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Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.)

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    Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, PO Box 222 Dschang, Cameroon

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    ISRIC – World Soil Information, PO Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands

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    Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium

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  • Soursop (Annona muricata L.) is considered to be a neglected or underutilized plant. Recently, the plant has been found to have great medicinal potential and could significantly improve food security due to its high nutritional and calorific value. Soursop is reported to grow extensively in tropical environments. However, there is a lack of information on the most suitable soil conditions for its growth and development. This work aims is to identify and establish edaphic requirements of A. muricata through an extensive bibliographic study to contribute information necessary to improve soil management vis-à-vis optimal production. Optimal climatic conditions are as follows: mean annual temperature (22−25 °C), mean annual rainfall (2000−2500 mm), relative humidity (70−80%), soil temperature at 0-50 cm soil depth (25−35 °C), soil moisture regime (udic), altitude (200 – 300 m asl). Highly suitable soil physical characteristics include well-drained and deep (> 180 cm) soils with a light texture (loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, sandy clay loam). As concerns soil chemical characteristics, pH should range between 5.5−6.5, high organic matter content, base saturation > 60%, and Al saturation < 20%. These results could be refined with data from field trials conducted in different environments.

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    Kome GK, Enang RK, Silatsa FBT, Yerima BPK, Van Ranst E. 2024. Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.). Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0023
    Kome GK, Enang RK, Silatsa FBT, Yerima BPK, Van Ranst E. 2024. Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.). Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0023
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Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.)

  • 1.

    Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, University of Dschang, PO Box 222 Dschang, Cameroon

  • 2.

    ISRIC – World Soil Information, PO Box 353, 6700 AJ Wageningen, The Netherlands

  • 3.

    Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent 9000, Belgium

  • Received Date: 23 December 2023
  • Accepted Date: 15 May 2024
    • First-online Date: 20 May 2024
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Abstract: Soursop (Annona muricata L.) is considered to be a neglected or underutilized plant. Recently, the plant has been found to have great medicinal potential and could significantly improve food security due to its high nutritional and calorific value. Soursop is reported to grow extensively in tropical environments. However, there is a lack of information on the most suitable soil conditions for its growth and development. This work aims is to identify and establish edaphic requirements of A. muricata through an extensive bibliographic study to contribute information necessary to improve soil management vis-à-vis optimal production. Optimal climatic conditions are as follows: mean annual temperature (22−25 °C), mean annual rainfall (2000−2500 mm), relative humidity (70−80%), soil temperature at 0-50 cm soil depth (25−35 °C), soil moisture regime (udic), altitude (200 – 300 m asl). Highly suitable soil physical characteristics include well-drained and deep (> 180 cm) soils with a light texture (loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, sandy clay loam). As concerns soil chemical characteristics, pH should range between 5.5−6.5, high organic matter content, base saturation > 60%, and Al saturation < 20%. These results could be refined with data from field trials conducted in different environments.

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    Kome GK, Enang RK, Silatsa FBT, Yerima BPK, Van Ranst E. 2024. Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.). Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0023
    Kome GK, Enang RK, Silatsa FBT, Yerima BPK, Van Ranst E. 2024. Baseline edaphic requirements of soursop (Annona muricata L.). Tropical Plants doi: 10.48130/tp-0024-0023
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