Ethnoecological Knowledge for Identifying Elite Phenotypes of the Indigenous Fruit Tree, Uapaca kirkiana in the Miombo Woodlands of Southern Africa

摘要: This study integrates ecological knowledge and scientific principles in selecting superior Uapaca kirkiana phenotypes Malawi Zambia through focus-group discussions. Fruit collectors roadside marketers provided locations of (fruit load, size, sweetness). About 73% were on cultivated land Zambia, 66% forest reserves, 15% Malawi. Phenotypes ranked by communities indeed scientists’ criteria. Local resides with community fruit collectors. Combining local approaches a complementary manner facilitated phenotype identification within relatively short period.