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Forest Invasive Species Assessment Study in Different Village Forests of Garhwal Himalaya

Author: Arti Khanduri, Sas Biswas, H.B. Vasistha

Category: General Sciences

Abstract:Forest invasive species (FIS) are exotic/alien species that occur outside their natural adapted ranges and dispersal potential. Some of the alien species become invasive, when they are introduced deliberately or unintentionally outside their natural habitats into new areas, where they express the capability to establish, invade and outcompete native species. The present study is focuses over the encroachment of invasive species in the two different forest communities of the Tehri Garhwal region of Western Himalaya. Data was collected through extensive field survey and quadrat method. High invasion was recorded in the shrub and herb layer of the forest. In tree strata native species are dominant but their recruitment in the form of sapling and seedlings are displaced by the dense thickets of invasives in both the communities. A highest value of ecological indices was evaluated in Pinus roxburghii dominated site as compared to the Quercus leucotrichophora dominated site. Lantana camara, Eupatorium glandulosum, Clematis gouriana, Rosa brunonii, Rubus neivus, Euphorbia royleana etc. are the most destructive Forest Invasive Species (FIS*) of both the forest communities. The present study gives an accurate assessment and understanding of the dynamics of invasives, which is further important for their scientific management and utilization.

Keywords: Western Himalaya, Biological invasion, Invasive species, Plant community, Dominance

DOI: 10.7324/IJCRR.2017.9172

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Introduction

India is one of the 17 mega biodiversity countries of the world. Diverse geographical and edaphic conditions of the country provide the luxuriant growth for various kind of flora and fauna (Chaudhry, et.al., 2011). This diverse ecological condition provides platform for different new (alien) species to come up. Being rich in ecological diversity, forest ecosystem of the Himalayan region gives high value of ecosystem services. Its diversified landforms, relief and climatic zones support a wide range of vegetations. (Rana et.al., 2010). In last century, the ecology of the Himalayan region has changed to a considerable level. Increase in the overall temperature of earth atmosphere and especially Himalayan region has changed the rainfall as well as seasons. Damming of rivers in Himalayan region has changed the ecology of the adjacent areas to lacusterine from riverine, resulting in change in flora of the region (Adhikari et. al., 2009). This climatic as well as ecological change is also responsible for encroachment of the region by new (alien) species. According to the Convention on Biological Diversity, invasive alien species are the second largest cause of biodiversity loss in the world and impose high costs to agriculture, forestry, and aquatic ecosystems (Raizada et.al.,2008). The global extent and rapid increase in invasive species is homogenising the world's flora and fauna (Mooney and Hobbs, 2000) and is recognized as a primary cause of global biodiversity loss. Bio-invasion may be considered as a form of biological pollution and significant component on global change and one of the major causes of species extinction (Mooney and Drake, 1987).

Persistent colonies composed of invasive woody perennials alter the structure and function of forest ecosystems by inhibiting the growth and development of native species (Webster et al., 2006). The ability of these species to inhibit the recruitment of native species raise the possibility that large-scale invasions may fundamentally change the successional trajectory of forest ecosystems. Such a change would have far-reaching implications for numerous plant and animal species that rely on native plant communities and their successional pathway (Webster et. al., 2006).

Forest invasive species are thus a serious hindrance to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity significant undesirable impacts on the goods and services provided by ecosystems. It is reported that losses due to alien invasive species in the country amounts to about US$130 billion annually.Forest alien species is now at global scale and it is expected that it will undergo rapid increase due to interaction with other changes such as globalization of markets, rise in global trade, travel and tourism (McNeely, et.al.,2001).

Our lack of knowledge about how invasive species function in their new environment significantly undermines our ability to detect and eradicate new or small infestations, therefore the effective management of invasive species, is only possible by gathering knowledge about their ecology, morphology, phenology, reproductive biology, physiology and phytochemisty , so that we can find and eliminate new infestations.

Material and Methods

Study area

The State of Uttarakhand lies between 28044’ to 31028’ N latitude and 77035’ to 810 05’ E longitude, encompasses an area of 53,483 Km2. The Garhwal Himalaya encompasses all 4 of the Himalayan physiographic-geological zones. These are broadly classified into Shiwalik, Lesser Himalaya, great Himalaya and Trans Himalaya.

The study was carried out in the District Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand, which lies between 3001’ to 3009’ N latitude and 7709’ to 7901’ E longitude in Garhwal Himalaya and covers an area of 3796 sq. km of area. The region is highly mountainous, ranging from 300-7000m in altitude. The sites selected for the study were Jardhar village forest ecosystem and Kuttha village forest ecosystem. Both the areas selected for study are part of the lesser Himalayan ranges. Both are situated on north-eastern aspect, thus, received almost same amount of insolation. The two study sites have different altitude level and ecology. The Jardhar Village study area lies between the altitudinal range of 1400 mtr to 1800 mtr, whereas,the Kutha Village study site lies between 1000 to 1400 mtr altitude. Apart from altitudinal variation in sites, there is one more important feature of Kutha Village site i.e, it is part of the peripheral slope of Tehri Dam Reservior.

Phytosociological assessment

To assess the extent of invasives in the forest area, a vegetation/phytosociological study was carried out. The vegetational surveys were conducted in the pre-monsoon and post monsoon periods of the study year. Detailed field surveys were adopted for recording the floristic composition of the communities in these sites.

The vegetation sampling was carried out, in order to reveal the quantitative impact in terms of IVI value, occurrence and area of occupancy of FIS in different sites.

Quadrat method was used to sample the vegetation. Size of quadrats used during the study were, 10m x10m, 5m x 5m, and 1m x 1m (Mishra, 1968), to enumerate trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants respectively. In Site I (Jardhar village forest) 120 quadrats were laid whereas in Site II (Kuttha village forest) 50 quadrats were found sufficient.

Individuals between 10.5 to 31.5cm cbh (circumference at breast height i.e., 1.37m above ground level) were recorded as shrubs and individuals less than 10.5cm cbh were considered as herbaceous plant (Knight, 1963).

The seedlings were considered as herbs and saplings as shrubs. Elevation/altitude, longitude, latitude of the site was recorded by GPS at 5-6 accuracy.

The Phytosociological data were quantitatively analysed for frequency, density and abundance following Curtis and McIntos (1950) and Mishra (1968). Importance Value Index (IVI) was determined as the sum of the relative values of frequency, density and dominance. The relative values of these parameters Relative frequency (RF), Relative density (RD) and Relative dominance (RDom)) were determined following Phillips (1959). Abundance (A)/ frequency (F) ratio, (Whitford, 1949) was used to interpret the distribution of the species. The distribution was classified viz.,-regular (<0.25), random (0.025-0.05) and contagious (>0.05) following the method of Curtis and Cottam (1956).

 

 

FREQUENCY, DENSITY AND ABUNDANCE

Frequency refers to the degree of dispersion of individual species in an area and is usually expressed in terms of percentage occurrence. It can be calculated as:

Frequency % (F %) = No. of quadrats of occurrence of a species x100

Total no. of quadrats studied

Density (D) = Total no. of individuals of a species in all the quadrats

Total no. of quadrats studied

 

Abundance (A) = Total no. of individuals of a species in all the quadrats

Total no. of quadrats in which species occurred

 

Relative frequency (RF) = No. of occurrence of the species x100

No. of occurrence of all species

 

Relative density (RD) = No. of individuals of the species x 100

No. of individuals of all species

 

Basal Area: This is regarded as an Index of dominance of a species. Higher the basal area, greater is the dominance and this is calculated by the term of relative dominance.

Rel. Dom (RDom) = Total basal area of the species in all quadrats x 100

Total basal area of all species in all the quadrats

 

A total picture of the ecological status of a species with respect to a particular community structure can be obtained only after calculating the values of RF, RD, RDom. These values when added together given the importance value index (IVI).

IVI= Rel.frequency +Rel.density +Rel.Dominance

Results

The most important constituents of vegetation are plant species and their assemblages, which depend on various factors such as altitude, aspect, soil, geology, topography, natural herbivores and anthropogenic activities (Mueller-Dombois and Ellenberg, 1974). The functioning of an ecosystem is determined by the components of a community. They vary in quality and quantity in a given time and space, and has impact on the structure of the community. Therefore structure and composition of the vegetation reflect the ecosystem properties and ecological conditions of an area and form the basis for further scientific and management studies (Lindenmayer and Franklin, 1997). This paper deals with the ecological status of the sites in terms of plant structure, composition and invasion level along the native species in the affected village forests.

ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF SITE I (JARDHAR VILLAGE FOREST ECOSYSTEM)

Tree layer: A total of fifty six tree species were recorded in the site. Out of these, 55 species were broad leaf and one species, i.e., Pinus roxburghii was conifer. The most dominant tree species of the forest was Quercus leucotrichophora followed by Rhododendron arboreum and Pinus roxburghii .While, in terms of invasion only one tree species Euphorbia royleana was reported as invasive. The species was distributed randomly along with native species of the area. (Fig 2 and Table 1)

Forest Invasive Species*

Shrub layer: A total number of 72 species were recorded under shrub layer. Out of them 39 species were shrubs and 33 species of trees in the form of saplings. The most dominant species under this category was Lantana camara followed by Rubus ellipticus and Myrisine africana (Fig 3, Table 2).

Fig.3. Dominant shrub species of site I (Jardhar VFE)

Invasion status of shrub layer:

Shrub layer was encroached by total a no. of 11 invasive species. The most dominating invasive species were Lantana camara followed by Rubus ellipticus and Rosa brunonii.( Fig 3 and Table 2).

  1. Forest Invasive Species*

Herb layer: Under herbaceous layer two life forms of plants, i.e., herbs including invasive herbs and seedlings were recorded. Total 67 species were recorded in this layer. Out of these, 47 species were herbs and 20 species were in the form of seedlings of trees and shrubs (Table 3).

The most dominant species was Eupatorium glandulosum followed by Oplismenus, seedling of Myrsine africana and Apluda mutica.

Invasion status of herb layer: The most dominating invasive was Eupatorium glandulosum followed by Apluda mutica, Anaphalis busua and Echinochloa colone. A/F values reveal that invasives follows random as well as contiguous pattern. (Fig 4 and Table 3).

  1. Forest Invasive Species*

ECOLOGICAL STATUS OF SITE II (KUTTHA VILLAGE FOREST ECOSYSTEM)

Tree layer: A total no of 36 tree species including a single invasive species Euphorbia royleana were recorded from tree stratum of the forest in different composition.

The most dominant species was Pinus roxburghii 2nd most dominating was Rhus parviflora followed by Quercus leucotrichophora, while Euphorbia royleana recorded as the 4th most dominating species (Fig 5 and Table 4).

In terms of invasion level, only single species Euphorbia royleana was found to be among tree layer. The species are contiguously distributed in the forest as shown by A/F values.

Shrub layer: The total species under shrub layer was recorded 39 in number (Table 5). Out of them 21 species were shrubs including invasives and 18 were tree species in the form of saplings. The most dominant species among shrubs was Lantana camara followed by sapling of Rhus parviflora, Carissa opaca and sapling Euphorbia royleana.

Invasion status of shrub: Shrub layer of Kuttha village forest ecosystem was invaded by 8 shrubby invasive species in different phytosociological attributes. Level of invasion was observed maximum for Lantana camara followed by saplings of Euphorbia royleana, and Rubus ellipticus, while the least dominating species was Clematis gouriana (Fig 6 and Table 5).

Herb layer: In the site study a total no. of 51 species were recorded under herb layer (Table 6) among them 11 no. of species were counted as seedlings of trees and shrubs whereas 40 were of herbaceous species including invasives. The most dominating herb was Eupatorium glandulosum co-dominated by Parthenium hysterophorus followed by seedling of native species Rhus parviflora.

Invasion status of herb layer: A total no. of 34 herbaceous invasive species was recorded from the forest (Table 6). The most noxious species was Eupatorium glandulosum followed by Parthenium hysterophorus and Ageratum conyzoides in herb layer.

These species are distributed in contiguous pattern in the herb layer.

Discussion

Many plant species serve as indicators of ecological conditions and have been used for site evaluation (Rowe, 1956).

The present study was conducted in two different sites. i.e. Jardhar villege forest and Kuttha village forest. The study reveals that both the sites are invaded by Forest Invasive Species in all the layers of the forest ecosystem. The level of invasion in terms of their dominance, density and basal cover varies as per site conditions. As in Jardhar village forest, Quercus leucotrichophora, Rhododendron arboreum, Pinus roxburghii etc. were the dominant trees, whereas, the Kuttha village forest is occupied by Pinus roxburghii, Rhus parviflora, Quercus leucotrichophora etc, also invaded by Euphorbia royleana. It indicates that both the forest types are infested by invasives but the level of infestation is high in Pinus roxburghii dominated site. Pinus roxburghii is the pioneer species in low soil depth and nutrients deficient degraded slopes These soil conditions provokes the growth of Euphorbia royleana, as also suggested by other workers (Munesh K et.al., 2017, Adhikari et.al., 2009, Banerjee, 1986). Euphorbia royleana infestation was also reported from Quercus leucotrichophora dominated site but its expansion was reported from the eroded and degraded rocky pockets of the forest. But was less as compare to the Pinus roxburghii dominated sites, as shown in the study Table 1 and 4.

In shrub layer, the dominance of Lantana camara, a shrubby invasive in both the sites has resulted in the replacement of native species of the region (Love et. al., 2009). Thus native species are now being treated as secondary species. Spreading foliage of Lantana camara, which are making impenetrable thickets, covers the ground fully and promoting shade condition, which prepare the ground for the shade or moisture loving species. The tendency of this invasive though sometimes favours the shade and moist loving native species but such areas are found to be encroached by shade loving invasive Eupatorium glandulosum, as its dominance in herbaceous layer suggest this fact; therefore it is presumed that dominance of Lantana camara in shrub layer indirectly making the encroached area more prone for further invasion (Lau 2008, Holzmueller and Jose, 2009, Usher 1991), and the infestation in phytosociological terms was recorded high in Pinus roxburghii dominated site as the site is more prone (Uniyal 1995) .

Researcher observed that some plants such as Lantana camara and Euphorbia royleana altogether occupying and multiplying rapidly in dry, eroded and disturbed localities (especially Kuttha village forest ecosystem). These species are reducing the native vegetation of these slopes as the same have been reported by (Banerjee, 1989). Similarly Eupatorium glandulosum, Parthenium hysterophorus and Ageratum conyzoides are quickly moving towards the inner ranges of the forest as revealed from phytosociological analysis of area and the same have also been reported from district Uttarkashi and Pauri Garhwal by Gaur (1999), thus presumed that the natives of these encroached elevation certainly get displace due to current exisistence and dominance of forest invasive species.

Silvicultural practices (Troup, 1921) reveals that the nature of the maximum natives (trees, shrubs and herbs, except Pinus roxburghii) and invasive Eupatorium glandulosum, Rosa brunonii, Clematis gouriana, etc. are moisture loving whereas invasive Lantana camara, Euphorbia royleana grow well in all kind of conditions (Howard, 1969; Banerjee, 1989), thus all moist pockets of the forest where native species could recruit (especially as in Jardhar village forest) are encroached by these invasives, and by virtue of specific traits and characteristic features (Reddy et. al., 2002; Love et al., 2009) these species became good competitor over native species, therefore natives though recruit but least in dominance as found to be replaced by invasive shrubs and herbs hence creating loss of native biodiversity as also studied by Sharma et al., 2005a; Day et al., 2003; Webster et al., 2006). (Table 1 to 6 and Fig. 2 to 7).

CONCLUSION: The study indicates that site, which is Pinus roxburghii dominated, is under threat and more prone to further invasion as compared to the Quercus leucotrichophora dominated site. High level of invasion in the shrub and herb layer imply towards the immerging threat to native biodiversity of the study area. Therefore, there is an urgent need to check, monitor, and evaluate the further invasion and needs to apply the scientific corrective measures.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Authors are grateful to the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. We acknowledge the immense help received from the scholars whose articles are cited and included in references of this manuscript. The authors are also grateful to authors/editors/publishers of all those articles, journals and books from where the literature for this article has been reviewed and discussed.

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A Study by Suvarna Sunder J et al. entitled "Endodontic Revascularization of Necrotic Permanent Anterior Tooth with Platelet Rich Fibrin, Platelet Rich Plasma, and Blood Clot - A Comparative Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 13
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A Study by Khaw Ming Sheng & Sathiapriya Ramiah entitled "Web Based Suicide Prevention Application for Patients Suffering from Depression" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 11
A Study by Purushottam S. G. et al. entitled "Development of Fenofibrate Solid Dispersions for the Plausible Aqueous Solubility Augmentation of this BCS Class-II Drug" is awarded Best article for Vol 13 issue 10
A Study by Kumar S. et al. entitled "A Study on Clinical Spectrum, Laboratory Profile, Complications and Outcome of Pediatric Scrub Typhus Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit from a Tertiary Care Hospital from Eastern India" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 09
A Study by Mardhiah Kamaruddin et al. entitled "The Pattern of Creatinine Clearance in Gestational and Chronic Hypertension Women from the Third Trimester to 12 Weeks Postpartum" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 08
A Study by Sarmila G. B. et al. entitled "Study to Compare the Efficacy of Orally Administered Melatonin and Clonidine for Attenuation of Hemodynamic Response During Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation in Gastrointestinal Surgeries" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 07
A Study by M. Muthu Uma Maheswari et al. entitled "A Study on C-reactive Protein and Liver Function Tests in Laboratory RT-PCR Positive Covid-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre – A Retrospective Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06 Special issue Modern approaches for diagnosis of COVID-19 and current status of awareness
A Study by Gainneos PD et al. entitled "A Comparative Evaluation of the Levels of Salivary IgA in HIV Affected Children and the Children of the General Population within the Age Group of 9 – 12 Years – A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 05 Special issue on Recent Advances in Dentistry for better Oral Health
A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 06
A Study by Chen YY and Ghazali SRB entitled "Lifetime Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder Symptoms and Early Adolescence Risk Factors for Poor Physical Health Outcome Among Malaysian Adolescents" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04 Special issue on Current Updates in Plant Biology to Medicine to Healthcare Awareness in Malaysia
A Study by Kumari PM et al. entitled "Study to Evaluate the Adverse Drug Reactions in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Tamilnadu - A Cross-Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 05
A Study by Anu et al. entitled "Effectiveness of Cytological Scoring Systems for Evaluation of Breast Lesion Cytology with its Histopathological Correlation" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 04
A Study by Sharipov R. Kh. et al. entitled "Interaction of Correction of Lipid Peroxidation Disorders with Oxibral" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 03
A Study by Tarek Elwakil et al. entitled "Led Light Photobiomodulation Effect on Wound Healing Combined with Phenytoin in Mice Model" is awarded Best Article of Vol 13 issue 02
A Study by Mohita Ray et al. entitled "Accuracy of Intra-Operative Frozen Section Consultation of Gastrointestinal Biopsy Samples in Correlation with the Final Histopathological Diagnosis" is awarded Best Article for Vol 13 issue 01
A Study by Badritdinova MN et al. entitled "Peculiarities of a Pain in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in the Presence of Individual Combines of the Metabolic Syndrome" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 24
A Study by Sindhu Priya E S et al. entitled "Neuroprotective activity of Pyrazolone Derivatives Against Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress and Locomotor Impairment in Drosophila melanogaster" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 23
A Study by Habiba Suhail et al. entitled "Effect of Majoon Murmakki in Dysmenorrhoea (Usre Tams): A Standard Controlled Clinical Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 22
A Study by Ghaffar UB et al. entitled "Correlation between Height and Foot Length in Saudi Population in Majmaah, Saudi Arabia" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 21
A Study by Siti Sarah Binti Maidin entitled "Sleep Well: Mobile Application to Address Sleeping Problems" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 20
A Study by Avijit Singh"Comparison of Post Operative Clinical Outcomes Between “Made in India” TTK Chitra Mechanical Heart Valve Versus St Jude Mechanical Heart Valve in Valve Replacement Surgery" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 19
A Study by Sonali Banerjee and Mary Mathews N. entitled "Exploring Quality of Life and Perceived Experiences Among Couples Undergoing Fertility Treatment in Western India: A Mixed Methodology" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 18
A Study by Jabbar Desai et al. entitled "Prevalence of Obstructive Airway Disease in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Hypertension" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 17
A Study by Juna Byun et al. entitled "Study on Difference in Coronavirus-19 Related Anxiety between Face-to-face and Non-face-to-face Classes among University Students in South Korea" is awarded Best Article for Vol 12 issue 16
A Study by Sudha Ramachandra & Vinay Chavan entitled "Enhanced-Hybrid-Age Layered Population Structure (E-Hybrid-ALPS): A Genetic Algorithm with Adaptive Crossover for Molecular Docking Studies of Drug Discovery Process" is awarded Best article for Vol 12 issue 15
A Study by Varsha M. Shindhe et al. entitled "A Study on Effect of Smokeless Tobacco on Pulmonary Function Tests in Class IV Workers of USM-KLE (Universiti Sains Malaysia-Karnataka Lingayat Education Society) International Medical Programme, Belagavi" is awarded Best article of Vol 12 issue 14, July 2020
A study by Amruta Choudhary et al. entitled "Family Planning Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Women of Reproductive Age from Rural Area of Central India" is awarded Best Article for special issue "Modern Therapeutics Applications"
A study by Raunak Das entitled "Study of Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Interstitial Lung Diseas epatients by Correlating the Levels of Serum NT PRO BNP and Microalbuminuria (Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Dysfunction) with Echocardiographic, Bronchoscopic and HighResolution Computed Tomography Findings of These ILD Patients" is awarded Best Article of Vol 12 issue 13 
A Study by Kannamani Ramasamy et al. entitled "COVID-19 Situation at Chennai City – Forecasting for the Better Pandemic Management" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 12
A Study by Muhammet Lutfi SELCUK and Fatma entitled "Distinction of Gray and White Matter for Some Histological Staining Methods in New Zealand Rabbit's Brain" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 11
A Study by Anamul Haq et al. entitled "Etiology of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Adolescents – Emphasis Upon Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 10
A Study by entitled "Estimation of Reference Interval of Serum Progesterone During Three Trimesters of Normal Pregnancy in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Kolkata" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 09
A Study by Ilona Gracie De Souza & Pavan Kumar G. entitled "Effect of Releasing Myofascial Chain in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome - A Randomized Clinical Trial" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 08
A Study by Virendra Atam et. al. entitled "Clinical Profile and Short - Term Mortality Predictors in Acute Stroke with Emphasis on Stress Hyperglycemia and THRIVE Score : An Observational Study" is awarded best article for  Vol 12 issue 07
A Study by K. Krupashree et. al. entitled "Protective Effects of Picrorhizakurroa Against Fumonisin B1 Induced Hepatotoxicity in Mice" is awarded best article for issue Vol 10 issue 20
A study by Mithun K.P. et al "Larvicidal Activity of Crude Solanum Nigrum Leaf and Berries Extract Against Dengue Vector-Aedesaegypti" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 14 of IJCRR
A study by Asha Menon "Women in Child Care and Early Education: Truly Nontraditional Work" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 13
A study by Deep J. M. "Prevalence of Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization in 7-13 Years Old Children of Biratnagar, Nepal: A Cross Sectional Study" is awarded Best Article for Vol 10 issue 11 of IJCRR
A review by Chitra et al to analyse relation between Obesity and Type 2 diabetes is awarded 'Best Article' for Vol 10 issue 10 by IJCRR. 
A study by Karanpreet et al "Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: A Study on Its Multisystem Involvement" is given Best Paper Award for Vol 10 issue 09

List of Awardees

A Study by Ese Anibor et al. "Evaluation of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Among Delta State University Students in Abraka, Nigeria" from Vol 13 issue 16 received Emerging Researcher Award


A Study by Alkhansa Mahmoud et al. entitled "mRNA Expression of Somatostatin Receptors (1-5) in MCF7 and MDA-MB231 Breast Cancer Cells" from Vol 13 issue 06 received Emerging Researcher Award


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