Edible ferns and fern–allies of North East India: a study on potential wild vegetables

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 467-477

  Yumkham, S D ^a   Chakpram, L ^a   Salam, S ^b   Bhattacharya, M K ^c   Singh, P K ^a  

^a MANIPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NAGALAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KARIMGANJ COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ferns; Fern allies; North East India; Wild vegetables

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE SPECIES; ETHNICITY; FERN; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HORTICULTURE; LIVELIHOOD; VEGETABLE; WILD POPULATION;

INDIA;

DIPLAZIUM ESCULENTUM; FILICOPHYTA; HUPERZIA PHLEGMARIA; HUPERZIA SQUARROSA; NEPHROLEPIS CORDIFOLIA;

EID: 84960106490     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: 15735109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-016-0372-5     Document Type: Article

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