Documentation of Fruit Yielding Trees in Hiriyur of Chitradurga district
B.H. Ramesh
Department of Botany, Government First Grade College, Bapuji Nagara Shivamogga-577201 India
ABSTRACT
The study on documentation of fruit yielding trees in Hiriyur of Chitradurga district was carried out during Januaryto December 2022. A total 22 species of fruits utilized by local communities were documented as cultivated or planted in their home gardens of this surveyed region. These species are belonging to 17 genera and 13 families respectively. The most cultivated fruit were found to be Citrus, Punica, Psidium, and Annona followed by Achras, Mangifera and Musa species. The dominant genus was represented by Citrus followed by Annona and Ficus. Though not extensively but Emblica, Carica and Tamarindus here for the sustenance of the livelihood. The reported fruit plants are very nutritious vitamins, proteins, polypeptides and flavonoids. Therefore, sustainable management of these resources for the well being of the local communities as well as to conserve biodiversity is needed.