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The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations throughout Indonesia has resulted in a range of environmental and social consequences, including dispossessing rural people of their land. But these people are not accepting the infringements passively. As oil palm plantations have expanded and spread, so have instances of oil palm-related protest and resistance. In almost all accounts of oil palm, however, women and gender relations are overlooked. This thesis examines the role of women and gender relations in oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia today. Using a combination of secondary literature (specifically, the fields of agrarian political economy, feminist political ecology and contentious politics) and primary data, this thesis provides both a new case study and a new way - through the lens of gender - of understanding oil palm expansion and resistance in Indonesia. At the heart of this research study are the voices, opinions and experiences of 42 women who participated in one protest against dispossession in Sambas district, Indonesia. Emphasizing the role of these women in their households, communities and in this protest, as well as the gender relations that shape and are shaped by the women’s participation at all of these levels, this study offers new analysis of who is impacted by oil palm expansion, who resists it and in what ways. The Sambas case study demonstrates how gender relations shape all stages and facets of a protest, from womenʼs decisions to participate in protest (by informing their motivations and political opportunities) to womenʼs protest activities and how women experience protest outcomes. It also reveals how at all stages of mobilization, gender relations are not fixed. Rather, gender relations themselves may also be shaped by and through womenʼs participation in protest. This study has far-reaching implications not only for the future of oil palm expansion and resistance, but on women’s participation in protest, in politics in general and on gender relations.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 MarcírioL_TESE.pdf: 4644751 bytes, checksum: 0edf8df704d3649fa1696d01be1a259a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The population growth contributes to environmental crises by stressing water resources and their reuse is an essential component of their management. The crisis requires conservation practices with emphasis on the use of treated domestic sewage in the forage palm production. In this way, the application of domestic effluent to the soil and the growth and development of the Mexican elephant ear (Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill) palm was evaluated. The experiment was carried out in the Milagres settlement, in the municipality of Apodi-RN, cultivated in a randomized complete block design in subdivided plots 3 x (4 + 1), with 4 replicates, being three densities (d1 - 0.10 x 0.80 x 2.20 m {33,333 plants / hectare}, d2 = 0.13 x 0.80 x 2.20 m {52,282 plants / hectare}, d3 = 0.20 x 0.80 x 2.20 m {66,666 plants / Hectare) and four intervals between irrigation with fixed blade (3.5 mm per event) with water supply - AA and treated domestic sewage - EA, being (2.3 days AA and 7, 14 and 21 days AE) with 3.5 mm each and one control as dry. The plant height, total number, length, width, thickness and perimeter of cladodes, as well as the average growth of green matter (MV) per plant and total, and the percentage of dry matter (DM), were evaluated every 75 days, beginning after planting, and ending at 375 days after planting (DAP); and at the end of one year, soil nutrients were evaluated in the 0-20 and 20-40 cm layers and the average of the exported nutrients, which were submitted to regression and means tests. There was an effect (p<0.01) of the intervals between irrigation in most of the variables, resulting in higher plants, more numerous cladodes, and elevations in MV and MS growth. And there was still increase of P (2,3 days), PST and P (7 and 21 days) and PST (14 days) in the 0-20 cm layer of soil. Also increased Mg (2.3 days), PST, Na and P (7 and 21 days) and PST and Na (14 days) in the 20-40 cm layer. There was as well a (P 0,01) effect at interval between irrigation and planting density in the 0-20 cm layer, resulting in an increase in PST and Na (7, 14 and 21 days in D1, D2 and D3) and Ca (21 days on D2). And there was a significant effect of the intervals between irrigation at (P 0,01) and (P 0,05) on the nutrient export only for Ca, Mg, Mn and Zn, respectively, but generating a deficit of N, Ca, Mg, Mn and Zn and surplus of P, K, Fe, Co and Na in the soil after harvesting the forage palm / O crescimento populacional contribui para crise ambiental pressionando os recursos hídricos e o seu reúso é um componente essencial para sua gestão. A crise exige práticas de conservação com destaque para o uso de esgoto doméstico tratado na produção da palma forrageira. Desta forma, foi avaliado a aplicação do efluente doméstico no solo e no crescimento e desenvolvimento da palma forrageira orelha-de-elefante mexicana (Opuntia tuna (L.) Mill). O experimento foi realizado no assentamento Milagres, no município de Apodi-RN, cultivado em blocos casualizados em esquema de parcelas subdivididas 3 x (4 + 1), com 4 repetições, sendo três densidades (d1 – 0,10 x 0,80 x 2,20 m {33.333 plantas/hectare}; d2 – 0,13 x 0,80 x 2,20 m {52.282 plantas/hectare}; d3 – 0,20 x 0,80 x 2,20 m {66.666 plantas/hectare}) e quatro intervalos entre irrigação com lâmina fixa (3,5 mm p/ evento) com água de abastecimento – AA e esgoto doméstico tratado – AE, sendo (2,3 dias AA e 7, 14 e 21 dias AE) com 3,5 mm cada e uma testemunha como sequeiro. Avaliou-se a cada 75 dias, iniciando após o plantio, e finalizando aos 375 dias após o plantio – DAP, a altura da planta, número total, comprimento, largura, espessura e perímetro dos cladódios, assim como a produção média de matéria verde (MV) por planta e total, a percentagem de matéria seca (MS) e ao final do um ano, avaliou-se os nutrientes do solo nas camadas de 0-20 e 20-40 cm e a média dos nutrientes exportados, os quais foram submetidos aos testes de regressão e de médias. Houve efeito a (p˂0,01) dos intervalos entre irrigação na maioria das variáveis, resultando em plantas mais altas, cladódios mais numerosos, e elevações nas produções de MV e MS. E aumento de P (2,3 dias), PST e P (7 e 21 dias) e PST (14 dias) na camada de 0-20 cm de solo. E também aumento de Mg (2,3 dias), PST, Na e P (7 e 21 dias) e PST e Na (14 dias) na camada de 20-40 cm. Também houve efeito a (P˂0,01) em intervalo entre irrigação e densidade de plantio na camada de 0-20 cm, resultando em aumento na PST e Na (7, 14 e 21 dias nas D1, D2 e D3) e Ca (21 dias na D2). E houve efeito significativo dos intervalos entre irrigação a (P˂0,01) e (P˂0,05) na exportação de nutriente apenas para Ca, Mg, Mn e Zn, respectivamente, mas gerando déficit de N, Ca, Mg, Mn e Zn e superávit de P, K, Fe, Co e Na no solo após a colheita da palma forrageira / 2017-02-16

Resumo: A conjuntura energética internacional aponta para o esgotamento das reservas de petróleo em curto prazo. O Brasil, face às suas potencialidades, tem procurado através de políticas públicas, incentivar o estudo de formas alternativas de energia. Muitas destas formas são baseadas em produtos e sub-produtos agrícolas, com destaque para a indústria de álcool para fins combustíveis. Outra alternativa de origem vegetal, mais recentemente discutida, seria a produção de óleo combustível denominado biodiesel. Para este fim, iniciativas tem sido tomadas em nível internacional, já sendo possível a obtenção e uso deste combustível de forma comercial. Em nossa região, muitas plantas oleaginosas podem ser potencialmente exploradas para esta finalidade, cujo potencial tem sido pouco estudado. Este trabalho dedica-se ao estudo de uma espécie oleaginosa, a macaúba [Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq) Lodd. ex Mart], para verificar seu potencial energético e econômico. Para este fim, foram realizadas diferentes caracterizações físico-químicas nos constituintes do fruto da macaúba, incluindo a avaliação qualitativa do óleo da polpa e da castanha. Verificou-se que esta espécie apresenta boas características como fonte de óleo vegetal para fins energéticos e/ou industriais, comparável e até superior a outras oleaginosas. Verificou-se que os parâmetros físico-químicos indicam que a espécie é importante como fonte energética, principalmente baseado nos valores calorimétricos. As análises cromatográficas revelaram que os óleos da macaúba podem ser distintamente empregados, com potencial energético para o óleo da polpa e farmacológico para o óleo da amêndoa. / Abstract: The international energetic context shows a run out of fuel reserve in a short term. Brazil due to its natural resources has tried through public politics to stimulate the research of alternative ways of energy. Several of these ways are based upon agricultural products and by-products with emphasis on the alcohol-fuel industry. Another alternative from plants recently discussed would be the production of biodiesel fuel. Initiatives have been internationally performed in order to obtain and use such fuel commercially. Within our region several oil plants can be potentially explored and have also been researched. This work aims to study an oil plant - macaúba [Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq) Lodd. ex Mart] to analyze its energetic and economical potential. Different physicochemical characterization was performed in macaúba plant including quality evaluation of its oil from pulp and nut. It was observed that such plant shows good characteristics as a source for plant oil for energetic and/or industrial uses being superiorly compared to other oil plants. It was also verified that the physicochemical parameters for this species indicate her importance as energetic source, considering its calorimetric values. The chromatographic analysis revealed that the macauba oils could be used for different purposes, like energetic potential for the pulp oil or pharmaceutical uses for the nut oil. / Orientador: Fernando Broetto / Coorientador: César Benedito Batistella / Coorientador: Sonia Maria Alves Jorge / Banca: José Pedro Serra Valente / Banca: Luiz Antonio Gallo / Mestre

Orientador: Odair Aparecido Fernandes / Coorientador: LeonG. Higley / Banca: Paulo Roberto Silva Farias / Banca: Ivan Carlos Fernandes Martins / Banca: Walkymário de Paulo Lemos / Banca: Alessandra de Jesus Boari / Resumo: O óleo de palma destaca-se por ser a principal fonte alimentícia de óleo vegetal liderando a produção mundial seguido da soja. Devido à escassez de estudos básicos para manejo de desfolhadores em palma de óleo, este trabalho objetivou avaliar a resposta fisiológica das plantas sob desfolha e efeito da desfolha na produção, bem como determinar o nível de dano econômico. Esse trabalho mostrou que a injúria artificial com tesoura e natural por lagartas de B. sophorae não resultou em efeitos no processo fisiológico das folhas remanescentes em mudas de híbrido interespecífico (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. X Elaeis oleifera [Kunth, Cortés]) e, provavelmente, as plantas responderam com mecanismos compensatórios evitando assim interromper seus processos fisiológicos evitando a perda de água, mantendo seu processo autotrófico nos tecidos remanescentes. Os resultados mostraram ainda que a desfolha ocasionada pelas lagartas e a mecânica não apresentaram diferenças e que injúrias mecânicas podem ser usadas em estudos de desfolha simulada. Com isso, justificou-se o uso de desfolha artificial para estudar seu efeito sobre a produção. Paralelamente, obteve-se o consumo de área foliar total para larvas de Opsiphanes invirae Hübner, que foi de 286,064 cm2. O nível de dano econômico foi 5,14 e 2,98 lagartas por folha utilizando o produto Dipel® WP e SC, respectivamente para dados de perdas acumuladas em dois anos. Considerando apenas a injúria artificial obtida nas condições da Ag... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Palm oil is notable for being the main food source of vegetable oil leading the world production followed by soybeans. Due to the shortage of basic studies for management of palm oil defoliators, this study aimed to evaluate the physiological response of plants under defoliation and effect of defoliation on the production, as well as to determine economic injury level. This work showed that the artificial injury using scissors and natural using B. sophorae larvae did not result in effects to the physiological process of the remaining leaves in interspecific hybrid seedlings (Elaeis guineensis Jacq. X Elaeis oleifera [Kunth, Cortés]) and, probably, the plants responded with compensatory mechanisms avoiding interruption of the physiological processes preventing the loss of water, keeping the autotrophic process in the remaining tissues. The results also showed that the defoliation either caused by the larvae or by scissors did not show differences and mechanical injuries can be used in simulated defoliation studies. Thus, this justified the use of artificial defoliation to study its effect on production. At the same time, the consumption of total leaf area was obtained for Opsiphanes invirae Hübner larvae, which was 286.064 cm2 and the level of economic damage to this species in oil palm. The economic injury level was 5.14 and 2.98 larvae per leaf using the product Dipel® WP and SC, respectively, using two-year loss data. Considering only the artificial injury ... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientador: Ricardo Antônio Polanczyk / Banca: Arlindo Leal Boiça Junior / Banca: Sergio Antonio de Bortoli / Banca: Luís Garrigós Leite / Banca: josé Roberto Scarpellini / Resumo: Objetivou-se avaliar a ação do Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Berliner) no epitélio do intestino médio de lagartas de Brassolis sophorae L. (Linnaeus). O trabalho foi realizado no período de janeiro a novembro de 2015 no Laboratório de Entomologia Agrícola Aplicada da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA), Belém-PA. As lagartas foram coletadas na plantação de palma de óleo da empresa Companhia Reais Agroindustriais, pertencente ao Grupo AGROPALMA, localizada no km 70 da Rodovia PA-150, Município de Tailândia, Pará (Latitude: 2⁰ 38' S. Longitude: 48⁰ 13' W. Gr.). Aplicou-se formulação comercial Dipel® de B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki por meio de imersão de folhas de palma de óleo, previamente lavadas em água destilada e secas em temperatura ambiente, as quais foram incorporadas à dieta fornecida às lagartas de terceiro instar de B. sophorae mantidas em recipientes plásticos. A aplicação do bioinseticida por meio da imersão das folhas de palma de óleo mostrou-se eficiente no controle de lagartas, atingindo níveis de 100% de mortalidade em todas as concentrações utilizadas (0,25; 0,5; 0,75 e 1,00 L/ha) variando para menos o tempo de efetividade de acordo com o aumento da concentração. Sintomas de infecção pelo B. thuringiensis foram identificados nas lagartas e confirmadas através da observação microscópica de alterações morfológicas e formação de vacúolos no citoplasma das células epiteliais do intestino médio das lagartas. A utilização do Dipel® nessas concentr... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the action of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki (Berliner) in the midgut epithelium crawler Brassolis sophorae L. (Linnaeus). The work was carried out from January to November 2015 in Applied Agricultural Entomology Laboratory of the Federal Rural University of Amazonia (UFRA), Belém-PA. Larvae were collected in the oil palm plantation company Royal Agroindustrial company belonging to AGROPALMA Group, located at kilometer 70 of Highway PA-150, City of Thailand, Pará (Latitude: 2⁰ 38 'S. Longitude: 48⁰ 13' W. Gr.). applied Dipel® commercial formulation of B. thuringiensis var. kurstaki by dipping palm leaf oil, previously washed with distilled water and dried in room temperature water, which were incorporated into the diet fed to third instar larvae of B. sophorae kept in plastic containers. The application of the biopesticide by immersing the oil palm leaves was efficient in the control of caterpillars, reaching levels of 100% mortality in all used concentrations (0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1, 00 L / ha) for less time varying effectiveness according to the concentration. Symptoms of infection with B. thuringiensis were identified in the caterpillars and confirmed by microscopic observation of morphological changes and vacuole formation in the cytoplasm of epithelial midgut cells of caterpillars. The use of these concentrations resulted Dipel® location cytotoxic effect, producing histolysis in the midgut of track B. sophorae leading probably abnormal o... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

A palmeira juçara – Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) – é uma espécie abundante nas florestas onde ocorre e que produz grande quantidade de flores e frutos, sendo assim de grande importância ecológica. Após décadas de desmatamento e superexploração do palmito, as populações encontram-se reduzidas a fragmentos. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar alguns aspectos etnoecológicos e ecofisiológicos acerca da espécie. Foram verificados cinco sistemas de manejo desenvolvidos por comunidades locais do litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul: manejo em capoeiras, manejo em reflorestamentos com espécies exóticas, manejo em bananais, quintais agroflorestais e corte clandestino de palmito em florestas. Comparou-se o crescimento de palmeiras jovens em florestas secundárias e bananais, de 2003 a 2008, e verificou-se que o tamanho das palmeiras em 2008 nos bananais foi cinco vezes maior do que nas florestas, apesar da herbivoria ter sido maior nos bananais; a mortalidade foi equivalente entre os dois tratamentos, apesar da grande variabilidade, e apresentando um padrão intraespecífico dependente da densidade. Observou-se um padrão de variação dos eventos fenológicos reprodutivos associado a latitude e altitude; verificou-se também uma relação quadrática significativa entre épocas de floração e de maturação dos frutos, demonstrando que o tempo necessário desde a floração até a maturação dos frutos depende da época que ocorre a floração. Verificou-se que os sistemas de manejo são diferentes estratégias de uso da juçara, e que esta apresenta um grande potencial para manejo. / The juçara palm - Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) - is an abundant species in the forests where it occurs and that produces lots of flowers and fruits, being of great ecological importance. After decades of deforestation and heart of palm exploitation, it is reduced to fragments. This work aimed to study some ethnoecological and ecophisiological aspects of this species. We observed five management systems developed by local communities of the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul: management in early secondary forest, management in reforestation with exotic species, management in banana plantations, homegardens and illegal cutting in forests. We compared the growth of young palms in secondary forests and banana plantations from 2003 to 2008, and found that the size of palms in 2008 in banana plantations was five times greater than in forests, in spite of herbivory was higher in the banana plantations; the mortality was equivalent between the two treatments, despite the great variability, and presenting an intraspecific density-dependent pattern. There was a pattern of variation in reproductive phenology related to latitude and altitude; there was also a significant quadratic relationship between timing of flowering and fruit ripening, showing that the time required from flowering to fruit maturity depends on the time the flowering occurs. It was found that the management systems are different strategies of use of the juçara palm, and that this species has high potential for management.

Rhynchophorus palmarum is the most harmful weevil pest of coconut palm due to its ability to find hosts from long distances and also to the direct and indirect losses it causes to the crop. Besides this, spores of the fungus that causes the stem bleeding disease have been found over R. palmarum body. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the insecticide thiamethoxam and its association to the fungicide cyproconazole against R. palmarum larvae under laboratory conditions, aiming at the possible use of these products for managing R. palmarum and the fungal diseases associated to it. Newly-hatched and intermediate-instar larvae were fed with artificial diet containing insecticide or fungicide in the concentrations of 0.1%; 0.5%; 1.0% and 2.0%, and also the mixture of both. Larvae mortality on the treatments was assessed daily, during 48 hours. Means were subjected to analysis of variance and compared by Tukey’s test (P < 0.05). Regression analysis between the different product doses and larval mortality was also performed. Thiamethoxam caused mortality of 100 and 95% to newly-hatched and intermediate-instar larvae, respectively, statistically differing from cyproconazole (50 and 0%, respectively) and from the control (23.2 and 0%, respectively), but not differing from the two products mixture (100 and 92.5%, respectively). Such results point out that newly-hatched larvae are more sensitive than the intermediate-instar ones; that thiamethoxam in the doses here used is toxic to both newly-hatched and intermediate-instar larvae; that cyproconazole in the doses here used is toxic only to newly-hatched larvae; and that cyproconazole, when mixed to thiamethoxam does not improve its toxicity. Linear regression showed that thiamethoxam and its mixture with cyproconazole caused 100% mortality to newly-hatched larvae, and between 80 and 100% and between 90 and 100% to intermediate-instar larvae, respectively, in all tested concentrations. All concentrations were considered high. The thiamethoxam + cyproconazole mixture showed to be promising for the management of R. palmarum and the fungal diseases associated to it in coconut palms. / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Rhynchophorus palmarum é, dentre os curculionídeos que atacam o coqueiro, o mais severo, pois além da capacidade de localizar sua planta hospedeira a longas distâncias, causa perdas diretas e indiretas à cultura. Além disso, esporos do fungo causador da doença resinose do coqueiro já foram encontrados no corpo de R. palmarum. Assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar em laboratório o efeito do inseticida tiametoxam, associado ao fungicida ciproconazol, sobre larvas de R. palmarum, visando a possibilidade de uso conjunto contra a praga e doenças fúngicas associadas a ela. Larvas de instares iniciais e de instares intermediários foram confinadas em dieta artificial contendo o inseticida e o fungicida isoladamente, nas concentrações de 0,1%; 0,5%; 1,0%; 2,0%, e também a mistura de ambos. A mortalidade das larvas nos tratamentos foi avaliada diariamente, durante 48 horas. As médias foram submetidas à análise de variância e comparadas entre si pelo teste de Tukey (P < 0,05). Também foi realizada a análise de regressão entre as diferentes doses dos produtos testados e a mortalidade das larvas. O tiametoxam causou mortalidade de 100 e 95% para larvas recém-eclodidas e intermediárias, respectivamente, diferindo estatisticamente do ciproconazol (50 e 0%, respectivamente) e da testemunha (23,2 e 0%, respectivamente), mas não diferindo da mistura dos dois produtos (100 e 92,5%, respectivamente). Tais resultados evidenciam que as larvas recém-eclodidas são mais sensíveis que as intermediárias; que o tiametoxam nas doses utilizadas é tóxico às larvas de ambas as idades; que o ciproconazol, nas doses utilizadas, é tóxico apenas para as larvas recém-eclodidas; e que o ciproconazol, quando adicionado ao tiametoxam, não potencializa o efeito deste. A regressão linear mostrou que tiametoxam e a mistura dos produtos causaram 100% de mortalidade às larvas recém-eclodidas, e entre 80 e 100% e entre 90 e 100% às larvas de tamanho intermediário, respectivamente, em todas as concentrações testadas, sendo estas consideradas altas para uso. A mistura de tiametoxam + ciproconazol se mostrou promissora para o manejo de R. palmarum e das doenças fúngicas associadas a ele em coqueiro.

A palmeira juçara – Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) – é uma espécie abundante nas florestas onde ocorre e que produz grande quantidade de flores e frutos, sendo assim de grande importância ecológica. Após décadas de desmatamento e superexploração do palmito, as populações encontram-se reduzidas a fragmentos. Este trabalho teve como objetivo estudar alguns aspectos etnoecológicos e ecofisiológicos acerca da espécie. Foram verificados cinco sistemas de manejo desenvolvidos por comunidades locais do litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul: manejo em capoeiras, manejo em reflorestamentos com espécies exóticas, manejo em bananais, quintais agroflorestais e corte clandestino de palmito em florestas. Comparou-se o crescimento de palmeiras jovens em florestas secundárias e bananais, de 2003 a 2008, e verificou-se que o tamanho das palmeiras em 2008 nos bananais foi cinco vezes maior do que nas florestas, apesar da herbivoria ter sido maior nos bananais; a mortalidade foi equivalente entre os dois tratamentos, apesar da grande variabilidade, e apresentando um padrão intraespecífico dependente da densidade. Observou-se um padrão de variação dos eventos fenológicos reprodutivos associado a latitude e altitude; verificou-se também uma relação quadrática significativa entre épocas de floração e de maturação dos frutos, demonstrando que o tempo necessário desde a floração até a maturação dos frutos depende da época que ocorre a floração. Verificou-se que os sistemas de manejo são diferentes estratégias de uso da juçara, e que esta apresenta um grande potencial para manejo. / The juçara palm - Euterpe edulis Mart. (Arecaceae) - is an abundant species in the forests where it occurs and that produces lots of flowers and fruits, being of great ecological importance. After decades of deforestation and heart of palm exploitation, it is reduced to fragments. This work aimed to study some ethnoecological and ecophisiological aspects of this species. We observed five management systems developed by local communities of the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul: management in early secondary forest, management in reforestation with exotic species, management in banana plantations, homegardens and illegal cutting in forests. We compared the growth of young palms in secondary forests and banana plantations from 2003 to 2008, and found that the size of palms in 2008 in banana plantations was five times greater than in forests, in spite of herbivory was higher in the banana plantations; the mortality was equivalent between the two treatments, despite the great variability, and presenting an intraspecific density-dependent pattern. There was a pattern of variation in reproductive phenology related to latitude and altitude; there was also a significant quadratic relationship between timing of flowering and fruit ripening, showing that the time required from flowering to fruit maturity depends on the time the flowering occurs. It was found that the management systems are different strategies of use of the juçara palm, and that this species has high potential for management.

Le Sahel est une zone aride aujourd’hui menacée par les changements climatiques qui entrainent une grande vulnérabilité sociale et environnementale. L’agriculture des pays sahéliens doit faire face à cette évolution pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire de leurs populations croissantes. L’utilisation d’espèces végétales de grande plasticité phénologique comme le palmier dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.,), fait partie des réponses face à des conditions pédoclimatiques difficiles auxquelles peu de plantes sont adaptées. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’améliorer nos connaissances sur les pratiques culturales, les savoirs locaux autour du palmier dattier et la diversité génétique et morphologique de cette espèce afin de promouvoir le développement durable de l’agriculture oasienne au Sahel. Ainsi, nous avons conduit une enquête socio-économique auprès de 30 producteurs de palmier dattier dans 14 villages du Sud-Est du Niger. Parallèlement à cette enquête nous avons collecté 113 échantillons de jeunes folioles, prélevées sur 31 mâles et 82 femelles de palmier dattier dans 19 cuvettes oasiennes. Notre étude a permis d’identifier 19 variétés-populations de palmier dattier distinguées sur la base de la couleur du fruit. Le palmier dattier présente une particularité de double floraison associée à deux saisons de productions de dattes dans le Sahel. La période février-juillet est la plus productive mais l’arrivée précoce des pluies limite la qualité des fruits. L’évaluation des connaissances locales associées à la phœniciculture a permis d’établir que même si les pratiques culturales sont moins développées que dans le Nord du pays ou dans le Maghreb, les profits dégagés par la culture des dattes contribuent considérablement à la survie des ménages. Par ailleurs, l’analyse génétique des palmiers dattiers du Sud-est du Niger a montré qu’ils constituent un groupe original avec une grande diversité génétique. De plus, cette ressource appartient au pool génétique occidental et est l’une des moins introgressée par des contributions génétiques orientales. L'analyse génétique globale révèle un nouveau groupe au Sud-est Niger différent de celui d'Afrique du Nord et soulève la question de son origine. Enfin, nous avons mis en évidence l’existence de traits architecturaux discriminant les palmiers dattiers du Sahel. Nous avons ainsi élaboré un modèle architectural permettant le calcul de l’interception lumineuse et des espacements nécessaires pour une bonne cohabitation des palmiers et des cultures sous-jacentes afin d’optimiser la production agricole. Notre étude a montré que la culture du palmier dattier constitue un élément clé pour l’amélioration des conditions de vie des populations, la lutte contre la malnutrition et l’équilibre agro-écologique dans le Sahel. Elle constitue un préalable indispensable à la conservation, la valorisation et l’amélioration du patrimoine phoenicicole. Enfin, le modèle architectural fonctionnel permettra de mettre à disposition un outil opérationnel pour la gestion durable des cultures du palmier dattier au Sahel. / The Sahel is an arid area threatened by climate change that causes great social and environmental vulnerability. Agriculture in Sahel is facing this change to ensure food security for growing populations. The use of plant species with phenological plasticity such as the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is one of the responses to hard soil and climate conditions to which few plants are adapted. The objective of this thesis is to improve our knowledge on cultural practices, local knowledge around the date palm and genetic and morphological diversity of this species in order to promote sustainable development of oasis agriculture in the Sahel. Thus, we conducted a socioeconomic survey of 30 date palm farmers in 14 villages in Southeastern Niger. Alongside this survey, we collected 113 samples of young leaflets taken from 31 males and 82 females in 19 date palm oasis basins. Our study identified 19 date palm population varieties distinguished on the basis of the fruit color. Date palm has a special double flowering associated with two fruit production seasons in the Sahel. The February-July period is the most productive but early rains limit fruit quality. The evaluation of local knowledge associated with date palm has shown that even if cultural practices are less developed than in the North of the country or in the Maghreb, the profits from the date cultivation significantly contribute to household survival. Furthermore, genetic analysis of date palms in Southeast of Niger has shown that they are a unique group with high genetic diversity. In addition, this germplasm belongs to the Western gene pool and is one of the least introgressed by oriental genetic contributions. The overall genetic analysis revealed a new group in Southern Niger different from that of North Africa and raises the question of its origin. Finally, we have demonstrated the existence of discriminating architectural features in Sahelian date palms. We have developed an architectural model for the calculation of the light interception and spaces necessary for good cohabitation between date palms and crops to optimize agricultural production. Our study showed that the date palm cultivation plays a key role in improving living conditions of the population, fight against hunger and agro-ecological balance in the Sahel. It is a prerequisite to the preservation, valorization and improvement of date palm genetic resources. Finally, the functional architectural model will enable to provide an operational tool for the sustainable management of date palm cultivation in the Sahel.