Genetic characterization of traditional fonio millets (Digitaria exilis, D. iburua STAPF) landraces from West-Africa [Elektronische Ressource] : implications for conservation and breeding / by Hubert Adoukonou A. Sagbadja

Hubert Adoukonou A. Sagbadja Genetic Characterization of Traditional Fonio millets (Digitaria exilis, D. iburua STAPF) Landraces from West-Africa: Implications for Conservation and Breeding Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding I Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany Institute of Crop Science and Plant Breeding I Justus-Liebig University Giessen Genetic Characterization of Traditional Fonio Millets (Digitaria exilis, D. iburua STAPF) Landraces from West-Africa: Implications for Conservation and Breeding Dissertation Submitted for the degree of Doctor of Agricultural Science at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Nutritional Sciences and Environmental Management Justus-Liebig University Giessen by MSc. Hubert ADOUKONOU A. SAGBADJA from Abomey, Benin Republic (West-Africa) Giessen, July 2010 Board of Examiners: Chairman of the committee Prof. Dr. Ernst-August Nuppenau st 1 Referee Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Friedt nd2 Referee Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Köhler Examiner 1 Prof. Dr Bernd Honermeier Examiner 2 Prof. Dr.