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| Makrapara General Population 2025 | |
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| ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250068 | |
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| Landrace Cannabis plant near Makrapara | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Pollination Type | Open pollination |
| Sex | Dioecious |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation, Medicine, Religion |
| Flowering Time | 24–28 weeks |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Leaf Shape | Narrow |
| Hierarchy | |
| Gene Pool | South Asia |
| Regional Complex | Eastern Plains |
| Growing Region | The Dooars |
| Growing Area | Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | West Bengal |
| District | Alipurduar |
| Subdistrict | Alipurduar |
| Block | Madarihat-Birpara CD |
| Locality | Makrapara |
| Coordinates | 26.800687, 89.187438 |
| Traditional Names | |
| Translation | Ganja |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 27/06/2025 |
| Collector | Éloïse,Isabella |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | High |
| Legal Threats | Active eradication campaigns |
| Population Est. | 100 |
| M/F Ratio | 10% |
| Hermaphroditism | 5% |
| Culling | Yes |
| Introgression | Pure landrace |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Active |
| Scale | Widespread regional cultivation |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | Zomia Genetic Library |
| Seed Quantity | 130 |
Makrapara General Population 2025 is a Domesticate landrace cannabis accession collected by Isabella of the Zomia Collective in West Bengal, India.
Geography
Makrapara is located in Alipurduar District, West Bengal, India, within the Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar landrace cannabis growing area of The Dooars growing region.
Administratively, the area belongs to Madarihat-Birpara CD block in the sub-district of Alipurduar which itself belongs to the Alipurduar district of West Bengal state.
Collection Details
This accession was documented by Isabella & Éloïse in June 2025. A total of 130 seeds were given to Isabella by a local cannabis grower. The seeds come from an autochthonous, cultivated landrace cannabis population of 100+ plants grown near Makrapara.
Cultivation Details
Cannabis is widely cultivated in the Chamurchi-Laxmi Duar area. The grower who provided this accession operates within this broader context of widespread regional cultivation. Specific cultivation practices were not documented at time of collection.
Plants are estimated to flower within 24-28 weeks.
Botanical Characteristics
The leaf shape is narrow.
Aroma
Aroma was not recorded for this accession.
Effects
Effects were not recorded for this accession.
Conservation Status
The accession is recorded at high conservation priority.
Eradication campaigns and other law enforcement actions regularly occur in this area. Due to the location close to the border, the area is also subject to enforcement actions conducted by border patrol and the army such as extensive checkpoints.