International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotany and population structure of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile in Sahelian zone of Cameroon

Hamawa Yougouda
  • Hamawa Yougouda
  • Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Derived Products, The Higher National Polytechnic College, University of Maroua, P. O. Box 46, Maroua, Cameroon.
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Tchatchoua Tchapda Dorothy
  • Tchatchoua Tchapda Dorothy
  • Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Derived Products, The Higher National Polytechnic College, University of Maroua, P. O. Box 46, Maroua, Cameroon.
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Arbonnier Michel
  • Arbonnier Michel
  • Department of Environments and Societies/UR 105, Forests and Societies, CIRAD, TA C 105/D, Cameroon.
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Mapongmetsem Pierre Marie
  • Mapongmetsem Pierre Marie
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ngaoundere, P. O. Box: 454 Ngaoundere, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 04 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 27 November 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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