Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports
- Autores
- Felix, Georges F.; Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy; Hien, Edmond; Groot, Jeroen C.J.; Penche, Aurélien; Barthés, Bernard G.; Manlay, Raphaël J.; Tittonell, Pablo Adrian; Cournac, Laurent
- Año de publicación
- 2018
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Restoring degraded soils to support food production is a major challenge for West African smallholders who have developed local innovations to counter further degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate a local farmer's technique that uses ramial wood (RW) as soil amendment (Piliostigma reticulatum shrub). Three treatments were applied in an experimental plot in Burkina Faso: control (no amendment), low RW (3 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1), and high RW (12 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1). RW was chipped to <5‐cm pieces and either buried or mulched. Topsoil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in control and low‐RW treatments declined after 7 years of continuous sorghum cultivation. Use of high‐RW amendment stabilized soil C content while N and P declined, thus not replenishing nutrient exports. Net contribution to soil C in the layer measuring 0–15 cm was 15% of the applied C in the high‐RW amendments. Although biomass and grain yields were higher in high‐RW treatments, crop productivity declined throughout the experiment for all treatments. Termite casts on RW treatments evidenced the potential role of wood‐foraging termites in diluting the impact of RW on soil fertility build‐up and soil water content. We conclude that mitigating soil degradation under semiarid conditions in Burkina Faso would require large amounts of woody amendments, particularly if the level of termite activity is high. Additional nutrient sources would be needed to compensate for removal in exported products so that biomass and grain production can be stabilized or increased.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; Francia
Fil: Hien, Edmond. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina Faso
Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Penche, Aurelien. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina Faso
Fil: Barthès, Bernard G. Universidad Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Manlay, Raphaël J. AgroParisTech; Francia
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fil: Cournac, Laurent. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; Francia - Fuente
- Land degradation & development 29 : 2694–2706. (2018)
- Materia
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Degradación del Suelo
Soil Degradation
Termitidae
Arbustos
Shrubs
Piliostigma Reticulatum - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exportsFelix, Georges F.Clermont-Dauphin, CathyHien, EdmondGroot, Jeroen C.J.Penche, AurélienBarthés, Bernard G.Manlay, Raphaël J.Tittonell, Pablo AdrianCournac, LaurentDegradación del SueloSoil DegradationTermitidaeArbustosShrubsPiliostigma ReticulatumRestoring degraded soils to support food production is a major challenge for West African smallholders who have developed local innovations to counter further degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate a local farmer's technique that uses ramial wood (RW) as soil amendment (Piliostigma reticulatum shrub). Three treatments were applied in an experimental plot in Burkina Faso: control (no amendment), low RW (3 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1), and high RW (12 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1). RW was chipped to <5‐cm pieces and either buried or mulched. Topsoil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in control and low‐RW treatments declined after 7 years of continuous sorghum cultivation. Use of high‐RW amendment stabilized soil C content while N and P declined, thus not replenishing nutrient exports. Net contribution to soil C in the layer measuring 0–15 cm was 15% of the applied C in the high‐RW amendments. Although biomass and grain yields were higher in high‐RW treatments, crop productivity declined throughout the experiment for all treatments. Termite casts on RW treatments evidenced the potential role of wood‐foraging termites in diluting the impact of RW on soil fertility build‐up and soil water content. We conclude that mitigating soil degradation under semiarid conditions in Burkina Faso would require large amounts of woody amendments, particularly if the level of termite activity is high. Additional nutrient sources would be needed to compensate for removal in exported products so that biomass and grain production can be stabilized or increased.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; FranciaFil: Hien, Edmond. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina FasoFil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Penche, Aurelien. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina FasoFil: Barthès, Bernard G. Universidad Montpellier; FranciaFil: Manlay, Raphaël J. AgroParisTech; FranciaFil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaFil: Cournac, Laurent. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; FranciaJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd2018-09-21T13:20:23Z2018-09-21T13:20:23Z2018-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3439https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ldr.30331099-145Xhttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3033Land degradation & development 29 : 2694–2706. (2018)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-29T13:44:26Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/3439instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:44:26.906INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
title |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
spellingShingle |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports Felix, Georges F. Degradación del Suelo Soil Degradation Termitidae Arbustos Shrubs Piliostigma Reticulatum |
title_short |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
title_full |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
title_fullStr |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
title_full_unstemmed |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
title_sort |
Ramial wood amendments (Piliostigma reticulatum) mitigate degradation of tropical soils but do not replenish nutrient exports |
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv |
Felix, Georges F. Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy Hien, Edmond Groot, Jeroen C.J. Penche, Aurélien Barthés, Bernard G. Manlay, Raphaël J. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Cournac, Laurent |
author |
Felix, Georges F. |
author_facet |
Felix, Georges F. Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy Hien, Edmond Groot, Jeroen C.J. Penche, Aurélien Barthés, Bernard G. Manlay, Raphaël J. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Cournac, Laurent |
author_role |
author |
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Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy Hien, Edmond Groot, Jeroen C.J. Penche, Aurélien Barthés, Bernard G. Manlay, Raphaël J. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Cournac, Laurent |
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Degradación del Suelo Soil Degradation Termitidae Arbustos Shrubs Piliostigma Reticulatum |
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Degradación del Suelo Soil Degradation Termitidae Arbustos Shrubs Piliostigma Reticulatum |
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Restoring degraded soils to support food production is a major challenge for West African smallholders who have developed local innovations to counter further degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate a local farmer's technique that uses ramial wood (RW) as soil amendment (Piliostigma reticulatum shrub). Three treatments were applied in an experimental plot in Burkina Faso: control (no amendment), low RW (3 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1), and high RW (12 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1). RW was chipped to <5‐cm pieces and either buried or mulched. Topsoil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in control and low‐RW treatments declined after 7 years of continuous sorghum cultivation. Use of high‐RW amendment stabilized soil C content while N and P declined, thus not replenishing nutrient exports. Net contribution to soil C in the layer measuring 0–15 cm was 15% of the applied C in the high‐RW amendments. Although biomass and grain yields were higher in high‐RW treatments, crop productivity declined throughout the experiment for all treatments. Termite casts on RW treatments evidenced the potential role of wood‐foraging termites in diluting the impact of RW on soil fertility build‐up and soil water content. We conclude that mitigating soil degradation under semiarid conditions in Burkina Faso would require large amounts of woody amendments, particularly if the level of termite activity is high. Additional nutrient sources would be needed to compensate for removal in exported products so that biomass and grain production can be stabilized or increased. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; Francia Fil: Hien, Edmond. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina Faso Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University. Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda Fil: Penche, Aurelien. Laboratoire Mixte International. Intensification Ecologique des Sols Cultivés en Afrique de l'Ouest; Burkina Faso Fil: Barthès, Bernard G. Universidad Montpellier; Francia Fil: Manlay, Raphaël J. AgroParisTech; Francia Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Cournac, Laurent. Montpellier SupAgro- Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique. Eco&Sols; Francia |
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Restoring degraded soils to support food production is a major challenge for West African smallholders who have developed local innovations to counter further degradation. The objective of this study was to evaluate a local farmer's technique that uses ramial wood (RW) as soil amendment (Piliostigma reticulatum shrub). Three treatments were applied in an experimental plot in Burkina Faso: control (no amendment), low RW (3 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1), and high RW (12 Mg fresh mass·ha−1·yr−1). RW was chipped to <5‐cm pieces and either buried or mulched. Topsoil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in control and low‐RW treatments declined after 7 years of continuous sorghum cultivation. Use of high‐RW amendment stabilized soil C content while N and P declined, thus not replenishing nutrient exports. Net contribution to soil C in the layer measuring 0–15 cm was 15% of the applied C in the high‐RW amendments. Although biomass and grain yields were higher in high‐RW treatments, crop productivity declined throughout the experiment for all treatments. Termite casts on RW treatments evidenced the potential role of wood‐foraging termites in diluting the impact of RW on soil fertility build‐up and soil water content. We conclude that mitigating soil degradation under semiarid conditions in Burkina Faso would require large amounts of woody amendments, particularly if the level of termite activity is high. Additional nutrient sources would be needed to compensate for removal in exported products so that biomass and grain production can be stabilized or increased. |
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