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Abstract ....................................................................................................420 11.1 Introduction ...................................................................................420 11.2 Utilities of Computers in Ethnobotany .........................................421 11.3 Relevance of Computers in Current Ethnobotany Practices .........422 11.4 Types of Softwares ........................................................................422 11.5 Types of Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDA)

Based on Their Function .............................................................. 422 11.6 Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) General Approaches ...............428 11.7 Systemization of Ethnobotanical Methods ...................................428 11.8 Steps and Basic Capabilities of CAQDA ......................................429 11.9 Types of Softwares Used in Ethnobotany .....................................432 11.10 Recent Developments in Computer Applications in Ethnobotany ... 451 11.11 Quantitative Research in Ethnobotany ..........................................452 11.12 Types of Quantitative Analysis Softwares ....................................454 11.13 Future Relevance of CAQDA in Ethnobotany ..............................456 Acknowledgements ..................................................................................459 Keywords .................................................................................................459 References ................................................................................................459

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