Potential for domestication of Borassus aethiopum Mart., a wild multipurpose palm species in Sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10722-019-00777-7
Abstract: Borassus aethiopum Mart. is a multipurpose palm native to mainland Africa. Fruits and hypocotyls are the most exploited parts which collection/harvest threats the species. As a pre-requisite for its domestication, this study assessed the (1)… read more here.
Keywords: multipurpose palm; morphological traits; borassus aethiopum; aethiopum mart ... See more keywords
Nutritional, biochemical and microbiological composition of Borassus aethiopum Mart. sap in Burkina Faso
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DOI: 10.1007/s13197-019-04078-w
Abstract: The palmyra palm Borassus aethiopum Mart. grow wild and gives natural stands in several localities of central-eastern and eastern regions of Burkina Faso. This work aimed to determine the nutritional, biochemical and microbiological composition of… read more here.
Keywords: burkina faso; borassus aethiopum; aethiopum mart; nutritional biochemical ... See more keywords
Transferability, development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and application to the analysis of genetic diversity and population structure of the African fan palm (Borassus aethiopum Mart.) in Benin
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DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00955-y
Abstract: Background In Sub-Saharan Africa, Borassus aethiopum Mart. (African fan palm) is an important non-timber forest product-providing palm that faces multiple anthropogenic threats to its genetic diversity. However, this species is so far under-studied, which prevents… read more here.
Keywords: african fan; borassus aethiopum; diversity; genetic diversity ... See more keywords