Prosopis pods as human food, with special reference to Kenya

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 3 SPECIAL EDICTION, 2007, Pages 419-424

  Choge, S K ^a   Pasiecznik, N M ^b   Harvey, M ^c   Wright, J ^c   Awan, S Z ^c   Harris, P J C ^d  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Agroforestry Enterprises   (France)

^c Henry Doubleday Research Association   (United Kingdom)

^d Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin; Human food; Kenya; Ochratoxin A; Prosopis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; FISH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

AFLATOXIN; OCHRATOXIN A; PROSOPIS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CARBOHYDRATES; FISH; FOOD PRODUCTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TOXIC MATERIALS;

FOOD; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; NUTRITION; SHRUB; WEED;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA; PROSOPIS PALLIDA;

EID: 34250358348     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v33i3.180613     Document Type: Conference Paper

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