@article {N'Danikou:2015:0251-0952:10,
title = "Improving seedling production for Vitex doniana",
journal = "Seed Science and Technology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://ista/sst",
publishercode ="ista",
year = "2015",
volume = "43",
number = "1",
publication date ="2015-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "10-19",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0251-0952",
eissn = "1819-5717",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ista/sst/2015/00000043/00000001/art00002",
doi = "doi:10.15258/sst.2015.43.1.02",
author = "N'Danikou, S. and Achigan-Dako, E. G. and Tchokponhou{\’e}, D. A. and Komlan, F. Assogba and Vodouh{\‘e}, R. S. and Ahanch{\’e}d{\’e}, A.",
abstract = "Uniform germination is one of the important agronomic requirements for successful domestication of wild-harvested economic plants. In this study we investigated the effects of storage and hydration-dehydration regimes on Vitex doniana seed viability, germination speed and seedling
growth and vigour. These effects were tested in a factorial combination of four storage durations (0, 2, 4 and 8 months) and five hydration-dehydration regimes including the control, alternating one hour soaking in tap water with eight hours sun-drying for 3, 7, 14 and 21 days. After two months
storage at room temperature, germination percentage was not significantly different from initial germination; seed viability and germination decreased with storage beyond two months. For the first time, germination in V. doniana reached 83%, for seeds stored for two months and then
submitted to 21 days of hydration-dehydration cycles. Two months storage combined with hydration-dehydration regimes for 14 or 21 days improved germination speed and seedling growth and vigour. We recommend that fresh seeds be stored for a maximum of two months and stratified by consecutive
hydration-dehydration cycles for 14 or 21 days to obtain a homogenous seedling cohort. These results represent an important step towards domesticating V. doniana in West Africa.",
}