Uses of local plant species by agropastoralists in South-western Niger

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 53-66

  Ayantunde, Augustine Abioye ^a   Hiernaux, Pierre ^b   Briejer, Mirjam ^c   Udo, Henk ^c   Tabo, Ramadjita ^d  

^a Programme du Sahel   (Mali)

^b CESBIO   (France)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ICRISAT Sahelian Center   (Niger)

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EID: 73649101295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.7.0.53-66     Document Type: Article

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