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Marie Marguerite Mbolo Abada, Jean Ernest Mballa Bimi, Josseline Landry Douandju Tsonang and Pierre Abe
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5298/2015.01.003
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ABSTRACT
In order to domesticate H. azurea (Halopegia azurea), acclimatization of rhizome’s cuttings
and young shoots in farms was tested at Nkol Evodo village from February 2012 to June 2012. The
best substrate for propagation was assessed: (0)
wetland; (1) sand/wetland; (2)
sawdust/wetland; (3)
sand/sawdust/wetland. Young shoots’ growth was
observed in situ for 8 weeks. A significant difference (P < 0.05) was observed in
the appearance of young shoots and leaves in nursery. The highest average
number of young shoots and leaves (0.62 ± 0.09) was found in substrates 0 and
1, the lowest (0.31 ± 0.08) in
substrate 3. Substrate 3 showed the lowest number of young leaves
(0.41 ± 0.16) and substrate 2 the highest (0.97 ± 0.24). A significant difference in the mortality rate of
cuttings (P < 0.05) was observed: 68.75% and 53.12% in substrates 2
and 3, respectively. On
farm, new leaves and young shoots’ appearance showed a highly significant
difference. Plants growing in substrates 2 and 3 showed the highest number of
leaves. New shoots developed only in plants growing in substrates 0 and 1. These
results suggest that it is possible to domesticate H. azurea for leaves’ production in quantity and quality, and open up better opportunities for its cultivation.
KEYWORDS
H. azurea, domestication, cuttings, substrate, farm.
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