Ethno-Botanical Studies of Edible Plants Used by Tribal Women of Nirmal District

Authors

  • N. Ramakrishna  Govt. Degree College (W) Begumpet, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India1
  • DSR Rajender Singh  Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College & PG College Kairthabad, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRSET207474

Keywords:

Nirmal District, Tribes, Edible plants, Gondi, Kolams, Naikpods

Abstract

The Tribal community in India alredy had the knowledge of the protienious food which is discovered by the world in recent times. These food materials rich in nutritional value has alredy been a part of their diet and hence is much stronger than the present generation. The present study is conducted in tribal area of Nirtmal District, Telangana State in year 2016 to 2018 focusing mainly on the tribal of Gondi, Kolams, Naikpods, Pardhna community. 19 Edible plants from 14 different families were identified from the study location.

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2020-08-30

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Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August-2020

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N. Ramakrishna, DSR Rajender Singh, " Ethno-Botanical Studies of Edible Plants Used by Tribal Women of Nirmal District, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp.307-310, July-August-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET207474