A survey of the indigenous relishes of the Vhavenda and their agricultural potential

dc.contributor.advisorVan Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam)
dc.contributor.coadvisorMabogo, Dowelani Edward Ndivhudzannyi
dc.contributor.postgraduateSingo, Nndingeni Moses
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-02T10:19:45Z
dc.date.available2021-11-02T10:19:45Z
dc.date.created2021
dc.date.issued1996
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 1996.
dc.description.abstractThe Vhavenqa use indigenous plants as a source of food, medicines, firewood and timber for building and creative work. The cereal porridge that forms a basic part of their diet is relishes with green vegetables, most of which are collected from natural stands. As a results of various factors, many plants species traditionally used as relishes are no longer collected and knowledge about their preparation is gradually being lost. A thorough survey of the plant species used as relishes by the Vhavenda had to be undertaken. The survey would help to preserve "important cultural information and could also serve as a source of information for further agricultural and pharmacological studies. The survey collected information of 29 plant species (22 indigenous and 7 naturalised). Details about their family associations, synonyms, vernacular names, description, geographical distribution, habitat, growing season, harvesting, preparation, agricultural potential, related species and additional notes were recorded.
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dc.description.degreeMSc
dc.description.departmentPlant Science
dc.identifier.citation*
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82499
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
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dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subjectVhavenqa use indigenous plants
dc.titleA survey of the indigenous relishes of the Vhavenda and their agricultural potential
dc.typeDissertation

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