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Edible Wild Tuber belonging to the Dioscorea<\/em> group<\/p>\n An edible wild tuber traditionally gathered from the forests and countryside of Kodagu.<\/p>\n Akki Kalanji is an edible wild tuber traditionally found in the natural landscape of Kodagu. It belongs to the Dioscorea<\/em> group of tuberous plants.<\/p>\n The tuber is notable for growing relatively close to the surface and does not penetrate very deeply into the soil, making it possible to identify and harvest it using traditional knowledge.<\/p>\n The plant produces an underground tuber. Unlike some deep-growing tubers, Akki Kalanji is described as occurring relatively near the surface of the soil.<\/p>\n Traditionally found in the natural vegetation, forest margins and uncultivated areas of Kodagu.<\/p>\n The tuber itself is the useful part of the plant.<\/p>\n The tuber was located through knowledge of the plant and its growth pattern and carefully removed from the soil.<\/p>\n Wild tubers traditionally required appropriate cleaning and preparation before consumption. Knowledge of preparation was an important part of traditional food practices.<\/p>\n Identification of edible wild plants and tubers formed part of the traditional ecological knowledge of communities living in Kodagu.<\/p>\n Its availability depended on the natural growth cycle of the plant and local seasonal conditions.<\/p>\n Akki Kalanji represents the traditional use of wild edible plants as supplementary food resources and reflects the close relationship between Kodagu communities and their natural environment.<\/p>\n Before the widespread availability of modern commercial food sources, wild plants, roots and tubers formed part of the traditional food knowledge of rural communities.<\/p>\n Collected from forests, forest edges and uncultivated natural areas of Kodagu.<\/p>\n Knowledge and use of wild edible tubers have declined with changes in food habits, reduced dependence on forest foods and the gradual loss of traditional plant knowledge.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Short Description<\/h2>\n
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