&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Tithonia diversifolia&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; Mulch Stimulates the Growth of Plantain PIF Seedlings and Induces a Less Susceptibility to &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;Mycosphaerella fijiensis&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; in the Nursery

Meshuneke, Arouna; Ewané, Cécile Annie; Tatsegouock, Robinson Nembot; Boudjeko, Thaddée

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“…The level of growth promotion obtained in this study was lower compared with former studies in nursery on T. diversifolia effects on plantain growth promotion (mulch, vertical layers, liquid extract, …)[13] [14] [15][16]. Allelopathy is the set of biochemical positive and or negative interactions carried out by plants with each other or with microorganisms.…”

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<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

Ewané¹,

Mbanya²,

Boudjeko³

2020

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Tithonia diversifolia is a year-round weed that decomposes rapidly after application as a soil amendment and it is more and more used in agriculture due to its numerous properties. The use of Tithonia diversifolia in the production of plantain vivoplants is a great opportunity for small holders' farmers that cannot easily buy chemical inputs for yield improvement. All plant parts are used because of their richness in nutrients, mineral elements and phytochemicals without knowing which part is the most efficient. Tithonia diversifolia used as substrate amendment for plantain vivoplants production in nursery could promote their growth. This study aims to evaluate the effect of T. diversifolia leaves and stems as substrate amendment on plantain vivoplants growth promotion. The vivoplants were produced in substrates amended with T. diversifolia leaves, stems, combination of leaves and stems, and control without amendment. The vegetative growth parameters (number of shoots, height and diameter of shoots, area of shoots leaves) were assessed in sterilized substrate and unsterilized substrate conditions. T. diversifolia leaves and stems treatment increases the number of shoots, the height and the diameter of shoots as well as the area of shoots leaves compared to the control. T. diversifolia stems are the more efficient treatment, followed by the combination of T. diversifolia leaves and stems and finally the T. diversifolia leaves. They act as a biofertilizer promoting thus, the growth of plantain vivoplants in the nursery. All parts of Tithonia diversifolia can therefore be used by poor small holder farmers, as green manure for soil amendment in a green agriculture context.

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<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

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Mbanya²,

Boudjeko³

2020

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“…Two of these treatments T5 and T4 have been identified as overall impacting mostly the vivoplants responses in the greenhouse and the shade. Indeed, the T. diversifolia liquid extract (T5) and T. diversifolia mulch (T4) have shown growth promotion and antifungal activities in the plantain vivoplants 3,8 as well as the other treatments (T3, T4 and T5) despite the less global impact [2][3][4]7 . The five treatments based on clam shells and T. diversifolia are organic matter that have been shown to activate the growth promotion and natural defense systems of plants through the increase synthesis of nutrients and defensive metabolites 15,16 .…”

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“…The advent and popularization of vivoplants in the 2000s raised hopes for solving the seedlings availability problem 3 . However, after about ten years, the PIF seedlings has shown some problems limiting its adoption and is now rejected by some farmers.…”

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“…Recent researches have shown that soil amendment with Tithonia diversifolia alone or combine with clam shells, Tithonia diversifolia vertical layer, Tithonia diversifolia mulch and Tithonia diversifolia liquid extract improve the growth promotion of the vivoplants, and also protect them efficiently against BSD [2][3][4][7][8] . Hence, these treatments seem to act in the improved vivoplants production as a vital stimulator (protection against biotic and abiotic stress, plant nutrition, soil nutrition and quality improvement).…”

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Comparative analyses of plantain vivoplants responses to different clam shells and Tithonia diversifolia treatments in terms of growth promotion and induced resistance against Mycosphaerella fijiensis

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Messa-Yaoundé²,

Yaoundé³

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Modelling the response of the PIF plantain seedlings toTithonia diversifoliaand clam shells treatments in the nursery

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Boudjeko

2020

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1112 Abstract 13 The seeds availability is the main constraint for the agricultural explosion in sub-Saharan 14 Africa countries. In the case of plantain, there is a lack of seedlings in quantity, but also in 15 quality. The advent of the PIF method was an excellent opportunity to improve the 16 availability of plantain seeds, although the quality is not fully guaranteed. Indeed, the PIF 17 plants produced have posed many problems during the acclimation period indicating a need 18 for solutions to improve their quality. Recent researches done with five treatments using 19 Tithonia diversifolia and clam shells have highlighted the improvement of the PIF seedlings 20 quality in terms of growth promotion (biofertilizer action) and protection against black 21 Sigatoka disease (biofungicide action). It seemed essential to determine the best model for 22 robust PIF seedlings. The aim of this study was to analyse the different models that have 23 enabled the production of improved PIF seedlings and to determine the best one. We have 24 modelized the response of PIF seedlings to the different treatment's protocols. It turns out that 25 the best treatment to apply is T5 (T. diversifolia liquid extract), followed by T4 (T. 26 diversifolia mulch). However, depending on the expected response in the PIF seedlings, all 27 these treatments have proven to be impactful. Tithonia diversifolia liquid extract model is the 28 best and in combination with clams, could be useful to boost the production at low cost and 29 without chemical inputs of large amount of improved vigorous (clean and less susceptible) 30 planting material, impacting thus the food security and poverty alleviation. 31 32

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<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Mulch Stimulates the Growth of Plantain PIF Seedlings and Induces a Less Susceptibility to <i>Mycosphaerella fijiensis</i> in the Nursery

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<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

Comparative analyses of plantain vivoplants responses to different clam shells and Tithonia diversifolia treatments in terms of growth promotion and induced resistance against Mycosphaerella fijiensis

Modelling the response of the PIF plantain seedlings toTithonia diversifoliaand clam shells treatments in the nursery

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&lt;i&gt;Tithonia diversifolia&lt;/i&gt; Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

&lt;i&gt;Tithonia diversifolia&lt;/i&gt; Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

Comparative analyses of plantain vivoplants responses to different clam shells and Tithonia diversifolia treatments in terms of growth promotion and induced resistance against Mycosphaerella fijiensis

Modelling the response of the PIF plantain seedlings toTithonia diversifoliaand clam shells treatments in the nursery

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<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Mulch Stimulates the Growth of Plantain PIF Seedlings and Induces a Less Susceptibility to <i>Mycosphaerella fijiensis</i> in the Nursery

<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery

<i>Tithonia diversifolia</i> Leaves and Stems Use as Substrate Amendment Promote the Growth of Plantain Vivoplants in the Nursery