The genus Oryza : sources and uses of genetic variability by Susu and Limba farmers in Sierra Leone.
IntroductionRice has been grown by farmers in West African for centuries before the development of the present day research on the crop in the region. Plant breeders inherited from farmers a wealth of landraces that evolved through natural and human (fanner) selection. Farmer's varieties devel...
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Bulletin de l’APAD
2007
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | IntroductionRice has been grown by farmers in West African for centuries before the development of the present day research on the crop in the region. Plant breeders inherited from farmers a wealth of landraces that evolved through natural and human (fanner) selection. Farmer's varieties developed through evolution, selection and maintenance have resulted in a range of indigenous cultivars well adapted to the varying environmental conditions in the region. The farmers also developed local te... |
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