A5069261077- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Banana Cultivation and Research
- Pineapple and bromelain studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
- Phytase and its Applications
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Cassava research and cyanide
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Neural Networks and Applications
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Biodiesel Production and Applications
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Peanut Plant Research Studies
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Food Science and Nutritional Studies
Université d'Abomey-Calavi
1970-2025
Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin
2023
École Polytechnique
2018-2020
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles
2018
Centre d'Etude Regional pour l'Amelioration de l'Adaptation a la Secheresse
2018
Cheikh Anta Diop University
2012-2014
Ziguinchor University
2014
Université de Parakou
2011-2013
Pineapple production in Benin is dominated by conventional monocropping with high levels of agrochemicals and the burning harvest residues. This study aimed at evaluating decomposition pineapple residues (PHR) under different modes placement (surface mulching burying). A complete random block design for factor “residues application method” two or burying) four replications was installed southern Benin. The monitored through sampling eight litter bags each 60 days determination residual...
Introduction Managing soil fertility remains one of the major concerns smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In order to understand adoption potential recommended practices smallholders, this study aimed characterize resource availability, allocation and use patterns, management maize farming system northern Benin. Methods A survey was conducted with 262 households randomly selected across three municipalities from agro-ecological zones. Focus groups discussions individual...
This study presents an analysis of the impact mycorrhizal inoculation on growth under salt stress date palms cultivars Nakhla hamra (NHH) and Tijib known in Sahel for their earliness flowering fruiting. The seedlings were grown a greenhouse sandy substrate watered to field capacity every two days subjected increasing levels NaCl (0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 16 g·L-1) then inoculated with 5 strains Glomus (G. aggregatum, G. intraradices, verriculosum, mosseae, fasciculatum). experimental design was...
Agricultural diversification with neglected and underutilized species is a viable way to sustainably increase the productivity of agrosystems. Understanding social, cultural, ecological roles these crucial for their promotion. White fonio (Digitaria exilis), cereal endemic West African Sahelian countries, recognized as crop future due its nutritional, economic values. In this study, we described farming systems in Senegal through an ethnobotanical approach. As expected family systems,...
The response of cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (Walp.(L.)] to inoculation with symbiotic microorganisms (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and rhizobium) was investigated on cultivated vertisoils (known locally as Dek) arenosoils Dior) in three geographic sites Senegal.On the basis soil physico-chemical characteristics, most probable number (MPN) indigenous rhizobia yields, a hierarchical analysis showed that were grouped clusters.Some soils initially considered Dek Dior, so all Dior same cluster.No...
The development of equations to predict tree height, crown diameter, depth from stem diameter a species enables arborists, researchers, and urban forest managers model costs benefits, analyze alternative management scenarios, determine the best practices for sustainable forests. objective this study was develop regression prediction models age, ratio A. senegal growing in Ferlo, northern Senegal. Four plantations different years old (ISRA, 10 plantations, Ndodj, 8 Boulal, 5 Déali, 4...
Feeding the world in 2050 requires us to find ways boost yields of main local crops. Among those crops, cowpea is one grain legumes that playing an important role livelihood millions people West Africa, especially Benin. Unfortunately, on-farm are very low. In order understand factors explaining yield gaps, we collected and analyzed detailed survey data from 298 fields Benin during 2017, 2018 2019′s rainy seasons, respectively. Composite soil samples were laboratory. Data on farm field...
The production of pineapple generates significant quantities harvest and processing residues, which are very little used. This study evaluates compost quality using residues poultry litter. Five composting treatments were tested, varying following proportions crown, wastes (PPW), residue (PHR), litter (PL). Various parameters analyzed, including pH, electrical conductivity, CO
Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) is an approach to nutrient diagnosis of crops, holistically through the relationship between balance plants soil. The objective this study was investigate influence sample size in DRIS model parameterisation, diagnose nutrients status fruit crops. Published data were resampled obtain different sizes, ranging from 40 1000, with steps 30. For each size, 1000 replications generated determine mean value desired parameter (nutrient indices...
Heterogeneity in pineapple fruit quality explains the low export volume of fruits from Benin to international markets. This work aims investigate influences residues mulching or burying and N-K fertilization on (1) fresh juice proportion meeting European standards (2) acceptability for local consumption, as well identify morphological characteristics most related chemical attributes. The experimental design was a split-plot with three replications, where main factor (T1 = 1.6 N K, T2 5.8 6.6...
The residual effects of sucrose concentrations (80 or 100 g·L-1) and hormonal treatments (BAP + Kinetin Coumarin) tuberization medium on in vitro microtubers germination three potato varieties (Solanum tuberosum L.) so called Aida, Atlas Odessa, are described. After 3 weeks incubation at 28℃ ± 1℃, 70% Aida variety, previously formed the MT2 [MS/2 80 g·L-1 Sucrose], germinated. best rate for (100%) Odessa (66.66%) was obtained Sucrose]. addition hormones allowed optimizing variety unlike...
Nutritional diagnosis is an important tool for increasing fruit yield and quality through efficient fertilization management. The aim of the study to investigate whether there are specific DRIS norms pineapple ‘Perola’ a better soil fertility management in Benin. A preliminary Diagnosis Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) growing plantations Allada district (Benin) presented. were established from data bank leaf nutrient concentration (N, P, K, Ca, Mg Zn) with 60 samples gathered...
Cowpea is one of the widely cultivated and consumed grain legumes in Africa, but its production hampered by soil fertility degradation on farms. Here, we assessed spatial nutritional diagnosis cowpea variability their productivity using recommendation integrated system (DRIS) geostatistics tool. We achieved a sampling 200 geo-referred points farms four communes Benin. In addition, determined yield content N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Zn leaves. From DRIS, order nutrient deficiency was as follows: P > K...
La connaissance des systèmes de production laitière est un atout pour une intervention efficace dans le sous-secteur l'élevage. C'est ce cadre que cette étude vise à faire typologie et analyse la rentabilité Linguère au Sénégal. méthode « Boule neige » a été utilisée l'échantillonnage éleveurs. L'Analyse Correspondances Multiples (ACM) suivie d'une Classification Hiérarchique Ascendante (CHA) ont permis réaliser typologie. L'étude fait ressortir trois (03) types qui se différencient par...
AbstractPineapple is one of the most important fruit in world and its production requires appropiate cultural practices. This work aimed to investigate influences soil tillage, nitrogen–potassium (N-K) fertiliser mulching on pineapple growth yield. The experimental design was a split-split plot with four replications. main factor tillage (at two levels: flat ridging), subplot N-K fertilisation five 1.6 N K, 5.8 6.6 10 11.6 g plant−1) sub-subplot use fresh residues three surface t ha−1), ha−1...
Soybean is a food security crop in Benin due to its high nutritional value but yield the farmers’ cropping system very low. The present study aims provide appropriate response variability among fields two agro-ecological zones of namely: Southern Borgou zone (AEZ 3 north) and cotton central 5). Soil samples were collected from 0-20 cm depth 120 (50 AEZ 70 pH (water), soil organic carbon (Walkley Black method), total nitrogen (Kjeldahl CEC (0.01 N ammonium acetate at 7 method) available...
Heterogeneity in pineapple fruit quality explains the low export volume of fruits from Benin to international market. This work aims investigate influences organo-mineral fertilizer on a) yield, b) and proportion meeting European standards, c) fresh acceptability for domestic consumption. The experimental design is a split-plot with three replications where main factor organic manure (poultry litter) (P0 = 0 t ha−1, P1 5 P2 10 ha−1) sub-plot factor, N-P-K fertilization kg ha−1...
This study aims at quantifying the most important ecosystem services: forage production, timber production and carbon sequestration provided by Pterocarpus lucens to local communities of Ferlo Biosphere Reserve. The results suggested that ecological structure revealed a bell-shaped form with left dissymmetric distribution indicating predominance individuals small circumference height. A regression using software Minitab 16, height as explanatory variables, has allowed development predictive...
The Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated System (DRIS) is a potential method for interpreting plant foliar nutrient composition. It provides reliable means of linking leaf concentrations to the yield sorghum, has been developed this crop using experimental data from organic inorganic trials carried out in Upper Catchment Benin. Grain concentration were used establish DRIS norms N, P, K, Mg, Ca, S Zn statistical parameters sorghum. provided by study N/P: 6.5, K/N: 0.7, N/Ca: 4.6, S/N: 0.1,...