Community Seed Banks for Climate-Resilient Forest Tree Species and Sustainable Land Management in India

Manish Kumar Singh

doi:10.36808/if/2026/v152i6A/171324

Community Seed Banks for Climate-Resilient Forest Tree Species and Sustainable Land Management in India

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Manish Kumar Singh Center for Excellence on Sustainable Land Management, ICFRE, Dehradun 248 006

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2026/v152i6A/171324

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