The dynamics of on-farm management of sorghum in Ethiopia: Implication for the conservation and improvement of plant genetic resources

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1385-1403

  Seboka, Beyene ^a   Van Hintum, Theo ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Crop mix; Functional attribute; Landrace; Patch occupancy; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SORGHUM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750590007     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-005-5676-9     Document Type: Article

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