Status of medicinal plants in the disturbed and the undisturbed sacred forests of Meghalaya, northeast India: Population structure and regeneration efficacy of some important species

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-231

  Laloo, R C ^a   Kharlukhi, L ^a   Jeeva, S ^a   Mishra, B P ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Population structure; Regeneration efficacy; Sacred groves; Traditional healthcare system

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA; CINNAMOMUM; PICRASMA; PICRASMA JAVANICA;

EID: 33644584614     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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