The domestication of wild yams is still common practice in West Africa. It also offers one of the few remaining opportunities to understand how farmers use their empirical knowledge to tap the genetic resources of wild plants and create products suitable for agriculture. Yam agronomists and breed...
Dumont, R.
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Dansi, A.
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Vernier, Philippe
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Zoundjihékpon, J.
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[Bioversity and domestication of yams in West Africa: Traditional practices leading to Dioscorea rotundata Poir.]
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Bioversity and domestication of yams in West Africa: Traditional practices leading to Dioscorea rotundata Poir.
The functional response and some predation parameters of the predators Alloeocranum biannulipes Montrouzier & Signoret (Hemiptera: Reduviidea) and Teretrius nigrescens Lewis (Coleoptera: Histeridae) were evaluated at five different densities of larvae and pupae of Dinoderus porcellus Lesne (Coleo...
Guinea yams (Dioscorea cayenensis-rotundata complex; D. rotundata Poir. and D. cayenensis Lam.) have been described as resulting from a process of domestication of wild yams of the section Enantiophyllum by African farmers. Although currently practised by few farmers, the process of yam domestica...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Dansi, A.
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[Yam (Dioscorea ssp.) domestication by the Nago and Fon ethnic groups in Benin]
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Yam (Dioscorea ssp.) domestication by the Nago and Fon ethnic groups in Benin
Dansi, A.
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Zoundjihékpon, J.
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Mignouna, H.
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Quin, F.
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[Collecte des ignames cultivees du complexe Dioscorea cayenensisrotundata au Benin]
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Collecte des ignames cultivees du complexe Dioscorea cayenensisrotundata au Benin
A better knowledge of traditional cultivars is a prerequisite to overcoming the various constraints of yam production in Benin. Using IPGRI's descriptors, 560 accessions of cultivated yams (D. cayenensis Lam./D. rotundata Poir. complex) collected throughout Benin, were characterised. Ninety morph...
Dansi, A.
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Mignouna, H.D.
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Zoundjihékpon, J.
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Sangare, A.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Quin, F.M.
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[Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic]
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Morphological diversity, cultivar groups and possible descent in the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/D. rotundata) complex in Benin Republic
Based upon IBPGR (IPGRI) morphologic descriptors, 560 accessions of Benin Republic's cultivated yams (Dioscorea ccayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex were morphologically characterized. Ninety morphotypes were identified and accessions were classified into 26 varietal groups according to their ...
The main goal of this study is to gain insight into the relationship between the genetic profile of cultivated rice (Oryza spp.) accessions and their resistance to rice blast. Therefore, the genetic and phenotypic variability of a set of 350 cultivated rice accessions originating from Africa (Ben...
Yelome, O.I.
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Audenaert, K.
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Landschoot, S.
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Dansi, A.
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Vanhove, W.
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Silue, D.
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Damme, P.V.
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Haesaert, G.
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[Exploring genetic diversity and disease response of cultivated rice accessions (Oryza spp.) against Pyricularia oryzae under rainfed upland conditions in Benin]
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Exploring genetic diversity and disease response of cultivated rice accessions (Oryza spp.) against Pyricularia oryzae under rainfed upland conditions in Benin
Background
Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms is a neglected and underutilized crop in Benin subject to several constraints including storage insect attacks, which contribute to the decrease in its production. An ethnobotanical survey using a semi-structured questionnaire was conducted in 15 villages in...
Loko, Y.L.E.
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Akohonwe, J.
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Toffa, J.
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Orobiyi, A.
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Assogba, Perceval
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Dansi, A.
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Tamò, M.
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[Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin]
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Farmers knowledge, perceptions and management of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum Harms) insect pests in Benin
Gbedolo, A.E.
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Dassou, A.G.
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Dassou, H.G.
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Aminon, I.D.
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Omondi, B.A.
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Dansi, A.
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[Morphotype diversity of Corchorus olitorius and influence of agricultural practices on its potential major pest insects]
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Morphotype diversity of Corchorus olitorius and influence of agricultural practices on its potential major pest insects
Using IPGRI's descriptors, 45 accessions of Guinea yams (Dioscorea cayenensis Lam./ Dioscorea rotundata Poir. complex) collected in Cameroon were classified into six cultivar groups based on their morphological similarities. An identification key is proposed for the cultivar groups. Six enzymatic...
Mignouna, H.D.
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Dansi, A.
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Zok, S.
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[Morphological and isozymic diversity of the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of Cameroon]
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Morphological and isozymic diversity of the cultivated yams (Dioscorea cayenensis/Dioscorea rotundata complex) of Cameroon