Morphological diversity of the agroforestry species Moringa oleifera Lam. as related to ecological conditions and farmers’ management practices in Benin (West Africa)

Gandji, Kisito; Tovissodé, Frédéric; Azihou, Akomian Fortuné; Akpona, Jean Didier T.; Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem; Kakaï, Romain Lucas Glèlè

doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2019.10.004

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“…Moringa has been grown in a variety of agricultural systems ranging from horticulture (monocropping or intercropping) [ 256 , 342 ] to agroforestry [ 105 , 115 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 141 , 191 , 197 , 202 , 216 , 272 , 383 , 385 , 389 , 407 ]. It has been indicated as suitable for intercropping with vegetables, fruit trees, and medicinal and aromatic plants in South Africa [ 364 ] and legumes (cowpea, jack bean, lablab, and pigeon pea) in South Africa [ 339 ].…”

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“…It has been indicated as suitable for intercropping with vegetables, fruit trees, and medicinal and aromatic plants in South Africa [ 364 ] and legumes (cowpea, jack bean, lablab, and pigeon pea) in South Africa [ 339 ]. As for agroforestry, moringa has been investigated in Benin [ 118 , 119 , 120 ], Cameroon [ 141 ], Ethiopia [ 105 , 191 , 197 ], Ghana [ 202 , 216 ], Kenya [ 105 ], Nigeria [ 272 ], Tanzania [ 383 ], Togo [ 385 ], and Tunisia [ 389 ]. In this respect, Boumenjel et al [ 389 ] concluded that “ Moringa represent a promising species as an ecological solution for use in agroforestry systems, able to minimize the negative effects of drought and to rehabilitate and enhance the soil of arid zones ” (p. 823).…”

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“…Indeed, it has been employed in different afforestation/reforestation endeavors. Studies on this subject matter were mainly carried out in Benin [ 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 ]. Noulèkoun et al [ 121 ] found that moringa is suitable for the afforestation of degraded croplands in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Benin.…”

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Research on Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Africa

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Dan Guimbo,

Nanema

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While Moringa oleifera Lam. is gaining importance in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, it is unclear whether research is following the quick pace of its development on the continent. Therefore, this article analyzes the landscape of research dealing with moringa in Africa. This systematic review draws upon 299 eligible articles identified through a search carried out on the Web of Science in April 2023. Research on M. oleifera is rather recent in Africa but interest is increasing among scholars. While the research field is multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral, the literature seems to focus on biological and environmental sciences. Moreover, research is performed mainly in South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, and Ghana. The analysis suggests a significant potential contribution of moringa to food security and nutrition, climate change mitigation/adaptation, farming systems resilience, and livelihoods. Its versatility and diverse applications and uses make moringa particularly interesting for developing countries, such as African ones. However, this review also underscores some factors hindering its development. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen research on moringa to unlock its potential in Africa. Investments in research, innovation, and development can help address the many challenges that Africa faces and contribute to the transition towards sustainable and resilient food systems.

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Research on Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Africa

El Bilali,

Dan Guimbo,

Nanema

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“…There are a lots of literature about the nutritional, medicinal, environmental, agricultural and socio-economic applications of M. oleifera (Alegbeleye, 2018;Abdel-Latif et al, 2022). Moringa is cultivated as a multipurpose tree for food and health management (leaves, seeds, flowers and fruits), water purification and as a softening agent (crushed leaves), blue dye (wood), insecticide for other plants, green manure (seed-cake, leaves), biogas and biodiesel production (leaves and seeds), plant growth promoter (Zeatin growth hormone from leaves), oil seed crop and vegetables, livestock feed (leaves and treated seedpodcake), extraction of various enzymes as well as treatment of human herpesvirus-4 (Gopalakrishnan et al, 2016) (Brilhante et al, 2017;Gandji et al, 2020).…”

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Moringa oleifera Lam: A versatile medicinal tree in tropical and subtropical countries

Gupta¹

2022

Asian J Pharm Pharmacol

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Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae), with several common names such as "sahajan", "drumstick", "super food", "miracle tree", "horseradish" and "ben oil tree", is distributed throughout in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This plant is a panacea, since different parts of it have long been used in herbal medicines by Indians and Africans to cure more than 300 diseases. Moringa is one of the most nutrient-rich plants as it contains over 90 nutrients, 46 antioxidants, 18 amino acids, including 8 essential amino acids. The leaves, pods and seeds of it show presence of a variety of essential phytochemicals. With no known reports of side effects, different parts of the plant are used to treat malnutrition, diabetes, blindness, anemia, hypertension, stress, depression, skin, arthritis, joints, liver and kidney disorders. The powder from seeds and leaves is widely used in water and effluent treatment to improve water quality, which has special applicability in intensive animal production systems, such as aquaculture. The plant possesses many pharmacological attributes such as hypoglycemic, anti-diabetic anti-oxidant, hepato-protective, neuro-protective, cardio-protective, chemo-preventive, anti-cancer, anti-ulcer, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, herbicidal, anti-hypertensive, enzyme inhibition, uterotonic, and fertility stimulator. Due to high nutritional value and several medicinal properties, the plant may act as a nutritional and medical alternative for socially neglected populations. This review will present an updated compilation of the published research on the medicinal characteristics, phytochemical composition, recent advances in pharmacognosy of moringa. and pharmacological properties along with

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“…Moringa oleifera es un árbol caducifolio de crecimiento perenne perteneciente a la familia Moringaceae, representado por trece especies, con marcadas diferencias entre ellas, entre las que se mencionan, hábito de crecimiento, morfología del árbol, producción de biomasa aérea, entre otras (Ahmed Hassanein & Abdulah Al-Soqeer, 2018). Su cultivo se desarrolla a lo largo del cinturón tropical y en ambientes extremos, donde se documentó gran plasticidad ecológica (Gandji et al, 2020), abarca diferentes regiones donde se utiliza en la alimentación de humanos y animales (Jacques et al, 2020). Las características del perfil bioquímico de hojas incluye: pigmentos fotosintéticos, minerales, metabolitos secundarios y proteínas (Özcan, 2020), de interés para la industria farmacéutica, cosmética (Athikomkulchai et al, 2021) y culinaria (Trigo et al, 2021).…”

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Producción de semilla de variedades de Moringa oleifera Lam según densidad de siembra y cosechas sucesivas

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Introducción. Moringa oleifera Lam. es un árbol caducifolio de crecimiento perenne ontogenérico al crecimiento de las arbustivas. Moringa es el único género de la familia Moringaceae, los principales estudios de la especie olerifera se centran en la producción de forraje y muy pocos en la producción de semillas. Objetivo. Evaluar densidades de siembra y cosechas sucesivas para la producción de semillas de variedades de M. oleifera Lam, en un ecosistema degradado por la sequía estacional en Valle del Cauto, provincia Granma, Cuba. Materiales y métodos. El estudio se desarrolló del 2016 al 2018 en bancos de semillas de la Estación Experimental de Pastos y Forrajes (20º 27´ 52,1” N 76º 40’47” O) del Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias “Jorge Dimitrov”, Cuba, mediante un diseño de bloques al azar en arreglo factorial con cuatro repeticiones, para un total de 64 tratamientos resultantes de la combinación entre densidad de siembra (4), variedades de M. oleifera (4) y número de cosechas (4). Las variables consideradas fueron: número de semillas por fruto, número de frutos por planta, longitud de frutos, peso de 100 semillas y rendimiento de semillas. Resultados. La variedad Criolla y Supergenius fueron las de mayor producción de semillas (p≤0,01) (0,67 y 0,71 t ha-1, respectivamente), en la segunda cosecha en julio de 2017, respecto al resto de las cosechas y variedades en estudio. La variedad Supergenius aportó los mayores valores en el número de semillas/fruto, número de frutos/planta y longitud de los frutos/planta con 18,23, 32,08 y 49,18 cm, respectivamente. Conclusión. Las variedades de M. oleifera en estudio no tuvieron diferencias en el potencial de producción de semillas, la densidad de siembra no tuvo efecto, solo la realización de cosechas sucesivas cada seis meses condicionó una diferenciación en la producción de semillas.

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Morphological diversity of the agroforestry species Moringa oleifera Lam. as related to ecological conditions and farmers’ management practices in Benin (West Africa)

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

Research on Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Africa

Research on Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) in Africa

Moringa oleifera Lam: A versatile medicinal tree in tropical and subtropical countries

Producción de semilla de variedades de Moringa oleifera Lam según densidad de siembra y cosechas sucesivas

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