Folksong based appraisal of bioecocultural heritage of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench): A new approach in ethnobiology

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mekbib, Firew ^a,b,c  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SORGHUM BICOLOR;

ARTICLE; CROP; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUP; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SORGHUM;

CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ETHIOPIA; FOLKLORE; SORGHUM;

EID: 68349133266     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-19     Document Type: Article

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