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Allanblackia propagules Growth & Development Updates Cameroon. Ebenezar Asaah, Zac Tchoundjeu, Tsobeng Alain, ICRAF-WCA/HT BP 16317 Yaounde, Cameroon Tel: (+237) 2223 75 60 Fax: (+237) 2223 74 40 Email: e.asaah@cgiar.org. Seedlings planted in 2005 Cuttings planted in 2006
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Allanblackia propagules Growth & Development Updates Cameroon Ebenezar Asaah, Zac Tchoundjeu, Tsobeng Alain, ICRAF-WCA/HT BP 16317 Yaounde, Cameroon Tel: (+237) 2223 75 60 Fax: (+237) 2223 74 40 Email: e.asaah@cgiar.org
Seedlings planted in 2005 Cuttings planted in 2006 Grafts planted in 2006 & 2007 & 2008 Marcotts planted 2007 AB Mother blocks established 2008 AB Demonstration plots;Mbalmayo & Bangangte, Cameroon
2008 2007 AB seedling planted in 2005
2007 2008 Cuttings from an orthotropic shoot AB Cutting planted in 2006
The new Challenge? 2008 Plagiotrophy in cuttings
2008 2007 AB Graft planted in 2006 and flowered 1st in 2007 & 2nd 2008
Creation of a cultivar Variation in Allanblackia fruits Anticipated earlier fruiting, smaller trees and uniform quality Allanblackia fruits
AB Marcott planted in 2007 Poor survival rate if planted late in the year
Mother blocks of AB in Bangangte Cameroon 100 ‘adult’ cuttings and 30 grafts of AB planted May 2008