Sélection de cultivars de riz pluvial obtenus à partir de croisements avec la variété B22

Les variétés de riz pluvial diffusées en moyenne altitude au Lac Alaotra ou dans le Moyen Ouest, présentent un rendement limité lorsque les conditions culturales sont intensifiées (verse). Le cultivar B22 le plus utilisé apparaît en outre sensible à la pyriculariose du cou. Des croisements de variétés poly - aptitudes avec B22 ont été réalisés et sélectionnés au Brésil, puis introduits à Madagascar en 2006. Après multiplication, ils ont été comparés aux témoins B22 et FOFIFA 154 en divers milieux représentatifs du Lac Alaotra (sols de tanety ferrallitiques, sols riches de baiboho ou rizière) ou au Moyen Ouest. Ce matériel végétal s'avère très performant avec des productions de paddy supérieures à 6 t/ha en SCV, même avec minimum d'intrants. (Résumé d'auteur

Palaeo-precipitation is a major determinant of palm species richness patterns across Madagascar: a tropical biodiversity hotspot.

The distribution of rainforest in many regions across the Earth was strongly affected by Pleistocene ice ages. However, the extent to which these dynamics are still important for modern-day biodiversity patterns within tropical biodiversity hotspots has not been assessed. We employ a comprehensive dataset of Madagascan palms (Arecaceae) and climate reconstructions from the last glacial maximum (LGM; 21 000 years ago) to assess the relative role of modern environment and LGM climate in explaining geographical species richness patterns in this major tropical biodiversity hotspot. We found that palaeoclimate exerted a strong influence on palm species richness patterns, with richness peaking in areas with higher LGM precipitation relative to present-day even after controlling for modern environment, in particular in northeastern Madagascar, consistent with the persistence of tropical rainforest during the LGM primarily in this region. Our results provide evidence that diversity patterns in the World's most biodiverse regions may be shaped by long-term climate history as well as contemporary environment

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The distribution of rainforest in many regions across the Earth was strongly affected by Pleistocene ice ages. However, the extent to which these dynamics are still important for modern-day biodiversity patterns within tropical biodiversity hotspots has not been assessed. We employ a comprehensive dataset of Madagascan palms (Arecaceae) and climate reconstructions from the last glacial maximum (LGM; 21 000 years ago) to assess the relative role of modern environment and LGM climate in explaining geographical species richness patterns in this major tropical biodiversity hotspot. We found that palaeoclimate exerted a strong influence on palm species richness patterns, with richness peaking in areas with higher LGM precipitation relative to present-day even after controlling for modern environment, in particular in northeastern Madagascar, consistent with the persistence of tropical rainforest during the LGM primarily in this region. Our results provide evidence that diversity patterns in the World's most biodiverse regions may be shaped by long-term climate history as well as contemporary environment