Updated estimates of wild edible and threatened plants of Assam: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-423

  Sarma, Hemen ^a   Tripathi, Amit Kumar ^a   Borah, Souravjyoti ^a   Kumar, Devendra ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Forest types; Plants resource; Threatened plants; Wild edible plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869066050     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2010.414.423     Document Type: Article

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