Ethnobotanical study towards conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in upper catchments of Dhauli Ganga in the central Himalaya

Journal of Mountain Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 286-296

  Kandari, L S ^a   Phondani, P C ^b   Payal, K C ^c   Rao, K S ^c   Maikhuri, R K ^b  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Central Himalaya; Conservation strategy; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Traditional communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858675735     PISSN: 16726316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11629-012-2049-7     Document Type: Article

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