Utilization of durum wheat landraces in East Shewa, central Ethiopia: Are home uses an incentive for on-farm conservation?

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-230

  Tsegaye, Bayush ^a   Berg, Trygve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Culinary qualities; Durum wheat; Ethiopia; Home use; Landraces; On farm conservation

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 34247613162     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-006-9055-8     Document Type: Article

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