Local name | Scientific name | Habitata | Seasonal availability | Economic value in INRb per kg | Difference % | Role in adaptations | |
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Remote villages | Transitioned village | ||||||
Koppi | Solanum torvum | JL and HG | April to September | 70.0 | 38.0 | 84.21 | A dependable food during floodc |
Koppir | Solanum khasianum | JL and HG | April to September | 65.0 | 31.0 | 109.67 | As above |
Onger | Zanthoxylum rhetsa | JL, HG, and MCF | Year round | 75.0 | 40.0 | 87.50 | Used year round. Stored after drying for off-season use |
Pumpkin | Cucurbita moschata | JL | April to August | 45.0 | 20.0 | 125.00 | Easily cultivable |
Lalada | Zingiber sp. | JL and HG | May to October | 120.0 | 50.0 | 140.00 | Medicinal and used as cash crop |
Kekir | Zingiber siangensis | JL | May to October | 200.0 | 100.0 | 100.00 | Medicinal and used as cash crop |
Poi | Basella rubra | JL and HG | April to August | 50.0 | 32.0 | 56.25 | A dependable food during flood |
Dhekia saag | Diplazium esculentum | JL and MCF | May to September | 60.0 | 32.0 | 87.50 | As above |
Marshang | Spilanthes acmella | JL, HG, and MCF | April to August | 45.0 | 28.0 | 60.71 | Compatible to grow anywhere |
Ongin | Clerodendrum colebrookianum | JL, HG, and MCF | May to October | 100.0 | 55.0 | 81.82 | Medicinal and can be used year round. Can be stored after drying for off-season use |
Kalmu | A creeper | JL and HG | May to September | 65.0 | 35.0 | 85.71 | Easy in growing and no inputs are required |
Rouri | Piper sylvaticum | JL and HG | May to September | 60.0 | 42.0 | 42.86 | Easy in growing and no inputs are required |
Adi dhania | Eryngium foetidum | JL and HG | April to November | 100.0 | 55.0 | 81.82 | Used as substitute for many vegetables. Can be stored after drying for off-season use |
Statistics | t = 2.94, p < 0.0035 | Overall 89.69% |