| Title: |
Africa's wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya: a review |
| Authors: |
Gebauer, Jens; Adam, Yahia O.; Sanchez, Aida Cuni; Darr, Dietrich; Eltahir, Muneer E. S.; Fadl, Kamal E. M.; Fernsebner, Gabriele; Frei, Michael; Habte, Tsige-Yohannes; Hammer, Karl; Hunsche, Mauricio; Johnson, Henry; Kordofani, Maha; Krawinkel, Michael; Kugler, Florian; Luedeling, Eike; Mahmoud, Tarig E.; Maina, Anthony; Mithoefer, Dagmar; Munthali, Chimuleke R. Y.; Noga, Georg; North, Rabea; Owino, Willis O.; Prinz, Kathleen; Rimberia, Freda K.; Saied, Amina; Schuering, Martin; Sennhenn, Anne; Spaeth, Martin A.; Taha, Mohamed E. N.; Triebel, Andreas; Wichern, Florian; Wiehle, Martin; Wrage-Moennig, Nicole; Kehlenbeck, Katja |
| Contributors: |
Gebauer, Jens; Adam, Yahia O.; Sanchez, Aida Cuni; Darr, Dietrich; Eltahir, Muneer E. S.; Fadl, Kamal E. M.; Fernsebner, Gabriele; Frei, Michael; Habte, Tsige-Yohannes; Hammer, Karl; Hunsche, Mauricio; Johnson, Henry; Kordofani, Maha; Krawinkel, Michael; Kugler, Florian; Luedeling, Eike; Mahmoud, Tarig E.; Maina, Anthony; Mithoefer, Dagmar; Munthali, Chimuleke R. Y.; Noga, Georg; North, Rabea; Owino, Willis O.; Prinz, Kathleen; Rimberia, Freda K.; Saied, Amina; Schuering, Martin; Sennhenn, Anne; Spaeth, Martin A.; Taha, Mohamed E. N.; Triebel, Andreas; Wichern, Florian; Wiehle, Martin; Wrage-Moennig, Nicole; Kehlenbeck, Katja |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: GoeScholar |
| Description: |
Wild edible fruits hold great potential for improving human diets, especially in agricultural societies of the developing world. In Africa, a well-known supplier of such fruits is the baobab (Adansonia digitata L., Malvaceae), one of the most remarkable trees of the world. Several studies in different African countries have highlighted this indigenous fruit tree as a priority species for domestication and expanded use. However, internationally available information on baobab in East Africa, particularly in Sudan and Kenya, remains scarce. This review aims to shed light on the ecology, diversity and current level of utilization of baobab in East Africa in order to facilitate domestication and conservation of the species. A list of priority research areas is provided at the end of the review to encourage further studies and investment in this unique plant taxon. ; German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01DG13015] |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
000373115600001 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s10722-015-0360-1 |
| Availability: |
https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/41201; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-015-0360-1 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.734D00D |
| Database: |
BASE |