Structure and Functioning of Traditional Hill Agroecosystems of Garhwal Himalaya

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 267-289

  Semwal, R L ^a   Maikhuri, R K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE;

GARHWAL HIMALAYA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030320022     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.1996.9754784     Document Type: Article

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