@article{fdi:010088390,
  title = {{T}he architectural unit setting up and architectural characteristics of {N}{\'e}r{\'e}, {P}arkia biglobosa, {J}ack, {R}. {B}r. ({F}abaceae)},
  author = {{A}dji, {B}.{I}. and {A}kaffou, {D}.{S}. and {L}etort, {V}. and {K}ang, {M}. and {W}ang, {M}. and {J}aeger, {M}. and {D}e {R}effye, {P}. and {K}ouassi, {K}.{H}. and {H}ouphouet, {Y}.{P}. and {D}uminil, {J}{\'e}r{\^o}me and {C}araglio, {Y}. and {S}abatier, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}arkia biglobosa is a much-loved and over-exploited {A}frican savannah species for its socio-economic importance. {K}nowing and taking into account its architectural unit, which is the basis for diagnosing phenology, productivity and tree health, 

could provide a new perspective on its sustainable management. {T}he aim of this study is to establish the architectural development in {P}arkia biglobosa by retrospective analysis. {T}o achieve this objective, 390 individuals of all sizes ranging from seedlings to senescent trees were observed  and analysed under various soil and climatic conditions in {C}{\^o}te d'{I}voire. {T}he results showed that {P}arkia biglobosa is a light plant but shading tolerant. {I}t is a mixed vegetative axis plant, the stem is orthotropic* in its proximal part and plagiotropic* (collapsing) in its distal part in young stage.  {T}he tree then transitions to an adult and old stage into a tree with a plagiotropic* axis in the proximal and distal parts, the trunk is built up by superimposing collapsed relay axes that gradually straighten, branching is sympodial*, growth is defined and sexuality is terminal and lateral.  {T}he ontogeny takes place in three phases: initiation of development and establishment of the crown (young), then flowering and establishment of the architectural unity (adult) and finally the death of secondary axes in the crown, duplication of the architecture by a series of partial and total  reiterations (old). {T}he level of organisation is 5: the phytomere, the module or growth unit, the axis, the architectural unit and the reiterated complex. {R}etrospective analysis of the modules showed that the dimensions of the growth units are indicators of morphological variation and  species adaptation to a changing climate ({P} < 0.05). {H}owever, the equations generated by the morphological and habitat dimension linkage models are not significant ({R}2 and r < 0.7) to be used as a guide for field data collection. {T}his study represents an initiation into the architectural study of this species and the information provided will serve as a basis for further research into the architecture in relation to the sustainable use of this species.},
  keywords = {{COTE} {D}'{IVOIRE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {P}lant {S}ciences},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {109--136},
  ISSN = {2158-2742},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.4236/ajps.2022.131008 },
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088390},
}