Economic viability of cultivation of Swertia chirayita, a high value endangered medicinal herb in Himalaya

Zeitschrift fur Arznei- und Gewurzpflanzen

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 118-124

  Badola, H K ^a   Pradhan, B K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Critically endangered; Cultivation; Economic viability; Himalaya; Medicinal herb; Swertia chirayita

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053957230     PISSN: 14319292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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