive. The song highlightes the importance of Jatropha and motivates local communities for mass plantation of Jatropha. Although the quality of video uploaded in poor, i hope you will really enjoy watching and listening this.