Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd.: A multipurpose fruit tree

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 929-937

  Saied, Amina Sirag ^a   Gebauer, Jens ^a   Hammer, Karl ^a   Buerkert, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Christ's thorn; Indigenous fruit trees; Siddir; Sudan; Wild fruit species; Ziziphus spina christi

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CULTIVATION; FRUIT; RURAL AREA; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

ANIMALIA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 53749090142     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-007-9299-1     Document Type: Article

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