Research Article

The “Bringing into Cultivation” Phase of the Plant Domestication Process and Its Contributions to In Situ Conservation of Genetic Resources in Benin

Table 5

Contribution of some species under domestication to household income generation.

SpeciesMinimum (US$)Maximum (US$)

Caesalpinea bonduc78
Celosia argentea100140
Celosia trigyna25
Cochlospermum tinctorium20144
Ceratotheca sesamoides1090
Crassocephalum rubens310
Dioscorea praehensilis930
Haumaniastrum caeruleum48
Launeae taraxacifolia120192
Lippia multiflora210
Parkia biglobosa400600
Sesamum radiatum5096