Metabolomics is a technology that generates large amounts of data and contributes to
obtaining wide and integral explanations of the biochemical state of a living organism …

Appropriate experimental design and sample preparation are key steps in metabolomics
experiments, highly influencing the biological interpretation of the results. The sample …

Drought threatens the world's food production, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa low
external input and rain fed agricultural systems, where cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) …

Leguminosae is an economically important family that contains a large number of medicinal
plants, many of which are widely used in African traditional medicine. Angola holds a great …

In this chapter we describe the socio-ecology of miombo woodlands, with a focus on
ancestral human practices and how these have been important in shaping the woodlands as …

Mopane (Colophospermum mopane (J. Kirk ex Benth.) J. Léonard) is a monotypic genus of
the Fabaceae family. It is widespread in the savanna biome of Southern Africa and prefers …

Background The role of protected areas as sanctuaries for indigenous vegetation in Malawi,
particularly miombo woodlands, will become increasingly important in the face of global …

Background The inhabitants of the village of Mampa have developed a rich corpus of
knowledge and practices for treating pathologies using plants that are worthy of …

Las técnicas de micropropagación permiten la producción masiva de plantas de banano,
pero pueden causar variaciones somaclonales como el enanismo. Sin embargo, no se han …

Forest tree genetic resources are one of the most important repositories of biological
diversity, constituting a key component for the stability of the ecosystems. Due to the …