Claim · model-written summary
Eleven local varieties were identified.
- Taxon
- Sphenostylis stenocarpa
Sphenostylis stenocarpat0 - Outcome
- local varieties identifiede0
- Value
- Elevene0
Verbatim
e0“Eleven local varieties identified”
t0“African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa”
Title
OROBIYI Azize; ZONGO Élisabeth Aboubié; FATON Manhognon Oscar Euloge; et al. Asian Journal of Biology 2026. doi:10.9734/ajob/2026/v22i1611
Other claims from this paper (16)
- Observation Seed color differentiated 41.7% of varieties.
- Observation Cooking time differentiated 25.0% of varieties.
- Observation Ritual or symbolic functions differentiated 20.8% of varieties.
- Observation Villages had 2-7 varieties.
- Observation Pod rot was a production constraint reported at 17.24%.
- Observation Lack of trees for intercropping was a production constraint reported at 17.24%.
- Observation Market outlets were a constraint reported at 12.06%.
- Observation Local variety erosion reached up to 100% in some villages.
- Observation Domestic consumption was reported at 100%.
- Observation Ritual use was reported at 50%.
- Observation Seed availability was a preference criterion at 61.9%.
- Observation Production decline was reported by 81% of producers.
- Observation Upright varieties were proposed as a solution by 42.9%.
- Observation Improved practices were proposed as a solution by 37.1%.
- Recommendation The authors recommend farmer-led selection, adapted varieties and institutional support for revitalization.
- Recommendation The authors recommend biochemical and molecular characterization to assess true diversity.