Antiquity of the cultivation and use of Brinjal in India

Asian Agri-History

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-178

  Bhat, Ramesh V ^a   Vasanthi, S ^b  

^a Centre for Science Society and Culture   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; CROP PLANT; CULTIVATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; SOUTH ASIA;

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 47349125141     PISSN: 09717730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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