Fruit and vegetable biodiversity for nutritionally diverse diets: Challenges, opportunities, and knowledge gaps

J Harris, M van Zonneveld, EG Achigan-Dako… - Global Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Planetary health brings together intrinsically linked issues of human health and natural
systems. This paper reviews evidence of how agrobiodiversity underpins dietary diversity for …

Understanding molecular mechanisms of seed dormancy for improved germination in traditional leafy vegetables: An overview

FS Sohindji, DEO Sogbohossou, HPF Zohoungbogbo… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Loss of seed viability, poor and delayed germination, and inaccessibility to high-quality
seeds are key bottlenecks limiting all-year-round production of African traditional leafy …

Dietary contribution of Wild Edible Plants to women's diets in the buffer zone around the Lama forest, Benin–an underutilized potential

J Boedecker, C Termote, AE Assogbadjo… - Food Security, 2014 - Springer
Rural populations in developing countries face food insecurity and malnutrition despite
being surrounded by extraordinary biodiversity. The international community increasingly …

Complementary feeding practices: determinants of dietary diversity and meal frequency among children aged 6–23 months in Southern Benin

IM Mitchodigni, W Amoussa Hounkpatin… - Food Security, 2017 - Springer
Poor complementary feeding practices have detrimental effects on child growth,
development and survival. This cross-sectional study in rural areas of southern Benin …

Ethnic differences in use values and use patterns of Parkia biglobosa in Northern Benin

K Koura, JC Ganglo, AE Assogbadjo… - Journal of ethnobiology …, 2011 - Springer
Background African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa) is a multipurpose species used
widely in arid Africa by local communities. The present study focused on ethnic differences …

Home gardens: an assessment of their biodiversity and potential contribution to conservation of threatened species and crop wild relatives in Benin

VK Salako, B Fandohan, B Kassa… - Genetic resources and …, 2014 - Springer
Despite growing literature supporting the importance of home gardens (HG) as biodiversity
hotspots, knowledge of patterns of their contribution to conservation of threatened species …

Biodiversity conservation in home gardens: traditional knowledge, use patterns and implications for management

R Idohou, B Fandohan, VK Salako… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing interest in home gardens (HGs) as biodiversity hot spots. However,
knowledge on how sociocultural characteristics and environment influence knowledge and …

Plant diversity in the indigenous home gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of Mizoram, Northeast India

AR Barbhuiya, UK Sahoo, K Upadhyaya - Economic Botany, 2016 - Springer
Plant Diversity in the Indigenous Home Gardens in the Eastern Himalayan Region of
Mizoram, Northeast India The eastern Himalayan region of Northeast India is well known for …

The cultural value of invasive species: a case study from semi–arid northeastern Brazil

LL Dos Santos, ALB do Nascimento, FJ Vieira… - Economic Botany, 2014 - Springer
The Cultural Value of Invasive Species: A Case Study from Semi–Arid Northeastern Brazil.
Invasive species are often considered the pariahs of the plant kingdom. In this study, we …

The resource availability hypothesis (RAH) and cross-cultural patterns: which one explains West African Cochlospermum species' uses in Benin?

GA Favi, GH Dassou, D Djidohokpin… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cochlospermum tinctorium and C. planchonii are two wide edible plants of sub-
Saharan countries, eg, Benin, widely used as food, medicine, dye, handicraft, etc …