Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa

Traditional Practices Leading to Dioscorea rotundata Poir.

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Plant Life, Plants, Technology, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry
Cover of the book Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa by Roland Dumont, Alexandre Dansi, Philippe Vernier, Jeanne Zoundjihèkpon, Quae
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Author: Roland Dumont, Alexandre Dansi, Philippe Vernier, Jeanne Zoundjihèkpon ISBN: 9782759211135
Publisher: Quae Publication: July 17, 2006
Imprint: Quae Language: English
Author: Roland Dumont, Alexandre Dansi, Philippe Vernier, Jeanne Zoundjihèkpon
ISBN: 9782759211135
Publisher: Quae
Publication: July 17, 2006
Imprint: Quae
Language: English

A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.

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A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.

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