Table 4 List of landraces, their seed characteristics, and corresponding folk varieties according to sociolinguistic groups in the study area
No. of landrace | Seed’s morphological description | Folk varieties (sociolinguistic group) |
|---|---|---|
1 | Large flat seed with white seed coat color | - Akpakoun wéwé (Fon, Mahi) - Akpakoun wéwé gaga (Fon, Mahi) - Kpalagui (Ifè) - Kpalakoun founfoun (Idaatcha, Tchabé) - Kpakpalaegui (Adja, Nago) |
2 | Small shiny seed with red seed coat color | - Akpakoun vovo (Fon, Mahi) - Kpalakoun kpikpa (Idaatcha, Nago) - Kpankoui rouge (Adja) - Kpokpodo (Tchabè) |
3 | Small round seed with brown seed coat color and dark hilum color | - Séssé (Fon, Mahi, Idaatcha, Tchabè, Nago, Ifé) |
4 | Small flat seed with white seed coat color | - Akpalakoun founfoun (Idaatcha, Tchabè, Ifé) - Akpakoun wéwé winiwini (Fon, Mahi) - Kpankoui wéwé (Adja) |
5 | Small seed with marginal seed coat speckled of red and a red color around hilum | - Akpakoun sonhouékan (Fon) - Sèkpavikoun (Mahi) - Alawoaho (Tchabé) |
6 | Small seed with red broad striped seed coat pattern and red color around hilum | - Akapkoun rouge (Mahi, Nago) |
7 | Small seed with brown seed coat and red color around the hilum | - Akpakoun djihikoun (Fon, Mahi) - Ewaarigui (Nago) |
8 | Small seed with black broad striped seed coat pattern and black color around hilum | Akpakoun wiwi (Fon) |
9 | Large seed with black seed coat | - Sonouhoué (Mahi) - Ewoudjè (Tchabé) - Kpankoui wiwi (Adja) |
10 | Small flat shiny brown seeds with black color around hilum | Mitoyikoun (Fon, Mahi) |
11 | Large flat seed with red seed coat | Akpakoun kpikpa (Tchabé, Idaatcha) |
12 | Small white smooth seed with black color around hilum | Akpalakoun wéwé (Idaatcha, Ifé) |