Relationship between soil water content and crop yield under sahelian climate conditions: case study of Tougou experimental site in Burkina Faso

  • Cheick Oumar Zouré Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Mahamadou KOITA Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Dial Niang Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Izza Issa Baba Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Ousmane Roland Yonaba Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Amagana Emmanuel Dara Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Tazen Fowé Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
  • Pierre Queloz Environmental Engineering & Geomatics Department, Institut of Geomatics, Environment Management, Construction and Monitoring of Civil Engineering Structures (G2C), School of Engineering and Management Vaud of Yverdon-les-Bains, Swiss
  • Harouna Karambiri Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Rue de la science, BP 594 Ouagadougou 01
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24297/jap.v13i7.6681
Keywords: water content, yield, agricultural practices, crop, sahelian climate, Tougou, Burkina Faso

Abstract

This study aims at assessing the relationship between soil water stock and the yield of agricultural practices in Tougou catchment located in northern Burkina Faso. It is a region that has experienced a significant and continuous degradation of its natural resources, especially soils, due to the climate variability and the rapid increase of the population. Areas allocated to subsistence agriculture are increasing at the expense of pastoral land. This degradation causes a change in processes and mechanisms that control ecological systems. In order to provide solutions to this issue, some agricultural practices have been implemented to improve crop yield. This is particularly the case of traditional techniques:“zaïâ€, “stony line†and “half-moonâ€, which can significantly improve the soil infiltration capacity and yield. Daily monitoring of soil moisture and pressure in experimental plots based on these agricultural practices show that half-moon and Zaï provided good yield with 2180kg / ha and 1070 kg / ha respectively compared to that of the control plot with about 480 kg/ha. These important yields are due in large part to the improvement of the retention capacity of these soils, thus giving to crops the necessary water need for their development even in drought periods

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Published
2017-12-30
How to Cite
ZouréC., KOITA, M., Niang, D., Baba, I., Yonaba, O., Dara, A., FowéT., Queloz, P., & Karambiri, H. (2017). Relationship between soil water content and crop yield under sahelian climate conditions: case study of Tougou experimental site in Burkina Faso. JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHYSICS, 13(7), 5177-5184. https://doi.org/10.24297/jap.v13i7.6681
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2017: Special Issue
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