Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia Region
Several herb can grow naturally thanks to climate and geographical features of Turkey. Although there are approximately one million weed in the world, there are still many unidentified weeds. While more than ten thousand weeds are used as a food, only 3000 weeds species are cultivated in Turkey. Eas...
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doaj-5c723f3a67494901983cd50255913a362020-11-25T03:40:27ZengTurkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP)Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2018-03-016326026510.24925/turjaf.v6i3.260-265.1580799Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia RegionZühal Okcu0Benay Kaplan1Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü, 29100 GümüşhaneGümüşhane Üniversitesi, Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi, Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü, 29100 GümüşhaneSeveral herb can grow naturally thanks to climate and geographical features of Turkey. Although there are approximately one million weed in the world, there are still many unidentified weeds. While more than ten thousand weeds are used as a food, only 3000 weeds species are cultivated in Turkey. Eastern Anatolia region is one of the most important regions of Turkey in terms of consuming weeds. The rate of endemic plants is higher in this region, most of them are important economically, because they can be used as a medicinal plants, spices, ornaments, dyes or food. Not only these are utilized as raw or cooked food but also flavorant.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/1580Endemik bitkiyabani otgıdaDoğu AnadoluBitki |
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Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia Region |
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Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia Region |
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Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia Region |
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Using of Weeds as Food in Eastern Anatolia Region |
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using of weeds as food in eastern anatolia region |
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Turkish Science and Technology Publishing (TURSTEP) |
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Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology |
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2148-127X |
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2018-03-01 |
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Several herb can grow naturally thanks to climate and geographical features of Turkey. Although there are approximately one million weed in the world, there are still many unidentified weeds. While more than ten thousand weeds are used as a food, only 3000 weeds species are cultivated in Turkey. Eastern Anatolia region is one of the most important regions of Turkey in terms of consuming weeds. The rate of endemic plants is higher in this region, most of them are important economically, because they can be used as a medicinal plants, spices, ornaments, dyes or food. Not only these are utilized as raw or cooked food but also flavorant. |
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Endemik bitki yabani ot gıda Doğu Anadolu Bitki |
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