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| Title: | Wild edible plants of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra, India |
| Authors: | Reddy, B Mallesh |
| Keywords: | Edible plants
Food habits
Rural people
Food security
Wild Resources |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)- A61K 36/00, A01G 17/00 |
| Abstract: | Chandrapur district is blessed with nature
having about 3810 sq. km. forest cover, which accounted for 35.75% of the total
geographical area of the district. The population of the district mainly
comprises of tribal, rural and people from other states such as Andhra Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Chhattisgarh, which made diverse food
habits in the district. Present work deals with the study of different wild
edible plant species used by tribal and rural people from Chandrapur district
of Maharashtra state. It reveals information about various edible parts of 61
plant species (dicot & monocot) which includes corms, tubers, leaves,
flowers, fruits and seeds. Collection and utilization of wild edible plants
provide seasonal food security and become source of income to the local people.
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| Page(s): | 110-117 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(1) [March 2012]
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