Weeds and food diversity: Natural yield assessment and future alternatives for traditionally consumed wild vegetables

Journal of Ethnobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-67

  Molina, María ^a   Tardío, Javier ^a   Aceituno Mata, Laura ^a,b   Morales, Ramón ^c   Reyes García, Victoria ^d   Pardo De Santayana, Manuel ^b  

^a Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDRA)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Applied ethnobotany; Food production; Harvesting; Mediterranean wild edible plants; Organic farming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897744737     PISSN: 02780771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-34.1.44     Document Type: Article

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