Ethnobotanical Diversity of Cassava (<i>Manihot esculenta</i> Crantz) in the Peruvian Amazon

Cassava is a key tropical crop that serves as a major source of nutrition throughout equatorial South America, Africa, and Asia. Genetic and paleoethnobotanical findings indicate that it was first domesticated on the southern margin of Amazonia ~10,000 years ago. However, anthropogenic processes und...

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Main Authors: Stephen P. Wooding, Christian Nolorbe Payahua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/4/252