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Nutritional Importance of Seabuckthorn


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1 Department of Forestry, College of Forestry (V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry), Ranichauri, (Tehri Garhwal), India
2 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India
3 Rani Laxshhmi Bhi Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (U.P.), India
     

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Seabuckthorn (Hippophae spp) a promising multipurpose tree of Himalaya, belonging to the family Elaeagnaceae, and is the most useful genus in the family. It is a thorny, temperate bush and is widely distributed throughout the dry temperate regions of Europe and Asia. As the name indicates Seabuckthorn, the plant has been growing from sea level to high altitude mountain regions but mainly distributed in higher elevation of Indian Himalaya, from Ladakh (J & K) to Lahaul-Spiti (H.P), Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh (Chauhan, 1995). Under natural conditions Seabuckthorn grows on slopes, well drained soil with silt, river banks, lakes, sea shores and waste lands. It is well adapted to dry conditions. Seabuckthorn the wonder plant of cold arid Himalaya, grows in wastelands, dry rocks and along river belts in Indus, Nubra, Chanthang, Suru, zanskar and Lauhal-Spiti valleys in India (Singh et al., 2000).
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R. S. Bali
Department of Forestry, College of Forestry (V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry), Ranichauri, (Tehri Garhwal), India
Ravinder Kour
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India
Usha
Rani Laxshhmi Bhi Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (U.P.), India

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Seabuckthorn (Hippophae spp) a promising multipurpose tree of Himalaya, belonging to the family Elaeagnaceae, and is the most useful genus in the family. It is a thorny, temperate bush and is widely distributed throughout the dry temperate regions of Europe and Asia. As the name indicates Seabuckthorn, the plant has been growing from sea level to high altitude mountain regions but mainly distributed in higher elevation of Indian Himalaya, from Ladakh (J & K) to Lahaul-Spiti (H.P), Kumaon and Garhwal in Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh (Chauhan, 1995). Under natural conditions Seabuckthorn grows on slopes, well drained soil with silt, river banks, lakes, sea shores and waste lands. It is well adapted to dry conditions. Seabuckthorn the wonder plant of cold arid Himalaya, grows in wastelands, dry rocks and along river belts in Indus, Nubra, Chanthang, Suru, zanskar and Lauhal-Spiti valleys in India (Singh et al., 2000).