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PJB-2007-79

ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON USEFUL TREES AND SHRUBS OF HARAMOSH AND BUGROTE VALLEYS, IN GILGIT NORTHERN AREAS OF PAKISTAN

SHER WALI KHAN AND SURAYYA KHATOON
Abstract

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This paper deals with the ethnobotany of Haramosh and Bugrote valleys in Gilgit of the Northern Areas of Pakistan where 48 species of trees and shrubs are used in every day life such as for medicine, shelter, agricultural tools and fuel. These species dealt with in the paper have seventy such uses. The population of the region primarily depends upon plant resources for their domestic needs. However, some plants are cultivated for these purposes.

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