A Study on the Survey and Documentation of Underutilized Crops of Three Districts of Nagaland, India
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Survey was made in three different districts of Nagaland, India (Mokokchung, Wokha and Zunheboto) by interacting with the people about the plants/parts used by them. Information was also collected on the purpose of use, source of the plants/parts, season of collection, preparation process. Some of the selected plant species were collected from the wild and established in the Departmental experimental garden where they are propagated. The information collected are compiled according to category like, wild, cultivated, used for vegetable, medicines and others.
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