Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Traditional Fire Management in Imperata Grassland As A Tool for its Sustainability

Karabi Pathak, Arun Jyoti Nath, Ashesh Kumar Das

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The traditional knowledge of use of fire as a tool for Imperata grassland management in rural landscapes of Barak Valley was documented. Imperata grassland is an important land use in the Valley with its special social value as thatching material for traditional houses in rural society. Harvesting, felling other vegetations to make a pure Imperata stand, fire eaks to hinder fire to spread, controlled fire practices, tillages– are the foremost strategies included in the traditional management system adopted by the micro scale growers of Imperata grassland.

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Karabi Pathak, Dr Arun Jyoti Nath,Ashesh Kumar Das Traditional Fire Management in Imperata Grassland As A Tool for its Sustainability Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.4, Issue.7 July 2014

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