Genetic diversity in germplasm of vetiver grass, Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash ex small

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Lal, R K ^a   Sharma, J R ^a   Mishra, H O ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

Author keywords

Crop improvement; Essential oil; Quantified divergence; Root yield; Soil conservation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRASS; HERITABILITY; PLANT GROWTH; SOIL TREATMENT; VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

VETIVERIA ZIZANIOIDES;

EID: 0031440382     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v05n01_09     Document Type: Article

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