Yar tsa Gumba (Cordyceps sinensis): A call for its sustainable exploitation

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-172

  Negi, Chandra S ^a   Koranga, Prithvi Raj ^a   Ghinga, Hira Singh ^a  

^a Government Post Graduate College   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cordyceps sinensis; Medicinal plants; Sustainable exploitation

Indexed keywords

EXPLOITATION; FUNGUS; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASCOMYCOTA; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; FUNGI; HEPIALUS; HYPOCREALES;

EID: 33845341117     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500609469669     Document Type: Article

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