Genetic diversity of Phyllanthus emblica in tropical forests of south India: Impact of anthropogenic pressures

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 297-310

  Padmini, S ^a   Rao, M Nageswara ^a   Ganeshaiah, K N ^a,b   Shaanker, R Uma ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pressures; Disturbance; Forest communities; Forests; Genetic diversity; India; NTFP; Phyllanthus emblica; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642515883     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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