@article{fdi:010067598,
  title = {{E}ffet de la gestion des feuilles d'{\'e}lagage du palmier {\`a} huile sur le stock de carbone et les propri{\'e}t{\'e}s physico-chimiques du sol dans les palmeraies villageoises du {B}{\'e}nin},
  author = {{A}holoukpe, {H}. {N}. {S}. and {A}madji, {G}. {L}. and {B}lavet, {D}idier and {C}hotte, {J}ean-{L}uc and {D}eleporte, {P}. and {D}ubos, {B}. and {F}lori, {A}. and {J}ourdan, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{FRE}},
  abstract = {{D}escription of the subject: {I}n {B}enin, oil palm plantations are widely managed by smallholder farmers. {T}he study addresses the impact on soil properties of the recycling of pruned fronds from these trees.  {O}bjectives: {T}he study aims to assess the effect of two modes of management of pruned fronds on the carbon stock and physico-chemical properties of soil. {M}ethod. {S}ix oil palm plantations were selected to represent two age classes (7-12 years and 13-24 years) in southeastern {B}enin. {T}hey were used to compare the soil properties of two areas: the areas of total recycling of pruned fronds ({TR}) and the areas of no recycling of the fronds ({NR}), which represented the control. {I}n each plantation, soil samples were collected under the two treatments, from holes of up to 50 cm depth, near six oil palm trees. {T}he soil properties were determined using conventional laboratory methods and near-infrared spectroscopy method. {R}esults: {C}arbon and nitrogen stocks under {TR} of adult plantations were 58 {M}g.ha(-1) and 4.3 {M}g.ha(-1), respectively, and were significantly higher than the stocks in all other treatments (34.6 {M}g {C}.ha(-1) and 2.9 {M}g {N}.ha(-1)). {R}ecycling of pruned fronds improved soil fertility at a depth of up to 20 cm in the adult plantations. {T}he porosity and bulk density of the soil were also improved.  {C}onclusions: {T}he management of the pruned fronds in the smallholders' oil palm plantations modified the soil properties, which were significantly improved in the top soil after 10 years of frond recycling.},
  keywords = {{E}laeis guineensis ; cultural practices ; defoliation ; physico-chemical ; properties of soil ; carbon ; nitrogen ; soil fertility ; {B}enin ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotechnologie, {A}gronomie, {S}oci{\'e}t{\'e} et {E}nvironnement},
  volume = {20},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {171--182},
  ISSN = {1370-6233},
  year = {2016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067598},
}