Traditional knowledge of biopreservation of perishable vegetable and bamboo shoots in Northeast India as food resources

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Tamang, Buddhiman ^a   Tamang, Jyoti Prakash ^a  

^a SIKKIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anishi; Biopreservation; Ekung; Ethnic fermented vegetables; Eup; Goyang; Gundruk; Hirring; Inziangsang; Khalpi; LAB; Lung siej; Mesu; Northeast india; Sinki; Soibum; Soidon; Soijim

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949117016     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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