Agrobiodiversity in a Biodiversity Hotspot: Kerala State, India. Its Origin and Status

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-82

  Nayar, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Agrobiodiversity; Biodiversity hotspots; Crop wild relatives conservation; India; Kerala

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP PLANT; HETEROGENEITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STATE ROLE; WILD POPULATION;

INDIA; KERALA; SRI LANKA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 79951552547     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-010-9555-7     Document Type: Article

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