Abstract

The increasing level of human population’ demand on wild plant species necessitate identification of new plants as source of food. A study conducted in unexplored tribal pockets of Tamil Nadu to assess the availability of the wild plant resources and their sustainable utilization by the local people have resulted in the recording of 39 plant species used by them. This information will be helpful to promote development and commercialisation of under-utilized species as well as promoting in situ conservation of wild crop relatives and wild plants for increasing the food production.

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