Exploration of Wild Edible Plants Used as Food by Gaddis-A Tribal Community of the Western Himalaya
Joint Authors
Thakur, Arti
Singh, Somvir
Puri, Sunil
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
A survey of wild edible plants of Gaddi tribes of Himachal Pradesh was carried out in Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh located in Western Himalayas.
The inhabitants subsisted primarily on pastoralism and agriculture and have traditional knowledge on wild edible plants.
A total of 49 edible plants belonging to 24 families were recorded in the study area.
These were commonly used as vegetables, fruits, spices, and chutney.
Nearly half of the species belong to Polygonaceae and Rosaceae families.
Herbs, shrubs, climbers, and trees form the habit of these plants.
The highest proportion of edible species were herbs (29) followed by trees (10), shrubs (8), climber (1), and Morchella esculenta (fungi) (1).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Thakur, Arti& Singh, Somvir& Puri, Sunil. 2020. Exploration of Wild Edible Plants Used as Food by Gaddis-A Tribal Community of the Western Himalaya. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213958
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Thakur, Arti…[et al.]. Exploration of Wild Edible Plants Used as Food by Gaddis-A Tribal Community of the Western Himalaya. The Scientific World Journal No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213958
American Medical Association (AMA)
Thakur, Arti& Singh, Somvir& Puri, Sunil. Exploration of Wild Edible Plants Used as Food by Gaddis-A Tribal Community of the Western Himalaya. The Scientific World Journal. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213958
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1213958