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Oasis agriculture in Pakistan : folk tales of agro-pastoral heritage, transformation and biodiversity / Andreas Buerkert, Martin Wiehle, Eva Schlecht, Ellen Hoffmann, editors.

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Book
Contributor:
Buerkert, Andreas, editor.
Wiehle, Martin, editor.
Schlecht, Eva, 1965- editor.
Hoffmann, Ellen, editor.
EBSCOhost
Series:
Sustainable development goals series 2523-3092
Sustainable development goals series, 2523-3092
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Agriculture--Pakistan.
Agriculture.
Agriculture--Pakistan--Folklore.
Agriculture--Social aspects--Pakistan.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xliii, 385 pages) : illustrations.
Place of Publication:
Cham : Springer, 2026.
System Details:
text file PDF
Contents:
1 The Ancient Social-Ecological Basis for Plant and Animal Diversity and Related Folk Tales in Desert Oases of Pakistan
2 The Narration and the System
3 Positioning Folk Tales from Oases of Pakistan in the Global Oral Heritage
4 The Karakoram Highlands
5 The Cholistan Desert
6 Morphological and Genetic Diversity of Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) in the Karakoram Mountains of Northern Pakistan
7 Superfruit in the Niche: Underutilized Sea Buckthorn in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
8 Morphology, Biochemistry, and Management of Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) Accessions in Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakistan
9 Pheno-Genetic Studies of Apple Varieties in Northern Pakistan: A Hidden Pool of Diversity
10 A Stony Track Towards Innovation in Remote Highland Regions: Agricultural Intensification in the Apricot Sector of Northern Pakistan
11 A Brief Introduction to Yak Husbandry in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
12 Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens) in High-Altitude Rangelands of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
13 Constraints and Prospects of Utilizing Mountain Pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
14 Effects of Soil Characteristics and Date Palm Morphology Diversity on Nutritional Composition of Pakistani Dates
15 Socio-Economic Characterisation of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Growers and Date Value Chains in Pakistan
16 Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Pastoral Sheep and Goat Flocks in the Cholistan Desert of Pakistan
17 Ethno-Botanical Remedies Used by Pastoralists for the Treatment of Livestock Diseases in Cholistan Desert, Pakistan.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 3, 2026).
Other Format:
Print version: Buerkert, Andreas Oasis Agriculture in Pakistan
ISBN:
9783032173287
3032173280
Publisher Number:
90104805256
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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