Utilization of wild citrus by Khasi and Garo tribes of Meghalaya

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 121-127

  Upadhaya, Anamika ^a   Chaturvedi, S S ^a   Tiwari, B K ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Citrus indica Yu.Tanaka; Citrus latipes (Swingle) Yu.Tanaka; Citrus macroptera montrouz; Garo tribe; Khasi tribe; Meghalaya; Utilization; Wild

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; DOCUMENTATION; FOREST; FRUIT; HUMAN; SPECIES; VEGETATION;

EID: 84952795650     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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