Yam and cowpea diversity management by farmers in the Guinea-Sudan transition zone of Benin

NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 393-420

  Zannou, A ^a,b   Ahanchede A ^a   Struik, P C ^b   Richards, P ^b   Zoundjihekpon J ^c   Tossou, R ^a   Vodouhe S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Agro biodiversity; Dioscorea spp; Farmer variety; In situ conservation; Learning process; Market preference; Research institution; Seed systems; Vigna unguiculata

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; BENIN [WEST AFRICA]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 84876507731     PISSN: 15735214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(04)80023-X     Document Type: Article

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