ZOM-IND-HIM-0920220036

Tosh-Kutla 'Chhorang Black' Selection 2022
ZOM-IND-HIM-0920220036
At a Glance
Classification	Landrace
Accession Type	Selection
Selection Type	Multiple plants
Pollination Type	Open pollination
Sex expression	Dioecious
Flowering time	16–20 weeks
Plant height	1.5–3.0 m
Photoperiod response	Short-day
Botanical Characteristics
Leaflet width	Medium
Leaf green colour	Dark
Leaf anthocyanin colour	Purple, very dark purple
Also noted	Apical dominance
Processing
Made into	Charas
Hierarchy
Regional Complex	Hindu Kush Himalaya
Growing Region	Western Himalayas
Growing Area	Parvati Valley
Appellation	Tosh Kutla
Field	Chhorang
Location
Country	India
Province/State	Himachal Pradesh
	Kullu District
	Bhuntar Tehsil
	Bhuntar Block
Locality	Tosh-Kutla
Coordinates	32.034840, 77.471836
Point type	Obfuscated field point
Uncertainty	about 500 m
Elevation	2,954 m
Traditional Names
Local Name	गाँजा
Pronunciation	Gāñjā
Collection
Method	Seeds
Sourcing Type	Point of Origin
Autochthonous	Yes
Harvest Date	2022
Collector	Éloïse
Expedition	HIMA01
Provenance Evidence
Regional Corroboration	Kullu police report cannabis destroyed on 6,175 bighas in 2019 against 2,700 bighas in 2018 Police arrest 34 and find 2.83 lakh cannabis plants on forest land in the Manikaran valley Joint teams destroy cannabis on about 25 hectares at Tosh and Malana in the Kasol forest range
Population Corroboration	None recorded
Identity Confirmation	None recorded
Conservation
Population	Tosh Kutla population
Field grade	Data deficient · 0 of 23 items
Holdings	Urgent
Main lot	Zomia Genetic Library Seed lot: Urgent backup copy backup copy: no backup copy Next: Test for the first time; Assess whether enough seed can be spared, and arrange a backup at another site as of 2026-11-10 · method v0.3 Inventory 2026-10-17: fridge or cool room, 12 °C (reported by Zomia Genetic Library)
Legal Threats	Active eradication campaigns
M/F Ratio	10%
Hermaphroditism	0%
Culling	Some
Introgression	Minimal
Cultivation
Status	Active
Scale	Widespread regional cultivation
Seed Sourcing	Seeds are grown on the farm
Preservation
Seed Storage	Zomia Genetic Library

Year at a glance (computed)

Point

32.03° N, 77.47° E

Elevation used

3,152 m computed, GMTED2010 (1 km), at this point

Köppen class

Dfc

Clock

UTC+5:30

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day and night
First light	06:54	06:38	06:07	05:27	04:56	04:45	04:57	05:19	05:39	05:58	06:23	06:46
Sunrise	07:21	07:03	06:31	05:52	05:23	05:13	05:24	05:44	06:03	06:23	06:49	07:13
Sunset	17:37	18:06	18:28	18:49	19:10	19:27	19:28	19:05	18:27	17:48	17:21	17:17
Last light	18:04	18:31	18:52	19:14	19:36	19:56	19:55	19:31	18:52	18:13	17:47	17:44
Daylighth	10h16	11h03	11h57	12h57	13h47	14h14	14h03	13h21	12h24	11h26	10h32	10h04
Changemin/day	+1.1	+1.8	+2.0	+1.9	+1.4	+0.3	−0.9	−1.7	−1.9	−1.9	−1.4	−0.3
Temperature
Avg daily high°C	−3	−2	2	6	9	13	15	15	13	9	4	0
Avg daily low°C	−14	−12	−9	−5	−2	2	7	8	3	−4	−9	−12
Swing°C	11	10	11	11	12	11	8	7	10	13	13	12
Water and light
Rainmm	130	150	181	113	96	100	279	243	149	52	32	74
VPDkPa	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2
Sunlightmol/m²/d	38	44	51	57	58	52	40	38	44	46	41	36
Field cycle
Cycle

• Planting
• Growing
• Harvest
• Not recorded / off season

No field cycle is recorded on this accession's page.

Day and night computed from the sun's position on the 15th of each month; climate normals 1981–2010 from CHELSA V2.1 · About these figures

Tosh-Kutla 'Chhorang Black' Selection 2022 is a landrace cannabis accession documented by the Zomia Collective in India.

Geography

Tosh-Kutla is located in the Parvati Valley growing area of the Western Himalayas growing region in India.

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See Also

• Western Himalayas
• Parvati Valley