On-Farm Management of Rice Diversity, Varietal Preference Criteria, and Farmers’ Perceptions of the African (Oryza glaberrima Steud.) Versus Asian Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the Republic of Benin (West Africa): Implications for Breeding and Conservation

• Published in: Economic botany Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 1 - 29
• Main Authors: Loko, Yêyinou Laura Estelle, Ewedje, Eben-Ezer, Orobiyi, Azize, Djedatin, Gustave, Toffa, Joelle, Gbemavo, Chalemagne D.S.J., Tchakpa, Cyrille, Gavoedo, Dieudonné, Sedah, Paulin, Sabot, François
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.03.2021; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Agriculture; Benin; Biodiversity and Ecology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; botany; Breeding; Cash crops; Conservation; conservation programs; cultivars; Drought; Environmental Sciences; Farm management; Farmers; Farms; Flooding; Life Sciences; Minority & ethnic groups; Nomenclature; Original Article; Oryza glaberrima; Oryza sativa; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant breeding; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Rice; Synonymy; Taxonomy; Traditional farming; Villages; Benin; West Africa; Folk taxonomy; Varietal diversity; In-situ conservation; On-farm management; Rice; folk taxonomy; in-situ conservation; varietal diversity; on-farm management
• ISSN: 0013-0001; 1874-9364
• DOI: 10.1007/s12231-021-09515-6

Rice ( Oryza spp.) is an important food and cash crop in the Republic of Benin. However, despite its production increase in recent years, the yield of cultivated varieties remains low, and the introduction of improved varieties threatens the rice diversity existing in traditional agriculture. Theref...