Morphological and biochemical variations in Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. from mountains of Pakistan

Acta Botanica Croatica

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 121-128

  Ahmad, Syed D ^a   Sabir, Mubasher S ^a   Juma, Mir ^a   Asad, Hussain S ^a  

^a University College of Agriculture   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; District Poonch; Elaeagnus umbellata; Himalaya; Morphology; Oil content; Pakistan; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ELAEAGNUS UMBELLATA;

EID: 20844432589     PISSN: 03650588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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