@article{fdi:010083459,
  title = {{L}ocal practices and knowledge associated with date palm cultivation in southeastern {N}iger},
  author = {{Z}ango, {O}. and {R}ey, {H}. and {B}akasso, {Y}. and {L}ecoustre, {R}. and {A}berlenc, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he date palm ({P}hoenix dactylifera {L}.), a dioecious species, is of particular interest in the {S}ahel due to its phenological plasticity in relation to climate change and its double-flowering capacity. {T}his article explores local practices and knowledge associated with date palm cultivation in the oasis basins of southeastern {N}iger, and provides an inventory of local seed propagated varieties, for more effectively guiding agricultural research  and  the  breeding  of  this  species.  {W}e  carried  out  a  survey  of  30  date  palm  growers  in  14  villages  of  the  {M}anga  region.  {T}he  qualitative  data  of  the  survey  were processed by a {M}ultiple {C}orrespondence  {A}nalysis. {W}e inventoried 19 date  palm varieties, for which the  main distinctive criterion was fruit colour, but some other criteria  such  as  biology  or  provenance  were  also  used.  {T}he  cultural practices  and knowledge  associated  with  the  date  palm  in  {M}anga  have  improved  since  the  1990s. {T}hey also depend on ethnic groups and the importance they assign to farming compared to livestock rearing and trading activities. {T}he type of basin (high, intermediate, or low water table) influences growers' practices and perceptions. {L}astly, the date harvest in the wet season is abundant, but of  mediocre quality, whereas it is the  opposite for the dry season harvest. {T}o conclude, sustainable development of date palm cultivation  in  the  {S}ahel  zone  relies  firstly  on  the  selection  of  varieties  that  are  early fruit producers or that can complete fruit maturation during the raining season and secondly on technical capacity building for producers.},
  keywords = {{SAHEL} ; {NIGER} ; {DIFFA} ; {MANGA} {REGION} ; {GOURE} ; {GOUDOUMARIA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}gricultural {S}ciences},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {586--603},
  ISSN = {2156-8553},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.4236/as.2016.79056  },
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083459},
}