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Recueil de quatorze fiches techniques du domaine Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral
Le présent recueil comprend quatorze (14) fiches techniques :
- Production du fourrage de Medicago sativa (Luzerne) au Niger
- Production d’Echinochloa stagnina (Bourgou) au Niger
- Amélioration de la disponibilité du fourrage par la culture de Dolichos lablab (dolique)
- Amélioration de l’aviculture familiale au Niger
- Mise au point des rations alimentaires pour les ruminants à base des ressources locales au Niger
- Contrôle et valorisation de Sida cordifolia au Niger
- Production de l’oignon d’hivernage : conduite d’une pépinière en saison de pluie avec le Violet de Galmi
- Techniques de production de bulbilles d’oignon Violet de Galmi
- Production de bulbes d’oignon de conservation au Niger
- Production de riz hors aménagement au Niger
- Banque alimentaire à base de Moringa par semis direct au Niger
- Banque alimentaire à base de Adansonia digitata (Baobab) au Niger
- Banque alimentaire à base de jujubier amélioré au Niger
- Conduite de la Régénération Naturelle Assistée (RNA) au Niger
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Genetic and geographic variation in growth of Balanites aegyptiaca in Niger: comparing results from provenance/progeny tests in the nursery and field
Some tree improvement programs in Africa use nursery tests to investigate genetic and geographic variation in growth, but do they lead to the same conclusions as field tests? We investigated this question using provenance/progeny tests (12 provenances, 108 families) of Balanites aegyptiacafrom semi-arid Niger. The nursery test included treatments for time (12–16 months) and watering regime (reduced and normal). Family variation was significant for shoot diameter (Sdia), height (Sht), dry weight (Swt) and root dry weight (Rwt) in the nursery, and for tree height at 1 and 2 years (Fht-1, Fht-2) but not at 13.5 years (Fht-13.5) in the field. Provenance variation was significant only for root/shoot weight ratio (RSwt) in the nursery. Family mean Fht-1 and Fht-2 were positively correlated with all nursery growth variables except RSwt. Provenance mean Fht-2 was positively correlated with Sht, while provenance mean Fht-13.5 was negatively correlated with Swt and positively correlated with RSwt. Family mean survival at 13.5 years was positively correlated with Swt, Sdia, Fht-1 and Fht-2. Family mean Rwt, RSwt and Fht-2 increased from the more humid western to the drier eastern locations.