%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Substrates on the Mycorrhization and Growth of <i>Saba senegalensis</i> under Semi-Controlled Conditions
%A Paul Diouf
%A Sire Diedhiou
%A Dioumacor Fall
%A Daouda Ngom
%A Mariama Dalanda Diallo
%A Ibrahima Ndoye
%J American Journal of Plant Sciences
%P 1612-1622
%@ 2158-2750
%D 2019
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ajps.2019.109114
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\">
	<span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Saba senegalensis</span></i></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> is a wild edible fruit plant species with a high
economic potential which can be used to fight food insecurity in rural areas
and to reduce poverty. Domestication programs are being carried out to boost
production. However,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">no studies have been done to determine the optimal soil properties for
growing </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S. senegalensis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. This study
was carried out to determine the effects of the physical and chemical
properties of different substrates on the </span><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">mycorrhization
and growth of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S. senegalensis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> under
semi-controlled conditions. </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S.
senegalensis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> seeds were grown for 4 months in the nursery using five
substrates: S1 (1/2 sand + </span></span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1/2</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> potting soil), S2 (1/3 sand + 2/3 potting soil), S3
(2/3 sand + 1/3 potting soil), S4 (potting soil) and S5 (sand). The intensity
of mycorrhization was highest for plants grown on substrates with</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">a lowest clay, silt, and nutrient content</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S3 (29.5%) and</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">S5 (23.5%) respectively. Substrates with much
%K Mycorrhizal Intensity
%K Nursery
%K Physicochemical Properties
%K Wild Fruit
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=95157