Production and harvesting systems for African indigenous vegetables

African Indigenous Vegetables in Urban Agriculture

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 145-175

  Oluoch, Mel O ^a   Pichop, Germain N ^b   Silué, Drissa ^c   Abukutsa Onyango, Mary O ^d   Diouf, Meissa ^e   Shackleton, Charlie M ^f  

^a World Vegetable Center (AVRDC)   (Taiwan)

^b Oklahoma City Community College   (United States)

^c WORLD VEGETABLE CENTER   (Tanzania)

^d JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^e Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles ISRA   (Senegal)

^f RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 84867516286     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770019     Document Type: Chapter

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