Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources

  • Year: 1999
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 3

Agro-biodiversity and crop genetic resources in North-Western Himalayas

  • Author:
  • Arun Gupta, V. P. Mani, M. K. Sinha, V. S. Chauhan
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 410 to 416

Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, (ICAR), Almora 263601 (Uttar Pradesh).

Abstract

Western Himalaya contributed a great deal in conservation of crop genetic resources such as amaranths, chenopods, buckwheat, maize, wheat, fingermillet, Echinochloa frumeritacea, rice, lentil, pyrus, prunus, sorbus, Rubus, Ribes, Hordecom, Allicum, Lepidium, Carum, Cicer, Cucumis etc. Extent of variability in some of these crop has been depicted in this paper.

Keywords

Agro-biodiversity, economic plants, NW Himalayas