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Cultural Uses, Ecosystem Services, and Nutrient Profile of Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) in the Highlands of Western Yunnan, China

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The authors would like to thank the Test Center of Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Science for assisting with the laboratory analysis, Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2008BAD98B06), Foundation of Study Abroad Returnees from Ministry of Personnel (Y11G221261), Program 111 of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and the TEACRS Program at Tufts University (NIGMS IRACDA– K12GM074869) for financial support.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institutes of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China

    Lixin Yang, Shengji Pei & Gang Xu

  2. College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China, Beijing, China

    Lixin Yang, Selena Ahmed, John Richard Stepp & Dayuan Xue

  3. Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA

    Selena Ahmed

  4. Department of Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    John Richard Stepp

  5. College of Forestry and Vocational Technology in Yunnan, Kunming, China

    Yanqinag Zhao

  6. Southwest Forestry University, Bailongshi, Kunming, China

    Ma Jun Zeng

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Yang, L., Ahmed, S., Stepp, J.R. et al. Cultural Uses, Ecosystem Services, and Nutrient Profile of Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) in the Highlands of Western Yunnan, China. Econ Bot 69, 273–283 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-015-9318-7

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