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Volume 10 Number 3 July 2024

Genetic Performance of Local Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Cultivars in Burkina Faso


Authors: Corneille DRABO ; Soutonnoma Zara NIKIEMA ; Wendpouiré Vianney TARPAGA, et. al.
Pages: 82-90
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/jac.103.82.90
Abstract
The mango tree is a perennial plant of considerable socio-economic importance in arid and semi-arid zones. Nowadays, mango trees die on orchards due to desiccation. The general objective of this study is to characterized local cultivars used as rootstocks in Burkina Faso. To this end, the cores of four mango rootstock cultivars were collected from two agroclimatics zones. The experience followed a completely randomized Fisher block design. Observations and measurements were carried out on 104 days after sowing (DAS). As a result, there are similarities between Mangot vert and Mangot guina cultivars, and between Mangot sabre and Maiduguri. More, Mangot vert cultivar has the heaviest seeds (12.34g±3.52). The highest emergence rate (100%) was obtained by both cultivars Mangot vert and Mangot guina. Among these mango cultivars, Mangot vert had the heaviest seeds and germinated more clones with an average of four clones per core. It was followed respectively by Mangot guina (3 clones), Mangot sabre (3 clones) and Maiduguri (2 clones). The clones generally emerge after the zygotic seedlings have emerged with smaller sizes and neck diameters than the latter. In terms of seedling sizes and collar diameters, Mangot vert clones have the highest mean sizes and collar diameters of 14.94 cm±3.31 and 5.20 mm±0.72 respectively. They are respectively followed by Mangot guina (13.4cm±2.1 and 4.65 mm±0.43), Maiduguri (12.89 cm±1.2 and 4.60 mm±0.6) and Mangot sabre (12.38 cm±2.32 and 4.42 mm±0.56). In view of these results, mango rootstocks clones are the best plants for grafting in Burkina Faso.