Conserving the Fluted Pumpkin-S. Adesola Ajayi

From a Biodiversity report:

The Fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) is one of the most popular vegetables in west Africa. Seeds, shoots, stems and leaves, to say nothing of the starchy flesh, are common and sought-after items of the diet, particularly valued because they are highly nutritious. The species is an income earner for many subsistence farmers, and is an important component of cross-border trade among Nigeria, Cameroon and Benin Republic. Now, thanks to research by S. Adesola Ajayi, of the Seed Science Laboratory at Obafemi University in Nigeria, its conservation has become a little easier.

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