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Current knowledge and future directions on West African wild palms: an analytical review for its conservation and domestication in the context of climate change and human pressures

2021-06-01

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Palms constitute vital species for local people’s well-being, especially in West Africa. This analytic review aims at providing an overview of West African palms flora diversity, uses, ecology, and conservation. Scientific papers related to palms in West Africa were searched on electronic databases Google Scholar, Web of Science, and general web search on Google using the names of palms occurring in West Africa. F...

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Literature Corpus work: b6501413-4ba2-53e2-9ae0-706648fb01f1
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-021-01158-9

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