Morphological characterisation of cultivars of Lagenaria siceraria collected in Benin and Togo;Caractérisation morphologique des cultivars locaux de Lagenaria siceraria (Cucurbitaceae) collectés au bénin et au togo

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-38

  Achigan Dako, Enoch G ^a,d   Vodouhe, Sognon R ^b   Sangare, Abdourahamane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b West Africa Office   (Benin)

^c Laboratoire Central de Biotechnologie   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Calabash; Diversity; Gourd; Togo

Indexed keywords

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA; CUCURBITACEAE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA;

EID: 55449110320     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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