Wild vegetables in northern kwazulu natal, south africa: Current status of production and research needs

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 3044-3048

  Lewu, F B ^a   Mavengahama, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agronomy; Chemical analysis; Micronutrient deficiencies; Northern kzn; Population genetics; Utilisation of wild vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649439020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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