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The Cuban homegarden ‘conuco’: a perspective environment for evolution and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources

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Cuban homegardens are called ‘conucos’. On the basis of new case studies additional information is provided about these ‘conucos’, their history, composition and importance. They and other gardens of similar type are characterized as suitable environment for in situ conservation and for the continuation of evolutionary processes.

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Esquivel, M., Hammer, K. The Cuban homegarden ‘conuco’: a perspective environment for evolution and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources. Genet Resour Crop Evol 39, 9–22 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00052650

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