STUDY OF UNDERUTILIZED FRUIT PLANTS AS SOURCE OF FOOD AND ETHNOMEDICINE IN FEROZEPUR JHIRKA

Pawan Kumar¹*, Ajit Kumar², Manish Kumar³, Ram Kishan^4
1Government Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur Jhirka, Nuh, Haryana, 122104, India
²Government Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur Jhirka, Nuh, Haryana, 122104, India
³Government Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur Jhirka, Nuh, Haryana, 122104, India
⁴Government Model Senior Secondary School, Nuh, Haryana, 122104, India
* Corresponding Author : pk5gene@yahoo.com

Received : 21-11-2018     Accepted : 27-12-2018     Published : 30-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 24       Pages : 7624 - 7627
Int J Agr Sci 10.24 (2018):7624-7627

Keywords : Underutilesed plants, malnutrition, Kachari, Jaal, Kair, Jhari Ber
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Government Senior Secondary School, Ferozepur Jhirka, Nuh, Haryana, 122104, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The area of present investigation was Ferozepur Jhirka block located in the Nuh district of Haryana, India which is surrounded by the oldest mountain range- The Aravali Hills. This area is having a considerable biodiversity of underutilesed plants which are not harness fully due to which a wide gap is formed between health and optimal use of natural source of nutrients. In this investigation we were studied and surveyed the Underutilized fruit plants like Kachari, Lasora, Jaal, Kair, Jhari Ber etc which are lesser-known plant species. The present study revealed that the total 24 plants species belongs to 21 genera and 15 families which are commonly consumed by the local people of the area for flavor and taste with a very low knowledge about their nutritional and health benefits. These fruits such as Sahjan, Karonda, Jaal, Lasora etc are the rich source of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers which have the nutritional potential to prevent and cure the malnutrition problem and become a solution to the poverty and unemployment.

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