Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis

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Félix, Georges F.; Scholberg, Johannes M. S.; Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy; Cournac, Laurent; Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Año de publicación
2018
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Soil degradation in semi-arid West Africa can be reversed through an intensified application of organic matter, especially on coarse soils. Woody perennials have been promoted in the region to secure organic matter sources and improve soil productive capacity, yet the mechanisms by which perennials provide benefits to soils and crops remain poorly understood, and no effective, generalizable agronomic recommendations exist. Here, we reviewed the effects of trees and shrubs on soil properties and on crop yields in semi-arid West Africa (< 1000 mm year−1). Specific objectives of this meta-analysis were to (i) describe and (ii) quantify the effects of the presence of woody perennials and of ramial wood amendments on crop productivity and soil characteristics, and (iii) identify general recommendations on the integration of perennials with crops. An iterative keyword search was conducted to gather relevant literature. The search string consisted of four parts: source, practice, responses, and countries of interest. In total, 26 references on agroforestry parklands and 21 onwoody amendments were included in the meta-database (314 entries, 155 for parklands, and 159 for ramialwood). We show that (1) the presence of shrubs and trees on agricultural fields had an overall positive but variable effect on soil total C (i.e.+ 20 to 75%); (2) millet and sorghum yields were often higher in the presence of shrubs (− 25 to + 120%); (3) more variability was observed in the presence of trees (− 100 to + 200%); and (4) the use of shrub- and tree-based ramial wood resulted in equal or higher cereal yields as compared to the control (− 30 to + 100%). Upscaling the use of biodiversity-driven processes in farming systems of West Africa may provide benefits to overall ecosystems, but species’ choice and trade-offs perceived at the farm level, including labour management and low ramial wood availability, should be addressed through future research.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Scholberg, Johannes M. S. INRA. Eco&Sols. Universidad Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; Senegal
Fil: Cournac, Laurent. INRA. Universidad Montpellier. Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; Senegal
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
Fuente
Agronomy for Sustainable Development 38 : 57 (December 2018)
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Degradación de Tierras
Plantas Perennes
Land Degradation
Perennials
Agroecosystems
Productivity
Agroecosistemas
Productividad
Recursos Agroforestales
Africa Occidental
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spelling Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysisFélix, Georges F.Scholberg, Johannes M. S.Clermont-Dauphin, CathyCournac, LaurentTittonell, Pablo AdrianDegradación de TierrasPlantas PerennesLand DegradationPerennialsAgroecosystemsProductivityAgroecosistemasProductividadRecursos AgroforestalesAfrica OccidentalSoil degradation in semi-arid West Africa can be reversed through an intensified application of organic matter, especially on coarse soils. Woody perennials have been promoted in the region to secure organic matter sources and improve soil productive capacity, yet the mechanisms by which perennials provide benefits to soils and crops remain poorly understood, and no effective, generalizable agronomic recommendations exist. Here, we reviewed the effects of trees and shrubs on soil properties and on crop yields in semi-arid West Africa (< 1000 mm year−1). Specific objectives of this meta-analysis were to (i) describe and (ii) quantify the effects of the presence of woody perennials and of ramial wood amendments on crop productivity and soil characteristics, and (iii) identify general recommendations on the integration of perennials with crops. An iterative keyword search was conducted to gather relevant literature. The search string consisted of four parts: source, practice, responses, and countries of interest. In total, 26 references on agroforestry parklands and 21 onwoody amendments were included in the meta-database (314 entries, 155 for parklands, and 159 for ramialwood). We show that (1) the presence of shrubs and trees on agricultural fields had an overall positive but variable effect on soil total C (i.e.+ 20 to 75%); (2) millet and sorghum yields were often higher in the presence of shrubs (− 25 to + 120%); (3) more variability was observed in the presence of trees (− 100 to + 200%); and (4) the use of shrub- and tree-based ramial wood resulted in equal or higher cereal yields as compared to the control (− 30 to + 100%). Upscaling the use of biodiversity-driven processes in farming systems of West Africa may provide benefits to overall ecosystems, but species’ choice and trade-offs perceived at the farm level, including labour management and low ramial wood availability, should be addressed through future research.Estación Experimental Agropecuaria BarilocheFil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; HolandaFil: Scholberg, Johannes M. S. INRA. Eco&Sols. Universidad Montpellier; FranciaFil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; SenegalFil: Cournac, Laurent. INRA. Universidad Montpellier. Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; SenegalFil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; ArgentinaSpringer Verlag2019-01-11T16:58:15Z2019-01-11T16:58:15Z2018-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4256https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13593-018-0533-31774-07461773-0155https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-018-0533-3Agronomy for Sustainable Development 38 : 57 (December 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)2025-09-29T13:44:33Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/4256instacron: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 13:44:33.362INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
title Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
spellingShingle Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
Félix, Georges F.
Degradación de Tierras
Plantas Perennes
Land Degradation
Perennials
Agroecosystems
Productivity
Agroecosistemas
Productividad
Recursos Agroforestales
Africa Occidental
title_short Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
title_full Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
title_fullStr Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
title_sort Enhancing agroecosystem productivity with woody perennials in semi-arid West Africa. A meta-analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Félix, Georges F.
Scholberg, Johannes M. S.
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author Félix, Georges F.
author_facet Félix, Georges F.
Scholberg, Johannes M. S.
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author_role author
author2 Scholberg, Johannes M. S.
Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy
Cournac, Laurent
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Degradación de Tierras
Plantas Perennes
Land Degradation
Perennials
Agroecosystems
Productivity
Agroecosistemas
Productividad
Recursos Agroforestales
Africa Occidental
topic Degradación de Tierras
Plantas Perennes
Land Degradation
Perennials
Agroecosystems
Productivity
Agroecosistemas
Productividad
Recursos Agroforestales
Africa Occidental
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Soil degradation in semi-arid West Africa can be reversed through an intensified application of organic matter, especially on coarse soils. Woody perennials have been promoted in the region to secure organic matter sources and improve soil productive capacity, yet the mechanisms by which perennials provide benefits to soils and crops remain poorly understood, and no effective, generalizable agronomic recommendations exist. Here, we reviewed the effects of trees and shrubs on soil properties and on crop yields in semi-arid West Africa (< 1000 mm year−1). Specific objectives of this meta-analysis were to (i) describe and (ii) quantify the effects of the presence of woody perennials and of ramial wood amendments on crop productivity and soil characteristics, and (iii) identify general recommendations on the integration of perennials with crops. An iterative keyword search was conducted to gather relevant literature. The search string consisted of four parts: source, practice, responses, and countries of interest. In total, 26 references on agroforestry parklands and 21 onwoody amendments were included in the meta-database (314 entries, 155 for parklands, and 159 for ramialwood). We show that (1) the presence of shrubs and trees on agricultural fields had an overall positive but variable effect on soil total C (i.e.+ 20 to 75%); (2) millet and sorghum yields were often higher in the presence of shrubs (− 25 to + 120%); (3) more variability was observed in the presence of trees (− 100 to + 200%); and (4) the use of shrub- and tree-based ramial wood resulted in equal or higher cereal yields as compared to the control (− 30 to + 100%). Upscaling the use of biodiversity-driven processes in farming systems of West Africa may provide benefits to overall ecosystems, but species’ choice and trade-offs perceived at the farm level, including labour management and low ramial wood availability, should be addressed through future research.
Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche
Fil: Félix, Georges F. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda
Fil: Scholberg, Johannes M. S. INRA. Eco&Sols. Universidad Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Clermont-Dauphin, Cathy. Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; Senegal
Fil: Cournac, Laurent. INRA. Universidad Montpellier. Eco&Sols; Francia. LMI IESOL Centre IRD-ISRA; Senegal
Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Wageningen University and Research, Farming Systems Ecology; Holanda. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina
description Soil degradation in semi-arid West Africa can be reversed through an intensified application of organic matter, especially on coarse soils. Woody perennials have been promoted in the region to secure organic matter sources and improve soil productive capacity, yet the mechanisms by which perennials provide benefits to soils and crops remain poorly understood, and no effective, generalizable agronomic recommendations exist. Here, we reviewed the effects of trees and shrubs on soil properties and on crop yields in semi-arid West Africa (< 1000 mm year−1). Specific objectives of this meta-analysis were to (i) describe and (ii) quantify the effects of the presence of woody perennials and of ramial wood amendments on crop productivity and soil characteristics, and (iii) identify general recommendations on the integration of perennials with crops. An iterative keyword search was conducted to gather relevant literature. The search string consisted of four parts: source, practice, responses, and countries of interest. In total, 26 references on agroforestry parklands and 21 onwoody amendments were included in the meta-database (314 entries, 155 for parklands, and 159 for ramialwood). We show that (1) the presence of shrubs and trees on agricultural fields had an overall positive but variable effect on soil total C (i.e.+ 20 to 75%); (2) millet and sorghum yields were often higher in the presence of shrubs (− 25 to + 120%); (3) more variability was observed in the presence of trees (− 100 to + 200%); and (4) the use of shrub- and tree-based ramial wood resulted in equal or higher cereal yields as compared to the control (− 30 to + 100%). Upscaling the use of biodiversity-driven processes in farming systems of West Africa may provide benefits to overall ecosystems, but species’ choice and trade-offs perceived at the farm level, including labour management and low ramial wood availability, should be addressed through future research.
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