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Probable agricultural biodiversity heritage sites in India: The Eastern and Himalayan region [1]

The Eastern Himalayan region has been proposed as another National Agricultural Biodiversity Heritage Site, based on six indices. The region is the richest in species diversity among the northeastern states of India. It is the center of diversity for several widely distributed plant taxa and a crucible for speciation encompassing several primitive familities.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2009
Anurudh K Singh [2], KS Varaprasad [3]
Asian Agri-History [4]
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Eastern Himalaya [5], Agriculture [6], Agricultural Systems [7], Terrace Cultivation [8], Shifting Cultivation [9], Endangered Species [10], Plant Biodiversity [11], Crop Biodiversity [12], Biodiversity Hotspots [13], Arunachal [14], Sikkim [15], West Bengal [16]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anurudh-k-singh-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ks-varaprasad
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/asian-agri-history
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eastern-himalaya
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-systems
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/terrace-cultivation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shifting-cultivation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-biodiversity
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-biodiversity
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity-hotspots
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal