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VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Law enforcement against mineral and coal mining without permits for environmental protection efforts in west Aceh
Authors
Maulana Nusantara, Muazzin, Muhammad Insa Ansari
Abstract
Momordica cymbalaria (Fam.: Cucurbitaceae) vernacularly called as
Athalakai in Tamil is an under-utilized,
non-cultivated, season-bound vegetable harvested from wild sources.
The plant is confined to Virudhunagar district and parts of Tirunelveli,
Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Madurai, and Theni districts of Tamil Nadu and a few
parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. However, Tamil Nadu holds
more than 65 percent of the area. The plant prefers well-drained black and red
soil with an annual rainfall of at least 5 cm. A good rainfall followed by a
dry climate is favourable. Hadda beetle, cotton aphid, and cucurbit fruit fly
are the major pests and Yellow Mosaic Virus is found to be the important
disease which is carried to subsequent seasons through infected tubers.
Interestingly, scorpion nymphs are found to co-exist in large numbers on the
tubers in the fields which might be due to the presence of an attractant
chemical. Solitary bees such as Lassioglossum sp. and Amegilla sp. are the major
pollinators. The plant is so unexplored and is not given the position of a crop
as it is not cultivated. As the plant is in the vague of extinction,
researchers need to carry out studies aiming to improve seed viability,
enhancing tuber germination and multiplication, developing crop cultivation
protocol, and improving fruit shelf-life.
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Pages:47-50
How to cite this article:
Maulana Nusantara, Muazzin, Muhammad Insa Ansari "Law enforcement against mineral and coal mining without permits for environmental protection efforts in west Aceh". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 47-50
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