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Uses, traditional management, perception of variation and preferences in ackee (Blighia sapida K.D. Koenig) fruit traits in Benin: implications for domestication and conservation

BACKGROUND: Blighia sapida is a woody perennial multipurpose fruit tree species native to the Guinean forests of West Africa. The fleshy arils of the ripened fruits are edible. Seeds and capsules of the fruits are used for soap-making and all parts of the tree have medicinal properties. Although so...

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Autores principales: Ekué, Marius RM, Sinsin, Brice, Eyog-Matig, Oscar, Finkeldey, Reiner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20302642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-6-12