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DOI	10.3390/biology10090827
	Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region
	Haq, Shiekh Marifatul; Yaqoob, Umer; Calixto, Eduardo Soares; Rahman, Inayat Ur; Hashem, Abeer; Abd Allah, Elsayed Fathi; Alakeel, Maha Abdullah; Alqarawi, Abdulaziz A.; Abdalla, Mohnad; Hassan, Musheerul; Bussmann, Rainer W.; Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood; Rahman, Sami Ur; Ijaz, Farhana
通讯作者	Rahman, IU (corresponding author), Hazara Univ, Dept Bot, Mansehra 21300, Pakistan.
来源期刊	BIOLOGY-BASEL
EISSN	2079-7737
出版年	2021
卷号	10 期号:9
英文摘要	Simple Summary Indigenous communities are a large resource of increasingly endangered, traditionally used medicinal plants and the associated ecological knowledge, which needs to be documented quickly as the base to establish sustainable livelihoods and healthcare systems. Through the interaction of indigenous knowledge, biodiversity, and the surrounding environment, these communities have developed their livelihoods over time. In this study, we tried to obtain an in-depth understanding of ethnomedicinal, cultural, and ritual perspectives on plant diversity in the Ladakh region and evaluated how the wild flora of Ladakh could improve local livelihoods and alleviate poverty. By surveying and applying open- and close-ended semi-structured interviews and group discussions in three communities, we documented 105 ethnobotanically important plants belonging to 39 families. The Balti and Brokpa ethnic groups showed greater similarity, whereas the least overlap in plant use was observed between Beda and Brokpa. Plants common to all cultures were mostly used for medicinal applications, while some were also used for religious purposes in the two major religions (Islam and Buddhism). A total of 37 species were shared by all cultures (Balti, Brokpa, and Beda). The cluster analysis elucidated three major clusters of different ethnobotanical usage. The first cluster included food and medicinal plants, the second included clusters of dye and flavor plants, and the third included plants used for fragrance, oil, fuel wood, and fodder. Plant parts were collected based on their availability in distinct pheno-phases according to the Tibetan traditional calendar. This study's findings revealed that plants provide tangible economic benefits to indigenous communities, in addition to aiding in the treatment of various ailments. Sustainable use and management of wild resources can help improve livelihoods and food security and alleviate poverty. The nomadic pastoral indigenous communities of the Ladakhi people share roots with Tibetan culture in terms of food, clothing, religion, festivals, and habits, and rely widely on plant resources for survival and livelihood. This survey was conducted during 2019-2021 to document the indigenous knowledge about plant resources of the Balti, Beda, and Brokpa communities of the Ladakh region, trans-Himalayas. Open- and close-ended semi-structured interviews (N = 184) and group discussions (N = 17) were used to collect the data. Quantitative data was further analyzed using various statistical tools. A total of 105 plant species belonging to 82 genera and 39 families were used as medicine, fuel wood, fragrance, oil, food, flavor, fodder, decoration, and dye. Among these, medicinal use was most prevalent, with 70% of use reports, followed by fodder and fuel wood. Leaves (27%) were the most preferred plant part used, followed by roots and flowers. The principal component analysis revealed five clusters of ethnobotanical usage, i.e., food, medicine, fuel wood, fodder, and fragrance, oil, dye, and flavor. The maximum number of plant species used was reported by the Brokpa, while the Beda reported the minimum number of plant species uses. Delphinium brunonianum, Waldheimia tomentosa, and Juniperus indica played a significant role in the cultural and religious ritual aspects, whereas Allium przewalskianum, Waldheimia tomentosa, Juniperus indica, and Hippophae rhamnoides were commonly used as a livelihood source among Ladakhi communities. The local people collected most plants (65%) for self-consumption, while the rest (35%) were sold in markets as a source of income. The sustainable utilization and management of plant resources by local people is a strategy to boost livelihoods and food security and alleviate poverty.
英文关键词	biodiversity ethnobotanical uses plant resource Ladakh chord diagram trans-Himalayas
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000699132300001
WOS关键词	COLD DESERT LADAKH ; MEDICINAL-PLANTS ; MANOOR VALLEY ; KNOWLEDGE ; ETHNOBOTANY ; DISTRICT ; CONSERVATION ; DIVERSITY ; FOOD
WOS类目	Biology
WOS研究方向	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics
来源机构	King Saud University
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/368462
作者单位	[Haq, Shiekh Marifatul; Yaqoob, Umer] Univ Kashmir Srinagar, Dept Bot, Srinagar 190006, India; [Haq, Shiekh Marifatul] Wildlife Trust India, Wildlife Crime Control Div, Noida 201301, India; [Calixto, Eduardo Soares] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biol, BR-05315970 Sao Paulo, Brazil; [Rahman, Inayat Ur; Ijaz, Farhana] Hazara Univ, Dept Bot, Mansehra 21300, Pakistan; [Hashem, Abeer; Alakeel, Maha Abdullah] King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Bot & Microbiol Dept, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [Abd Allah, Elsayed Fathi; Alqarawi, Abdulaziz A.] King Saud Univ, Coll Food & Agr Sci, Dept Plant Prod, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [Abdalla, Mohnad] Shandong Univ, Cheeloo Coll Med, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, Key Lab Chem Biol,Minist Educ,Dept Pharmaceut, 44 Cultural West Rd, Jinan 250012, Peoples R China; [Hassan, Musheerul] Clybay Res Private Ltd, Bangalore 560114, Karnataka, India; [Bussmann, Rainer W.] Ilia State Univ, Inst Bot, Dept Ethnobot, 1 Bot St, GE-0105 Tbilisi, Georgia; [Abbasi, Arshad Mehmood] COMSATS Univ Islamabad, Dept Environm ...
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Haq, Shiekh Marifatul,Yaqoob, Umer,Calixto, Eduardo Soares,et al. Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region[J]. King Saud University,2021,10(9).
APA	Haq, Shiekh Marifatul.,Yaqoob, Umer.,Calixto, Eduardo Soares.,Rahman, Inayat Ur.,Hashem, Abeer.,...&Ijaz, Farhana.(2021).Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region.BIOLOGY-BASEL,10(9).
MLA	Haq, Shiekh Marifatul,et al."Plant Resources Utilization among Different Ethnic Groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region".BIOLOGY-BASEL 10.9(2021).