Régénération assistée du karité (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) dans les parcs agroforestiers au Burkina Faso

Le karité (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) présente une importance sociale, culturelle, économique et alimentaire pour le Burkina Faso où il occupe la quatrième place dans les produits d’exportation. La pérennité de cette espèce dont les populations rurales sont tributaires, est compromise par de multiples phénomènes dont le manque de régénération, les pratiques culturales et la coupe abusive du bois pour satisfaire les besoins énergétiques. L’objectif de cette étude est de proposer des méthodes adéquates pour rajeunir les parcs à karité au Burkina Faso. Cinq sites de recherche ont été choisis suivant un gradient phytogéographique : Sobaka, Noumoudara et Kakoumana (secteur sud soudanien), Gonsé (secteur nord soudanien) et Bouria (secteur sub sahélien). Les essais effectués dans chaque parcelle choisie, ont comporté trois répétitions et 7 traitements, représentés par les différentes techniques de régénération (plantation, transplantation, semis direct libre, semis dans les buissons, régénération naturelle assistéeRNA-, induction de drageon, induction de pousse adventive). Les résultats indiquent que le taux de survie de la régénération naturelle assistée est audessus de 70% après deux années de suivi. Les plantations et les semis directs dans les buissons sont aussi des techniques efficaces pour la régénération/restauration des parcs à karité, avec respectivement des taux de survie de 13,33% et 6,67% dans le secteur sub sahélien, 12,22% et 6% dans le nord soudanien, et 55,56% et 25,33% dans le sud soudanien après la troisième année de suivi. En conclusion, la régénération assistée est la technique la plus efficiente pour restaurer les parcs à karité. The Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn.) is of enormous social, cultural, economic and nutritional importance for Burkina Faso where it ranks fourth in exports. The sustainability of this species on which rural populations depend is compromised by multiple phenomena, including the lack of regeneration of shea tree and the abusive cutting of wood to meet energy needs. This work aimed to propose adequate methods for rejuvenating shea parkland in Burkina Faso. Five sites distributed along a phytogeographic gradient were selected for tests : Sobaka, Noumoudara and Kakoumana (South-Sudanian phytogeographic zone), Gonsé (NorthSudanian phytogeographic zone) and Bouria (sub-Sahelian phytogeographic zone). The field trials included three repetitions by regeneration technique (planting, transplanting, direct sowing free, sowing in bushes and assisted natural regeneration -ANR-, sucker induction, induction of adventitious growth). The results indicate that the survival rate of assisted natural regeneration is above 70% after two years of follow-up. Planting and direct seeding in bushes are also effective techniques for the regeneration / restoration of shea tree parks with respectively survival rates of 13.33% and 6.67% in the sub sahelian sector, 12.22% and 6% in north sudanian, and 55.56% and 25.33% in south sudanian, after the third year of monitoring. In conclusion, in order to restore the shea parks, all seedlings regardless of their origins, will need to be assisted i

Medicinal Plants used in the Treatment of Hepatitis in BoboDioulasso: Studying the Availability and Analyzing the Phytochemical Properties of Combretum micranthum G. Don and Entada africana Guill. et Perr.

This paper focuses on studying the inventory of the medicinal plants used in hepatitis care in Bobo-Dioulasso and evaluating their availability in local vegetation and their phytochemical properties. To achieve this objective, several approaches were developed which include: (1) an ethnobotanical survey among 111 traditional health practitioners (THP); (2) a dendrometric study to evaluate the abundance and spatial distribution of these species in Dindérésso Classified Forest; and (3) an evaluation of polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of the two most quoted species roots using three methods such as anti-DPPH*, anti-FRAP, and antiABTS. The results show that Entada africana and Combretum micranthum were the most quoted species among 40 species used in the treatment of liver disease. The availability study revealed that juvenile and adult individuals of E. africana are frequent in woody savannah, shrubby savannah, and grassy savannah. As for juvenile and adult C. micranthum individuals, they are only frequent in wooded savannah (RI<60%). These populations are therefore declining due to anthropogenic pressure. Phytochemical analysis reveal polyphenols contents of 37.91 and 20.71 mg EAG/100 mg respectively for C. micranthum and E. africana and flavonoids contents of 0.85 ± 0.09 and 0.66 ± 0.05 mg EQ/100 mg respectively for C. micranthum and E. africana. Finally, the results show that there is an anti-oxidant activity for the two species. There were about 198 and 13 μmol EAA/g for the two species i.e., ABTS and DPPH, respectively. The results show that the antioxidant activity could partially justify the traditional use of this plant