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ການຜະລິດກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ເປັນສິນຄ້າ ແມ່ນໜິ່ງແຜນງານບູລິສິດທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງກະຊວງກະສິກຳ ແລະ ປ່າໄມ້ ໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດຊົນນະບົດ ໃຫ້ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງໜັ້ງທ່ຽງ ແລະ ປັບປຸງຄູນນະພາບຊີວິດ ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ…
This book contains a global checklist of all known species of bamboos and rattans. It is an authoritative source of information on accepted species of bamboos and rattans, the correct names that…
This practical guide has been developed for development practitioners and those wishing to develop such value chains. It provides “key methods” based on the analysis of the experiences derived from…
Gymnosperm plant species form a small relictual group of higher plants, representing the most sensitive ancient elements of modern tropical floras. Gymnosperms are highly vulnerable to numerous…
Rattans are spiny, climbing palms in the subfamily Calamoideae. There are over 550 different species of rattan belonging to 12 genera distributed throughout the Old World tropics (Dransfield et al.…
A field survey was launched to identify medicinal plants growing in the Khiat Ngong wetlands and surrounding forested areas of Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province in southern Laos. In this area…
Agroforestry
Terrestrial malacofauna in Laos is expected to comprise a large number of species because the country has a large variety of suitable habitats for snail colonization and diversification. The genus…
Since 2008 the commercial trade of Laotriton laoensis has been prohibited in Laos. This is to be welcomed although protection in practice is hardly to be monitored. According to IUCN the species is…
Two new species of Lasianthus (Rubiaceae), L. bolavenensis Tagane & Soulad., and L. laoticus Tagane, Soulad. & Nob.Tanaka from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos, are described and illustrated,…
Research Article
We describe a new species of megophryid frog in the genus Leptolalax from southern Laos. Leptolalax aereus sp.
Three new species of frogs allied to Rana megatympanum are described from Laos and Vietnam. One new species is from the Bolaven Plateau of southern Laos, a second is from central Laos and adjacent…
A new frog species of the family Ranidae is described from 44 specimens from the mountainsof southern Laos and central Vietnam.
Investigations of herpetological biodiversity were conducted at two adjacent localities of southern Laos. Our surveys focused on the Boloven Highlands and the adjacent lowland area of the Xepian…
A new Philautus is described from Phou Dendin National Biodiversity Conservation Area in northern Laos. Philautus petilus sp. nov. is most remarkable by having a very slender, elongated habitus.
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Oranges contain an impressive diversity of essential nutrients including vitamins C, A and B-complex as well as minerals (Potassium and Calcium) essential for health and overall well-being The fruit…
Small-scale fisheries are very important in the northern part of Lao PDR, where rural people heavily depend upon the rivers’ fish stocks for…
Throughout the upland areas of Lao PDR, broom grass production is a source of income for many families and also a source of animal feed. Broom…
ການປູກພືດຜັກແບບໝູນວຽນແມ່ນເພື່ອຊ່ວຍໃນການຜະລິດຜັກໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາຄາດໝາຍທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຜະລິດຜັກໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາມຄາດໝາຍທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຜະລິດພືດຜັກໃນຮອບໜື່ງປີໃຫ້ເກີດປະໂຫຍດສູງສູດ,…
Two new species of Camellia (Theaceae), C. namkadingensis and C. rosacea, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Central Laos, are described. Illustrations, DNA barcodes for rbcL and matK and IUCN…
A new species of the dicroglossid frog genus Limnonectes is described from recent and historical museum specimens collected in central and southern Laos and northeastern Thailand. Limnonectes savan…
Tea plants are native to East Asia and evidence of tea consumption in China goes back to the 2nd century BC. In Laos, tea was presumably cultivated and traded as early as the 7th century (Earth…
Terrestrial orchids in 10 villages of Phou Koud district, Xiangkhouang province were studied from March, 2016 to March, 2018. Thirty two (32) species of 22 genera were found and identified; they are…
ເມືອງສຳພັນ ຕັ້ງຢູ່ທາງທິດຕາເວັນອອກສ່ຽງໃຕ້ ຂອງແຂວງຜົ້ງສາລີ ຫ່າງຈາກເທດສະບານແຂວງ ປະມານ 197 Km (ທາງປາກປອກ), ມີຊາຍແດນຕິດກັບ 5 ເມືອງຄື: ເມືອງຜົ້ງສາລີ, ບຸນໃຕ້, ເມືອງຂວາ, ເມືອງໃໝ່ ແລະ ເມືອງແຢ ແຫ່ງ ສສ ຫວຽດນາມ…
Lao PDR is the major producer of Siam or Lao benzoin, a balsamic resin obtained from the yan tree (Styrax tonkinensis), which is native to Southeast Asia. Annual production of Siam benzoin, one of…
The following nine new additions to the orchid flora of Laos PDR are reported based on surveys in the country conducted during the period 2012–2017: Bulbophyllum alcicorne, B. meson, Coelogyne…
Accurately delimiting species and their geographic ranges are imperative for conservation, especially in areas experiencing rapid habitat loss. Southeast Asia currently has one of the highest rates…