Application of the PIF Method in Seed Multiplication in <i>Xanthosoma sagittifolium</i> L. Schott: Effect of the Mass of the Corm Fragment and Realization of the Field Transfer Test

Djeuani Astride Carole; Amama Amama Benjamin; Mbouobda Hermann Désiré; Tiki Antoine Marie Kévin; Adounga Samuel Brice; Nyimiebolo Bengono Audrey Maguy; Manuela Diobe Motassy; Nshanji Jones; Niemenak Nicolas

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Application of the PIF Method in Seed Multiplication in Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott: Effect of the Mass of the Corm Fragment and Realization of the Field Transfer Test

Djeuani Astride Carole, Amama Amama Benjamin, Mbouobda Hermann Désiré, Tiki Antoine Marie Kévin, Adounga Samuel Brice, Nyimiebolo Bengono Audrey Maguy, Manuela Diobe Motassy, Nshanji Jones, Niemenak Nicolas

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The unavailability of seeds is a real problem for farmers growing Xanthosoma sagittifolium L. Schott plants. To propose palliative solutions, this work aimed to produce seeds of X. sagittifolium by the PIF method. The growing medium during the production of the PIF plants was a mixture of wood shavings and sawdust (1: 1). 60 fragments of rhizomes for the white and red cultivars of X. sagittifolium were used, at a rate of 30 fragments/cultivar with 15 fragments of weight between [100-250] and 15 others between [250-500]. The PIF plants produced have been acclimatized. The experimental device was a complete randomized block in fields after the transfer with two repetitions. For each cultivar, three treatments were applied, control, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and chicken manure. The agronomic growth parameters were evaluated every 30 days for three months. The results obtained showed that the number of weaned PIF plants was higher at D₆₀, for the rhizome fragments with a weight range of [250-500] with 03.13±00.83 and 04.13±00.12 weaned PIF plants/rhizome recorded in the red and white cultivars respectively. The PIF technique made it possible to produce 455 PIF from 60 rhizome fragments after 90 days for the two cultivars, with 222 PIF plants in the white cultivar and 233 PIF plants in the red. The highest agronomic growth parameters were noted in the PIF plants produced in propagators, also at the weight intervals of [250-500]. Mycorrhizal influenced the growth of the PIF plants in the field. In addition, the applied PIF technique made it possible to multiply by 7.58 times the 60 fragments of rhizomes used. It is therefore a way that could be explored in the multiplication of sanitized seed plants in X. sagittifolium.

Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20231105.14
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Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott, PIF Method, PIF Plants, Corm Mass Interval, Field Transfer

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Djeuani Astride Carole

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Amama Amama Benjamin

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Mbouobda Hermann Désiré

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Tiki Antoine Marie Kévin

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Adounga Samuel Brice

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nyimiebolo Bengono Audrey Maguy

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Manuela Diobe Motassy

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Nshanji Jones

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Niemenak Nicolas

Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Higher Teacher Training College, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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