African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6945

Review

Fagopyrum esculentum Moench: A crop with many purposes in agriculture and human nutrition

Flávio Marcel Ferreira Gonçalves
  • Flávio Marcel Ferreira Gonçalves
  • Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP/Bandeirantes), BR-369, km 54, Vila Maria, Caixa Postal 261, CEP 86360-000, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brasil
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Rafael Rostirolla Debiage
  • Rafael Rostirolla Debiage
  • Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP/Bandeirantes), BR-369, km 54, Vila Maria, Caixa Postal 261, CEP 86360-000, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brasil
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Regildo Márcio Gonçalves da Silva
  • Regildo Márcio Gonçalves da Silva
  • Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho,Laboratório de Fisiologia Vegetal e Fitoterápicos, Avenida Dom Antônio, 2100, CEP 19806-900, Assis, São Paulo, Brasil
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Petrônio Pinheiro Porto
  • Petrônio Pinheiro Porto
  • Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP/Bandeirantes), BR-369, km 54, Vila Maria, Caixa Postal 261, CEP 86360-000, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brasil
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Eidi Yoshihara
  • Eidi Yoshihara
  • Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios, Polo Alta Sorocabana, SP 270, km 561, Caixa Postal 298, CEP 19015-970, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Erika Cosendey Toledo de Mello Peixoto
  • Erika Cosendey Toledo de Mello Peixoto
  • Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP/Bandeirantes), BR-369, km 54, Vila Maria, Caixa Postal 261, CEP 86360-000, Bandeirantes, Paraná, Brasil
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  •  Received: 18 December 2015
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2016
  •  Published: 24 March 2016

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