Carotenoids in lichens in various regions of the Himalayas

Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory

Volumn 80, Issue , 1996, Pages 323-330

  Czeczuga, B ^a   Obermayer, W ^b   Upreti, D K ^c   Sharma, L R ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Dept of Forestry and Plant Research ^*  (Nepal)

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