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Domestication of indigenous wild fruit trees of the Miombo woodlands of Southern Africa

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Coordinating organisation: World Agroforestry Centre
Description: Goal:
Examination of the constraints hampering the cultivation and domestication of wild fruit trees and initiation of the domestication process of a few species of importance
Major Results Achieved:
Surveys confirmed that Uapaca kirkiana and Zisyphis are the most preferred species. New collections of Parinari, Strychnos and Uapaca germplasms were made
Budget (in &euro): 818067
Start: 1997-10-01
End: 2001-06-30
Categories
ARD-theme: plant production
plant genetic resources
fruit growing
vegetable growing
animal genetic resources
Target country: Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Commodity: fruit
Activity: research
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Donor organisations: 1
Participating organisations: 1
Programmes funding: 1


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