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Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review

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dc.contributor.author Gebauer, Jens
dc.contributor.author Adam, Yahia O.
dc.contributor.author Sanchez, Aida Cunı
dc.contributor.author Darr, Dietrich
dc.contributor.author Eltahir, Muneer E. S.
dc.contributor.author Fadl, Kamal E. M.
dc.contributor.author Fernsebner, Gabriele
dc.contributor.author Frei, Michael
dc.contributor.author Habte, Tsige-Yohannes
dc.contributor.author Hammer, Karl
dc.contributor.author Hunsche, Mauricio
dc.contributor.author Johnson, Henry
dc.contributor.author Kordofani, Maha
dc.contributor.author Krawinkel, Michael
dc.contributor.author Kugler, Florian
dc.contributor.author Luedeling, Eike
dc.contributor.author Mahmoud, Tarig E.
dc.contributor.author Maina, Anthony
dc.contributor.author Mitho¨fer, Dagmar
dc.contributor.author Munthali, Chimuleke R.Y.
dc.contributor.author Noga, Georg
dc.contributor.author North, Rabea
dc.contributor.author Owino, Willis O.
dc.contributor.author Prinz, Kathleen
dc.contributor.author Rimberia, Freda K.
dc.contributor.author Saied, Amina
dc.contributor.author Schu¨ring, Martin
dc.contributor.author Sennhenn, Anne
dc.contributor.author Spath, Martin A.
dc.contributor.author Taha, Mohamed E. N.
dc.contributor.author Triebel, Andreas
dc.contributor.author Wichern, Florian
dc.contributor.author Wiehle, Martin
dc.contributor.author Wrage-Monnig, Nicole
dc.contributor.author Kehlenbeck, Katja
dc.date.accessioned 2020-09-16T13:52:08Z
dc.date.available 2020-09-16T13:52:08Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Gebauer, J., Adam, Y.O., Sanchez, A.C., Darr, D., Eltahir, M.E., Fadl, K.E., Fernsebner, G., Frei, M., Habte, T., Hammer, K., Hunsche, M., Johnson, H., Kordofani, M.A., Krawinkel, M., Kugler, F., Luedeling, E., Mahmoud, T.E., Maina, A., Mithöfer, D., Munthali, C.R., Noga, G., North, R., Owino, W., Prinz, K., Rimberia, F.K., Saied, A., Schüring, M., Sennhenn, A., Späth, M., Taha, M.E., Triebel, A., Wichern, F., Wiehle, M., Wrage-Mönnig, N., & Kehlenbeck, K. (2015). Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 63, 377-399. en_US
dc.identifier.uri www.worldagroforestry.org/shambashapeup/resources/African-wooden-elephant.pdf
dc.identifier.uri 192.168.1.8:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/108
dc.description.abstract Wild edible fruits hold great potential for improving human diets, especially in agricultural societies of the developing world. In Africa, a wellknown supplier of such fruits is the baobab (Adansonia digitata L., Malvaceae), one of the most remarkable trees of the world. Several studies in different African countries have highlighted this indigenous fruit tree as a priority species for domestication and expanded use. However, internationally available information on baobab in East Africa, particularly in Sudan and Kenya, remains scarce. This review aims to shed light on the ecology, diversity and current level of utilization of baobab in East Africa in order to facilitate domestication and conservation of the species. A list of priority research areas is provided at the end of the review to encourage further studies and investment in this unique plant taxon. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Springer en_US
dc.subject Agroforestry en_US
dc.subject Ethnobotany en_US
dc.subject Fruit en_US
dc.subject Indigenous fruit tree (IFT) en_US
dc.subject Nutrition en_US
dc.subject Up-side down tree en_US
dc.subject Sub-Sahara en_US
dc.title Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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