17Jul 2017

STUDY ON DYE YIELDING PLANTS OF THE KARBIS OF NAGAON, ASSAM.

  • Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, Arunachal Pradesh.
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Nagaon District, Assam near Kaziranga National Park is rich in biodiversity and contributes a lot to the total biodiversity of the state. The area is inhabited by various ethnic groups having a rich knowledge of natural products. A survey was conducted during 2014-2015 within the Karbi community on the use of natural dye yielding plants. A total of 25 plants were enumerated during the study, along with their botanical names, families, plant parts used and the colours produced.

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[Ayam Victor Singh. (2017); STUDY ON DYE YIELDING PLANTS OF THE KARBIS OF NAGAON, ASSAM. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 382-385] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Ayam Victor Singh*
Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh-791112, Arunachal Pradesh.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4729      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4729

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