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Assessment of the Influence of zaï, Stone Rows, and Organo-mineral Fertiliser on Soil Properties and Groundnut Yields Performances in Sudan Sahelian Zone of Burkina Faso

Harouna Ouédraogo, Edmond Hien, Yacouba Diallo, Poulouma Louis Yaméogo, Udo Nehren

International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · pp. 557–570 · Published 15 Jul 2024

10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i74293

Abstract

Groundnut occupies a vital position in oilseed crop production in Burkina Faso, with current production at 630,526 tonnes. However, its production faces threats from drought and low soil fertility. This study aims to determine the influence of zaï, stone rows, ridge tillage, and mineral fertilisation on soil health and on groundnut yields performances in Sudan Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso. Experimental treatments were distributed randomly following a Fisher block design, comprising four treatments and five replications, in the village of Sandogo. Data on soil properties, plant growth, and yields were analysed using variance analysis in R software. The results indicate significant influences of the treatments on carbon content, nitrogen content, phosphorus content, pH values, soil moisture content, soil carbon dioxide release, and soil macrofauna. Moreover, notable effects were observed on the number of nodules, drier nodule weight, number of leaves and branches, pod load, pod and straw yields, and the weight of 100-pods. The highest carbon content (0.857; 0.861%), nitrogen content (0.081%; 0.087%), phosphorus content (7.488; 7.735 mg.kg-1), pH values (6.43; 6.54), and soil moisture content (24.80; 25.27%) were recorded in the homogeneous group of zaï and zaï associated to stone rows. The highest carbon dioxide release (2863.33 ppm) was recorded in plots treated with stone rows. Ants were the most widely encountered macrofauna, whereas no earthworms were recorded. The highest performance in terms of the number of nodules (84.76; 87.88), dry nodule weight (0.0893; 0.0886 g/plant), number of leaves (40; 40), number of branches (6; 6), pod load (25; 25), weight of 100-pods (112.90; 111.98 g), straw yields (1673.28; 1664.87 kg.ha-1), and pod yields (2122.32; 2161.96 kg.ha-1) were achieved with zaï and zaï combined with stone rows. Zaï and zaï combined with stone rows can therefore be used as effective alternatives to improve groundnut production in the Sudan Sahelian zone of Burkina Faso in a context of climate change, while protecting the environment. 

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