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| Title: | Traditional methods for storage of vegetables in cold arid region of Ladakh, India |
| Authors: | Ali, Zulfikar
Yadav, Ashish
Stobdan, Tsering
Singh, Shashi Bala |
| Keywords: | Ladakh
Storage
Vegetable
Winter |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: B65G, A01F 25/00 |
| Abstract: | The indigenous knowledge of the people in Ladakh
for storage of selected vegetables is unique. Vegetable cultivation in Ladakh
during winter is not practiced due to sub-zero temperature. To meet the
vegetable needs during winter, tribal people in the region has gained wisdom in
storage of selected crops like cabbage, potato, onion, radish and carrot, which
comply well with the ecological and socioeconomic conditions of the region.
Cabbage is stored in basement of house, tuber and root crops in underground
pits and onion by hanging from the ceiling of the storehouse. Under sub-zero
temperature, vegetables are stored in good conditions for 5-6 months. With the
advancement of technology the cumbersome traditional method is undergoing
changes and declining. However, the traditional method is time tested,
zero-energy based and still being preferred due to
low cost. This paper describes the ancient traditional method of vegetable
storage still being practiced in Ladakh. |
| Page(s): | 351-353 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(2) [April 2012]
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