Towards the improvement of safou (dacryodes edulis): Population variation and reproductive biology

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 73-84

  Kengue, J ^a   Fohouo, F N ^b   Adewusi, H G ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c Renewable Nature Resources Management   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dacryodes edulis; Fruiting periodicity; Genetic diversity; Genetic selection; Germplasm collection; Improvement; Insect pollinators; Safou; Self compatibility

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GENETIC VARIATION; GERMPLASM; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT;

NIGERIA;

DACRYODES EDULIS; MELIPONULA ERYTHRA;

EID: 0036302564     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2002.9752411     Document Type: Article

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