Caterpillar fungus (ophiocordyceps sinensis) production and sustainability on the tibetan plateau and in the himalayas

Asian Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 291-316

  Winkler, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Mycology; Rural economy; Sustainable development; Tibet; Yartsa gunbu (Cordyceps sinensis)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255182212     PISSN: 1573420X     EISSN: 15734218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157342109X568829     Document Type: Review

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