• Neeta Dandsena1
• Dr. Sharad Nema2

FRUITS FROM THE WOODS: AN EXPLORATION OF WILD EDIBLE FRUITS OF BASTAR REGION OF CHHATTISGARH Neeta Dandsena1 and Dr. Sharad Nema2 1. Agriculture Extension Officer, Distt.Bastar (Chhattisgarh), India 2. Associate Professor (Forestry) ,School of Studies (Forestry and Wildlife) Bastar Vishwavidylaya, Jagdalpur Bastar (C.G.) India Email: neetadandsena@gmail.com Abstract: The present investigation was carried out to explore and identify the wild edible fruits to create awareness to understand the contribution of selected wild underutilized fruits in the region at various places in study area of Bastar region. Though Wild edible fruits like Diospyros melanoxylon (Ebony), Syzgium cumini (Jamun), Tamarindus indicus (Imli), Emblica officinalis (Amla),Buchanania lanzan (Chirongi), Annona sqamosa (Custard apple), Ziziphus mauntiana (Ber) etc are neither large nor fleshy and contain lots of seeds, They are highly perishable and difficult to store in the fresh form also high acidity and/or strong astringent taste and often available only in the local markets and are rarely known in other parts of the country. Fruits of these wild species are cheap and highly nutritious. These wild food resources have the potential to uplift the economic condition of the local people and add forgotten flavor and nutrition in the food basket again and may offer a sustainable source of income and employment for the local people and tribal.

"FRUITS FROM THE WOODS: AN EXPLORATION OF WILD EDIBLE FRUITS OF BASTAR REGION OF CHHATTISGARH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.91-94, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905K12.pdf

"FRUITS FROM THE WOODS: AN EXPLORATION OF WILD EDIBLE FRUITS OF BASTAR REGION OF CHHATTISGARH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp91-94, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905K12.pdf