Chapter 16
Towards a Domestication Strategy for Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics
This chapter was previously published in Leakey, R.R.B., Akinnifesi, F.K., 2008. In: Akinnifesi, F.K., Leakey, R.R.B., Ajayi, O.C., Sileshi, G., Tchoundjeu, Z., Matakala, P., Kwesiga, F. (Eds.) Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Tropics: Domestication, Utilization and Commercialization. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 28–49, with permission from CABI
Abstract
By integrating a farmer-driven, on-farm approach with laboratory-based genetics research, agroforestry tree domestication is maximizing the benefits from the development of clonal cultivars, while minimizing the risks. In developing this strategy, special consideration is given to the development of practical ...
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