Assessment of standing stock of thorny bamboo [Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss] in the homegardens of Palakkad and Malappuram districts in Kerala

Journal of Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 20-25

  Kumar, B M ^a  

^a KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo growers; Bamboo sale; Growing stock; Rural bamboo

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BAMBOS;

EID: 57649134355     PISSN: 0971636X     EISSN: 09735399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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