NPG-NPL-KAR-1120210001
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| Dolpa General Population 2021 | |
|---|---|
| NPG-NPL-KAR-1120210001 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Hierarchy | |
| Growing Region | Central Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Dolpa |
| Location | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province/State | Karnali Province |
| District | Dolpa District |
| Locality | Lower Dolpo |
| Coordinates | 29.17, 83.05 |
| Point type | District point |
| Uncertainty | about 51 km |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Date | November 2021 |
| Collector | Angus |
| Conservation | |
| Main lot | National Plant Germplasm System Seed lot: Held in a genebank, not distributed The community cannot get seed from this holder, so the lot is not rated. What this means |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | National Plant Germplasm System |
| Genebanks and Sequence Data | |
Genebank accessions | |
Dolpa General Population 2021 is a seed accession of a multipurpose cannabis landrace from Dolpa, Nepal, held by the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) as G 33704. Angus donated the seed, and the system received it on 22 August 2023.[1] The donor's note says the donor collected it in November 2021 in Karnali Province.[1]
Collection Details
The note describes a Himalayan landrace grown for three things: seed for food, fibre for cloth and cord, and hand-rubbed charas. The donor takes it to be untouched by modern hybrids, believed not to have reached Lower Dolpo, a remote area even for mid-western Nepal. In its home latitude, the note says, the plant takes about five months from sowing to harvest.[1]
Uses
The note places landraces of this alpine type from Kathmandu to the eastern edge of Kashmir, especially around Jumla and Kumaon, and connects their cultivation with the Khas, also called Pahari. It describes the seed as an important source of protein and fat in Himalayan food, made into condiments and drinks, and the larger leaves as eaten as greens. Clothes, shoes and cord were made from the fibre, and, according to the note, wearing hemp cloth was once a sign of low status; cord is still used in some villages to tether livestock. The charas is rubbed by hand from the flowering tops of standing or freshly cut female plants, with the harvest peaking from mid-October to early November. It is smoked mixed with tobacco, and because household plots are small and yields low, most of it is used in the villages that grow it.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "G 33704, Cannabis sativa L., Dolpa". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 27 October 2026.