Vegetables are important in human diets as a side dish eaten either cooked or raw as in salads. They are important for their nutritional contribution as major sources of minerals, vitamins, nine essential amino acids, beneficial phytochemicals, fibre and interesting colour from a...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i630465
Genetic manipulation of plants is the science where there is deliberate modification of the genetic make up of plants. Such plants are referred to as genetically modified (GM) organisms. The practice of genetic manipulation of organisms has been practiced since ancient times, it...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i230394
Indigenous/traditional vegetables have been used since prehistoric times in the Kingdom of Eswatini. They are well appreciated for their nutritional cultural and medicinal value. However, despite their immense importance the advent of colonisation by the Europeans saw the traditi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2024/v43i24346
Michael T. Masarirambi, Kwanele A. Nxumalo, Emmanuel N. Kunene, Daniel V. Dlamini, Molyn Mpofu, Lokadhia Manwa, Diana M. Earnshaw & Gabriel C. Bwembya·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2020
Traditional (indigenous) vegetables of the Kingdom of Eswatini are important for their contribution to human nutrition. They are major sources of vitamins and minerals. They provide fibre which is required for the proper functioning of the human digestive system. Traditional vege...