Assessment of Local Dependency on Selected Wild Edible Plants and Fruits from Senapati District, Manipur, Northeast India | Zendy

Neli Lokho Pfoze | Zendy; Yogendra Kumar | Zendy; Nilofer Sheikh | Zendy; Bekington Myrboh | Zendy

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Assessment of Local Dependency on Selected Wild Edible Plants and Fruits from Senapati District, Manipur, Northeast India

Author(s) -

Neli Lokho Pfoze,

Yogendra Kumar,

Nilofer Sheikh,

Bekington Myrboh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

ethnobotany research and applications

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192

H-Index - 25

ISSN - 1547-3465

DOI - 10.17348/era.10.0.357-367

Subject(s) - dependency (uml) , geography , forestry , agroforestry , socioeconomics , biology , engineering , sociology , systems engineering

Market and household surveys were conducted in four locations in Senapati district, Manipur, Northeast India. Thirty-two common wild edible plants belonging to 25 families were identified. On average 73% of households surveyed are involved in collecting some edible plants, and 38% collect edible fruits. 32% use the collected plant materials for both household consumption and market trade. On average collectors share in 63% of the sales price of wild edible plants. A comparison of total monetary value generated per annum from different wild edible plants showed that Lentinula lateritia (Berk.) Pegler and Docynia indica (Wall.) Decne. contributed the greatest value.

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