A5013980383- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Seed Germination and Physiology
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Plant and animal studies
- Phytochemical compounds biological activities
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Forest ecology and management
Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles
2007-2024
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
2023
World Agroforestry Centre
2014-2021
Mali-Folkecenter
2016-2019
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
2008-2011
Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo
2010
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique
2008
Recently, a new approach to extension and climate information services, namely Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) has been developed. PICSA makes use of historical records, participatory decision-making tools forecasts help farmers identify better plan livelihood options that are suited local features farmers’ own circumstances. This was implemented in 2016 two sites Senegal Mali, with 57 47 farmers, respectively. At the end growing season, these were surveyed...
Detarium microcarpum is a valuable tree species for fuelwood, timber, food and medicine in sub-Saharan Africa. However, its population dwindling due to overexploitation, seedlings’ low survival rate slow growth. Vegetative propagation might enhance both growth, but date successful clonal method does not exist D. microcarpum. We conducted four experiments examine the effects of environment (high versus humidity), cutting length diameter, alignment root segments (horizontal vertical) distance...
<ja:p>Khaya senegalensis is an important tree species for timber production, native to West Africa, but mahogany shoot borer attacks prevent successful plantations. This research was aimed at comparing the growth of two propagule types, seedlings and stecklings, Khaya subjected four irrigation regimes, 25, 50, 75 100% field capacity in Burkina Faso. The relative rate, biomass allocation intrinsic water use efficiency propagules were assessed a full-factorial pot experiment block design....
Khaya senegalensis is a multipurpose African timber species. The development of clonal propagation could improve plantation establishment, which currently impeded by mahogany shoot borer. To examine its potential for propagation, the effects cutting length, leaf area, stockplant maturation, auxin, and smoke solution treatments were investigated. Leafy cuttings rooted well (up to 80%) compared leafless (0%). Cuttings taken from seedlings (at least 95%), but obtained older trees poorly (5%...
Baobab (Adansonia digitata L., Malvaceae) seed oil contains Fatty Acids (FAs) with commercial and cosmeceutical value. The influence of provenance geographical region on FAs profile content from baobab wild populations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was assessed this study. FA profiles were determined as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) by Gas Chromatography (GC). Generally, the contained 17–22% saturated acids (SFA), 32–38% monounsaturated (MUFA) 22–26% polyunsaturated (PUFA). Palmitic (C16:0)...
Climate change and variability are significant challenges for the environment food security worldwide. Development strategies focusing simultaneously on adaptive farming, productivity, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-known as climate-smart agriculture (CSA) strategies-are key to responding these challenges. For almost a decade, within framework of Change, Agriculture Food Security (CCAFS), World Agroforestry (ICRAF), its partners have been using Participatory Action Research (PAR)...
In the Sahel region, many woody species are used as fodder because of their high nitrogen content, especially during dry season, in contrast to grasses and crop residues. Unfortunately, this resource is being threatened by regular pruning, increasing livestock browsing impeding natural regeneration. Therefore, there a need find appropriate regeneration options sustain production. Thus, series vegetative propagation experiments were conducted identify most multiplication methods some fodder....
Pterocarpus santalinoides is a multipurpose tree species, native to Africa and South America. However, excessive pruning for fodder jeopardising its seed production leading poor regeneration in the Sahel region. Efficient vegetative propagation techniques may overcome this concern. To address issue, four experiments were conducted determine effects of substrate (Experiment 1), cutting type (Experiments 2 3), genotype 4) auxins 1, 2, on rooting ability non-mist propagating unit Mali. Among...
Abstract An understanding of the proportion true seedlings, seedling sprouts and root suckers in forest is essential for directing genetic composition future crop. We conducted a study to determine difference between these plantlets Detarium microcarpum based on morphological characters carbohydrate contents leaves roots. For individuals ≤50 cm height, had highest values stem length, internode number, diameter, rachis length leaflet number. The concentrations starch total nonstructural...
Abstract Land degradation, including the loss of tree, forest and vegetation cover, its related water availability are main constraints affecting rainfed agricultural systems in West African Sahel dry savanna. Therefore, farmers implementing various soil conservation techniques such as zaï pits, half‐moons, contour stone earth bunds to improve crop production through reduced erosion enhanced retention. This study explores effect woody herbaceous established along on infiltration capacity...