Glutinous rice and its importance for hill farmers in Laos

Economic Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-408

  Roder, Walter ^a,b   Keoboulapha, Bounthanth ^c   Vannalath, Khouanheuane ^c   Phouaravanh, Bouakham ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b RNR RC Jakar   (Bhutan)

^c LAO IRRI Project   (Laos)

Author keywords

food security; slash and burn; sticky rice; traditional varieties; waxy rice

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; JAPONICA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SESAMUM INDICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030425069     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02866522     Document Type: Article

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