Native plant genetic resources and traditional foods of Uttarakhand Himalaya for sustainable food security and livelihood

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-96

  Mehta, P S ^a   Negi, K S ^a   Ojha, S N ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cultivated species; Food grains; Food security; Natural drinks; Plant genetic resources; Recipes; Spices; Sustainable livelihood; Traditional foods; Uttarakhand Himalaya; Wild species

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551638312     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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