Cucurbits, Sanskrit, and the Indo-Aryas

Economic Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-112

  Decker Walters, Deena S ^a  

^a Cucurbit Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Cucurbitaceae; India, biogeography; Indo Aryas; Sanskrit

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032911473     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02860800     Document Type: Article

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