Living fences in the Fond-des-Nègres Region, Haiti

TitleLiving fences in the Fond-des-Nègres Region, Haiti
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1962
AuthorsMintz, SW
JournalEconomic Botany
Volume16
Issue2
Pagination101-105
Date PublishedApril 1962
LanguageEnglish
KeywordsBromelia; Croton; Jatropha; living fences; Plant Anatomy/Development; plant ecology; plant physiology; plant sciences; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; thatch; world market price
Abstract

This article discusses the economic, social and agricultural uses of "living fences" in the Fond-des-Nègres region, Haiti. These living fences are actually plants that form borders between families and fields. Field work was carried on in the Fond-des-Nègres region during October, 1958, and from January through March, 1959.

URLhttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985297
DOI10.1007/BF02985297
Journal Abbreviation

Econ Bot

ISSN

0013-0001; 1874-9364

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