K. S. Rao

Research.com Recognitions

• 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award
• 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in India Leader Award

Overview

Best Publications

• Patterns and ecological implications of agricultural land-use changes: a case study from central Himalaya, India.

  R.L Semwal;S Nautiyal;K.K Sen;U Rana

  301
  Citations

• Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of central Himalaya, India

  K.S Rao;Rekha Pant

  296
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• Conservation policy–people conflicts: a case study from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (a World Heritage Site), India

  R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;K.G. Saxena

  246
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• Analysis and resolution of protected area-people conflicts in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India.

  R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;K. Chandrasekhar

  224
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• Crop damage and livestock depredation by wildlife: a case study from Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India

  K.S. Rao;R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.G. Saxena

  212
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• Wild leafy vegetables: A study of their subsistence dietetic support to the inhabitants of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India

  Shalini Misra;RK Maikhuri;CP Kala;KS Rao

  196
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• Changing scenario of Himalayan agroecosystems: loss of agrobiodiversity, an indicator of environmental change in Central Himalaya, India

  R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;R. L. Semwal

  175
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• Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India

  Prakash Chandra Phondani;Rakesh Kumar Maikhuri;Lakhpat Singh Rawat;Nehal Ahmad Farooquee

  169
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• Traditional crop diversity for sustainable development of Central Himalayan agroecosystems

  R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  162
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• Growth and ecological impacts of traditional agroforestry tree species in Central Himalaya, India

  R. K. Maikhuri;R. L. Semwal;K. S. Rao;K. Singh

  139
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• Local peoples' knowledge, aptitude and perceptions of planning and management issues in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, India.

  Kottapalli S. Rao;Sunil Nautiyal;Rakesh K. Maikhuri;Krishna G. Saxena

  128
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• Forest management and land use/cover changes in a typical micro watershed in the mid elevation zone of Central Himalaya, India.

  A. Wakeel;K.S. Rao;R.K. Maikhuri;K.G. Saxena

  128
  Citations

• Assessment of soil microbial and enzyme activity in the rhizosphere zone under different land use/cover of a semiarid region, India

  Archana Meena;K. S. Rao

  128
  Citations

• Integrated Natural Resource Management: Approaches and Lessons from the Himalaya

  K. G. Saxena;K.S. Rao;K. K. C. Sen;R. K. Maikhuri

  127
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• Leaf litter decomposition and nutrient release patterns of six multipurpose tree species of central Himalaya, India

  R.L Semwal;R.K Maikhuri;K.S Rao;K.K Sen

  124
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• ROLE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM : A CASE STUDY FROM NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE

  R. K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  123
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• Changes in agricultural biodiversity: Implications for sustainable livelihood in the Himalaya

  K. G. Saxena;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao

  117
  Citations

• Sustainable development and rehabilitation of degraded village lands in Himalaya

  K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  114
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• Ethnobotanical study towards conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in upper catchments of Dhauli Ganga in the central Himalaya

  L. S. Kandari;P. C. Phondani;K. C. Payal;K. S. Rao

  113
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• Indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants and wild edibles among three tribal subcommunities of the Central Himalayas, India

  R.K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K.S. Rao;R.L. Semwal

  107
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• Basic nutritional attributes of Hippophae rhamnoides (Seabuckthorn) populations from Uttarakhand Himalaya, India

  Deepak Dhyani;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;Lalit Kumar

  97
  Citations

• Medicinal Plant Resources in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in the Central Himalayas

  S. Nautiyal;R. K. Maikhuri;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  93
  Citations

• MEDICINAL PLANT CULTIVATION AND BIOSPHERE RESERVE MANAGEMENT : A CASE STUDY FROM THE NANDA DEVI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, HIMALAYA

  R. K. Maikhuri;S. Nautiyal;K. S. Rao;K. G. Saxena

  92
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• Soil Quality and Soil Health: A Review

  Joyalata Laishram;Krishna Gopal Saxena;R. K. Maikhuri;Kottapalli S. Rao

  81
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