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ISHS Acta Horticulturae 806

International Symposium on Underutilized Plants for Food Security, Nutrition, Income and Sustainable Development

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Convener   H. Jaenicke 
Editors   H. Jaenicke, J. Ganry, I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, R. Kahane 
Publication
date  
31 January 2009 
ISBN   978-90-66057-01-2 
ISSN   0567-7572 (print)   2406-6168 (electronic) 
Number of articles   91 
Volumes  
Place   Arusha, Tanzania 
Online articles:
UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS FOR WELL-BEING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (M.P. Jones, S. Sanyang)
JUST FAMINE FOODS? WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS CAN UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS MAKE TO FOOD SECURITY? (J. Hughes)
CONTRIBUTION OF NEGLECTED AND UNDERUTILIZED CROPS TO HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTH AMONG RURAL DWELLERS IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA (O.O. Idowu)
THE CONTRIBUTION OF TRADITIONAL VEGETABLES TO HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN TWO COMMUNITIES OF VIHIGA AND MIGORI DISTRICTS, KENYA (B.M. Figueroa, P. Tittonell, K.E. Giller, O. Ohiokpehai)
PROMOTING UNDERUTILIZED FOOD PLANT SPECIES FOR FOOD SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA: A RESEARCH-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMME (M. Woube)
EXAMINING THE UNDEREXPLOITED VALUES OF COCOYAMS (COLOCASIA AND XANTHOSOMA SPECIES) FOR ENHANCED HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION AND ECONOMY IN NIGERIA (K.C. Ekwe, K.I. Nwosu, C.C. Ekwe, I. Nwachukwu)
INTEGRATED APPROACHES IN SMALL MILLETS CONSERVATION: A CASE FROM KOLLI HILLS, INDIA (E.D.I.O. King, V.A. Nambi, L. Nagarajan)
SECURING FOOD IN THE HUNGRY SEASON: ROLE OF THE BAOBAB TREE (G. Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Y.I. Balma, B.Z. Gandaa)
CONSUMPTION OF DRYLAND INDIGENOUS FRUITS TO IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MWINGI DISTRICT (P. Simitu, R. Jamnadass, R. Kindt, J. Kimiywe, J. Kungu)
SECURING FAMILY NUTRITION THROUGH PROMOTION OF HOME GARDENS: UNDERUTILIZED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS IN NEPAL (R. Gautam, R. Suwal, B.R. Sthapit)
UNDERUTILIZED PLANT SPECIES: IMPLICATIONS IN HOMESTEAD FARMING (S.K. Mitra, P.K. Pathak)
A MULTIPURPOSE CABBAGE TREE (MORINGA STENOPETALA): PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION AND MARKETING IN SNNPR, ETHIOPIA (A. Tenaye, E. Geta, E. Hebana)
WILD LEAFY VEGETABLES IN THE COMMUNITY OF SÉGUÉNÉGA, NORTHERN BURKINA FASO AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO FOOD SECURITY AND INCOME GENERATION (B. Belem, B.C. Sane, E.L.Y. Ouattara, P.G. Sama, J. Boussim)
THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES IN RURAL LIVELIHOODS: THE CASE OF COMMUNITIES IN THE MWEKERA AREA, COPPERBELT PROVINCE, ZAMBIA (F.K. Kalaba, P.W. Chirwa, H. Prozesky, C. Ham)
BAMLINK - A CROSS DISCIPLINARY PROGRAMME TO ENHANCE THE ROLE OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (VIGNA SUBTERRANEA L. VERDC.) FOR FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA AND INDIA (S. Mayes, S. Basu, E. Murchie, J.A. Roberts , S.N. Azam-Ali, F. Stadler, V. Mohler, G. Wenzel, F. Massawe, A. Kilian, A. Bonin, A. Beena, M.S. Sheshshayee)
TOWARDS MOLECULAR BREEDING OF PIGEONPEA (CAJANUS CAJAN (L.) MILLSP.): A CASE FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION IN AFRICA (D.A. Odeny, C. Gebhardt)
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN PROMOTING UNDERUTILIZED CROPS: THE CASE OF MASENO UNIVERSITY, KENYA (M.O. Abukutsa-Onyango)
UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (D. Nandwani, J. Tenorio)
STUDIES ON THE OPTIMUM MINISETT SIZES FOR RAPID MULTIPLICATION OF RIZGA (PLECTRANTHUS ESCULENTUS), HAUSA POTATO (SOLENOSTERUM ROTUNDIFOLIUM), AND TURMERIC (CURCUMA LONGA) IN NIGERIA (O.N. Eke-Okoro, A.O. Olojede, C. Nwadili)
EFFECTS OF INTERCROPPING ON FRESH LEAF YIELD OF AMARANTH (A. DUBIUS) IN WESTERN KENYA (M.N. Ng'ang'a, R.M. Muasya, E. Omami, O. Ohiokpehai)
EFFECTS OF PICKING FREQUENCY ON THE YIELD OF THE GRAIN AMARANTH (AMARANTHUS HYPOCHONDRIACUS) GROWN IN A GREENHOUSE (C.N. Gichunge, F. Kidwaro, O. Ohiokpehai, E. Oyoo)
PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AND FREE RADICALS SCAVENGING ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS FROM SEA BUCKTHORN FRUITS (HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES) (C. Papuc, V. Nicorescu, D.C. Crivineanu, G. Goran)
UNDERUTILIZED FOREST PLANTS IN TRADITIONAL HEALTHCARE AND NUTRITION IN SEKOTA WOREDA, AMHARA REGION, ETHIOPIA (M.F. Adekunle, M. Hailu, L. Mitiku)
IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL FRUITS CONSUMPTION IN DIET BALANCE IN BURKINA FASO, WEST AFRICA (N. Lamien, P. Lingani-Coulibaly, J. Traore-Gue)
CONSUMPTION OF TRADITIONAL AND EXOTIC VEGETABLES AND THEIR PERCEIVED AND REAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NUTRITIONAL HEALTH IN TANZANIA (G.B. Keding, M.B. Krawinkel, B.L. Maass, D. Virchow, J.M. Msuya)
IRON, ZINC AND β-CAROTENE NUTRIENT POTENTIAL OF NON-CULTIVATED INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN TANZANIA (J.M. Msuya, P. Mamiro, K. Weinberger)
THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL LEAFY VEGETABLES IN THE FOOD SECURITY OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN SOUTH AFRICA (H.J. Vorster, W.S.J. van Rensburg, J.B. Stevens, G.J. Steyn)
LET'S GO LOCAL INITIATIVE IN POHNPEI, MICRONESIA FOR PROMOTING UNDERUTILIZED CROPS (L. Englberger, A. Lorens)
UNDERUTILIZED SPECIES IN THE PACIFIC: AN UNTAPPED SOURCE OF NUTRITIONAL AND ECONOMIC WEALTH (M. Taylor, T. Kete, V. Tuia)
NUTRITIONALLY RICH WILD VEGETABLES OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST INDIA: GAINING INSIGHTS ON VALUABLE TRADITIONAL BIOCULTURAL RESOURCES (R. Bhardwaj, R.K. Singh, A.K. Sureja, S. Upadhyaya, M. Devi, A. Singh)
SCREENING OF ADVANCE BREEDING LINES/CULTIVARS FOR SHELF-LIFE AND BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES DURING STORAGE OF ASH GOURD (BENINCASA HISPIDA) (S. Pandey, A. Jha, M. Rai)
X-RAY FLUORESCENCE DETECTED VARIATION IN NUTRACEUTIC-IMPLIED MINERAL DENSITY IN UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS MAPPED AS WOMEN-OPERATED SMALLHOLDER UNITS IN THE LAKE VICTORIA BASIN (L.S.M. Akundabweni, A. Namutebi, J. Kimiywe, L. Rweyemamu)
TISSUE CULTURE OF A YEAR-ROUND FRUITING VARIETY OF ARTOCARPUS HETEROPHYLLUS L. IN BANGLADESH (F.M.S. Azam, M. Rahmatullah, Ather-uz-Zaman)
EUGENIA UNIFLORA A NUTRITIOUS, EASY-TO-GROW FRUIT FOR THE TROPICS (J.L. Griffis, Jr., T.G. McDonald, V.E. Smith, M.M. Manners)
SAFFLOWER: A WINTER OIL CROP SUITABLE FOR MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENTS (A. Corleto)
STUDIES ON POMERAC (SYZYGIUM MALACCENSE) CANDIED FRUIT SLICES (G.S.H. Baccus-Taylor, P.D.-A. Frederick, J.O. Akingbala)
EVALUATION INTO THE PROXIMATE AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF MODIFIED BAMBARA (VIGNA SUBTERRANEA (L.) VERDC) ISOLATE – 'OGI' MIX (O.S. Fasasi, E.T. Oyebode, D. Olusanya)
NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS AND NITROGEN FIXATION IN SEABUCKTHORN (HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES L.) (Y. Kanayama, W. Ohkawa, E. Chiba, K. Sato, K. Kanahama, J. Ofosu-Anim)
SAFFRON, A SUSTAINABLE CROP WITH POTENTIAL MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS (J.-A. Fernández)
ASSESSMENT OF THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF WILD LEAFY VEGETABLES CONSUMED IN THE BUHERA DISTRICT OF ZIMBABWE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY (M. Muchuweti, A. Kasiamhuru, M.A.N. Benhura, B. Chipurura, P. Amuna, F. Zotor, W. Parawira)
GENETIC ANALYSIS AND POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANCE IN BITTER GOURD (MOMORDICA CHARANTIA L.) (M. Yadav, D.B. Singh, R. Chaudhary)
THE TEJOCOTE (CRATAEGUS SPECIES): A MEXICAN PLANT GENETIC RESOURCE THAT IS WASTED. A REVIEW (C.A. Núñez-Colín)
THE PROPERTIES OF SEED OIL AND PROTEIN OF THREE UNDERUTILIZED EDIBLE CUCURBITACEAE OF SOUTHWEST NIGERIA (O.C. Adebooye)
REDUCING THE OLIGOSACCHARIDE AND ANTI-NUTRITIONAL FACTORS CONTENTS OF TWO UNDERUTILIZED GRAIN LEGUMES OF SOUTHWEST NIGERIA (O.C. Adebooye)
NUTRITIONAL IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS LEAFY VEGETABLES IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE (E. Agbo, C. Kouame, A. Mahyao, J.C. N'zi, L. Fondio)
WEEDS AS UNWANTED PLANT SPECIES: THEIR POSITIVE ASPECTS IN SEMI-ARID AREAS OF CENTRAL TANZANIA (R.S. Shemdoe, F.M. Mbago, I.S. Kikula, P. Van Damme)
MAINSTREAMING THE USE OF NUTRIENT-RICH UNDERUTILIZED PLANT FOOD RESOURCES IN DIETS CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT ON FAMILY FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY – DATA FROM NORTHEAST INDIA AND WEST AFRICA (I.F. Smith, T. Longvah)
IN VITRO IRON BIOAVAILABILITY IN SWEET POTATO LEAF RECIPES AS AFFECTED BY PROCESSING METHODS (J.B. Ngegba, J.M. Msuya, R.-Y. Yang)
UNDERUTILIZED PLANT PRODUCTS AND MARKET ACCESS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (J. Hellin, S. Higman)
UNDERUTILIZED AFRICAN PLANT BIODIVERSITY FOR NEW CROP DEVELOPMENT (P. Van Damme)
MARKETING UNDERUTILIZED CROPS TO SUSTAIN AGROBIODIVERSITY AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS (F. Kruijssen, A. Giuliani, M. Sudha)
UNDERUTILIZED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN BANGLADESH: CONTRIBUTION TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, POVERTY REDUCTION, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION (M.A. Rahim, M.A. Kabir, H.R.M.M. Anwar, F. Islam, B.C. Sarker, M.S. Bari, N. Naher, M.S. Alam)
FADS OR FIXTURES? THE CHALLENGES OF ESTABLISHING NOVEL PLANT PRODUCTS AS ENDURING FIXTURES IN A CROWDED MARKET (G. le Breton)
ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING THE CREDIT ISSUES OF MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES – A CASE STUDY IN SRI LANKA ( A.H.M.S.W.B. Abeyrathne, H. Jaenicke, J. Gunaseekara, N. Athapattu, J.A.S. Jayasuriya)
HOW TO CREATE AN EFFICIENT ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET FOR UNDERUTILIZED FIELD CROPS: A REVIEW ON THE SLOVENIAN CASE (F. Bavec, S. Grobelnik Mlakar, C. Rozman, M. Turinek, M. Bavec)
SIGNIFICANCE OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL FOODS IN NAIROBI CITY MARKETS, KENYA (R. Adeka, P. Maundu, M. Imbumi)
SEED SYSTEMS FOR UNDERUTILIZED CROPS (H.M.I. Ahmed, B.R. Gregg, N.P. Louwaars)
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS OF UNDERUTILIZED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (T.U. Thillakawardane)
CULTIVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF EDIBLE MUSHROOMS IN KENYA: A REVIEW OF PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES FOR SMALLHOLDER PRODUCTION (M.W. Gateri, A.W. Muriuki, M.W. Waiganjo, P. Ngeli)
PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF AFRICAN INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN THE ARUMERU DISTRICT OF TANZANIA: ASSESSING POSTHARVEST LOSS AND PROCESSING POTENTIAL (I.N. Barry, H. Jaenicke, G.N. Pichop, D. Virchow)
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF URBAN MARKETS SUPPLY CHAINS OF INDIGENOUS LEAFY VEGETABLES IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE (A. Mahyao, C. Kouame, E. Agbo, J.C. N'zi, L. Fondio, P. Van Damme)
MARKETING OF CHERIMOYA IN THE ANDES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RURAL POOR AND AS A TOOL FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION (W. Vanhove, P. Van Damme)
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS IN RELATION TO PROCESSING AND MARKETING OF THREE UNDERUTILIZED FRUITS IN INDIA (J.N. Daniel)
ORGANOLEPTIC ATTRIBUTES AND YIELD OF PRODUCTS FROM PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA, STRYCHNOS COCCULOIDES, MANGIFERA INDICA, UAPACA KIRKIANA AND VITEX DONIANA IN MALAWI (J.L. Mhango, C.R. Munthali, T. Tumeo)
PRODUCTION CHAIN OF OECOPETALUM MEXICANUM ('CACHICHÍN'): A TROPICAL FRUIT TREE FROM MÉXICO (M. Lascurain, C. López, P. Zamora)
MANUFACTURE OF CHANTERELLE PRESERVES (CANTHARELLUS CIBARIUS) IN ANALAMANGA REGION, MADAGASCAR (R. Ramananarivo, S. Ramananarivo, J.M. Razafindrajaona, H. Razafimampionona, C. Berthou, T. Andriamihaja)
SOCIO-ECONOMIC VALUES OF TAMARIND (TAMARINDUS INDICA L.) AND NEREID (PARKIA BIGLOBOSA BENTH) RESOURCES IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE (K.E. Koffi, N. Diarrassouba)
STUDIES ON KOKUM (GARCINIA INDICA CHOISY), AN UNDERUTILIZED ANTI-OBESITY FRUIT TREE OF WESTERN GHATS OF SOUTH INDIA (S. Patil, K.N. Kattimani)
USE IT OR LOSE IT: IMPROVING THE CONSERVATION/USE LINK AS A TOOL TO SUSTAIN AGROBIODIVERSITY (N. Maxted)
PROMOTION OF UNDERUTILIZED CROPS FOR INCOME GENERATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (N.G. Hegde)
INDUCED MALE-STERILITY ALTERS DRY MATTER DISTRIBUTION IN SOLANUM VILLOSUM MILL. (C.O. Ojiewo, K. Murakami, M. Masuda, S.G. Agong)
INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES OF INDIA WITH POTENTIALS FOR IMPROVING LIVELIHOOD (M.L. Chadha)
UNDERUTILIZED CROPS AND INVASIVE SPECIES – UNDERSTANDING THE LINKS (N. Pasiecznik, H. Jaenicke)
USE OF POOR QUALITY WATER TO PRODUCE HIGH BIOMASS YIELDS OF GIANT REED (ARUNDO DONAX L.) ON MARGINAL LANDS FOR BIOFUEL OR PULP/PAPER (C.M.J. Williams, T.K. Biswas, I.D. Black, L. Marton, M. Czako, P.L. Harris, R. Pollock, S. Heading, J.G. Virtue)
DEVIL'S CLAW: HOW TO BRIDGE BETWEEN OVEREXPLOITATION AND UNDERUTILIZATION (D. Cole, A. Bustan)
BOTANIC GARDENS – PROMOTING THE USE OF UNDERUTILIZED PLANTS FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION AND HEALTH (S. Sharrock)
IMPACTS OF UNDERUTILIZED PLANT SPECIES PROMOTION ON BIODIVERSITY (H. Jaenicke, I.K. Dawson, L. Guarino, M. Hermann)
UNDERUTILIZED CEREALS, PULSES AND VEGETABLES IN TROPICAL AFRICA AND THEIR THREATS: CONCLUSIONS FROM PROTA 1 AND 2 (J.S. Siemonsma, R.H.M.J. Lemmens)
FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION RESEARCH EFFORTS ON COMMODITISING INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREE CROPS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (F.K. Akinnifesi, S.A. Mng'omba, G. Sileshi, O.C. Ajayi, J.L. Mhango)
UNDERUTILIZED PLANT RESOURCES IN TINOC, IFUGAO, CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION, LUZON ISLAND, PHILIPPINES (T.D. Balangcod, A.K. Balangcod)
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE ENDOGENOUS AGROFORESTRY SPECIES ACKEE (BLIGHIA SAPIDA) IN BENIN (M.R.M. Ekué, O. Gailing, R. Finkeldey, O. Eyog-Matig)
ANALYSIS OF VULNERABILITY AND DETERMINANTS OF ENSET PRODUCTION IN WOLAITA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA (A. Tenaye, E. Geta)
CONSOLIDATING COMMUNITY'S ROLE IN LOCAL CROP DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING FARMER INNOVATION TO MAXIMISE THE USE OF LOCAL CROP DIVERSITY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE (B.R. Sthapit, V.R. Rao)
HOME GARDENS AND THEIR ROLES IN DOMESTICATION OF WILD AND UNCULTIVATED PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES IN NEPAL (R. Gautam, S. Sunwar, A. Subedi, P. Shrestha, B.R. Sthapit)
DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF LESSER-KNOWN PLANT SPECIES OF FOOD AND ETHNOMEDICINAL POTENTIAL IN TROPICAL RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEM OF SOUTHWEST NIGERIA (V.A.J. Adekunle)
GERMPLASM CHARACTERIZATION OF AFRICAN YAM BEAN FROM SOUTHWEST NIGERIA (S.R. Akande)
THE FUTURE OF WILD FOOD PLANTS IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA: ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION COUPLED WITH ENHANCEMENT OF THE ROLES OF KEY SOCIAL GROUPS (Z. Asfaw)
SHIFTING CULTIVATION (JHUM) AGROBIODIVERSITY AT STAKE: BANGLADESH SITUATION (M.K. Alam, M. Mohiuddin)
UNUTILIZED POTENTIAL OF TRUE SERVICE TREE (SORBUS DOMESTICA L.) (J. Brindza, J. Červeňáková, D. Tóth, D. Bíro, J. Sajbidor)
EFFECT OF N-FERTILIZATION ON YIELD COMPONENTS OF NIGHTSHADE (G.N. Mwai, M.O.A. Onyango, J.C. Onyango, M.L. Chadha, M.O. Oluoch)
EFFECT OF PLANTING DENSITY ON YIELD COMPONENTS OF NIGHTSHADE (G.N. Mwai, M.O.A. Onyango, J.C. Onyango, M.L. Chadha, M.O. Oluoch)
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