Potential of indigenous plant genetic resources present in Agutaya Island as alternative sources of food by the Agutaynen tribe in Palawan, Philippines
2012
Lerom, R.R., Western Philippines Univ., Aborlan, Palawan (Philippines)
Ethnobotanical survey of plant genetic resources was conducted in Agutaya, Island, Palawan. The survey revealed some rare plants utilized by the Agutaynen which are good sources of food during famine and when scarcity of food situation exist in the island. The study was able to document some plants utilized as food by the Agutaynen tribe. These include the following plants: Coix lacryhma-jobi L., (Adlai) 2 varieties, millet (down) 2 varieties, Sorghum bicolor L. (battad) 2 varieties, Lumabong 2 legume varieties and (Oryza sativa L.) 3 upland rice varieties. These plant genetic resources were used by the Agutaynen during scarcity of food and these plants are regularly planted along with upland rice. They have developed cultural practices to utilize the plants as sources of food. Like for instance, the Adlai grains are pounded using the mortar and pestle with banana leaves to prevent it from getting out from the mortar. The same is true with battad and dawa which were processed with mortar and pestle then cook as porridge. Further studies, should be conducted to these indigenous food plants in the area to be able to learn their full potential as sources of food in Palawan and especially to study the cultural production practices of these plants.
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