Financial viability and conservation role of betel leaf based agroforestry: An indigenous hill farming system of khasia community in Bangladesh

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-136

  Rahman, Mizanur ^a   Rahman, Mohammad Mahfuzur ^b   Islam, Mahmuda ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Betel leaf; Conservation; Homegarden; Khasia

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FARMING SYSTEM; LEAF; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEDICINAL PLANT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

PIPER BETEL;

EID: 65549099229     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-009-0023-1     Document Type: Article

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