Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical survey of some threatened medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya, India

Parvaiz Ahmad Lone*
  • Parvaiz Ahmad Lone*
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj
  • Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Kunwar Wajahat Shah
  • Kunwar Wajahat Shah
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Suraya Tabasum
  • Suraya Tabasum
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Parvaiz Ahmad Lone*
  • Parvaiz Ahmad Lone*
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj
  • Ajay Kumar Bhardwaj
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Kunwar Wajahat Shah
  • Kunwar Wajahat Shah
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Suraya Tabasum
  • Suraya Tabasum
  • Department of Botany, Government Narmada Post Graduate College Hoshangabad- 461001 Madhya Pradesh, India.
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  •  Received: 16 October 2014
  •  Accepted: 01 December 2014
  •  Published: 17 December 2014

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