Future of systematics and biodiversity research in India: Need for a national consortium and national agenda for systematic biology research

Current Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 631-638

  Pushpangadan, P ^a   Narayanan Nair, K ^b  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

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