Int. J. Fores. Env. | Volume 02, Issue 01, 48-59 | https://doi.org/10.18801/ijfee.020120.06
Article type: Research article | Received: 25.03.2020; Revised: 18.04.2020; Published online: 01 June 2020.
Article type: Research article | Received: 25.03.2020; Revised: 18.04.2020; Published online: 01 June 2020.
Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, 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, Bangladesh.
✉ 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, Bangladesh.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Abdullah, M. R.).
Abstract
To know the diversity of non-conventional vegetables (NCVs) (both cultivated and wild) in two tribal villages of Khagrachari Sadar, Bangladesh a field survey was conducted from July 2018 to April 2019. The survey was conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire and data was collected from 60 households (thirty from each) selected consistent with farmers category. From the two villages, we found 72 species under 35 families and 61 genera were used as NCVs round the year though availability increases in winter season. The best contributing family was Araceae (7 species) followed by, Lamiaceae (6), Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Cucurbitaceae (5 species each) then on and rest 22 families with just one species. Dioscorea (4 species) was the best contributing genera followed by Colocasia, Cucumis and Solanum (3 species each), Amaranthus and Pogostemon (2 species each) and rest of genera represent with single species. These vegetables mostly collected from wild (68.1%) by ethnic people for their daily consumption and most of them were herbs (68.1%). 2.8 percent each of the recorded species were endangered, vulnerable and near threatened. Among these vegetables, Cucumis hystrix and Asparagus recemosus endangered (EN) condition. Besides this Cucumis melo and Homalomena aromatica vulnerable while Dioscorea bulbifera and Musa ornate were near threatened. In both locations, small farmers used a bigger diversity of non-conventional vegetables. Not for food quality, NCVs also make a big contribution to the tribal people’s nutrition throughout the entire year especially wild NCVs.
Key Words: Diversity, Non-conventional vegetables, Ethnic communities and Khagrachari
To know the diversity of non-conventional vegetables (NCVs) (both cultivated and wild) in two tribal villages of Khagrachari Sadar, Bangladesh a field survey was conducted from July 2018 to April 2019. The survey was conducted with a semi-structured questionnaire and data was collected from 60 households (thirty from each) selected consistent with farmers category. From the two villages, we found 72 species under 35 families and 61 genera were used as NCVs round the year though availability increases in winter season. The best contributing family was Araceae (7 species) followed by, Lamiaceae (6), Apiaceae, Asteraceae and Cucurbitaceae (5 species each) then on and rest 22 families with just one species. Dioscorea (4 species) was the best contributing genera followed by Colocasia, Cucumis and Solanum (3 species each), Amaranthus and Pogostemon (2 species each) and rest of genera represent with single species. These vegetables mostly collected from wild (68.1%) by ethnic people for their daily consumption and most of them were herbs (68.1%). 2.8 percent each of the recorded species were endangered, vulnerable and near threatened. Among these vegetables, Cucumis hystrix and Asparagus recemosus endangered (EN) condition. Besides this Cucumis melo and Homalomena aromatica vulnerable while Dioscorea bulbifera and Musa ornate were near threatened. In both locations, small farmers used a bigger diversity of non-conventional vegetables. Not for food quality, NCVs also make a big contribution to the tribal people’s nutrition throughout the entire year especially wild NCVs.
Key Words: Diversity, Non-conventional vegetables, Ethnic communities and Khagrachari
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Abdullah, MR, Rahman, MM, Hemayet, MA and Jalil, MA. Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 June 02(01): 48-59.
Abdullah et al. “Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 02(01) (2020): 48-59.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. (2020). Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 02(01), 48-59.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. “Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 02(01) (2020): 48-59.
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Abdullah, M. R., Rahman, M. M., Hemayet, M. A. and Jalil, M. A. 2020. Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 02(01) pp. 48-59.
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Abdullah, MR, Rahman, MM, Hemayet, MA and Jalil, MA. Diversity of non–conventional vegetables in two ethnic communities of Khagrachari Sadar, Khagrachari, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 June 02(01): 48-59.
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