Edible indigenous wild fruit plants of eastern Botswana

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-460

  Motlhanka, D M T ^a   Motlhanka, P ^a   Selebatso, T ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Eastern Botswana; Edible wild fruits; Food security; Nutrition; Traditional fruit recipes; Tswapong hills

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749137280     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2008.457.460     Document Type: Article

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