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Guests of the crown: convicts and liberated slaves on McCarthy Island, The Gambia by Webb, Patrick

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Slavery in plants: how the facultative hemi-parasitic plant Rhamphicarpa fistulosa can completely dominate its host by Kabiri, S., Rodenbur, J., Ast, A., Bastiaans, L.

“…Upon infection this Rice Vampireweed, however, turns into a genuine slave master, whereby it completely dominates its host.…”
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Bananas in Africa: diversity, uses and prospects for improvement by Swennen, Rony L., Vuylsteke, D.R.

“…During the 16th and 17th centuries, slave traders took the banana to the New World. It is there, in Central and South America, that the export trade of dessert bananas flourishes today.…”
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Origin and management of neotropical cassava arthropod pests by Bellotti, Anthony C., Braun, Ann R., Arias, B., Castillo Franco, J.A., Guerrero, J.M.

“…Cassava originated in the neotropics; it was introduced into West Africa from Brazil by slave traders in the 1500's, and taken to Asia during the 17th century. …”
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