Ethnobotanical investigation and diversity of Gbolo (Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S. Moore and Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore), a traditional leafy vegetable under domestication in Benin

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1867-1881

  Adjatin, A ^a   Dansi, A ^a,b   Eze, C S ^c   Assogba, P ^b   Dossou Aminon, I ^a   Akpagana, K ^d   Akoegninou A ^a   Sanni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

Author keywords

Benin; Crassocephalum; Cultural practices; Domestication; Leafy vegetable; Morphological diversity

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DOMESTICATION; ETHNOBOTANY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

CRASSOCEPHALUM; CRASSOCEPHALUM CREPIDIOIDES;

EID: 84869418190     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9901-z     Document Type: Article

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