The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa
<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> (C.F.Gaertn.) is a multi-purpose tree species distributed in a narrow band across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is integrated into cropping and agroforestry systems as a nutritional and economic resource, which provides a range of environmental services. Inte...
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| author | Patrick Bustrel Choungo Nguekeng Prasad Hendre Zacharie Tchoundjeu Marie Kalousová Armelle Verdiane Tchanou Tchapda Dennis Kyereh Eliot Masters Bohdan Lojka |
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| description | <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> (C.F.Gaertn.) is a multi-purpose tree species distributed in a narrow band across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is integrated into cropping and agroforestry systems as a nutritional and economic resource, which provides a range of environmental services. Integration of the species into land-use systems provides an essential source of livelihoods and income for local populations. The economic potential of the shea butter tree derives from its edible products, which also serve cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. To understand the current state of knowledge about <i>V. paradoxa</i>, this paper summarizes information about the ecology, population structure, and genetic diversity of the species, also considering compositional variation in the pulp and kernels, management practices, and efforts towards its domestication. Despite the great potential of the shea butter tree, there are some gaps in the understanding of the genetics of the species. This review presents up-to-date information related to the species for further domestication and breeding purposes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3a86a00e291469a9eda51e6928899af2023-11-23T08:21:44ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072021-12-011212174010.3390/f12121740The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central AfricaPatrick Bustrel Choungo Nguekeng0Prasad Hendre1Zacharie Tchoundjeu2Marie Kalousová3Armelle Verdiane Tchanou Tchapda4Dennis Kyereh5Eliot Masters6Bohdan Lojka7Department of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi 00100, KenyaHigher Institute of Environmental Sciences (HIES), Yaoundé 35460, CameroonDepartment of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicNelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson 7010, New ZealandDepartment of Crop Sciences and Agroforestry, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Suchdol, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> (C.F.Gaertn.) is a multi-purpose tree species distributed in a narrow band across sub-Saharan Africa. The species is integrated into cropping and agroforestry systems as a nutritional and economic resource, which provides a range of environmental services. Integration of the species into land-use systems provides an essential source of livelihoods and income for local populations. The economic potential of the shea butter tree derives from its edible products, which also serve cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. To understand the current state of knowledge about <i>V. paradoxa</i>, this paper summarizes information about the ecology, population structure, and genetic diversity of the species, also considering compositional variation in the pulp and kernels, management practices, and efforts towards its domestication. Despite the great potential of the shea butter tree, there are some gaps in the understanding of the genetics of the species. This review presents up-to-date information related to the species for further domestication and breeding purposes.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1740agroforestrybiodiversity conservationdomesticationgenetic resourceslivelihoodsmolecular marker |
| spellingShingle | Patrick Bustrel Choungo Nguekeng Prasad Hendre Zacharie Tchoundjeu Marie Kalousová Armelle Verdiane Tchanou Tchapda Dennis Kyereh Eliot Masters Bohdan Lojka The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa Forests agroforestry biodiversity conservation domestication genetic resources livelihoods molecular marker |
| title | The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa |
| title_full | The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa |
| title_fullStr | The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa |
| title_short | The Current State of Knowledge of Shea Butter Tree (<i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i> C.F.Gaertner.) for Nutritional Value and Tree Improvement in West and Central Africa |
| title_sort | current state of knowledge of shea butter tree i vitellaria paradoxa i c f gaertner for nutritional value and tree improvement in west and central africa |
| topic | agroforestry biodiversity conservation domestication genetic resources livelihoods molecular marker |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/12/1740 |
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