Culturally embedded practices of managing banana diversity and planting material in central Uganda
Formal seed systems aim to provide farmers with high-quality planting material that meets evolving demands and cultivation challenges. East African banana (Musa sp.) systems rely strongly on informal seed exchange. For seed system interventions to have a larger and more sustainable impact in such a...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Informa UK Limited
2019
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103677 |
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