Publications (85)
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Effects of Agroecological Practices (Za¨ı and Stone-Rows) on Soil Fertility and Sorghum Yield in Response to Effects of Climate Change to Achieve Food Security
Aboubacar Coulibaly; Fidele Zongo; Cheick Oumar Zoure; Pascal Bazongo; Issoufou Ouedraogo; Edmond Hien and Mikael Motellica
The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices can slow down the degradation of arable land and enhance agricultural productivity, particularly land in the context of climate change. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of agroecological practices, specifically zaï and stone-rows (SR), on soil fertility and sorghum (kapelga variety) pro(...)
Burkina Faso; Central Plateau; organic manure; soil fertility; stone-rows; zaï
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Effects of Spacing Between Stone-Rows on the Chemical and Biological Fertility of Lixisoils in Eastern Burkina Faso
Aboubacar COULIBALY, Koulibi Fidèle ZONGO, Cheick Oumar ZOURE, Altini Natacha GOUMBRI, Daouda GUEBRE, Harouna OUEDRAOGO, Edmond HIEN and Mikael MOTELLICA
This study assessed the effects of stone-rows spacing on soil fertility and the potential for a fertility gradient to occur in a farming setting. The study was conducted in a rural area of Sampieri, eastern Burkina Faso, within a Sudano-Sahelian environment on Lixisols with a medium slope of up to 5%. The experimental design included three plo(...)
Agro-ecological, stone-rows, soil parameters, Lixisols, Burkina Faso
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Fertilizer trees as a nature-based solution for soil restoration and food security in climate-stressed agroecosystems: a case study in Central Burkina Faso
Cheick Oumar Zouré; Kevin Abdoul Ouahabou Dipama; Aboubacar Coulibaly; Assada Rouamba; Yanick Tapsoba; Donatien Yi-sone Bazyomo; Firmin Hien; Henk Wolven; Janette Worm; Salifou Koucka Ouiminga
This study, conducted in Bazoulé, central Burkina Faso during the 2023/2024 seasons, evaluated the impact of three fertilizer trees – Albizia stipulata, Albizia lebbeck, and Gliricidia sepium – on soil quality and maize productivity, without the addition of organic or mineral fertilizers. Despite young trees and no complementary inputs or cons(...)
Fertilizer trees, Food security, Maize yield, Nature-based solution, Soil restoration, Rainfall variability
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fertilization Practices in Maize Cropping in Sub-Saharan Africa: Toward Climate-Smart Agriculture
Pawend-taoré Christian Bougma; Loyapin Bondé; Valaire Séraphin Ouehoudja Yaro; Idrissa Dicko; Aurelie Flavy Rufine Zongo; Amanuel Woldeselassie Gebremichael; Mounkaila Mohamed; Claudia Malz; Jörg Matschullat; Anja Linstädter and Oumarou Ouédraogo
The intensive use of nitrogen (N) fertilizers in maize (Zea mays L.) cropping in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes significantly to nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Due to limited data on emissions and emission factors (EFs) in SSA, this study investigates GHG emissions and proposes EFs under different fertilization regimes in maize cropping(...)
nitrogen; N2O emission factor; fertilizer; maize yield
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Diversity, stand structure and ecosystem services of Ouagadougou regional urban forest, Burkina Faso
Basnéwendé Ezéchiel Ouédraogo, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Larba Hubert Balima, Moussa Ganamé, Adjima Thiombiano
Urban forests are key natural solutions for biodiversity conservation in West Africa. However, increasing urban population negatively affects the ecological and social attributes of urban forests. This study assessed the woody diversity, stand structure, ecosystem services, and management of the Ouagadougou Regional Urban Forest in Burkina Fas(...)
Vegetation attributes · Urban forests · Ecosystem services · Urban management · Burkina Faso
COMMUNICATION
Phytoremediation of Mine Tailing – Potential of Chrysopogon Zizanioides and Andropogon Gayanus in a Sahelian Climate
Yamma Rose, Kone Martine, Yonli Arsène, Wanko Ngnien Adrien
The pollution of soil and, by extension, water resources by pollutants from mining operations is a major threat to Burkina
Faso due to the lack of waste treatment. Phytoremediation is an alternative way of cleaning up soil contaminated by pollutants
from mining waste. The ability of Chrysopogon zizanioides and Andropogon gayanus to accumulat(...)
Chrysopogon zizanioides -Andropogon gayanus - Phytoremediation - Pollution
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LES PESTICIDES DANS LES EAUX SOUTERRAINES : CAS DU SOUS BASSIN DU MASSILI AU BURKINA FASO
Traoré Hortense, Segda Bila Gérard, Dipama Jean-Marie
Cette étude se veut une contribution à la caractérisation de la qualité des eaux souterraines du sous
bassin du Massili, par l’analyse des pesticides dans 40 échantillons d’eau de puits et de forages peu
profonds. La méthode de la chromatographie en phase gazeuse, utilisant les chromatographes de type
GC-HP5 (30 m, 0,25 mm, 0,25 μm) couplé(...)
Pesticides, Pollution, Eaux Souterraines, Contamination, Massili
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On the Performance of Traditional Agroecological Practices in Mitigating the Effects of Climate Variability on Ecosystems: A Case Study in Northern Burkina Faso
Cheick Oumar Zouré, Tocoma Sy, Aboubacar Coulibaly, Inès Fabienne Rouamba, Balguissa Kindo, Donatien Bazyomo, Reine Marie Ouédraogo, Paulin Honoré Drabo, Ousséni Ouédraogo
Climate projections for West Africa predict a temperature increase of 1.9°C to 4.2°C by 2080, leading to extreme temperature fluctuations and prolonged dry spells that could devastate rainfed agriculture. This study assesses the hydraulic and agronomic performance of traditional agroecological practices, specifically zaï and half-moons, in nor(...)
agroecological practices, climate variability, crop yield, sustainable land management, West African Sahel
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Two decades of land cover change and anthropogenic pressure around Bontioli Nature Reserve in Burkina Faso
Razak Kiribou, Kangbéni Dimobe, Huiyi Yang, Truly Santika, Sintayehu W. Dejene
Protected areas (PAs) are critical for ecosystem maintenance and providing services that benefit both wildlife and people. Nevertheless, climate change and anthropogenic pressures are posing an increasing challenge. Surrounded by high human population densities, there is still a paucity of information on how the land cover in Burkina Faso’s PA(...)
Anthropogenic pressureBontioliConservationLandsatProtected areaNature-based solutionsBurkina Faso
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Détermination des conditions agrométéorologiques et des besoins en eau des cultures maraîchères de Loumbila en zone soudano-sahélienne
Sidpendyaolba Sosthène LDG TASSEMBEDO, M’Po Yèkambèssoun N’Tcha, Ilboudo Jacques Marie, Ibrahim Boubacar, Lawin Agnidé Emmanuel, Koalaga Zacharie, Zougmoré François
Ce travail a visé la détermination des conditions agrométéorologiques et des besoins en eau des cultures maraîchères, hors des berges des réservoirs d’eau, en zone soudano-sahélienne. Dix principales cultures maraîchères ont été considérées, notamment la tomate, l’oignon, la salade, le chou, la carotte, l’aubergine, le poivron, le haricot vert(...)
culture maraîchère, coefficient cultural, évapotranspiration, pluviométrie, besoin en eau
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Statistical analysis of rainfall data: A case study of eastern region in Burkina Faso
Tog-Noma Patricia Emma Bontogho1*, Michelline Marie Regina Kansole1, Mamounata Kabore2, Gaba Olayemi Ursula Charlène3
Accurate analysis of rainfall characteristics is essential for water resources management practices mainly in water scarce
countries. In this study, analysis of historical rainfall time series at four synoptic stations in Burkina Faso was carried out in
order to evaluate the statistical characteristics of rainfall data recorded from 1980 to(...)
Rainfall, distribution, eastern region, Burkina Faso, probability of exceedance
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Titre: Investigating Effective Reconnaissance Drought Index Ability to Reproduce Drought Signature over the Massili Basin (Burkina Faso)
Tog-Noma Patricia Emma Bontogho1*, Michelline Marie Regina Kansole1, Mercy Apuswin Abarike2 , Mamounata Kabore3
Drought is a significant natural hazard particularly in arid and semi-arid regions where water resources management is already challenging. Burkina Faso, a landlocked country located in the Sahel region, is highly vulnerable to drought due to its arid climate. The country has experienced recurrent droughts since the 1970s, with significant imp(...)
Meteorological Drought, Kernel Density, Probability Density Function, Massili
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Trace Metal Elements (TMEs) in Groundwater Around the Former Industrial Gold Mine of Poura in Burkina Faso – West Africa
Adama Yameogo, Nicolas Kagambega, Isso Felix Bado, Abdoul-Azize Barry
The objective of this study is to assess the quality of groundwater around the first industrial mine in Burkina Faso, whose activities have been closed since 1999. The diagnosis of pollution by trace metal elements of groundwater around the old Poura gold mine was carried out through the determination of the contents of Trace Metal Elements (T(...)
Groundwater, Pollution, Trace Metal Elements, Poura, Burkina Faso
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Greenhouse gas emission from prescribed fires is influenced by vegetation types in West African Savannas
Valaire Séraphin Ouehoudja Yaro, Loyapin Bondé , Pawend‑taoré Christian Bougma, Issoufou Sedgo, Reginald Tang Guuroh, Amanuel Woldeselassie Gebremichael, Tiga Neya, Anja Linstädter, Oumarou Ouédraogo
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from prescribed fires are poorly investigated, resulting in a high uncertainty in GHG budgets. Using, a carbon mass balance approach and experimental prescribed fires in 80 plots, this study assessed carbon emissions and established emission factors (EFs) for carbon dioxides (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and meth(...)
Vegetation types, Climate zones, Prescribed fires, Carbon emissions, Emission factors
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Exploring the Added Value of Sub-Daily Bias Correction of High-Resolution Gridded Rainfall Datasets for Rainfall Erosivity Estimation
Roland Yonaba, Lawani Adjadi Mounirou, Amadou Keïta, Tazen Fowé, Cheick Oumar Zouré, Axel Belemtougri, Moussa Bruno Kafando, Mahamadou Koïta, Harouna Karambiri and Hamma Yacouba
This study evaluates the impact of sub-daily bias correction of gridded rainfall products (RPs) on the estimation rainfall erosivity in Burkina Faso (West African Sahel). Selected RPs, offering half-hourly to hourly rainfall, are assessed against 10 synoptic stations over the period 2001–2020 to appraise their accuracy. The optimal product (th(...)
bias correction, rainfall, rainfall erosivity, R-factor, West African Sahel