Fruit nutritional composition and non-nutritive traits of indigenous South African tree species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-36

  Wilson, A L ^a   Downs, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fruit colour; Fruit size; Fruit sugars; Indigenous fruit; Lipids; Protein

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; FRUIT SET; LIPID; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PROTEIN; SEED DISPERSAL; SUCROSE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CONTENT;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; AVES; FICUS SUR; TREMA; TREMA ORIENTALIS; XYLOTHECA KRAUSSIANA;

EID: 84855961576     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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