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Suman Malla , Gopal Shukla , Sumit Chakravarty

Abstract

Plant gathering activities by the tribal communities of Tripura consist collection and conservation of 61 wild plant species for fruits, flowers, ischolar_mains, tubers, stems, leaves, barks etc. This is primarily the responsibility of women but if necessary males render their help. The paper documents the various forest produces which are used as food, medicine, dye, aroma, etc. that form the part and parcel of unique pattern and choice of life style and the ways of conservation of these plants by the different tribal communities of Tripura.

Keywords

Tripura, Tribal Community, Utilization, In-situ Conservation, Biodiversity, Wild Plants

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Suman Malla , Gopal Shukla , Sumit Chakravarty

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An experiment consisting of four dates of collection (9^th February, 19^th February, 1^st March and 11^th March) and three pod lengths (less than 10, 10-20 and more than 20 cm) were analyzed to study the effect on germination and initial growth of seedlings of Albizia lebbeck (Benth.) at Pundibari, West Bengal, India during February to July 2007. It was found that th pods collected on 19^th February having length 10-20 cm gave significantly higher germination and initial seedling growth.

Keywords

Date of Collection, Pod Length, Germination, Initial Seedling Growth, Albizia lebbeck

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