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Jaldapara 'Kauchandpara' General Population 2024
ZOM-IND-WEB-0620250064
At a Glance
Classification Landrace
Accession Type General population
Pollination Type Open pollination
Sex expression Dioecious
Primary Purpose Recreation, Medicine, Religion
Flowering time 24–28 weeks
Photoperiod response Short-day
Botanical Characteristics
Plant shape Bushy, conical
Branching Medium
Leaflet width Narrow
Hierarchy
Gene Pool South Asia
Regional Complex Eastern Plains
Growing Region The Dooars
Growing Area Alipurduar
Appellation Jaldapara
Location
Country India
Province/State West Bengal
District Alipurduar
Subdistrict Alipurduar
Block Falakata
Locality Kauchandpara
Coordinates 26.623364, 89.269494
Point type Obfuscated field point
Uncertainty about 500 m
Elevation 102 m
Traditional Names
Local Name গাঁজা
Pronunciation Gām̐jā
Translation Ganja
Collection
Method Seeds
Sourcing Type Point of Origin
Autochthonous Yes
Date 26 June 2025
Harvest Date 2024
Collector Éloïse,Isabella
Expedition WEB01
Conservation
Main lot Zomia Genetic Library
Seed lot: Urgent
seeds left, backup copy

seeds left: 28 seeds left, under three sowings even at full germination; backup copy: no backup copy
Next: Queue for sowing in isolation (small sowing: sow the whole lot (28 seeds) in isolation; pooling with another lot of the same population can be considered after review, each parent recorded separately); Sow first, and back up the regrown seed
as of 2026-11-06 · method v0.2 Inventory

  • undated: 28 seeds
  • 2026-10-17: 28 seeds, fridge or cool room, 12 °C (reported by Zomia Genetic Library)
Legal Threats Active eradication campaigns
M/F Ratio 10%
Hermaphroditism 5%
Culling Yes
Introgression Pure landrace
Cultivation
Status Active
Scale Widespread regional cultivation
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 28
Seed viability Viable


Jaldapara 'Kauchandpara' General Population 2025 is a domesticate landrace cannabis accession collected by Éloïse and Isabella of the Zomia Collective in West Bengal, India.

Geography

Kauchandpara is located in Alipurduar District, West Bengal, India, within the Alipurduar landrace cannabis growing area of The Dooars growing region.

Administratively, the area belongs to Falakata block in the Alipurduar sub-district of Alipurduar district, West Bengal state.

Collection Details

This accession was documented by Isabella & Éloïse in June 2025. A total of 28 seeds were given to Éloïse by a local cannabis grower. The seeds come from an autochthonous, cultivated landrace cannabis population of 100+ plants grown near Kauchandpara village.

Cultivation Details

Cannabis is actively cultivated in the area. The cultivation is widespread at the regional level. Sporadic enforcement occurs in the area.

Botanical Characteristics

Plants range in height from 1.5 to 3 meters.

In terms of morphology, the plants exhibited growing in a Christmas tree pattern. The leaf shape is narrow with 9 leaflets.

The flowers were loose, foxtailed, and airy in structure.

Flowering time ranges from 18 to 24 weeks.

Conservation Status

The accession is recorded at medium conservation priority.


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