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Lalji Singh , Jay Ant Kasture , U. S. Singh , S. S. Shaw

Abstract

The study was conducted on documentation of utilization of products of plant resources by local inhabitants of Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve (AABR) district Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Twenty six tree species were found in the study site and their products were collected and utilized for domestic and commercial purposes. Tree species come under sixteen families and the abundance of families of tree species were in the order of Anacardiaceae, Combretaceae and Euphorbiaceae. The study revealed that the demand for tree species like Buchanania lanzan (Char), Syzygium cumini (Jamun), Emblrea officinalis (Aonla), Aegle marmelos (Bael), Diospyros melanoxylon (Tendu) and Semecarpus anacardium (Bhelwa) etc. has alarmingly increased in the recent past due to their multiple uses and commercial exploitation. Few useful tree species such as Shorea rubusta (Sal), Terminalia alata (Saja), Madhuca indica (Mahua), Diosp yros melanoxylon (Tendu), T. chebula (Barra), T. beUirrea (Bahera), Cleistanthus collinus (Karra), Semecarpus anacardium (Bhelwa), Syzygium cumini (Jamun), Lannea coromandelrea (Gunja) and Anogeissus latifolia (Dhawra) are observed in the area. The study emphasized to conserve and domesticate these tree species for improving the livelihood oflocal inhabitants.

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Exploitation, Local Inhabitants, Tribals

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Yogendra Singh ¹, Anita Bajpai ², U. S. Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture (Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyala), Jabalpur, M.P., IN
2 G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, U.S. Nagar, Uttarakhand, IN

Abstract

Aromatic rices are preferred by consumers all over the world due to its flavour and palatability. A large number of these collections are available but there is still scope for systemic analysis on grain quality and genetic divergence front. India possesses an immense wealth of Basmati and non Basmati aromatic rice varieties and land races exhibiting a wide variability in their grain quality and cooking characteristics. In present study forty varieties/lines of Basmati and non Basmati aromatic rices were evaluated for their physical and quality characteristics. Among all quality characteristics aroma was considered as most important quality parameter of high quality rice. In our study aroma ranged from very low to strong. The gelatinizing temperature ranged from low to high intermediate category. This was indirectly decided by alkali digestion score which ranged from 7.0 to 2.0. Cooked kernel length, cooked kernel breadth, elongation ratio, gel consistency and amylose content were also recorded. Various grain quality parameters of these varieties/lines were compared to premium Dehradun basmati 3020. Based on this study it was revealed that besides Basmati rice other non Basmati aromatic rice varieties should also promoted by scientists and adopted by more and more farmers and traders so the consumers can get better aromatic rice at lower cost and simultaneously we can maintain our traditional non basmati aromatic rice germ plasm.

Keywords

Grain Quality, Aromatic Rice, Elongation Ratio, Amylose Content, Alkali Digestion Score

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