Vol. 5 (06) pp. 375-381 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4422

THE EFFECTS OF A JATROPHA CURCAS-BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM ON SOIL WATER DYNAMICS AND GROUNDNUT YIELD IN SUDANO-SAHELIAN ZONE, SENEGAL

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  • Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure d?Agriculture (ENSA), BP A 296, University of Thi?s, S?n?gal.
  • Centre d?Etudes R?gional pour l?Am?lioration de l?Adaptation ? la S?cheresse (CERAAS) BP 3320, Thi?s, S?n?gal.
  • UFR des Sciences Agronomiques d?Aquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires (UFR S2ATA), Universit? Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (UGB), Saint-Louis, S?n?gal.
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Abstract

In the peanut basin, a major agricultural region in Senegal, crop yield has gradually declined in relation to soil degradation. Land use for food crops is a big in priority represents a big constraint for the intensive production of Jatropha curcas, a tree planted for biofuel. This study examined the possibility of designing appropriate agroforestry systems combining food crops and J. curcas. It was conducted in Nioro in the sub-humid zone of Senegal. Four treatments in complete randomized block design with three replications: groundnut-only crop, Jatropha curcas-only crop, groundnut-Jatropha curcas in combination at an interval of 6 x 6 m, and a groundnut-Jatropha curcas combination at an interval of 3 x 3 m were compared. The influence of Jatropha curcas-based agroforestry systems on soil water dynamics was similar to that of a groundnut-only cropping system. No depressive effect on yields of groundnut and Jatropha was noticed.

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Ibrahima Diedhiou, Fatou Kine Diop, Modou Sene, Roger Bayala and Papa Madiallacke Diedhiou. (2017); THE EFFECTS OF A JATROPHA CURCAS-BASED AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM ON SOIL WATER DYNAMICS AND GROUNDNUT YIELD IN SUDANO-SAHELIAN ZONE, SENEGAL, International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (06), 375-381, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4422

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Papa Madiallacké Diédhiou
3: UFR des Sciences Agronomiques d’Aquaculture et des Technologies Alimentaires (UFR S2ATA), Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis (UGB), Saint-Louis, Sénégal

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