Ethnobotanical study of edible wild plants in some selected districts of Ethiopia

Human Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-118

  Addis, Getachew ^a   Urga, Kelbessa ^a   Dikasso, Dawit ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Drought; Edible wild plants; Ethiopia; Food shortage; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

FUNGI;

EID: 15844364206     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-005-1656-0     Document Type: Article

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