Pigeonpea seed supply and diversity: A case study of local seed markets in Makueni district, Eastern Kenya

Seed Trade in Rural Markets: Implications for Crop Diversity and Agricultural Development

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 96-123

  Audi, Patrick ^a   Nagarajan, Latha ^b   Jones, Richard ^d   Ibrahim, Mohammed Somo ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

^d NONE

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EID: 84866747901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849774567     Document Type: Chapter

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