6-8_Agro-morphological characterization of traditional African vegetables in Madagascar смотреть онлайн

Presenter: Tatiana RAKOTOSON

Tatiana L. Rakotoson1,4, Bodovololona Rabary1, Andotiana Andrianarivony1, Andrianajoro Rakoto1, Lalaina Ranaivoson2, Herimihamina Andriamazaoro3, Tendro Radaniela5, Juvet Razanameharizaka5, Denis Randriamampionona6, and N’Danikou Sognigbe7*

1 FOFIFA - CRR Antsirabe, BP 230, Antsirabe 110, Madagascar.
2 FOFIFA - Ampandrianomby, BP 1690, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
3 FOFIFA - DRA Ambatobe, PO Box 1444, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
4 Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur d’Antsirabe-Vakinankaratra, BP 108, Antsirabe 110, Madagascar.
5 Mention Biologie, Écologie Végétale, Université d’Antananarivo, Madagascar.
6 Mention Agriculture Tropicale et Développement Durable, ESSA, Université d’Antananarivo, Madagascar.
7 World Vegetable Center, Eastern and Southern Africa, PO Box 10, Duluti, Arusha, Tanzania

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract
Malagasy agriculture is mainly characterised as a subsistence farming. The smallholder farmers diversify their cropping system as a strategy to cope with yield uncertainty and to ensure their food availability. Traditional African vegetables (TAVs) take an important place in this cropping system. TAVs are easy to grow, have high levels of micronutrients and could be an important income source for the farmer households. The Darwin initiative project introduced several TAVs accessions to the Malagasy farmers to increase income and improve food and nutrition security. The aim of this study was to characterize the TAVs accessions in order to evaluate their adaptation in Madagascar and to multiply these vegetable seed for the household farmers. A total of 12 accessions of African nightshade, Amaranth, African eggplant, and Ethiopian mustard were characterized on-station at Antsirabe for their agro-morphological traits using a randomised complete block design with three replications in 2019/2020. Data was analyzed using R software. The results indicated distinct and wide variations between accessions. Accessions had a significant effect.