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eISSN: 2582-8185 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Study of the effect of five growing media used for the nursery production of Bombax costatum Pellegr. et Vuillet: A multipurpose tree in Côte d'Ivoire

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Zeh Lisette TOKPA 1, *, Gizèle Golou ZANH 2 and Sié Pacôme OUATTARA 1

1 Laboratory of Amelioration of Agricultural Production, Agroforestry Training and Research Unit, Jean Lorougnon
Guédé University, BP 150, Daloa, Cote d'Ivoire.
2 Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology Laboratory, Environmental Training and Research Unit, Jean Lorougnon Guédé
University, BP 150, Daloa, Cote d'Ivoire.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 2641–2647
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3288
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3288
 
Received on 19 September 2024; revised on 27 October 2024; accepted on 29 October 2024
 
Bombax costatum Pellegr. et Vuillet is a species frequently recommended for reforestation in West Africa. Mass production of vigorous seedlings of this species in nurseries is necessary for the reconstitution of colonies. The effect of five growing media on the growth parameters and dry matter production of Bombax costatum was studied in a completely randomised design. The Soil substrate was compared with a mixture of three (3) portions of Soil + one (1) portion of organic matter based on poultry droppings, rice straw compost, cocoa pod husks compost and wood chips compost, respectively. The growing media enriched with organic matter had pH values close to neutral and high levels of organic matter and nitrogen. The Soil + Poultry droppings substrate favored the production of plants with the highest values of stem height (87.84 cm; p ≤ 0.042), collar diameter (13.72 mm; p ≤ 0.004), number of leaves (19.34; p ≤ 0.025) and total dry matter (20 g.plant-1; p ≤ 0.036). Since the quality of transplant affects plant establishment and initial growth, the substrate Soil + Poultry droppings must be recommended for the nursery production of Bombax costatum, followed by the substrates Soil + Rice straw and Soil + Cocoa pod husks compost.
 
Nursery; Bombax costatum; Growing media; Vigorous seedlings
 
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Zeh Lisette TOKPA, Gizèle Golou ZANHA and Sié Pacôme OUATTARA. Study of the effect of five growing media used for the nursery production of Bombax costatum Pellegr. et Vuillet: A multipurpose tree in Côte d'Ivoire. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(1), 2641-2647. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3288

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