Ecophenotypic variation of fruits, natural seed germination and seedling growth of Picralima nitida in Dahomey Gap: implication for conservation and valorization

Ghislain Comlan Akabassi (), Elie Antoine Padonou, Kafui Inès Edna Déléké Koko, Bidossèssi Eliane Juliette Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo and Guédé Noël Zirihi
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Ghislain Comlan Akabassi: Unviversity Félix Houphouët Boigny
Elie Antoine Padonou: University of Abomey Calavi
Kafui Inès Edna Déléké Koko: University of Abomey Calavi
Bidossèssi Eliane Juliette Assogbadjo: Faculty of Agronomic Sciences
Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo: University of Abomey Calavi
Guédé Noël Zirihi: Unviversity Félix Houphouët Boigny

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 23, issue 5, No 55, 7670-7685

Abstract: Abstract Picralima nitida is an important African medicinal plant species threatened in the Dahomey Gap. It is used in pharmaceutical industries and traditional medicine to treat several diseases. Despite its importance, this the species faces a serious conservation problem. It is rare, especially in the Dahomey Gap countries in contrast to the Guinean zone. The present study aims to contribute to the conservation of P. nitida by assessing the ecophenotypic variation of the fruit, natural seed germination and seedling growth. A total of 1,200 fruits were collected in two phytodistricts of Dahomey Gap to evaluate the morphotypes. The seeds were evaluated for natural germination with different substrates. The results on ecophenotypic variation and natural seed germination revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the fruits from the two phytodistricts. However, three morphotypes of fruits were obtained with significant difference (p

Keywords: Dahomey gap; Picralima nitida; Morphotype; Germination; Seedling growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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