A manifesto for the valorization of wild edible plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2016, Pages 180-187

  Bacchetta, Loretta ^a   Visioli, Francesco ^b,k   Cappelli, Giulia ^c   Caruso, Emily ^d   Martin, Gary ^d   Nemeth, Eva ^e   Bacchetta, Gianni ^f   Bedini, Gianni ^g   Wezel, Alexander ^h   van Asseldonk, Tedje ⁱ   van Raamsdonk, Leo ^j   Mariani, Francesca ^c   Eatwild Consortium, ^a  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Global Diversity Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^e SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^h ISARA Lyon   (France)

ⁱ IEZ Ltd   (Netherlands)

^j SDLO   (Netherlands)

^k CSIC   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ethnobotany; Ethnomedicine; Mediterranean diet; Sustainable agriculture; Traditional food; Wild edible plants

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIODIVERSITY; EDIBLE PLANT; ETHNOBOTANY; FAMILY; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; CATERING SERVICE; CLASSIFICATION; CROP; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DIET; ETHNOBOTANY; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84976312624     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.05.061     Document Type: Note

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