AgroScience Today, Volume 2, Issue 2 : 0034-0037

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OPEN ACCESS | Published on : 28-Feb-2021

Underutilized Vegetables of Arunachal Pradesh - A New Source of Nutrition and Income

• Nangsol Dolma Bhutia
• Assistant Professor (Dept. of Vegetable Science), College of Horticulture & Forestry, Central Agricultural University Pasighat-791102, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
• Karma L Bhutia
• Assistant Professor (Dept. of AB&MB), College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa-848125, Bihar, India.

Abstract

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the eighth states of North East India stretching over an area of 83,730 sq.km between 26⁰30’N and 29⁰30’N latitude, and 91⁰31’E and 97⁰30’E longitude. It has varied climate, ranging from sub-tropical in the south to alpine in the north and receives an annual rainfall of about 2000 to 5000 mm. Arunachal Pradesh, one of the North East Indian states is the 12^th mega biodiversity region of the world which is a part of Indo-Burma and Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. It has a rich reservoir of wild edible plant species that has an immense potential to be used for development of new crops through domestication, besides being prospective source of broad gene pool of useful genetic resources essential to plant breeders.

Keywords

Underutilized Vegetables, Arunachal Pradesh, New Source of Nutrition, Income, North East India, biodiversity region

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