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Widening The Food Basket: Underutilized and Underexploited Food Resources (Hardback, Mahendar K. Satapathy & Sidhanta S.Bisnoi)

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Widening The Food Basket: Underutilized and Underexploited Food Resources is a groundbreaking hardback book authored by Mahendar K. Satapathy and Sidhanta S. Bisnoi that unveils an extensive range of underutilized wild plants that hold immense potential in enhancing food security and nutrition. This invaluable resource compiles uncommon information about various wild plants thriving in diverse ecosystems, each possessing a rich profile of nutrients including proteins, amino acids, vitamins, and micronutrients. The book meticulously details each plant species with its local and scientific names, ecology, botanical descriptions, and the parts of the plant utilized in traditional and modern preparations. Beyond just wild plants, it also highlights non-traditional uses of domesticated plants, demonstrating their significant nutritional contributions. Targeted at students and professionals in the fields of botany, agriculture, life sciences, environmental sciences, and nutrition, it aims to raise awareness on affordable, nutritious food sources, especially among key demographics such as women, children, and tribal communities. This essential reference guide encourages the re-evaluation of our food systems, urging individuals and communities to explore and cultivate these neglected resources for a better, more sustainable future.

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Authors Mahendar K. Satapathy & Sidhanta S. Bisnoi
Format Hardback
Nutritional Focus Explores underutilized and underexploited wild and domesticated food plants that are nutrient-rich.
Comprehensive Details Includes local and scientific names, ecology, botanical descriptions, and preparations.
Target Audience Students and professionals in botany, agriculture, life sciences, environmental sciences, and nutrition.
Awareness Raising Focuses on affordable nutritious food for women, children, and tribal communities.
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Publication Type Hardback Book
Number of Pages Specifically not mentioned, typically ranges based on detailed content.
ISBN Not provided in the descriptor
Language English
Target Groups Botany students, Agriculture professionals, Nutritionists, General public
Goal of Publication To enhance awareness about neglected nutritional resources.

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Country of Origin: India

The current book provides uncommon information about a variety of underutilized and underexploited wild plants that thrive in diverse environments and possess a range of nutrients, including protein, amino acids, vitamins, and micro nutrients. Each plant species is detailed with its local and scientific names, ecology, botanical description, the part of the plant used, and the nutrient(s) present, as well as the preparations made from it. The book also includes descriptions of non-traditional preparations of domesticated plants, highlighting their potential nutritional value. This book will be beneficial to a wide range of readers, including students and teachers of Botany, Agriculture, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Nutritionists, as well as the general public. It aims to raise awareness about the availability of affordable, nutritious food resources, with a particular focus on key target groups such as women, children, and tribals.
1. Prickly Chaff FlowerAchyranthes asperaL. 2. Indian Copper LeafAcalypha indicaL. 3. Mountain Knot GrassAerva lantana(L.) Juss 4. OnionAllium cepaL. 5. Node Flower Allmaina GarlicAllium sativumL. 6.Allmania nodifloraR.Br. ex Wight 7. Sessile JoyweedAlternanthera sessilisL.R. Br 8. SanguinariaAlternanthera ficoidea(L.) Sm 9. Red amarnathAmaranthus blitumsubsp.oleraceus(L.) Costea 10. Prickly AmaranthAmaranthus caudatusL 11. Prickly AmaranthAmaranthus spinosusL. 12. Elephant -Head AmaranthAmaranthus tricolorL. 13. Wild AmaranthAmaranthus viridisL. 14. CreatAndrographis paniculata(Burm.f.) Nees 15. Whipcord Cobra LilyArisaema tortuosum(Wall.) Schott 16. NeemAzadirachta indicaA.Juss 17. Indian Thorny BambooBambusa bambos(L.) Voss 18. Indian SpinachBasella albaL. 19. Geranium TreeBauhinia purpureaL. 20. Camel Food ClimberBauhinia vahliiwight Arn. 21. KachnarBauhinia variegataL. 22. White GourdBenincasa hispida(Thunb.) Cogn. 23. Hog WeedBoerhavia diffusaL. 24. RapeBrassica napusL. 25. CauliflowerBrassica oleraceaL. varbotrytisL. 26. CabageBrassica oleraceaL. varcapitataL. 27. Knol-kholBrassica oleraceaL. var.gongylodesL. 28. Quail grassCelosia argenteaL. 29. Indian PennywortCentella asiaticaL. 30. White GoosefootChenopodium albumL. 31. ChickpeaCicer arietinumL.32. Indian bay leaves/Indian CassiaCinnamomum tamalaBuch. Ham. 33. Wild Spider FlowerCleome gynandraL. 34. Asian Spider FlowerCleome viscosaL. 35. Elephant Ear TaroColocasia esculenta(L.) Schott 36. Asian Spider FlowerCommelina attenuate 37. Bengalday FlowerCommelina benghalensisL. 38. White juteCorchorus capsularisL. 39. Sweet Gourd CorianderCoriandrum sativumL. 40.Cucurbita maximaDuchesne 41. ambooDendrocalamus strictus(Roxb.) Nees 42. Purple Sow ThistleEmilia sonchifolia(L.) DC. ex DC. 43. Purple Sow ThistleEnydra fluctuansDC.44. Long CorianderEryngium foetidumL. 45. Giant CabuyaFurcraea foetida(L.) Haw.46. GlinusGlinus oppositifolius(L.) A.D.C.47. RoselleHibiscus sabdariffaL. 48. Medan MastakHybanthus enneaspermus(L.) F. Muell.49. Ceylon HydroleaHydrolea zeylanica(L.) Vahl, 50. Marsh BarbelHygrophila auriculata(Schumach.) Heine, 51. Water BindweedIpomoea aquaticaForssk. 52. Bottle GourdLagenaria siceraria(Molina) Standl. 53. Garden CressLepidium sativumL. 54. Garden GrassLeucas aspera(Willd.) Link. 55. Indian MarshweedLimnophila indica(L.) Druce 56. Dwarf Water CloveMarsilea minutaL. 57. SpearmintMentha spicataL. 58. Tropical girdlepodMitracarpus hirtus(L.) DC. 59. Bitter GourdMomordica charantiaL. 60. Drum StickMoringa oleiferaLam. 61. Curry Tree LeafMurraya koenigiiL. Spreng 62. Midnight horrorOroxylum indicum(L.) Kurz 63. Indian SorrelOxalis corniculataL.64. Skunk vinePaederia foetidaL. 65. Frog FruitPhyla nodiflora(L.) Greene 66. Heyne burnetPimpinella heyneana(Wall. ex DC.) Kurz 67. PeaPisum sativumL. 68. Soft-Stem MintleafPlectranthus mollis(Aiton) Spreng. 69. Alpine knot weedPolygonum plebeiumR. Br. 70. Common PpurslanePortulaca oleraceaL.71. RadishRaphanus sativusL 72. Midnapore CreerperRivea hypocrateriformisChoisy73. Comb RungiaRungia pectinata(L.) Nees 74. Sick SennaSenna tora(L) Roxb75. Black NightshadeSolanum americanumMill. 76. PotatoSolanum tuberosumL. 77. SpinachSpinacia oleraceaL. 78. Ceylon spinachTalinum portulacifolium(Forssk.)79. Indian DillTrachyspermum ammi(L.) Sprague 80. Wild TrefoilTrianthema portulacastrumL. 81. Wild TrefoilTrigonella corniculataL. 82. FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumL. 83. Black Pod VetchVicia sativaL. 84. Wood AppleAegle marmelos(L.) Correa 85. Jack FruArtocarpus heterophyllusLam. 86. CarambolaAverrhoa carambolaL. 87. PalmBorassus flabellierL. 88. Lvy GourdCoccinia grandis(L.) Voigt 89. MuskmelonCucumis meloL. 90. Elephant AppleDillenia indicaL. 91. Asiatic YamDioscorea alataL.92. Air YamDioscorea bulbiferaL. 93. Fire Leaf YamDioscorea pentaphyllaL. 94. White YamDioscorea tomentosaL.95. Gaub ersimmonDiospyros malabarica(Desr.) Kostel 96. Coromandel Ebony PersimmonDiospyros melanoxylonRoxb. 97. Banyan TreeFicus benghalensisL. 98. Cluster Fig TreeFicus recemosaL. 99. Wood AppleLimonia acidissimaGroff 100. Indian Butter reeMadhuca longifolia(J. Koenig ex L.) J.F.Macbr 101. Milk TreeManilkara hexandra(Roxb.) Dubard 102. Spiny GourdMomordica dioicaRoxb. ex Willd. 103. BananaMusa paradisiacaL. 104. LotusNelumbo nucifera Gaertn. 105. Water LilyNymphaea albaL. 106. Date PalmPhoenix sylvestris(L.) Roxb 107. Star GooseberryPhyllanthus acidus(L.) Skeels108. Indian GooseberryPhyllanthus emblicaL.109. Sweet TamarindPithecellobium dulce(Roxb.) Benth. 110. Java PlumSyzygium cumini(L.) Skeets 111. Water ChesnutTrapa natansvar.bispinosa 112. Jackal JujubeZiziphus oenopolia(L.) Mill.

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