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Diversity and biological activities of medicinal plants of Santiago island (Cab...
Romeiras, Maria M.; Essoh, Anyse P.; Catarino, Sílvia; Silva, Joceline; Lima, Katelene; Varela, Eromise; Moura, Mónica; Gomes, IsildoFunding Information: We would like to thank to the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia ( FCT ) and Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) through the project CVAgrobiodiversity, which sponsored this study. We thank the Editor and the three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments that greatly improved the manuscript. We are also grateful to Philip Havik (IHMT/UNL) for very helpful discussions and assistance...
Tackling food insecurity in Cabo Verde islands
Brilhante, Miguel; Varela, Eromise; Essoh, Anyse P.; Fortes, Arlindo; Duarte, Maria Cristina; Monteiro, Filipa; Ferreira, VladimirLegume species are important food sources to reduce hunger and deal with malnutrition; they also play a crucial role in sustainable agriculture in the tropical dry islands of Cabo Verde. To improve the knowledge of the heritage of plant genetic resources in this Middle Income Country, this study had three main goals: (i) to provide a checklist of food legumes; (ii) to investigate which species are traded in loc...
Exploring physicochemical and cytogenomic diversity of African cowpea and commo...
Catarino, Sílvia; Brilhante, Miguel; Essoh, Anyse Pereira; Charrua, Alberto Bento; Rangel, Josefa; Roxo, Guilherme; Varela, EromiseIn sub-Saharan Africa, grain legumes (pulses) are essential food sources and play an important role in sustainable agriculture. Among the major pulse crops, the native cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) and introduced common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) stand out. This paper has two main goals. First, we provide a comprehensive view of the available genetic resources of these genera in Africa, including data on germplasm ...