African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6900

Full Length Research Paper

Local knowledge and morphological variations in local landraces Mangifera indica L. in Northern Benin (West Africa)

Michée Dowo Adjacou
  • Michée Dowo Adjacou
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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Thierry Dèhouégnon Houehanou
  • Thierry Dèhouégnon Houehanou
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou
  • Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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Kathleen Prinz
  • Kathleen Prinz
  • Department for Systematic Botany with Hausknecht Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 16, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Taffa Moussa
  • Taffa Moussa
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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Abdul-Raouf Mama
  • Abdul-Raouf Mama
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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Frank Hellwig
  • Frank Hellwig
  • Department for Systematic Botany with Hausknecht Herbarium and Botanical Garden, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Philosophenweg 16, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Armand Kuyema Natta
  • Armand Kuyema Natta
  • Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology (LEB), Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, 03 BP 125 Parakou, Benin.
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  •  Received: 21 April 2024
  •  Accepted: 25 May 2024
  •  Published: 31 August 2024

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