Spiny coriander (Eryngium foetidum L.): A commonly used, neglected spicing-culinary herb of Mizoram, India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1085-1090

  Singh, B K ^a,b   Ramakrishna, Y ^a   Ngachan, S V ^a  

^a ICAR RESEARCH COMPLEX FOR NEH REGION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF VEGETABLE RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Eryngial (E 2 dodecenal); Eryngium foetidum L.; Mizoram; Shade loving spice herb; Spiny coriander

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORIANDRUM SATIVUM; ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM; SCORPIONES;

EID: 84904979319     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-014-0130-5     Document Type: Article

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