Germplasm conservation of multipurpose trees and their role in agroforestry for sustainable agricultural production in Pakistan

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-348

  Baig, Mirza B ^a   Ahmad, Shabbir ^a   Khan, Nowshad ^a   Khurshid, Muhammad ^b  

^a ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Ministry of Environment   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Genetic conservation; Multipurpose trees; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249113880     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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