Utilization and farmers’ knowledge on pigeonpea diversity in Benin, West Africa
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Utilization and farmers’ knowledge on pigeonpea diversity in Benin, West Africa
BACKGROUND Understanding factors driving farmers' uses of crop genetic resources is a key component not only to design appropriate conservation strategies but also to promote sustainable production. However, in Benin, limited information is available on farmers' knowledge related to pigeonpea uses and conservation. This study aimed at i) identifying and investigating the different uses of pigeo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1746-4269
DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0164-9