Robustness and strategies of adaptation among farmer varieties of African Rice (Oryza glaberrima) and Asian Rice (Oryza sativa) across West Africa.

This study offers evidence of the robustness of farmer rice varieties (Oryza glaberrima and O. sativa) in West Africa. Our experiments in five West African countries showed that farmer varieties were tolerant of sub-optimal conditions, but employed a range of strategies to cope with stress. Varietie...

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Main Authors: Alfred Mokuwa, Edwin Nuijten, Florent Okry, Béla Teeken, Harro Maat, Paul Richards, Paul C Struik
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
Subjects:
R
Q
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8e78de6035ba4fa29f84ffb55eca152c
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