Stephane FOLLAIN

Soil Organic Carbon Estimation Using NIRS and MIRS Spectroscopy with Machine Learning as a Statistical Tool in the Senegalese Peanut Basin: A Rapid Approach for Sustainable Soil Management

Atoumane LY, Ibrahima Diédhiou & Stephane FOLLAIN · Asian Soil Research Journal · 2025

Senegalese agriculture relies heavily on peanut cultivation, but agricultural intensification has led to soil degradation and a decline in fertility. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a key indicator of soil quality, influencing its structure and fertility. However, conventional SOC a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/asrj/2025/v9i2176

Designing a Multi-scale, Process-oriented and Covariate-Guided Sampling Strategy for Capturing Spatial Heterogeneity of Soil Organic Carbon in Sahelian Semi-arid Agroecosystems

LY Atoumane, Ibrahima Diédhiou, Mahecor DIOUF, Mamadou Talla DIAGNE & Stephane FOLLAIN · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Soil organic carbon (SOC) plays a central role in soil fertility, ecosystem resilience, and climate regulation, particularly in semi-arid drylands where degradation pressures are increasing. In Sahelian sandy agroecosystems, SOC distribution is highly heterogeneous due to interac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i25977