Ethno-botanical Resources as Supplementary Foods and Less Known Wild Edible Fruits in District Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India

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ID5200367
AutoresKailsah Chandra (High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar246 174, Uttarakhand, India), B P Nautiyal (Mizoram University), M C Nautiyal (0000-0002-8369-2350, High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar246 174, Uttarakhand, India)
Ano2013
Volume42
Fascículo3
Páginas259-271
Data de publicação2013-06-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
EditoraKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2013.11906600
OpenAlexW2188310848
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas4

Surveys were conducted in entire Rudraprayag district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India in order to get information on traditional uses of plants by local inhabitants. A total of 700 plants were collected of which 282 species were found economically important as they are used by the people frequently for various purposes. A total of 20 species were used as supplementary food items for the preparation of traditional recipe or as an alternative during work far from the house and during the scarcity of primary food items. Similarly, 38 species are used as vegetables, many of which are commonly used and 48 wild species of edible or less known fruits. Besides other uses, species used as supplementary food, vegetables and fruits are only described here with traditional recipes

Biology · Edible plants · Geography · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Food Science

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