GERMINATION TEST OF SABA SENEGALENSIS (A. DC.) PICHON ON A FERRALSOL IN SOUTHERN CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Commonly calledcôcôta in Côte d’Ivoire, S. senegalensisisa plant of the Africansavannas. It is highly appreciated by African populations for its taste and itsmanyvirtues. It iswidelyused in traditional medicine for the treatment of diseases such as leprosy, blindness, tuberculosis, dysentery and many others. However, itstillremains in the wild. For its domestication, itisvery important to determine the optimal seed on its growth. The studyconsisted to carry out a germination test withview to planting crop of S. senegalensis, on a ferralsol in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). The device used is a randomizedcomplete block test containing plants from fresh and dry seeds thrown on the fly on a germinatorthentransplantedinto sachet containers containing ferrasol from the Floristic Center National (CNF). The duration and rate of germination weredetermined on the germinatedseeds. Observations were made 30 days. Resultsobtainedshowedthat for the culture of S. senegalensis, the immediatelysownfreshseeds have a high germination rate (80%) thanthosestored at room temperature and thosedried.