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Resource Details
Domestication of Dacryodes edulis: State-of-the-art
Literature: Journal Articles Available at NO COSTTchoundjeu, Z., Kengue, J., & Leakey, R. R. B. 2002. "Domestication of Dacryodes edulis: State-of-the-art", Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, vol. 12, no. 1-2, pp. 3-13.
Affiliations
- IRAD/ICRAF, P. 0. Box 2067, Yaoundé, Cameroon
- IRAD/CIRAD, Nkolbisson, P. 0. Box 2067, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, EH26 OQB, Scotland, UK
Link(s)
Online at Forests, Trees, and Livlihoods
Available free of cost in the online library of UK Aid
Species Info
- Dactryodes edulis (safou)
Description
- This article provides an overview of the work being done to domesticate Dactryodes edulis, a fruit tree widespread to the humid lowlands of Central Africa.
- Seeds have been collected and selected for superior individuals, and seedlings are being raised in nurseries.
- Air layers (marcots) were set and collected (in the beginning of the rainy season, on younger trees with a history of successful fruiting, and on the same branch class (3-5 cm diameter)). Layerings were harvested after 3-4 months, and transplanted to nurseries.
- Reproduction via vegetative cuttings is being explored.
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