Publications (178)
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Effects of natural environmental factors on growth and tuber production of Tacca leontopetaloides (Polynesian arrowroot), an underutilized food crop
Loyapin Bondé, Dramane A. Tinto, Nebnoma R. Tiendrebeogo, Faouzi A. 1er Jumeau Ouédraogo, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Joseph I. Boussim
This study investigated the effects of natural environmental factors on growth and tuber production of Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze. Data were collected from 74 plots installed in natural vegetation across different climate and soil conditions in Burkina Faso. Results showed that the climate zone has a significant influence on total heig(...)
Food security, Growth traits, Land cover, soil types, Tuber yield, Aridity gradient
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Framework for assessing genetic variation in livestock using demographic, pedigree, and genomic measures
Gábor Mészáros, Ino Curik, Dominique Ouedraogo, Jack Windig, Gregoire Leroy, Yuri Tani Utsunomiya, Pamela Burger, Licia Colli, Chang Xu, Paul Boettcher, Christian Looft and Johann Soelkner
Genetic variation within livestock populations underpins global food security, resilience, and the long-term sustainability of breeding programs. Despite its fundamental role, harmonized approaches for assessing and monitoring genetic variation across data sources remain limited. This review provides an integrated framework for assessing genet(...)
animal genetic resources (AnGR), effective population size, genetic variation, genomics of diversity, management of genetic resources, population structure
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Monitoring of Drought Adaptive Mechanisms of Some Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Genotypes Grown Under Water Deficit Conditions in Burkina Faso
Yannick Bassolé · Teyioué Benoit Joseph Batieno · Hugues Roméo Bazié · Ossame Bagagnan · Abraham Sotongo Ouedraogo· Boblwendé Gildas Flavien Sawadogo · Kiswendsida Issaka Sam · Saadon Leandre Poda
Cowpea is an essential crop in Burkina Faso’s agriculture, but its production must cope with the consequences of climate change, particularly drought, which significantly reduces yields. The mechanisms of adaptation to drought vary between species and varieties and need to be understood to develop more drought-tolerant varieties. Seven cowpea(...)
Cowpea · Genotypes · Drought · Stomatal conductance · Leaf water potential · Roots longer · Productivity
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Influence of anthropization on floristic diversity and carbon stocks in a Sudano-Sahelian vegetation landscape
Guiatin, E., Zoungrana, A., Bazié, H.R. et Lompo D.J.P
Mosaic landscapes integrating protected areas and agroecosystems with variable exploitation intensities constitute critical ecosystems for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service provision. This study evaluated how anthropogenic pressure gradients influence plant community structure, diversity, and carbon sequestration in the Sudano-Sa(...)
Anthropization gradient, Agroforestry, Landscape, Biodiversity conservation, Plant community composition, Aboveground carbon, Burkina Faso
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The STICS intercrop model accurately reproduces interspecific interactions and yield in semi-arid West African cereal-legume intercropping systems
Mathilde De Freitas, Antoine Couedel, Gatien N. Falconnier, Mathias Christina, Alpha B. Balde, François Affholder, Amadou Traoré, Aminata Ganeme, Myriam Adam, Yolande Senghor, Sidy Sow, Eric Justes
Context: Cereal-legume intercropping offers potential for the sustainable intensification of annual cropping
systems. Crop models can support the evaluation of agronomic and environmental benefits of intercropping.
However, to be effective, they must capture interspecific interactions during the growing season, a challenging
task in tropica(...)
Land Equivalent Ratio, Complementarity, Competition, Sorghum, Millet, Cowpea, Sub-Saharan Africa
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On-station and on-farm participatory evaluation and selection of stable and high-yielding Bambara groundnut in Burkina Faso
Zakaria Kiebre, Mariam Kiebre , Romaric Kiswendsida Nanema, Fanta Reine Sheirita Tietiambou, Karim Abdou Traore, Philippe Banazaro, Veli-Matti Rokka, Hamid El Bilali, Filippo Acasto and Jacques Nanema
Introduction: Low yield is often claimed as one of the most important challenges for Bambara groundnut production in West Africa. To address the lack of high-yielding genotypes of Bambara groundnut in Burkina Faso, participatory evaluation and selection through multilocation trials is an important step to be taken. The present study aims at th(...)
climate resilience, food security, high-yielding varieties, NUS, opportunity crop, participatory breeding, sub-Saharan Africa, SUSTLIVES
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Participatory selection of breeding bucks in community-based goat breeding programs by combining scientific evidence with farmers’ preferences and local knowledge
Dominique Ouédraogo , Badjibassa Akounda, Pamela A. Burger, Benjamin D. Rosen, Curtis Van Tassell, Johann Sölkner and Albert Soudré
This study aimed to participatively select the best bucks for use as breeding animals in five community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) in Burkina Faso, in alignment with farmers’ breeding objectives. Data were collected from 372 goat farmers using questionnaires to assess trait preferences and selection criteria. In total, 5,022 goats, includ(...)
Goat, Selection, Participatory, CBBP
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Temporal and spatial variability in photosynthetic activity of Vitellaria paradoxa in agroforestry parklands of Burkina Faso
Flavien G. B. Sawadogo, Hugues R. Bazié, Paulin Bazié, Martin Karlson, Madelene Oswald and Jules Bayala
The Vitellaria paradoxa is a key woody species in sub-Saharan Africa, supporting the livelihood of over 18.4 million people—particularly women. However, its survival and productivity are increasingly threatened by climate change, characterized by raising temperatures and reduced water availability. The species’ future resilience will depend on(...)
Shea tree · Chlorophyll fluorescence · Effective quantum yield of photosystem II · PAR · VPD
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Performances agronomiques et composition bromatologique de six génotypes de niébé à double usages
Barkwendé Jethro Delma, Hamadou Sidibe, Gouwidida Elice Kabore, Ouédraogo Daouda, Blaise Nitiema and Mazou Bamogo.
Cette fiche technique est tirée de l’article scientifique : Barkwendé Jethro Delma,
Hamadou Sidibe, Gouwidida Elice Kabore, Ouédraogo Daouda, Blaise Nitiema and
Mazou Bamogo. 2025. Agronomic Performance and Nutritive Value of Six Dual-Purpose
Cowpea Genotypes in Crop-Livestock Systems of Burkina Faso. Journal of Experimental
Agricultur(...)
Crop-livestock system; cowpea; lines; performance; yield; Burkina Faso
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Agromorphological characterization of Cowpea variety diversity and participatory Identification of contrasting varieties for Intercropping
Aminata GANEME, Léandre PODA, Benoît Joseph BATIENO, Louis-Marie RABOIN, Julie DUSSERRE, Roger KABORE, Salifou TRAORE, Myriam ADAM
Variety choice is an important factor in crop system productivity, particularly in intercropping systems. The aim of our study was to characterize the existing diversity of cowpea varieties and identify those that are most appreciated by farmers and suitable for intercropping system most
commonly practiced by farmers in sudano-sahelian zone o(...)
varietal diversity, cowpea, intercropping, Farmers’ preferences
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Effect ofTemperature and Light on Ex Situ Germination of Flemingia faginea (Guill. &Perr.) Baker Seeds in BurkinaFaso
Raymond Nana, Hugues Roméo Bazié, Assan Gnoumou, Pale Mini Dah, Martin Sawadogo, and Gerard Zombré
Flemingia faginea is a woody species whose various parts are widely used in traditional medicine. However, this species, which typically grows along waterways, is becoming increasingly rare due to poor seed germination in the wild, possibly resulting from the effects of climate change and human activities. Given the increasing rarity of F. fag(...)
Flemingia faginea; germination; pharmacopoeia; photoblastic; temperature
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Agromorphological characterization of six promising bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] genotypes under selection in Burkina Faso
Adjima Ouoba*1,2,3, Ali Lardia Bougma1, Dominique Nikiéma1,4, Mahamadi Hamed Ouédraogo1, Nerbéwendé Sawadogo1, Mahama Ouédraogo3
Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) is a legume crop with high nutritional and economic
potential but remains underutilized in Burkina Faso. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the
agromorphological variability of six Bambara groundnut genotypes in comparison with two released varieties in
order to identify dis(...)
Bambara groundnut, Agromorphological variability, Selection
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The role of scientific research in pearl millet improvement and its impact in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)
Lardia Ali Bougma *, Adjima Ouoba, Mahamadi Hamed Ouédraogo and Mahamadou Sawadogo
Pearl millet is an essential food cereal for the SSA countries with regards to its fundamental role in food security and its
impact on the rural economy. History enlightens us that pearl millet is a crop linked to this part of Africa. This paper
investigates pearl millet genetic improvement in SSA focusing on breeding evolution in West Afr(...)
Pearl millet; Breeding; Research; Yield; Biotechnologies, History; Sub-Saharan Africa
COMMUNICATION
Amélioration de l’association traditionnelle sorgho-niébé à travers un choix judicieux de la diversité variétale en zone soudano-sahélienne
Aminata Ganeme, Louis-Marie Raboin, Salifou Traoré, Julie Dusserre, Jean- Marie Douzet, Clarisse Pulchérie Kondombo, Léandre Poda, Yacouba Zabre, Roger Kabore, Myriam Adam
Les associations céréales-légumineuses sont l’un des systèmes de culture les plus pratiqués en
Afrique subsaharienne. Malgré leurs multiples avantages agroécologiques, les rendements
restent faibles dans l’association au poquet couramment pratiquée dans la zone soudanosahélienne, au Burkina Faso. Cette étude visait à identifier les variétés(...)
association céréales-légumineuses, productivité, choix variétal, sorgho, niébé
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Effets des amendements de résidus ligneux de Piliostigma reticulatum (D.C.) Hocht sur la biomasse adventice, les performances agronomiques du sorgho et la qualité résiduelle du sol en contexte semi-aride
Daouda Guebre, Safiatou Sanna, Gouwidida Elice Kabore, Aminata Tandyande, and Edmond Hien
Effets des amendements de résidus ligneux de Piliostigma reticulatum (D.C.) Hocht sur la biomasse adventice, les performances agronomiques du sorgho et la qualité résiduelle du sol en contexte semi-aride
amendements ligneux, biomasse adventice, sources azotées, sorgho, soudano-sahélien