Diversity and use of wild and non-cultivated edible plants in the Western Himalaya

• Main Authors: Kamal Prasad Aryal (Author), Sushmita Poudel (Author), Ram Prasad Chaudhary (Author), Nakul Chettri (Author), Pashupati Chaudhary (Author), Wu Ning (Author), Rajan Kotru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Local people in the Himalayan region use a wide range of wild and non-cultivated edible plants (WNEPs) for food, spice, medicinal, and cultural purposes. However, their availability, use, status and contribution to livelihood security are poorly documented, and they have been gen...