[ Diversité d’usage de Striga Hermonthica au Niger ]
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 594–605
Saidou Sabo Salamatou1, Boubacar Kountché2, Harouna Issa Amadou3, Soule Moussa4, Adamou Maman Laouali5, Hamani Noma Abdoul Latif6, and Bakasso Yacoubou7
1 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
2 BIOS UMR-AGAP Institute, GIV Cirad, Batimat 03bis, TA A-108, 03 Un V. Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
3 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
4 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi, Niger
5 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
6 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
7 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
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Striga represents a significant constraint to food production. Despite its harmful effects, striga is regularly sought in the markets for uses miscellaneous. The general objective of this work is to collect all the information on the use made of this harmful species. Field surveys were carried out in the 6 regions of Niger (Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéry, and Zinder) and the choice of surveyed, was done at random. 340 people were interviewed including 236 men and 104 women. The survey results showed that 76% of surveys use striga and it is involved in 10 categories of uses, namely fodder, soil fertilization, the mystical, the dye, the fuel, the fight against erosion, the insecticide, human food, traditional human and animal medicine. The uses most cited are fodder with 35.10% followed by human medicine (22.12%). This study made it possible to inventory 31 diseases for which striga is used for treatment of diseases in humans.
Author Keywords: Striga hermonthica, diversity, uses, Niger.
Volume 42, Issue 4, June 2024, Pages 594–605
Saidou Sabo Salamatou1, Boubacar Kountché2, Harouna Issa Amadou3, Soule Moussa4, Adamou Maman Laouali5, Hamani Noma Abdoul Latif6, and Bakasso Yacoubou7
1 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
2 BIOS UMR-AGAP Institute, GIV Cirad, Batimat 03bis, TA A-108, 03 Un V. Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
3 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
4 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Dan Dicko Dankoulodo de Maradi, Niger
5 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
6 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
7 Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST), Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Striga represents a significant constraint to food production. Despite its harmful effects, striga is regularly sought in the markets for uses miscellaneous. The general objective of this work is to collect all the information on the use made of this harmful species. Field surveys were carried out in the 6 regions of Niger (Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéry, and Zinder) and the choice of surveyed, was done at random. 340 people were interviewed including 236 men and 104 women. The survey results showed that 76% of surveys use striga and it is involved in 10 categories of uses, namely fodder, soil fertilization, the mystical, the dye, the fuel, the fight against erosion, the insecticide, human food, traditional human and animal medicine. The uses most cited are fodder with 35.10% followed by human medicine (22.12%). This study made it possible to inventory 31 diseases for which striga is used for treatment of diseases in humans.
Author Keywords: Striga hermonthica, diversity, uses, Niger.
Abstract: (french)
Le striga représente une contrainte importante à la production alimentaire. Malgré ses effets nuisibles, le striga est cherché régulièrement dans les marchés pour des usages divers. Ce travail a pour objectif général de recueillir toutes les informations sur l’utilisation faite de cette espèce nuisible. Des enquêtes de terrain ont été réalisées dans les 6 régions du Niger (Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tillabéry, et Zinder) et le choix des enquêtés, a été fait au hasard. 340 personnes ont été interrogées dont 236 hommes et 104 femmes. Les résultats de l’enquête ont montré que 76% des enquêtes utilisent le striga et il est impliqué dans 10 catégories d’usages à savoir le fourrage, la fertilisation des sols, le mystique, la teinture, le combustible, la lutte contre l’érosion, l’insecticide, l’alimentation humaine, la médecine traditionnelle humaine et animale. Les usages les plus cités sont le fourrage avec 36,78% suivi de la fertilisation des sols 24,08%. Cette étude a permis d’inventorier 31 maladies pour lesquelles le striga est utilisé pour le traitement des maladies chez l’homme.
Author Keywords: Striga hermonthica, diversité, usages, Niger.
How to Cite this Article
Saidou Sabo Salamatou, Boubacar Kountché, Harouna Issa Amadou, Soule Moussa, Adamou Maman Laouali, Hamani Noma Abdoul Latif, and Bakasso Yacoubou, “Diversity of use of Striga Hermonthica in Niger,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 594–605, June 2024.
