Traditionally used wild edible greens in the Aegean Region of Turkey

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-342

  Dogan, Yunus ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aegean; Consumption; Ethnobotany; Mediterranean Diet; Traditional knowledge; Turkey; Wild edible greens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872846336     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: 20839480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5586/asbp.2012.037     Document Type: Review

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