Introduction de cultivars de jujubier (<i>Ziziphus mauritiana</i>Lam.) en zone sahélienne du Burkina Faso

Ganaba, Souleymane; Kiéni, Boureima; Barry, H. Dantsey; Coulibaly, Bobo

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“…The Apple of the Sahel is tolerant to drought, flooding, salinity, and withering (Clark and Clark, 1999;Singh et al, 2021) and is cultivated in dry regions of Africa (Ouédraogo et al, 2006) and northwestern India (Singh et al, 2021). The fruit, locally called "Magarya Nasara" in Hausa or "Annasara daréy" in Zarma, has been reported to be larger than the local varieties, nutritious, and rich in vitamin C, β-carotene, calcium, and phosphorus content (Yacouba et al, 2018;Sharif et al, 2019;Aldhanhani et al, 2022) and is widely harvested and marketed in the urban and rural areas for human and animal food and income in the West African Sahel (Ouédraogo et al, 2006;Ganaba et al, 2007;Ankoano et al, 2012). To increase the productivity of the Apple of the Sahel tree, pruning is conducted annually in May and the tree can yield fruit from grafted seedlings in the 1st year of planting.…”

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“…To increase the productivity of the Apple of the Sahel tree, pruning is conducted annually in May and the tree can yield fruit from grafted seedlings in the 1st year of planting. Much more significant production begins in the 5th or 6th year, but maximum productivity is reached at 10 years and can continue for almost 40 years (Ganaba et al, 2007).…”

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“…They also contribute to improving household food and nutritional security. Hence, cultivation of the Apple of the Sahel is central to food security, nutrition, and health, and a source of income for smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid areas (Ganaba et al, 2007;Singh et al, 2021). In the arid and semi-arid zones, smallholder producers generally cultivate crops using traditional practices for crop husbandry, fertility management, and irrigation under the most popular integrated agroforestry/cropping system.…”

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Low-cost small-scale irrigation for developing an agroforestry system in the semi-arid zone of Niger: case of the apple of the Sahel (Ziziphus mauritiana L.)

Traore,

Illiasso,

Soulé

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Cultivation of the ‘Apple of the Sahel’ (also known as Indian Jujube) is central to the food security, nutrition, and income of rural communities in developing countries like Niger. However, rainfall variability significantly impacts the development of this plant. This study aims to determine the effects of seasonal water regimes on the growth and productivity of the Apple of the Sahel. The trials were conducted in 2020 and 2021 during the rainy and dry seasons at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) experimental site in Sadore, Niamey, Niger. The experiment was arranged in a factorial design with three irrigation doses (D) and three irrigation systems (G) as main and subplot factors, respectively. The sub-subplot factors were irrigation frequencies (F) and growth boosters (B), each with two levels. In the dry season, irrigation dose application significantly (p = 0.001) increased soil volumetric water content (vwc). A similar increase in soil vwc was achieved under small-scale drip irrigation with an application of the same dose of organic material (p = 0.001). The diameter of the Apple of the Sahel trees significantly increased (p = 0.03) under the small-scale drip irrigation systems with 6.72 mm recorded under the two-drip irrigation system (G2) as compared with the manual system (G0). In the dry season, the total fruit harvest of Apple of the Sahel recorded had increased (p = 0.04) under the irrigated system, varying from 112 to 246% depending on the number of drippers, and compared to the manual system. These results highlight that small-scale drip irrigation should be used in combination with appropriate water and fertilizer management to improve water availability and tree yield in agroforestry systems in arid regions such as Niger.

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Low-cost small-scale irrigation for developing an agroforestry system in the semi-arid zone of Niger: case of the apple of the Sahel (Ziziphus mauritiana L.)

Traore,

Illiasso,

Soulé

et al. 2024

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“…This species is also studied in the station of Katchari (north of Burkina Faso) using different improved cultivars [4].…”

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GF-120 effects on fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Sahelian agroforestry-based horticultural cropping systems

Zakari-Moussa¹,

Ratnadass²,

Vayssières³

et al. 2012

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-Introduction. In the water-saving and income-generating agroforestry cropping systems developed and promoted by the ICRISAT in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of West Africa, particularly in Niger, fruits of domesticated Ziziphus mauritiana ("apples of the Sahel") are severely damaged by fruit flies (Carpomya incompleta), and chemical pesticide application poses economic, environmental and human health problems. In the Bio-reclamation of Degraded Lands (BDL) system, apple of the Sahel is the main high-value crop, while in the Dryland Eco-Farm (DEF), it is grown alongside watermelon. Sclerocarya birrea (marula plum) is presently being investigated as a dryland tree species for fruit and oil production, either in orchards or such systems as BDL. Materials and methods. To complete preliminary results of earlier studies published elsewhere, we collected and incubated in 2010 ripe fruits of marula plum and watermelon in Sadoré, Niger, where the above-mentioned agroforestry systems are developed, and we recorded emerging fruit flies. We also conducted a spot-spraying experiment (using GF-120) in an apple of the Sahel orchard in Niamey in 2010; we recorded undamaged and damaged fruits and incubated the latter. In the same orchard, we set up in 2011 a fruit fly trapping survey targeting the invasive species Bactrocera invadens (Chempac ® traps using methyl eugenol as the attractant). Results and discussion. The results showed that only Ceratitis cosyra emerged from marula plums, and only Dacus spp. from watermelon. The GF-120 spot-spraying experiment showed that C. incompleta was not attracted / intoxicated, contrary to Ceratitis spp. and Dacus spp.; the sprayed trees yielded significantly more marketable fruits than unsprayed ones; only C. incompleta emerged from damaged fruit. Detection trapping revealed for the first time the presence of B. invadens in the Sahelian zone of Niger, including at the time of apple of the Sahel fruit production. Conclusion. This, alongside results of earlier studies, suggests a repellent effect of GF-120 on the monophagous C. incompleta species (Trypetinae), while it is attractive to oligophagous/polyphagous Dacinae fruit flies; some of them (e.g., Dacus spp.) damage watermelon, which is part of the DEF system, and produce fruit at the same time as the jujube tree. The prospects for harnessing these two opposite regulation pathways are discussed.Niger / Ziziphus mauritiana / Citrullus lanatus / pest control / Carpomya incompleta / Bactrocera invadens / Ceratitis / Dacus / control methods / integrated control / attractants / repellents Impacts du GF-120 sur des mouches des fruits (Diptera : Tephritidae) en systèmes agroforestiers sahéliens à base de cultures horticoles.Résumé -Introduction. Dans les systèmes de culture agroforestiers économes en eau et générateurs de revenus promus par l'ICRISAT dans la zone soudano-sahélienne d'Afrique de l'Ouest, en particulier au Niger, les fruits du jujubier domestiqué Ziziphus mauritiana (« pommes du Sahel ») sont sévèrement attaqués par des mouche...

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Advances in domestication of indigenous fruit trees in the West African Sahel

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Fruit trees play an important nutritional role for livelihoods of rural people in the West African Sahel through provision of energy and nutrients such as vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Research on the domestication of local fruit trees has started recently through projects concentrating on some of the most important indigenous species of dry West Africa, i.e. Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa, Tamarindus indica, Vitellaria paradoxa and Ziziphus mauritiana. We present a status of finalised and ongoing domestication research with the aim of defining research gaps that would need to be covered by future research activities to obtain higher yields and better quality fruits. Germplasm collection in central West Africa has been intense compared to elsewhere in the species' distribution areas, but conservation status of the material is poor since it is only planted in few trials. Knowledge of genetic parameters, especially for fruit traits, is almost absent, but characterisation of genotypes is underway for some of the species. Mating systems and patterns are still unknown for many species. Efficient vegetative propagation based on simple techniques was shown to be possible for all species except P. biglobosa. In 123New Forests (2011) 41:297-315 DOI 10.1007 order to secure immediate as well as long term gains, we recommend combining clonal propagation of selected plus individuals with recombination and breeding of selected genotypes. We discuss whether local institutions in the Sahel have the financial capacity to carry out long term breeding programmes, and suggest that efforts should be made to find new ways of disseminating improved germplasm.

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Introduction de cultivars de jujubier (Ziziphus mauritianaLam.) en zone sahélienne du Burkina Faso

Cited by 3 publications

References 7 publications

Low-cost small-scale irrigation for developing an agroforestry system in the semi-arid zone of Niger: case of the apple of the Sahel (Ziziphus mauritiana L.)

Low-cost small-scale irrigation for developing an agroforestry system in the semi-arid zone of Niger: case of the apple of the Sahel (Ziziphus mauritiana L.)

GF-120 effects on fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Sahelian agroforestry-based horticultural cropping systems

Advances in domestication of indigenous fruit trees in the West African Sahel

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