Folk biological classification of minor millet species in Kolli Hills, India

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-70

  Rengalakshmi, R ^a  

^a M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

folk taxonomy; Kolli Hills; Malayali tribal people; minor millets

Indexed keywords

PANICUM MILIACEUM; PANICUM SUMATRENSE; PASPALUM; PASPALUM SCROBICULATUM; SETARIA ITALICA;

EID: 33745960349     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771(2005)25[59:FBCOMM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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