The study of endangered and threatened food species of family Poaceae from Coal Region District Umaria (M.P.)
Kanhaiya Lal Kumhar
Department of Botany, S. G. S. Govt. Autonomous P. G. College Sidhi-486661 (India) Email. Klprajapati.82@gmail.com, dr.klprajapati.82@gmail.com Contact No. 9993277934,6264347150
ABSTRACT
Coal region is located in south estern part of Madhya Pradesh covering five districts namely West katni, East Shahdol, North Sidhi and Rewa South Sihora. Floristic survey was carried out in the Coal region. It was found that the area under study has eight species of various milleta which are threatened or critically endangered. Main reasons responsible for shrinking of the population are over grazing, plugging old grassland, clearing of forest for agriculture, megaprojects and felling of plants for fire wood, felling of trees for leaf.