XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997




VOLUME 3, TOPIC 15


A. K. Mukerji1




    SOME WILD MEDICINAL, SPICE, AROMATIC AND DYE PLANTS AS NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS FOUND IN DIYARBAKIR REGION

    Sezen TansÚ1, DoXan akar2 and zlem Gl Toncer3

    This paper provides a list of some wild medicinal, spice, aromatic and dye plants, spreading family and medicinal uses in the GAP region of Turkey. Most of the major food crops and some medicinal, spice, aromatic and dye originated in drylands like the DiyarbakÚr region. These species have evolved under harsh conditions of temperature and drought. For this reason when these Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs)are brought under cultivation, it is possible to provide additional income to people living in the rural areas and to reduce erosion prevailing in these areas threatened by desertification. Just as the sustainability of NWFPs depends on the sustainability of forests, sustainability of forest production, including NWFPs, requires management.

    1 Çukurova University, Agricultural Faculty, Field Crops Department, Adana, Turkey
    2 Dicle University, Agriculture Faculty, Field Crops Department, DiyarbakÚr, Turkey
    3 Dicle University, Agriculture Faculty, Field Crops Department, DiyarbakÚr, Turkey




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