Folklore uses of Amaranthaceae family from Nara Desert, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1565-1572

  Qureshi, Rahmatullah ^a   Bhatti, G R ^b  

^a PMAS ARID AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b SHAH ABDUL LATIF UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHACEAE;

EID: 70349673767     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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