Distribution, management and diversity of yam local varieties in Brazil: a study on Dioscorea alataL.
Widely spread in the tropics, yams were introduced into Brazil during the colonial period and are currently grown throughout the country. Despite its importance as a pharmacological and food source, there is a lack of studies describing how and where this tuber is grown in Brazil. The aim of this st...
Main Authors: | MVBM Siqueira, WF Nascimento, LRG Silva, AB Ferreira, EF Silva, LC Ming, EA Veasey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en |
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