The Tswana tshimo: A homegarden system of useful plants with a particular layout and function

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2952-2963

  Molebatsi, Lerato Y ^a   Siebert, Stefan J ^a   Cilliers, Sarel S ^a   Lubbe, Catharina S ^a   Davoren, Elandrie ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Communal gardens; Ethnobotany; Ganyesa; Ikageng; Tlhakgameng; Urban domestic garden; Urban greening

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650166757     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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