Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya

Ruquia Gulzar is a doctoral student at Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir. Since the last 5 years, she is working on the “Naturalised Flora of Kashmir Himalaya” and has conducted extensive field- and laboratory-based studies. She has published over 15 research papers and book chapters.Anzar Ahmad Khuroo is an Associate Professor at Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir. His research interests include plant taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity with focus on Kashmir Himalaya. He has two-decades long research experience on alien flora of the Himalaya. He has published over 170 research papers and book chapters, and recently edited an encyclopaedic book entitled “Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State”.Irfan Rashid is a Senior Assistant Professor at Department of Geoinformatics, University of Kashmir. His main areas of research interest include ecosystem dynamics, natural resource mapping, and glaciology. He has published over 70 research papers and book chapters.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. How to use the Field Manual?.- Chapter 3. Species’ Profile.