Germplasm collections of endangered agroforestry tree species: The case of Prosopis africana in the semi-arid lowlands of West Africa

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-100

  Tchoundjeu, Z ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Long term conservation; Sahel; Seed collection

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC RESOURCES; GERMPLASM; SEED COLLECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WEST AFRICA;

AGROFORESTRY; FOREST RESOURCES; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC RESOUCES; GENETIC RESOURCES; SEMI AIRD AREA; SEMI ARID AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BURKINA FASO; MALI; NIGER; SENEGAL;

EID: 0031421220     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005887706700     Document Type: Article

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