Non-Timber Forest Products of Koppal District, Karnataka: Indigenous Use

Author(s)	M Siddeshwari, K Kotresha
Country	India
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to evaluate non-timber forest products in the Koppal districts of Karnataka. The report found the involvement of the local inhabitants in the collection of various NTFPs and the result is structured on a survey conducted from 2020 to 2023, resulting in the documentation of a total 114 species under 48 families and 94 genera identified as NTFPs, Among these trees were dominated with 50(44.24%), followed by shrubs 19(16.18%), herbs 30(27%), and climbers 14(12.38%), which were used in different categories by the locals, such as medicinal, wild edible fruit and vegetables, fodder, and domestic purposes. In different category of utility leaf were used most with 48(48%), followed by fruits 37(33%), seed 11(10%), whole plant 9(8%), stem 8(7%), shoot & flower 7(4%), root 6(5.3%) & dye & latex 1(0.88%).
Keywords	Livelihood, Commercial potential, Ethno-botany, Medicinal value, local people.
Field	Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-24
Cite This	Non-Timber Forest Products of Koppal District, Karnataka: Indigenous Use - M Siddeshwari, K Kotresha - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7903
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7903
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gszvjs

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