Impact of «Jhum Cultivation on the Agro-ecology of Mountains and Socio-economy of Tribal peoples

Asian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Rezaul Karim, S M ^a   Mansor, Mashhor ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Fallow period; Jhum cultivation; Tribal peoples

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 80054778731     PISSN: 18191894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajar.2011.109.114     Document Type: Article

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