Seed germination behaviour of some medicinal plants of Lahaul and Spiti cold desert (Himachal Pradesh): Implications for conservation and cultivation

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1113-1118

  Sharma, Rajender Kumar ^a   Sharma, Shashi ^a   Sharma, Shanti S ^a  

^a HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cold desert; Conservation; Cultivation; Medicinal plants; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; BUNIUM PERSICUM; CARUM CARVI; COSTUS; HYOSCYAMUS; HYOSCYAMUS NIGER; INULA; INULA RACEMOSA; RHEUM; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM; SAUSSUREA; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646761351     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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