Wild Edible Plants in parts of Himalayan region

Natural resources with potential economic significance are crucial in maintaining the subsistence lifestyles of traditional mountain societies. The ability of given wild bioresources to continue meeting both subsistence and market needs however, largely depends upon sustainable harvesting and appropriate management practices for theirconservation. The wild edibles of the Himalayas need to be promoted as a horticultural crop and the farmers/local people need to be encouraged to develop/establish nurseries of these wild edibles. Efforts are required for value addition and create awareness about their high nutritive and medicinal value. The information on such plants may help to add variety to the monotonous diet so that requirements of minerals and vitamins etc. are easily met and help in publicizing the hitherto less known resources of wild fruits to many naturalists, visitors, tourists, mountaineers, researchers, and the local population. This book emphasizes mainly is wild edible plants in Part of Tehri Garhwal Region, UttarakhandHimalayas.