Comparative analysis of indigenous knowledge on use and management of wild edible plants: The case of central East Shewa of Ethiopia

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 287-304

  Feyssa, Debela Hunde ^a   Njoka, Jesse T ^b   Asfaw, Zemede ^c   Nyangito, M M ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 84875469354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.10.0.287-304     Document Type: Article

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