Search Results - "Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem"
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Flower bud thrips (Megalurothrips sjostedti Trybom) population diversity and sources of resistance among Benin cowpea germplasm
Published in Annals of applied biology (01-11-2021)“…Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.] is a main legume food cultivated for its leaves and grains in Benin. However, cowpea production is limited by insect…”
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Dietary contribution of Wild Edible Plants to women’s diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin – an underutilized potential
Published in Food security (01-12-2014)“…Rural populations in developing countries face food insecurity and malnutrition despite being surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity. The international…”
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Genetic Diversity and Association Analysis for Carotenoid Content among Sprouts of Cowpea ( Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (28-03-2022)“…The development and promotion of biofortified foods plants are a sustainable strategy for supplying essential micronutrients for human health and nutrition. We…”
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Impacts of land use types on spatial patterns and neighbourhood distance of the agroforestry palm Borassus aethiopum Mart. in two climatic regions in Benin, West Africa
Published in Agroforestry systems (01-06-2019)“…Spatial pattern (SP) and neighbourhood distance (ND) of trees are crucial for pollination services, in particular for dioecious species. However, land use…”
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Sensory preference criteria and willingness to adopt vegetable soybean “Edamame” in Benin (West Africa)
Published in Journal of sensory studies (01-02-2023)“…Edamame has many nutritional and human health benefits and has the potential to overcome malnutrition, a common scourge among West African populations. This…”
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Climate Change Reveals Contractions and Expansions in the Distribution of Suitable Habitats for the Neglected Crop Wild Relatives of the Genus Vigna (Savi) in Benin
Published in Frontiers in conservation science (02-06-2022)“…Sustainable conservation of crop wild relatives is one of the pathways to securing global food security amid climate change threats to biodiversity. However,…”
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Functional diversity of home gardens and their agrobiodiversity conservation benefits in Benin, West Africa
Published in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine (25-11-2017)“…Understanding the functional diversity of home gardens and their socio-ecological determinants is essential for mainstreaming these agroforestry practices into…”
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Traditional knowledge and cultural importance of Borassus aethiopum Mart. in Benin: interacting effects of socio-demographic attributes and multi-scale abundance
Published in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine (15-05-2018)“…Eliciting factors affecting distribution of traditional knowledge (TK) and cultural importance of plant resources is central in ethnobiology. Socio-demographic…”
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Genetic and morphological diversity in populations of Annona senegalensis Pers. occurring in Western (Benin) and Southern (Mozambique) Africa
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (08-08-2023)“…Understanding morpho-genetic diversity and differentiation of species with relatively large distributions is crucial for the conservation and sustainable…”
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An Integrated Approach for Biofortification of Carotenoids in Cowpea for Human Nutrition and Health
Published in Plants (Basel) (01-01-2024)“…Stress-resilient and highly nutritious legume crops can alleviate the burden of malnutrition and food security globally. Here, we focused on cowpea, a legume…”
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Comparative Analysis of Proximate Compositions, Physical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Kersting’s Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet) Accessions
Published in Journal of food quality (2023)“…Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum, Harms) is a legume crop with nutritional potential in West Africa where it is widely consumed due to its…”
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Habitat range shift and prediction of the potential future distribution of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel in Benin (West Africa)
Published in Heliyon (01-09-2023)“…Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel is an important nutraceutical reservoir. Its Sustainable exploitation requires information on its potential…”
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Plants in traditional home gardens: richness, composition, conservation and implications for native biodiversity in Benin
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-12-2017)“…Home gardens have received increasing attention and have been insistently presented as hotspots for agro-biodiversity over the last decades. However, apart…”
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Predicting the potential impacts of climate change on the endangered Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb in Benin (West Africa)
Published in Heliyon (01-03-2022)“…Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb is a medicinal plant with high therapeutic values but declared extinct in the wild in Benin. This study explored the potential…”
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Vegetation structure, dominance patterns and height growth in an Afromontane forest, Southern Africa
Published in Journal of forestry research (01-04-2020)“…Information on forest structure is fundamentally important to track successional vegetation dynamics for efficient forest management. This study reports on…”
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Dynamics of inselberg landscapes and their adjacent areas in the Sudano-Guinean zone of Benin through remote sensing analysis
Published in Vegetation Classification and Survey (24-07-2023)“…Aims : Land cover change in inselbergs and adjacent areas was studied from 2003 to 2018 in a region facing anthropogenic pressures to assess dynamics and…”
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Effect of climate and habitat on morphological characteristics and fruit production of Picralima nitida (Stapf) in West Africa
Published in Journal of environmental geography (28-08-2023)“…Picralima nitida is an important African medicinal plant species used in pharmaceutical industries and traditional medicine to treat several diseases. Despite…”
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Food and medicinal uses of Annona senegalensis Pers.: a country-wide assessment of traditional theoretical knowledge and actual uses in Benin, West Africa
Published in Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine (04-03-2022)“…The growing interest for more natural products in food and health industries has led to increasing research on traditional knowledge related to plants. While…”
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Modeling current and future distribution patterns of Uvaria chamae in Benin (West Africa): Challenges and opportunities for its sustainable management
Published in Heliyon (01-02-2023)“…Uvaria chamae is a wild shrub species widely used as a source for traditional medicine, food and fuel in West Africa. The species is threatened by uncontrolled…”
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Assessing the impact of the wildlife trade in West Africa (Benin): Functional diversity matters too
Published in Global ecology and conservation (01-11-2023)“…We tackle the potential impact of bushmeat markets (BM) and traditional medicine markets (TMM) on the functional diversity of mammalian communities in southern…”
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