Effect of Altitude on Energy Exchange Characteristics of Some Alpine Medicinal Crops from Central Himalayas

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Chandra, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alpine medicinal crops; Altitudinal gradient; Energy exchange

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CROP YIELD; ENERGY FLOW; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TUNGNATH; UTTARANCHAL;

EID: 1142293837     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-2250.2003.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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