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Diversity of Wild Edible Plants in Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

2015

Author(s): Phangchopi U,Teron R,Tamuli AK

The present study revealed that 91 species of wild edible plants belonging to 79 genera and 45 families including 2 fern species are consumed by the inhabitants of Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.

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Traditional Knowledge Adopted by the Farmers for Management of Rice Pests in North Bank Plain Zone of Assam

2013

Author(s): Majumder D, Deka SN, Pujari D, Das P K

The present study is an effort to gather indigenous technical knowledge that are being followed by farmers of North bank plain zone of Assam, constituted of four districts, viz. Sonitpur, North Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Mangaldoi district.

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In the present investigation, various traditional foods consumed by the ethnic Khasi tribe of Meghalaya, India were sampled, standardized and evaluated for their nutritional contents.

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Agriculture Knowledge and Perception in Tribal Communities

2010

Author(s): Nidheesh KB

The study was conducted to assess the knowledge and perception tribals’ adults in a Kerala state regarding natural resources, food and agriculture.

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Indigenous Approaches of Orchid Pest Management in North East India

2018

Author(s): Meena NK, Pal R ,Barman D, Pant RP

Pest infestation is one of the major factors limiting the quality production of these flowers. Twelve locations from five North eastern states, i.e., Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Darjeeling and Kalimpong of West Bengal were taken in this study.

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Dyeing of Eri Silk With Natural Dyes in Presence of Natural Mordants

2018

Author(s): Banerjee AN, Kotnala OP, Maulik SR

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea leaves), Allium cepa L. (onion peel), Laccifer lacca Kerr (lac insect) and iron ore are used as natural dyes in presence of different natural mordanting agents for dyeing of Eri silk yarns in Meghalaya.

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Fisheries in Tripura form an integral part of the economy of the state. Indigenous technical knowledge in the field of fish farming is a practical knowledge of the local farmers of this district.

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Bottle Gourd: Part and Parcel of Karbi culture

2005

Author(s): Teron R

The present work enumerates data collected from Chinthong region particularly around Baithalangso where gourd shells are believed to have taken its root.

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Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by the Tribals of Mizoram to Cure Cuts & Wounds

2005

Author(s): Bhardwaj S , Gakhar S.K.

In this paper, the usage of wild plants by the native people for the cure of cuts and wounds is described.

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The outfit survey accomplished in six districts of Nagaland revealed that 26% beekeepers were rearing both species (Apis cerana and Tetragonula iridipennis) and rest only A. cerana. The 65.33% beekeepers were interested to rear in indigenous box and 34.67% beekeepers were interested to scientific beehive.