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== Cultivation Details == | == Cultivation Details == | ||
Raja cultivates cannabis | Raja cultivates cannabis on a small scale within a context of widespread regional cultivation. His home garden contains many traditional Bengali crops. The cannabis is grown on margins and boundaries, this particular accession was growing near the edge of a tea garden nearby to a cluster of family compounds. The seeds that Raja grows are sourced from plants grown on the farm. Seeds are direct seeded into the ground into prepared plots of land. | ||
The plants are grown according to the monsoons, with two cycles of planting and harvesting per year. The first cycle starts with planting from May to June and harvest occurs between October and January. The second cycle planting takes place from October to November while the harvest starts in April and finishes in May. | The plants are grown according to the monsoons, with two cycles of planting and harvesting per year. The first cycle starts with planting from May to June and harvest occurs between October and January. The second cycle planting takes place from October to November while the harvest starts in April and finishes in May. | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 27 January 2026
| Fulkardabri - Raja's Selection 2025 | |
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| ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250014 | |
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| Landrace Cannabis plant near Fulkardabri | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | Selection |
| Selection Type | Multiple plants |
| Sex | Female |
| Chemotype | Unknown |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation, Medicine, Religion |
| Flowering Time | 24–28 weeks |
| Plant Height | 2.5–4 m |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Aroma | Mango, Copper, Eucalyptus |
| Effects | Powerful, psychedelic, head high - prone to anxiety and discomfort |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Growth Pattern | Bushy |
| Branching | Apical dominant |
| Leaf Shape | Narrow |
| Leaflets | 9 |
| Leaf Color | Light greens |
| Stem Color | Light greens |
| Stigma Color | Brown hairs |
| Serration | Smooth |
| Flower Structure | Big, Dense, Thick |
| Processing | |
| Method | Ganja |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asia |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | North Bengal Plains |
| Growing Area | Mekliganj |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Subdistrict | Mekliganj |
| Block | Mekliganj CD |
| Locality | Fulkardabri |
| Coordinates | 26.3107078, 88.960881 |
| Elevation | 63 m |
| Aspect | N/A |
| Traditional Names | |
| Local Name | গাঁজা |
| Pronunciation | Gãja |
| Translation | Ganja |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 2025-07-17 |
| Harvest Date | 2025 |
| Collector | Éloïse,Isabella |
| Farmer | Raja |
| Expedition | WEB01 |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | Medium |
| Legal Threats | Active eradication campaigns |
| Population Est. | 5 |
| M/F Ratio | 0% |
| Hermaphroditism | 0% |
| Culling | Yes |
| Introgression | Pure landrace |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Active |
| System Type | Poly-culture, Mono-cropped |
| Scale | Widespread regional cultivation |
| Seed Sourcing | Seeds are grown on the farm |
| Planting Method | Direct seeding |
| Cycle 1 Planting | May–June |
| Cycle 1 Harvest | October–January |
| Cycle 2 Planting | October–November |
| Cycle 2 Harvest | April–May |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | Zomia Genetic Library |
| Seed Quantity | 410 |
| Viability | Viable |
Fulkardabri - Raja's Selection 2025 is a domesticate landrace cannabis accession collected by Éloïse and Isabella of the Zomia Collective in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Fulkardabri is located in Cooch Behar District, West Bengal, India, within the Mekliganj landrace cannabis growing area of the North Bengal Plains growing region.
Administratively, the area belongs to Mekliganj CD block in the sub-district of Mekliganj which itself belongs to the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal state.
Collection Details
This accession was documented by Isabella & Éloïse in July 2025. A total of 410 seeds were given to Éloïse by a local cannabis grower alias 'Raja'. The seeds come from an autochthonous, cultivated landrace cannabis population of 5 plants grown by Raja near Fulkardabri village.
Cultivation Details
Raja cultivates cannabis on a small scale within a context of widespread regional cultivation. His home garden contains many traditional Bengali crops. The cannabis is grown on margins and boundaries, this particular accession was growing near the edge of a tea garden nearby to a cluster of family compounds. The seeds that Raja grows are sourced from plants grown on the farm. Seeds are direct seeded into the ground into prepared plots of land.
The plants are grown according to the monsoons, with two cycles of planting and harvesting per year. The first cycle starts with planting from May to June and harvest occurs between October and January. The second cycle planting takes place from October to November while the harvest starts in April and finishes in May.
Raja practices culling. No hermaphroditic plants were observed in the population (0%). No male plants were present (0% male/female ratio).
Botanical Characteristics
The plants are tall, ranging between 2.5 and 4 meters in height.
In terms of morphology, the plants exhibited apical dominance and growing in a bushy pattern. The leaf shape is narrow with 9 leaflets. Serration is smooth.
The plants are light green in color, both stem and leaf. Stigmas were brown hairs.
The dried flowers from this accession were processed as ganja. The buds were big, dense and thick.
Flowering time ranges from 24 to 28 weeks.
Aroma
The aroma is recorded as mango, copper, and eucalyptus.
Effects
Powerful, psychedelic, head high - prone to anxiety and discomfort. See smoke reports.
Conservation Status
The accession is recorded at medium conservation priority.