Sustainable use and conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet: unlocking the propagation ability using stem cuttings

Enoch Gbenato Achigan-Dako, Sognigbe N'Danikou, Dedeou Apocalypse Tchokponhoue, Assogba Komlan Francoise, Raymond Vodouhe, Adam Ahanchede. (19/2/2016). Sustainable use and conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet: unlocking the propagation ability using stem cuttings. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development - JAEID, 108 (1), pp. 43-62.

Abstract

One of the major constraints for domesticating widely used wild tree resources by local communities is the lack of adequate propagation techniques. In the case of Vitex doniana, seed propagation has usually been reported difficult and vegetative regeneration is rarely explored. To understand how stem cutting size or hormone application affect the sprouting and early growth ability in that species we used two categories of cutting diameter (1cm