Diversity, distribution and management of yam landraces (Dioscorea spp.) in Southern Ethiopia

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-131

  Tamiru, Muluneh ^a,b   Becker, Heiko C ^a   Maass, Brigitte L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Dioscorea; Ethiopia; Genetic resource; Landrace diversity; Yam

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GENETIC RESOURCE; MATURATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; YAM;

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

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 38349050549     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-007-9219-4     Document Type: Article

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