@article{fdi:010095404,
  title = {{S}oil properties and crop productivity under varying density of planted {P}iliostigma reticulatum ({DC}) {H}ochst in {B}urkina {F}aso},
  author = {{G}nissien, {M}. and {C}oulibaly, {K}. and {K}oomson, {E}. and {D}ouzet, {J}. {M}. and {C}ournac, {L}aurent and {N}acro, {H}. {B}. and {C}icek, {H}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}iliostigma reticulatum is widely distributed in the {S}ahel and plays an important role in the livelihoods of local communities. {I}ts uses include livestock feeding and soil management. {H}owever, anthropogenic pressure and adverse climatic factors have led to significant variability and a decline in the species' density, impairing its potential for soil management.,. {T}o ensure the sustainable soil management determining the optimal planting density of {P}. reticulatum is essential.. {T}his study employed a completely randomized {F}isher block design with four shrub densities (0, 500, 1000, and 2000 shrubs<middle dot>ha-1) in a sorghum-cowpea mixed cropping system. {T}he management method applied to the shrubs was coppicing. {T}he parameters evaluated included shrub aboveground biomass ({AGB}), soil chemical characteristics and crop productivity (grain, straw, and tops). {T}he results showed that the densities of 1000 and 2000 shrubs ha-1 increased {AGB} production by 59% and 64%, respectively compared to 500 shrubs.ha-1. {T}he 2000 shrubs ha-1 density enhanced soil organic status with higher levels of organic matter and total nitrogen. {S}orghum grain yield increased by 127% and cowpea yield by 56% at 1000 and 2000 shrubs<middle dot>ha-1, respectively, compared to the control (0 shrubs<middle dot>ha(-)1). {A} density of 2000 shrubs<middle dot>ha-1 is optimal for sustainable sorghum-cowpea mixed cropping system wtihin {S}ahelian agroforestry parklands.},
  keywords = {{A}boveground biomass ; {S}ahel ; {S}oil organic carbon ; {S}orghum-cowpea ; association ; {S}hrub regeneration ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {ZONE} {SAHELIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}groforestry {S}ystems},
  volume = {99},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {260 [14 p.]},
  ISSN = {0167-4366},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10457-025-01365-8},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095404},
}