Present Status and Revival of Millets Cultivation in Himachal Pradesh

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  • V.K. Sood Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062
  • Vinod Sharma CSK HPKVHill Agricultural Research & Extension Centre, Bajaura, Kullu, HP
  • S.P. Dixit Director of Research, CSK HPKV, Palampur
  • Ranjana Verma Department of Food Science, Nutrition & Technology, College of Community Science, CSK HPKV, Palampur
  • G. Katna Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur-176062

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2023-06-01

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Sood, V., Sharma, V., Dixit, S., Verma, R., & Katna, G. (2023). Present Status and Revival of Millets Cultivation in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 49(1), 18–37. Retrieved from https://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/172431

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Volume 49, Issue 1, June 2023

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Status paper

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