Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Medicinal plant use and conservation practices by communities in the Togo Plateau Forest Reserve, Ghana

Gilchrist K. Faith Dogor
  • Gilchrist K. Faith Dogor
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Ruby A. Nyarko
  • Ruby A. Nyarko
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Alexander K. Anning
  • Alexander K. Anning
  • Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Alfred Oteng-Yeboah
  • Alfred Oteng-Yeboah
  • Department of Plant and Environmental Biology, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 03 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 November 2018
  •  Published: 25 December 2018

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