Article, Ajoutée
le 06/03/2018 21:00
Gynandropsis gynandra (Spider plant) is an African leafy vegetable with several nutritional benefits, considered as
a weed or cultivated crop. The species is of interest for local communities though knowledge on agronomic
practices need to be improv [...]
HOUDÉGBÉ CARLOS A. [1],
SOGBOHOSSOU E. O. DÊÊDI [2],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [3],
Article, Ajoutée
le 06/03/2018 21:56
Despite an increasing awareness of the potential of “orphan” or unimproved crops to contribute to food security and
enhanced livelihoods for farmers, coordinated research agendas to facilitate production and use of orphan crops by
local communities [...]
SOGBOHOSSOU E. O. DÊÊDI [1],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [2],
MAUNDU PATRICK [3],
SOLBERG SVEIN ØIVIND [4],
DEGUENON EDGAR M. S. [5],
MUMM RITA H. [6],
HALE IAGO [7],
VAN DEYNZE ALLEN [8],
SCHRANZ ERIC [9],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 02:05
Despite tremendous efforts made in agricultural sectors in sub-Saharan Africa in the last two decades, fruits
production and consumption to reduce malnutrition and chronic diseases remain low and have received
less attention. Moreover, our knowledg [...]
AKOHOUE FÉLICIEN [1],
SEGNON ALCADE C. [2],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [3],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 02:47
Background. The miracle plant, Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. &
Thonn.) Daniell is a native African orphan crop species that has recently
received increased attention due to its promise as a sweetener and source of
antioxidants in both the food [...]
TCHOKPONHOUÉ DÈDÉOU APOCALYPSE [1],
N'DANIKOU SOGNIGBÉ [2],
HALE IAGO [3],
VAN DEYNZE ALLEN [4],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [5],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 02:47
Citrullus lanatus subsp. mucosospermus F. (egusi melon, Cucurbitaceae) is a
traditional fruit vegetable with important nutritional, economic and socio-cultural
values in West Africa. However, root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are a major
p [...]
AFFOKPON ANTOINE [1],
BAIMEY K. HUGUES [2],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [3],
TOSSOU COLETTE [4],
LOKOSSOU J. N. [5],
BOKONON-GANTA AIMÉ H. [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 02:48
Introduction - Conservation and management of recalcitrant-seeded species are a major concern, particularly for socio-economically important species such as Synsepalum dulcificum in which seed viability and storage behavior are not sufficiently docum [...]
TCHOKPONHOUÉ DÈDÉOU APOCALYPSE [1],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [2],
N'DANIKOU SOGNIGBÉ [3],
HOUDÉGBÉ CARLOS A. [4],
AGOSSOU ABOÈGNONHOU CHALDIA ODETTE [5],
ASSOGBA FRANÇOISE KOMLAN [6],
VODOUHE RAYMOND [7],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 03:00
The isolation of high molecular mass genomic DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is crucial for applications in molecular biology. To this end many protocols were developed for the extraction of plant DNA. However, for pineapple (Ananas comosus), standard pr [...]
ADJE OLADJO A. CHARLOTTE [1],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [2],
AGBANGLA CLÉMENT [3],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 03:29
Melothria sphaerocarpa (egusi gourd) is an economically important cucurbit species cultivated only for its seeds in West and Central Africa but also found in South and Central America. The species is thought to originate from America and sister of wi [...]
HOUDÉGBÉ CARLOS A. [1],
SOGBOHOSSOU E. O. DÊÊDI [2],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [3],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 04:11
Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, the demand for higher rice production continues to grow rapidly.
Although there is a huge potential for increasing rice production through expansion of the rice
cultivation area in wetlands, iron (Fe) toxicity ten [...]
SIKIROU MOURITALA [1],
KAZUKI SAITO [2],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [3],
NANI DRAME KHADY [4],
AHANCHEDE ADAM [5],
VENUPRASAD RAMAIAH [6],
Article, Ajoutée
le 07/03/2018 04:26
Building on farmer’s agroecological knowledge to design environmental-friendly agricultural systems is crucial given the environmental impact of industrial agriculture. We investigated the drivers of farmers’ knowledge of agrobiodiversity management [...]
SEGNON ALCADE C. [1],
ACHIGAN-DAKO ENOCH GBENATO [2],
GAOUE OROU GANDÉ [3],
AHANCHEDE ADAM [4],