Culture du baobab &lt;em&gt;Adansonia digitata&lt;/em&gt; L. (Bombacaceae) en planche maraîchère : une méthode pour simplifier sa récolte et favoriser sa propagation au Sahel

Bationo, Babou André; Lamien, Niéyidouba; Demers, Nicole; Kandji, Serigne

doi:10.19182/bft2009.299.a20426

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“…We focused first on the farmer's uses and perception of the threats of degradation of the four species proposed in the program. A. digitata is the only one planted, B. aegyptiaca and Z. mauritiana are FMN regenerated, and B. senegalensis is kept at wild stage or even removed when clearing the land, as already reported in the region [72][73][74]. In concordance with previous findings in Niger [40], the main use of all four species is human food and the overexploitation due to food consumption is considered the main threat.…”

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Farmers’ Preferences for Conservation and Breeding Programs of Forestry Food Resources in Niger

Agúndez

Lawali

Mahamane

et al. 2020

Forests

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In a less-favored area such as the Sahel, promoting sustainable management, breeding, and conservation of forestry resources would result in improvements for agroforestry systems and food security. A contingent ranking exercise allowed us to estimate the preferences and the values given by the rural population to the attributes that would be comprised in a conservation program. The resulting preferred program is farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) based on the species Adansonia digitata (baobab), with plantation, stone bunds, or tassa, and selected or bred seeds. The proposed actions to improve the tree density and the seed quality were highly valued by the respondents. Nevertheless, no clear differences were found between tassa and stone bunds, or FMNR and plantation. The main effects of the program, according to the surveyed population, include an increase in crop production and soil conservation, and higher income from tree products. This study allowed us to identify the program that would provide the greatest well-being for farmers, since it would allow them to simultaneously improve both the production of their crops and the production of the woody food species. It was shown that farmers were particularly willing to contribute to a program based on baobab, mainly because its products are used for food in the home and can be sold in markets. In this sense, the yield and production of the system would be improved by increasing the number of baobab trees. Farmers would contribute to this production system and would be willing to invest sustainable effort in the long term. The conservation and breeding program can be directed at conserving and propagating the genetic resources of A. digitata in an initial phase, selecting trees with good production, growth, and adaptation characteristics.

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Farmers’ Preferences for Conservation and Breeding Programs of Forestry Food Resources in Niger

Agúndez

Lawali

Mahamane

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“…Cependant, la technique actuelle de récolte des feuilles, basée sur l'émondage total annuel, s'avère rédhibi-toire pour la fructification, et donc aussi pour la production de la pulpe farineuse de plus en plus recherchée par l'industrie agroalimentaire. La technique de culture du baobab en planche (Savard et al, 2006 ;Bationo et al, 2009), déve-loppée ces dernières années par la recherche, peut contribuer à réduire la pression sur les populations adultes et améliorer la régénération.…”

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“…Le baobab, Adansonia digitata L. (photo 1), est l'une des principales espèces ligneuses locales à usages multiples des parcs agroforestiers traditionnels dans les pays sahéliens (Ouedraogo, 1995 ;Cissé, 1995 ;Dibloni, Ouedraogo, 1999 ;Boffa, 2000 ;Bationo et al, 2009). Ses produits sont largement vendus sur les marchés locaux et utilisés dans l'alimentation, la médecine et l'artisanat (Nikiema, 1993 ;Leakey, 1999 ;Lamien, Traoré, 2002).…”

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Dimension socioculturelle du baobab <em>Adansonia digitata</em> L. dans le plateau central du Burkina faso

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The baobab, Adansonia digitata L., is classified as one of the five priority woody species in Burkina Faso, where it is unevenly distributed across the agrarian landscape. However, the main socio-cultural determinants of the baobab's distribution are little known. This study therefore aimed to characterize the socio-cultural structure and factors determining the distribution of the baobab in the North Central and West Central regions of Burkina Faso. The studies were based on forest inventories, socio-economic surveys and field observations of peasant farming practices. The result showed that within the same total area, the structure of baobab populations varies with the type of crop field (around individual dwellings, villages or in the bush). The tree diameter structure forms an L-shaped pattern in fields around weddings, a J-shaped pattern in bush fields and an irregular pattern in village fields. In the entire study area, baobabs are seen as malevolent trees that harbour evil spirits, but also as important medicinal and food plants. Unlike those in the West Central region, where baobab products are widely used for food and crafts, populations in the North Central region tend to use assisted natural regeneration to maintain the trees in fields around huts and villages. The low currents of baobabs in the Central West region is partly linked to local habits, to the development market gardening which has made other condiments available and to people's perceptions of the tree.Keywords: Adansonia digitata, baobab, multiple uses, medicinal plant, regeneration, Burkina Faso. . La estructura de diá-metros tiene forma de "L" en los campos de choza, de "J" en los campos de matorral e irregular en los campos de aldea. En toda el área de estudio, el baobab es considerado como una especie maléfica en la que moran espíritus, pero también como una planta alimenticia y medicinal de primer orden. Al contrario de la región Centro-Oeste, en donde los productos del baobab son muy empleados en alimentación y artesanía, las poblaciones de la región Centro-Norte lo mantienen preferentemente en los campos de choza y aldea mediante la práctica de la regeneración natural asistida. La escasa presencia del baobab en el Centro-Oeste se debe en parte a los hábitos alimentarios, pero también está relacionada con el desarrollo de la horticultura, que favorece la disponibilidad de condimentos alternativos, y con las percepciones que los habitantes tienen de este árbol. RESUMENPalabras clave: Adansonia digitata, baobab, usos múltiples, planta medicinal, regeneración, Burkina Faso.

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“…Au Sénégal, des tests de greffage horticole et d'inoculation mycorhizienne du baobab ont été effectués pour améliorer sa croissance (Samba et al, 2003). Au Burkina Faso, il y a eu des tests d'introduction de jeunes baobabs en station et en milieu rural dans le Plateau Central (Bationo et al, 2009) afin de rajeunir et de reconstituer les parcs. En ce qui concerne la domestication, des études ont été faites au Mali et au Sénégal sur l'adoption des cultures maraichères de feuilles de baobab (Savard, 2003, Cissé 2015) pour réduire la pression sur les grands baobabs des parcs.…”

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Fonctionnement Hydrique du Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) en Moyenne et Haute Casamance (Sénégal)

Ndiaye¹,

Mbaye²,

Ngom³

et al. 2019

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This study deals with the baobab's water functioning in order to better understand its water relations with its phenological phases and the effect induced by the climatic seasons and that of the toposequence. For this, the soil moisture, the relative water content (TRE) and the leaf water potential (Ψ) were studied. Data were collected at two sites, in the upland and in the lowland, in the hot dry season (SSC), in the middle of the rainy season (PSP) and in the cool dry season (SSF). SSC corresponds to the appearance of the first leaves. The PSP corresponds to full leafing and the end of flowering and early fruiting. SSF is the advanced ripening of fruits and the full fall of leaves. The R version 3.4.2 software was used to process the data. It allowed to test the data analysis. The results show a seasonal variation of soil moisture around the baobab root zone. Indeed, in SSC, soil moisture is at its weakest level, unlike in MSP and SSF. However, the low water availability of soil in SSC does not prevent the internal water condition of baobab from being high. Indeed, succulent trunk deciduous species, Ψ and TRE found baobab are higher in the dry season than in the rainy season. Also, according to the

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Culture du baobab <em>Adansonia digitata</em> L. (Bombacaceae) en planche maraîchère : une méthode pour simplifier sa récolte et favoriser sa propagation au Sahel

Cited by 10 publications

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Farmers’ Preferences for Conservation and Breeding Programs of Forestry Food Resources in Niger

Farmers’ Preferences for Conservation and Breeding Programs of Forestry Food Resources in Niger

Dimension socioculturelle du baobab <em>Adansonia digitata</em> L. dans le plateau central du Burkina faso

Fonctionnement Hydrique du Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) en Moyenne et Haute Casamance (Sénégal)

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