Table 3 List of food items accessed by Santhal households from agricultural land and kitchen garden (baari)
S. No | Food items | Accessed from | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Local Name | Common Name | Scientific Name | Agricultural land (n = 196) | Baari (n = 151) | |
Cereals | |||||
| Â | Rice | Rice | Oryza sativa | 180 (91.8%) | - |
| Â | Jondra/Makai | Maize | Zea mays | 65 (33.2%) | 101 (66.9%) |
| Â | Bajra | Bajra | Pennisetum typhoideum | 4 (2.0%) | - |
| Â | Janhe/Ragi | Ragi | Eleusine coracana | 2 (1.0%) | - |
| Â | Jowar | Sorghum | Sorghum vulgare | 2 (1.0%) | - |
Pulses/Seeds | |||||
| Â | Sarson Beej | Mustard seeds | Brassica juncea | 59 (30.1%) | 94 (62.3%) |
| Â | Rehad | Black gram dal | Vigna mungo (L.) | 49 (25.0%) | 56 (37.1%) |
| Â | Kulthi | Horsegram | Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc | 27 (13.8%) | 23 (15.2%) |
| Â | Khesari dal | Khesari dal | Lathyrus sativus L | 9 (4.6%) | - |
| Â | Barbatti (bada ghangra) | Cowpea, brown | Vigna catjang (L.) Walp | 9 (4.6%) | 76 (50.3%) |
| Â | Chana | Bengal gram, dal | Cicer arietinum | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.7%) |
| Â | Masoor | Lentil dal | Lens culinaris | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (0.7%) |
Green Leafy vegetable | |||||
| Â | Sarson patta | Mustard leavesa | Brassica juncea | 68 (34.7%) | 101 (66.9%) |
| Â | Khesari saag | Khesari leavesa | Lathyrus sativus L | 2 (1.0%) | - |
Other Vegetables | |||||
| Â | Barbatti (chota ghangra) | Barbatti vegetable | Vigna catjang (L.) Walp | 29 (14.8%) | 55 (36.4%) |
| Â | Jhingli | Ridge gourd | Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb | - | 53 (35.1%) |
| Â | Baingan | Brinjal | Solanum melongena | 2 (1.0%) | 49 (32.5%) |
| Â | Tamatar | Tomato | Solanum lycopersicum | 1 (0.5%) | 48 (31.8%) |
| Â | Kohda | Pumpkina | Cucurbita maxima | - | 34 (22.5%) |
| Â | Bir Karela | Bitter gourd | Momordica dioica Roxb | - | 32 (21.2%) |
| Â | Kaddu | Bottle gourd | Lagenaria vulgaris | 1 (0.5%) | 29 (19.2%) |
| Â | Kokri | Spine gourd | Momordica dioica Roxb | - | 8 (5.3%) |
| Â | Mirch | Chilli | Capsicum annum | - | 2 (1.3%) |
| Â | Phoolgobhi | Cauliflower | Brassica oleracea var. botrytis | - | 1 (0.7%) |
| Â | Matar | Peas | Pisum sativum | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.7%) |
| Â | Bandhgobhi | Cabbage | Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba | - | 1 (0.7%) |
Roots and Tubers | |||||
| Â | Aloo | Potato | Solanum tuberosum | 52 (26.5%) | 86 (57.0%) |
| Â | Pyaz | Onion | Allium cepa | 1 (0.5%) | 20 (13.2%) |
| Â | Mooli | Radish | Raphanus sativus | - | 1 (0.7%) |
Fruits | |||||
| Â | Kela | Banana | Musa x paradisiaca | - | 1 (0.7%) |
| Â | Papita | Papayaa | Carcia papaya | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.7%) |
26 | Amda | Mangoa | Mangifera indica | - | 1 (0.7%) |