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| Title: | Little-known Treasures of Wetlands Need Conservation |
| Authors: | Mandal, R N
Mukhopadhyay, P.K. |
| Issue Date: | May-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | There is growing concern
about dwindling of wetlands due to human interference. Experts opine that loss
of wetlands brings with it a number of inevitable dangers for the environment.
One of which is loss of wetland biodiversity.WETLANDS are known repositories of many valuable
biotic resources that have been serving the human civilization since times
immemorial. Yet, there is no hue and cry over the disappearance of a few little
known wetland flora that support the livelihood of large populations in rural
area. These are mostly seasonal, a few are annual, having dense population,
thus sharing a major part in the floral community of aquatic vegetation.
Apart from being leafy vegetables that are
eaten, they are potentially nutritious and medicinal in nature too. These have
become part and parcel of daily meals in rural areas. Without manuring and less
care, they grow wildly in fallow wetlands. Treated as non-conventional leafy
vegetables they are more organic than other leafy vegetables cultivated. Rural
masses are acquainted with their taste along with traditional knowledge based
medicinal importance to some extent, but are not much aware of their
nutritional excellence. |
| Page(s): | 27-29 |
| ISSN: | 0036-8512 |
| Source: | SR Vol.47(05) [May 2010]
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