Desertification and disarray: The threats to plant genetic resources of southern Darfur, western Sudan

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-11

  Robinson, Jonathan ^a  

^a Tick aho ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Agricultural biodiversity; Conflict; Famine foods; Fodder; Pastoralism; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 18844404714     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200451     Document Type: Article

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