Collection of plant genetic resources from Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1279-1289

  Abraham, Z ^a   Senthilkumar, R ^b   John, K Joseph ^a   Sharma, T V R S ^c   Nair, N V ^d   Unnikrishnan, M ^e   Kumaran, P M ^f   George, Johnson K ^b   Uma, S ^g   Latha, M ^a   Malik, S S ^a   Mishra, S K ^a   Bhandari, D C ^a   Pareek, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPICES RESEARCH   (India)

^c CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d SUGARCANE BREEDING INSTITUTE   (India)

^e CENTRAL TUBER CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^f ICAR CENTRAL PLANTATION CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^g ICAR NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR BANANA   (India)

Author keywords

Andaman; Collection; Crop plants; Exploration; Nicobar; Plant biodiversity; Wild relatives

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CROP; GERMPLASM; ISLAND; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ABELMOSCHUS; AMARANTHUS TRICOLOR; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; SPINACIA OLERACEA; VIGNA MUNGO; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 57649200867     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-008-9327-9     Document Type: Article

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