Genetic resources of wild edible plants and their uses among tribal communities of cold arid region of India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-149

  Rana, J C ^a   Pradheep, K ^a   Chaurasia, O P ^b   Sood, Sarvesh ^c   Sharma, R M ^d   Singh, Archna ^a   Negi, Ranjna ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^b Ministry of Defence   (India)

^c HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Regional Sericulturat Research Station   (India)

Author keywords

Cold arid; Food; India; Wild edible plants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; ARID REGION; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTIVATION; CULTURAL TRADITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; EDIBLE SPECIES; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; GENETIC RESOURCE; HARVESTING; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFESTYLE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOURIST ATTRACTION; VEGETABLE; WILD POPULATION;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA;

BUNIUM PERSICUM; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; FAGOPYRUM; FAGOPYRUM TATARICUM; HARNESS; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM; MALVA; MALVA VERTICILLATA; PINUS GERARDIANA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; RHODIOLA; RHODIOLA HETERODONTA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; URTICA;

EID: 83055187964     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-011-9765-7     Document Type: Article

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