HOMESTEAD PLANT BIODIVERSITY STATUS IN DUMURIA UPAZILA OF KHULNA DISTRICT

Abstract

The survey study was conducted at Dumuria upazila of Khulna district to determine the status of homegardens and homestead owners’ perceptions on biodiversity conservation through homegardening and to explore its relationship with the selected characteristics of the homestead owners. One hundred and ten homestead owners were chosen randomly and used for collecting data during the period from 23 November 2012 to 14 February 2013 for the study. An interview schedule with simple technique and visual observation was used for survey. A total of 69 different tree species was recorded in the homesteads of study area viz. Areca catechu L., Azadirachta indica, Swietenia macrophylla King, Cocos nucifera L., Musa spp., Mangifera indica L., Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam., Pouteria sapota