Potential for domestication and commercialization of Hoodia and Opuntia species in Botswana

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1199-1203

  Tibe, O ^a   Modise, D M ^b   Mogotsi, K K ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commercialisation; Communities; Domestication Hoodia; Opuntia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SPECIES; ANIMAL FOOD; BOTSWANA; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; CROP; DESERT; DOMESTICATION; FRUIT; HOODIA; INDUSTRY; OPUNTIA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; CACTACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; HOODIA; HOODIA GORDONII; OPUNTIA;

EID: 43449133318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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