Variation in baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) root tuber development and leaf number among different growth conditions for five provenances in Malawi

The baobab tree is an underutilised indigenous fruit tree in sub-Saharan Africa which, at the same time is vulnerable to overexploitation in areas close to centres of demand, as currently baobab use is limited to wild, baobab trees. Baobab seedlings are known to form root tubers, but little is known...

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Main Authors: Lennart Jansen, Dietrich Darr, Nele Hansohm, Jens Gebauer, Kathrin Meinhold, Chimuleke R. Y. Munthali, Florian Wichern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:https://jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/view/202007291508