Abstract Aim Traditional African vegetables have high potential to contribute to healthy diets
and climate resilience in sub‐Saharan African food systems. However, their genetic …

Many species of African traditional vegetables are poorly known, being used only locally.
They are difficult subjects for conventional agronomic study, often being cultivated in small …

The nutritional and cultural importance of African Leafy Vegetables has become very
important in South Africa in the past few years. Recent research has also confirmed these …

Africa has numerous ecosystems and vegetation zones that support an immense diversity of
native and naturalized plant species, estimated to be at least 40,000 species (Linder, 2001) …

Traditional vegetables in Tanzania have been underutilized by farmers and neglected by
research and development programmes. In the framework of the project 'Promotion of …

Crop wild relatives are genetically related wild taxa of crops with unique resources for crop
improvement through the transfer of novel and profitable genes. The in situ and ex situ …

A survey was conducted on traditional vegetables in three districts of northern KwaZulu-
Natal, South Africa. The objective was to determine which alien and native plant species …

Maroyi A. 2020. Short Communication: Ethnobotanical study of wild and cultivated
vegetables in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Biodiversitas 21: 3982-3988 …

Successful conservation strategies require that taxa are prioritized because resources for
planning and implementation are always limited. In this study, we created a partial checklist …

Abstract One third of Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) population is malnourished and the ratio
continues to increase. At 46%, the proportion of the poor (meaning those living on less than …