Influence de délai de durcissement sur le comportement des rejets acclimatés de plan-tain (Musa AAB) ex situ à Gbadolite en République Démocratique du Congo

The purpose of this study is to test the influence of hardening time on the behavior of acclimatized plantain (Musa AAB) cuttings ex situ in Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of Congo. The experimental design was randomized blocks with four replicates and five treatments. The live plants were placed in polyethylene bags filled with rice husks at a rate of 50 live plants per block, for a total of 200 live plants. The recovery rate varied between 87.5% and 97.5%. The difference between treatments is insignificant; the hardening period during acclimatization did not influence mortality. Height and vigor are not influenced by the hardening period. Therefore, hardening for more than 10 days after weaning is possible.