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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Folk classification, perception, and preferences of baobab products in West Africa: Consequences for species conservation and improvement
Economic Botany, Volume 62, No. 1, Year 2008
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Description
The present study is a component of a baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) domestication research program being undertaken in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Senegal. Surveys conducted on a total of 129 women and 281 men of different ages included questions on perceptions and human/cultural meaning of morphological variation, use forms, preferences (desirable/undesirable traits), and links between traits. Local people in the four countries use 21 criteria to differentiate baobab individuals in situ. According to them, the easier the bark harvesting, the tastier the pulp and leaves; the slimier the pulp, the less tasty it is; the more closely longitudinally marked the fruit capsules, the tastier the pulp. This study shows that farmers are able to use preferred combinations of traits as a guide in collecting germplasm from trees. This can allow the selection of trees that would be candidates for propagation, and planning for a domestication program based on the indigenous knowledge. © 2008 The New York Botanical Garden.
Authors & Co-Authors
Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Glèlè Kakaï, Romain Lucas
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Chadaré, Flora Josiane
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Thomson, L.
Italy, Rome
Bioversity International
Kyndt, Tina
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Sinsin, Brice Augustin
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Van-Damme, Patrick L.J.
Belgium, Ghent
Universiteit Gent
Statistics
Citations: 171
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12231-007-9003-6
ISSN:
00130001
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Phenomenological Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Senegal
Participants Gender
Male
Female