Promotion of indigenous vegetables in Asia: Conservation and use of selected crops in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 918, Issue , 2011, Pages 397-403

  Ebert, A W ^a  

^a AVRDC THE WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Agricultural biodiversity; Climate change; Crop and diet diversification; Indigenous vegetables; Kangkong; Malnutrition; Moringa

Indexed keywords

IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84859476061     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.918.51     Document Type: Conference Paper

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