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Morphotype Classification Criteria and Influence of Sociocultural Factors on Perceived Shea Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn) Natural Variation across Parklands in Benin
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In: Plants; Volume 11; Issue 3; Pages: 299 (2022)
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Trait diversity is crucial in undertaking the domestication of useful species such as Vitellaria paradoxa which makes a significant contribution to the rural household economy in Africa. This study aims to document the criteria farmers use to distinguish shea trees; how they vary according to age, education level and sociolinguistic group; and their perception of trees’ abundance and production. We surveyed 405 respondents across shea parklands in Benin using a semi-structured questionnaire. We used the Kruskal-Wallis test to evaluate the influence of sociodemographic attributes on relative criteria citation frequency and principal components analysis to characterize farmers’ perception on morphotypes’ abundance, fruits, and butter yields. The five most cited criteria were fruit size (55.5%), tree fertility (15.40%), bark colour (10.51%), timing of production (5.38%), and pulp taste (3.42%). The citation frequency of criteria varied significantly depending on the sociodemographic factors considered. Trees having small fruit (‘Yanki’) were reported to be widespread and high fruit/nuts and butter producers. Farmers perceived five important traits with variable importance depending on the sociocultural factors studied. This finding is a key step toward the development of a shea improvement program that could focus on the morphotype Yanki reported to potentially be a high fruit and butter producer.
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criteria; morphotypes; sociodemographic attributes; Vitellaria paradoxa; West Africa
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URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11030299
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The Historical Linguistics of Hunter-Gatherers in East Africa: A Discussion ...
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Kola as an Indispensable Article of Trade in West Africa ...
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Exploring West African Folk Narrative Texts Using Machine Learning
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In: Information ; Volume 11 ; Issue 5 (2020)
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A Look at Diachronic Phonological Processes in Inthii Oy
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In: Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-52 (2020) (2020)
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Le discours transgressif dans la musique urbaine en Afrique de l’Ouest
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In: Communication & langages, N 205, 3, 2020-08-31, pp.77-93 (2020)
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Oral History Interview with Nabintou Doumbia on December 20, 2020
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In: Dream Storytelling Interviews (2020)
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Oral History Interview with Shaykh Momodou Ceesay on October 24, 2020
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In: Dream Storytelling Interviews (2020)
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Economic value and socio-cultural determinants of non-timber forest products harvesting in the W Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Benin ...
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Economic value and socio-cultural determinants of non-timber forest products harvesting in the W Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, Benin ...
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24.919 Topics in Linguistics: Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities, Spring 2004 ; Topics in Linguistics: Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities
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The Distribution of Advanced Tongue Root Harmony and Interior Vowels in the Macro-Sudan Belt
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In: Rolle, Nicholas; Faytak, Matthew; & Lionnet, Florian. (2017). The Distribution of Advanced Tongue Root Harmony and Interior Vowels in the Macro-Sudan Belt. UC Berkeley Phonology Lab Annual Reports, 13(1). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/92w5f6m4 (2017)
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Postcolonial literature and world Englishes : a corpus-based approach of modes of representation of the non-standard in writing [Online resource]
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In: International journal of literary linguistics : IJLL 6 (2017) 1, Art. 3, 1-24
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Linguistik-Repository
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Busy Intersections: A Framework for Revitalization
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In: Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations (2017)
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To Heal and to Harm: Medicine, Knowledge, and Power in the Atlantic Slave Trade
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Toponyms: Neglected wallflower or pot of plenty
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In: Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; Vol 2 (2017): Proceedings of the Linguistic Society of America; 43:1–8 ; 2473-8689 (2017)
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The Knowledge of Ideophones in Multilingual Contexts: A West African Pilot Study
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In: Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations (2016)
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The Definite Article in Mel
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In: Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations (2016)
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