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Article type: Research article | Received: 30.01.2020; Revised: 17.04.2020; First published online: 15 May 2020.
Article type: Research article | Received: 30.01.2020; Revised: 17.04.2020; First published online: 15 May 2020.
Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh
Md. Rishad Abdullah 1, Munshi Mamunur Rahman 2, Md. Abu Hemayet 3 and Md. Abdul Jalil 3
1 Plant Conservation and Research Foundation, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2 PIU-BARC, National Agricultural Technology Program-Phase II Project, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 Goat and Sheep Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka-1341
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Abdullah, M. R.)
1 Plant Conservation and Research Foundation, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2 PIU-BARC, National Agricultural Technology Program-Phase II Project, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3 Goat and Sheep Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka-1341
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Abdullah, M. R.)
Abstract
Minor fruit species play a vital role in crop diversification and the agroforestry system in hilly areas. It is also considered as a source of food and nutrition and contributes to the income of tribal people. This fruit species face deforestation and genetic erosion due to many reasons. The study was conducted to know the diversity of minor fruit species in two rural tribal villages in Sadar Upazila, Khagrachari during the periods of July, 2018 to April, 2019. All the species identified occur sparingly in the two study areas. A total of twenty five fruit species belonging to twenty genera and fifteen families were found to be consumed by the native inhabitants. Of these, eighty eight percent was grown in wild and only four percent was cultivated. Syzygium and Artocarpus were the top contributing genus (3 species each) followed by Terminalia (2 species) and the rest genus were single species each. Top contributing families were Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae and Myrtaceae (3 species each) followed by Compretaceae (2 species) and rest of family contribute with single species. Considering the conservation status twelve percent vulnerable (VU), four percent Near threatened (NT), four percent not evaluated (NE) and eighty percent species were least concern (LC). Among the species Haematocarpus validus (VU) of Compretaceae, Terminalia chebula (VU) of Compretaceae, Mangifera sylvatica (VU) of Anacardiaceae, rarely found in wild. Due to climate change, the level of poverty, and environmental degradation, there is a high risk of biodiversity loss on a large scale. Hence, research attention is needed to increase awareness of the use and management of wild edible fruits for their conservation.
Key Words: Diversity, Minor fruit, Tribal communities and Khagrachari
Minor fruit species play a vital role in crop diversification and the agroforestry system in hilly areas. It is also considered as a source of food and nutrition and contributes to the income of tribal people. This fruit species face deforestation and genetic erosion due to many reasons. The study was conducted to know the diversity of minor fruit species in two rural tribal villages in Sadar Upazila, Khagrachari during the periods of July, 2018 to April, 2019. All the species identified occur sparingly in the two study areas. A total of twenty five fruit species belonging to twenty genera and fifteen families were found to be consumed by the native inhabitants. Of these, eighty eight percent was grown in wild and only four percent was cultivated. Syzygium and Artocarpus were the top contributing genus (3 species each) followed by Terminalia (2 species) and the rest genus were single species each. Top contributing families were Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Moraceae and Myrtaceae (3 species each) followed by Compretaceae (2 species) and rest of family contribute with single species. Considering the conservation status twelve percent vulnerable (VU), four percent Near threatened (NT), four percent not evaluated (NE) and eighty percent species were least concern (LC). Among the species Haematocarpus validus (VU) of Compretaceae, Terminalia chebula (VU) of Compretaceae, Mangifera sylvatica (VU) of Anacardiaceae, rarely found in wild. Due to climate change, the level of poverty, and environmental degradation, there is a high risk of biodiversity loss on a large scale. Hence, research attention is needed to increase awareness of the use and management of wild edible fruits for their conservation.
Key Words: Diversity, Minor fruit, Tribal communities and Khagrachari
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Abdullah, M. R. et al. “Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), (2020): 28-34.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. (2020). Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), 28-34.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. “Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), (2020): 28-34.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A.and Jalil, M. A. 2020. Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), pp. 28-34.
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Abdullah, MR, Rahman, MM, Hemayet, MA and Jalil, MA. Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 May 01(02), 28-34.
Abdullah, M. R. et al. “Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), (2020): 28-34.
APA
Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. (2020). Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), 28-34.
Chicago
Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. “Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), (2020): 28-34.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A.and Jalil, M. A. 2020. Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(02), pp. 28-34.
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Abdullah, MR, Rahman, MM, Hemayet, MA and Jalil, MA. Diversity of minor fruit species in two tribal communities of Sadar upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 May 01(02), 28-34.
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