@article{fdi:010037766,
  title = {{C}hemical and microbial properties of semiarid tropical soils of short-term fallows in {B}urkina {F}aso, {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{B}ilgo, {A}. and {M}asse, {D}ominique and {S}all, {S}a{\¨ie}dou and {S}erpanti{\'e}, {G}eorges and {C}hotte, {J}ean-{L}uc and {H}ien, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n the soudano-sahelian zone of {B}urkina {F}aso, the short-term fallow effect on the soil chemical and microbial properties was evaluated. {I}n four farm experiments, two types of fallows were compared with cultivated fields: a natural vegetation fallow and a fallow enriched with {A}ndropogon gayanus. {A}fter 5 to 7 years of experiments, soil chemical and microbial characteristics were determined in laboratory for 0-10 cm soil depth. {S}oil organic carbon (+64%), nitrogen (+35%), microbial biomass (+76%), basal respiration (+141%), and beta-glucosidase activity (+86%) were significantly higher in fallows plots than in cultivated fields. {T}he metabolic quotient was not significantly different on fallows compared to the cropped plots. {A}lso, no significant difference was highlighted between natural vegetation fallows and the {A}. gayanus-enriched one.},
  keywords = {fallow ; perennial grass ; soil organic matter ; soil respiration ; {B}urkina {F}aso},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iology and {F}ertility of {S}oils},
  volume = {43},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {313--320},
  ISSN = {0178-2762},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00374-006-0107-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010037766},
}