Less known wild edible plants used by the Gujjar tribe of district Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir State-India

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-224

  Rashid, Abdul ^a   Anand, V K ^a   Serwar, Jawaid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Cultivated plants; Ecological imbalance; Himalaya; Nomadic life style; Wild edibles

Indexed keywords

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; ROSACEAE; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 41649099659     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2008.219.224     Document Type: Article

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