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Edible Weeds in Morocco

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Abbes Tanji  and
Fatima Nassif
Abbes Tanji
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, BP 589 Settat, Morocco
Fatima Nassif
Affiliation:
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, BP 589 Settat, Morocco
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Abstract

Morocco has a large number of edible weeds, but seventeen are mostly eaten by the population, collected for sale in different provinces, or even exported. Eight weeds have edible shoots while the others have edible stems, fruits, roots, flowers, or petioles. Thirteen weed species are marketed either seasonally or throughout the year and generate money for the people. Morocco's tassel grapehyacinth bulbs and products extracted from pennyroyal mint are exported. Further research should focus on the nutritive value of these weeds and their economic role in the country.

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Foodcollectionsaleexport
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Information
Weed Technology , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 1995 , pp. 617 - 620
Copyright
Copyright © 1995 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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