Collection and characterization of Citrus indica Tanaka and C. macroptera Montr.: Wild endangered species of northeastern India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1485-1493

  Malik, S K ^a   Chaudhury, R ^a   Dhariwal, O P ^a   Kalia, Rajwant K ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Citrus Gene Sanctuary; Citrus indica; Citrus macropteta; Conservation; Endemic; Hybrid; Indian wild orange; Melanesian papeda

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; CULTIVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOREST COVER; GERMPLASM; HYBRID; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SURVEY; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; GARO HILLS; INDIA; JAINTIA HILL; MEGHALAYA; MIZORAM; NOKREK BIOSPHERE RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA;

CITRUS; CITRUS INDICA; CITRUS LIMON; CITRUS MACROPTERA;

EID: 33750591828     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-005-7468-7     Document Type: Article

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