Bamboo resources in the homegardens of Assam: A case study from Barak Valley

Journal of Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 46-49

  Nath, Arun Jyoti ^a   Das, Ashesh Kumar ^a  

^a ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo groves; Priority species; Sustainable management; Village bamboo

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BALCOOA; BAMBUSA VULGARIS;

EID: 57649138055     PISSN: 0971636X     EISSN: 09735399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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