Title: Ethnobotany, Traditional Knowledge, and Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Fungi: A Case Study in the Bandipora District of Kashmir Himalaya, India.
Authors: Singh, Bikarma; Sultan, Phalisteen; Hassan, Qazi Parvaiz; Gairola, Sumeet; Bedi, Yashbir Singh
Abstract: The article presents a case study on the traditional knowledge diversity, uses, and practices of the wild edible plants and fungi located in the Bandipora district of Kashmir Himalaya. Topics include the importance of sharing traditional information in the understanding of the traditional knowledge patterns and plant uses in different communities, the classification of the data collected, and the citation of the taxa.
Subjects: INDIA; MEDICINAL plants; TRADITIONAL medicine; FRUIT; FUNGI; INTELLECT; INTERVIEWING; LEAVES; EDIBLE plants; CULTURAL pluralism; PLANT roots
Publication: Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 3, p247
ISSN: 1049-6475
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2016.1193833

Ethnobotany, Traditional Knowledge, and Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Fungi: A Case Study in the Bandipora District of Kashmir Himalaya, India.

Singh, Bikarma; Sultan, Phalisteen; Hassan, Qazi Parvaiz; Gairola, Sumeet; Bedi, Yashbir Singh