Commercial viability of cultivation of an endangered medicinal herb Nardostachys jatamansi at three different agroclimatic zones

Current Science

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1481-1488

  Chauhan, R S ^a   Nautiyal, M C ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agroclimatic zone; Cultivation; Nardostachys jatamansi; Profit; Yield

Indexed keywords

NARDOSTACHYS; NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI;

EID: 31644450349     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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