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Apart from the major staples, many of the indigenous crops of West Africa are little known to the outside world. In addition, the extent to which introduced plants have affected commerce and food consumption is imperfectly known. In an attempt to correct these deficiencies, this paper was written. It is to be hoped that the information contained herein, as well as the publications cited, may one day form the basis for a comprehensive modern treatise on West African crops.
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E. J. J. acknowledges the financial support of Canada Council. The authors wrote this paper while T. J. J. was working at The Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research, Benin City, Nigeria.
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Johnson, E.J., Johnson, T.J. Economic plants in a rural nigerian market. Econ Bot 30, 375–381 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904659
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