Famine Foods Plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine

SHANKARNARAYAN & SAXENA

Shankarnarayan, K.A. & Saxena, S.K. 1988. Life supporting arid zone plants in famine period. In: Paroda 1988. Pp. 55-59.

Grewia tenax

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Grewia villosa

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Ipomoea aquatica

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Launaea pinnatifida

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Leucas cephalotes

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Moringa oleifera

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Ocimum americanum

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Ocimum basilicum

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Ocimum canum

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Panicum antidotale

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