Wild Edible Fruits and VegetablesPaperback, 1 December 2011

This book describes the systematics, ethnobotanical uses and nutritional survey of twenty different species of wild edibles (fruits and vegetables). The information regarding taxonomy, morphology, organoleptography, palynomorphological characterization, anatomy, medicinal and ethnobotanical uses are incorporated in detail. Wild edibles (fruits and vegetables) are the best alternative of cultivated food and source of several essential nutrients. These wild edibles can be used in long terms to overcome the rising food prices, micronutrient deficiency and poverty elevation.