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MORTIMORE

Mortimore, Michael. 1989. Adapting to drought. Farmers, famines and desertification in West Africa. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

Nymphaea lotus

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Oryza barthii

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Panicum laetum

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Panicum turgidum

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Parkia biglobosa

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Physalis angulata

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Raphionacem brownii

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Saba florida

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Sclerocarya birrea

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Sesbania sesban

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