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ArticleJournal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine2019

Plant-derived utility products: knowledge comparison across gender, age and education from a tribal landscape of western Himalaya.

Alpy Sharma, Deepika Thakur, Sanjay Kr Uniyal

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Article in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Alpy SharmaHigh Altitude Biology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
Deepika ThakurHigh Altitude Biology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
Sanjay Kr UniyalHigh Altitude Biology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, 176061, India. suniyal@ihbt.res.in.

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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change GAP 1099
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Abstract

backgroundPlant-derived utility products (PDPs) play an important role in sustaining humans, especially tribal communities. Despite this, knowledge on PDPs is declining.

methodsThe present study was therefore carried to document the PDPs used by Bhangalis, a tribal community of western Himalaya, through door-to-door surveys (n=420) and detailed questionnaire recordings (n=240). In addition to taxonomic richness, frequency of species used; use value (UV), use diversity (UD), and cultural importance index (CI) were also analysed. Knowledge comparison between genders, four identified age groups (group 1: 16-32 years, group 2: 33-49 years, group 3: 50-66 years, group 4: >66 years), and level of education of the respondents was also carried out using multiple regression in SPSS.

resultsBhangalis reported 55 PDPs under five use categories namely tools (34), artefacts (7), construction and storage (6 each), and miscellaneous (2). For making these PDPs, 20 plant species representing 12 families were used. Picea smithiana (16.54%), Cedrus deodara (14.96%), Cotoneaster bacillaris (12.60%) and Quercus semecarpifolia (11.02%) reported the highest use frequency. On an average 15.13±0.25 PDPs per respondent was noted. Similarly, Picea smithiana (UV=0.088) and Cedrus deodara (UV= 0.079) reported the highest UV when compared to other species. Amongst all the species, maximum UD was revealed for Juglans regia in the tool category (0.91). On the other hand, maximum CI was also recorded for Picea smithiana (CI

conclusionsBhangalis still use PDPs that have a crucial role in their lifestyle. However, their use is declining. A multipronged strategy that not only focusses on socio-economic characteristics but also on awareness especially at school levels is desired.

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EthnobotanyKnowledgeAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultBhangalisBioresourceHimalayaToolTraditional

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