Degrading population of Cajanus lineatus (Wight et Arn.) Maesen, in parts of the Western Ghats, India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 515-523

  Sahai, Kanak ^a   Rawat, Krishna Kumar ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cajanus lineatus; Crop wild relative; Habitat fragmentation; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LEGUME; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; WESTERN GHATS;

CAJANUS LINEATUS;

EID: 84928340192     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-014-0176-4     Document Type: Article

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