Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University
Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University
Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University
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Agricultural crops: wheat, maize, barley, phulan, bharesh, rajmash and vegetable<br />
crops were grown in Tendei, Dalautu, Seri, Bharmani and agricultural lands near<br />
lower Kugti and upper Kugti village on rotational basis in different years. As already<br />
stated that all agricultural crops were found to be damaged in this area, but the<br />
quantum of damage varied considerably in different agricultural lands depending on<br />
their locations. Agricultural crop field adjacent to forest and far away from the village<br />
suffered greater losses than the crop fields located near the village. Maize crop<br />
suffered highest level of damage by brown bears mainly because of food preference.<br />
Highest level of damage was recorded in Seri agricultural land, which was located<br />
about 2 km far from Kugti village, and it was difficult to protect the crop especially<br />
during night time. Damage to wheat crop was maximum in Tendei agricultural area,<br />
which was located at higher altitude, far away from the village. Likewise damage to<br />
barley crop was maximum in Dalatu agricultural land, which was about 3 km from the<br />
village. There was considerable damage to phulan crop in Tendei, Dalatu and<br />
Bharmani agricultural lands. All these agricultural areas were located far away from<br />
the village and crop raiding by brown bears occurred in the evening and night time.<br />
Bharesh crop also suffered maximum damage in Tendei and lower Kugti village.<br />
Agricultural crop rotation has been a common practice in Kugti village. By following<br />
this pattern, crop damage by bears could be substantially reduced as 75% of land<br />
holdings were situated more than 2 km away from the village and nearer to the forest<br />
where bears could easily raid agricultural crops especially during night. Among<br />
horticultural crops, brown bears were found to damage peach (Prunus persica) and<br />
jamu (Prunus cornuta) everywhere in the sanctuary area.<br />
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