Diversity, conservation and related wild species of Fonio millet (Digitaria spp.) in the northwest of Benin

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 827-839

  Dansi, A ^a,b   Adoukonou Sagbadja, H ^a,b   Vodouhe R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b Crop Aromatic and Medicinal Plant Biodiversity Research and Development Institute (IRDCAM)   (Benin)

^c BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benin; Conservation; Digitaria; Diversity; Fonio; Selection criteria; Wild relatives

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOOD SECURITY; GENETIC RESOURCE; HARVESTING; MALNUTRITION; MILLET; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WILD POPULATION;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

DIGITARIA EXILIS; DIGITARIA HORIZONTALIS; DIGITARIA IBURUA; DIGITARIA LONGIFLORA;

EID: 77954540260     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-009-9522-3     Document Type: Article

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