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Conservation and Utilization of Wild Relatives of Important Spices and Plantation Crops in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India- An Overview

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Title Conservation and Utilization of Wild Relatives of Important Spices and Plantation Crops in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India- An Overview
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Creator Ajit Arun Waman
Pooja Bohra
Santosh Mane
 
Subject Bay Islands
Crop Wild Relatives
Endemic
Underutilized Species
 
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Andaman and Nicobar islands are one of the regions with unique diversity of flora including about 300 endemic species. These islands are also home to six native tribes, some of which are still living their life in primitive ways. The native phyto-diversity is routinely employed by these aboriginals and settler communities for a variety of purposes including food, medicines, timber etc. In the present review, diversity of crop wild relatives of commercial spices and plantation crops present in the islands along with their utilization by the tribes and other communities is discussed. Further, being botanically related to commercial crops, such species could greatly contribute in crop improvement programmes to meet the challenges arising out of climate change. Considering these, systematic studies are envisaged to document, regenerate, conserve and characterize such economically and ecologically useful species so that they could be utilized for the betterment of human kind. Present review concerned highlighting the importance of these issues in the context of fragile island ecosystem of the Bay Islands.
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Date 2020-01-08T10:26:46Z
2020-01-08T10:26:46Z
2018-12-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and Santosh Mane, 2018, Conservation and Utilization of Wild Relatives of Important Spices and Plantation Crops in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India- An Overview. Current Agriculture Research Journal, 6(3): 320-327.
2321–9971
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/29408
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Enviro Research Publishers