An Ethno-Botanical Study with Special Reference to Fodder Plants of Bastar District of Chhattisgarh

Periodic Research (P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-IV, ISSUE-III, February-2016 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435)

Abstract


 Avinesh Nag

 School of Studies, Deptt. of Forestry and Wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.)



Sharad Nema 

Associate Professor & Head, Deptt. of Forestry and Wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.)


Amitesh Bhatacharya 

School of Studies, Deptt. of Forestry and Wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.)

The study with special reference to availability of fodder plants in Bastar, Chhattisgarh state were done in 2014. The objectives of the study were Identification of fodder yielding plants, availability and pattern of its utilization. The study was done through Ethno-botanical survey of two village viz. Titirgaon and Tekameta, 10 peoples of each village were selected for Personal interviews. The primary data were collected from the selected respondents by personal interview with the help of a set of pre-tested scheduled and questionnaire pertaining to the study. The respondents were either livestock holders or graziers/shepherd. The study revealed that good amount of fodder was available during the month of July to October from various sources in adequate quantity. During the study, 20 species of fodder plants were observed which were frequently used as fodder in the area, out of which 18 were tree, 2 were herb (grasses) and 1 species was shrubby in nature. The study also revealed that the farmer mostly preferred to grow and maintain the leguminous plants in the farm for their cattle as fodder. In the area during the study period, the most preferred fodder plants by the farmers were dub grass ( Cynodon dactylon), babul (Acacia nilotica), Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo) subabul (Leucaena leucocephala), gular (Ficus glomerata) and bamboo leaves (Bambusa bambos, Dendrocalamus strictus). It was also recorded that some plants like Madhuca indica, Curcuma longa, Annona squemosa and Azadirachta indica were used as medicine to cure livestock health problems. 

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