NUTRIENT PROFILE AND BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF AN EXOTIC JATROPHA sp EATEN AS LEAF VEGETABLE IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA

The nutrient profile and botanical characteristics of an exotic Jatropha sp. that is assuming prominence as a leaf vegetable in Southwest Nigeria were studied. The plant is a small shrub and it is generally succulent like many of the native species of Jatropha. Its leaves are palmately lobed and the...

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Main Authors: ADEBOOYE, O.C., OLORODE, O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Faculty of Agriculture Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. 2020
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Online Access:https://ija.oauife.edu.ng/index.php/ija/article/view/551
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