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BBC version “Farmers in Ghana are planting cassava plants on field margins which produce huge amounts of nectar, attracting bees and other species, leading to higher yields [in associated vegetables]” This is referenced in the FAO version as coming from Nassar, N.M. 2003. Gene flow between cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, and wild relatives. Genetics and Molecular Research, 2(4): 334–347. However, Nassar makes no mention of nectar or bees. What is going on? Are the authors of the FAO report making facts up (or is my seach engine on the blink)?
BBC version “Farmers in Ghana are planting cassava plants on field margins which produce huge amounts of nectar, attracting bees and other species, leading to higher yields [in associated vegetables]” This is referenced in the FAO version as coming from Nassar, N.M. 2003. Gene flow between cassava, Manihot esculenta Crantz, and wild relatives. Genetics and Molecular Research, 2(4): 334–347. However, Nassar makes no mention of nectar or bees. What is going on? Are the authors of the FAO report making facts up (or is my seach engine on the blink)?