Fonio
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002002368
- info:lc/authorities/sh2002002368
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh2002002368#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
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Variants
- Acha
- Digitaria exilis
- Digitaria iburua
- Hungry rice
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Work cat.: 2002029606: Togala, D. Les organizations d'auto-promotion féminine et le développement de la filière fonio dans la zone de Bougouni au Mali, 2002.
- found: National Academy Press WWW site, Jul. 19, 2002(abstract for Lost crops of Africa, v. 1, Grains: fonio (acha); digitaria exilis and digitaria iburua; probably the oldest African cereal; in English, usually called "hungry rice," a misleading term originated by Europeans who knew little of the crop or those who used it)
- found: Vaughan, J.G. New Oxford book of food plants, 1997:p. 10 (other millets: hungry rice or fonio (Digitaria exilis, D. iburua) found in savannah areas of West Africa)
LC Classification
- QK495.G74
Change Notes
- 2002-07-19: new
- 2002-08-30: revised
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