Agricultural land degradation in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Côte d’Ivoire’s ferrallitic soils, is being intensified by unsustainable farming practices, excessive reliance on synthetic inputs, and climate variability. This trend threatens soil health, agricultural product...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i65510
To identify the main soil properties influencing the dynamics of iron in the main agricultural land use activities in the south-east of Côte d'Ivoire, soil samples were taken from fields of rubber, rice and in natural forest, in the plots of block B29. The iron concentrations in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i183316
The objective of this study was to restore degraded soils with organic manure from agro-industrial bio-waste (seed cotton) in the Department of Korhogo in Northern Côte d'Ivoire. The research plots were set up in a Fisher block experimental design with four treatments, namely T0...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2019/v41i630444
Aim: For promoting an alternative source of nutrients to restore the fertility (pH, carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg)) of agricultural soils affected by long-term cultivation with inorganic fertilizer, the use of sugarcane fo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7082
In tropical areas, lowland rice cultivation with or without water control is often faced with iron toxicity constraint. This problem causes a drop of the rice grain yield when the iron concentration in soil solution is more than 300 ppm. To resolve iron toxicity problem, drainage...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i125200
In the Korhogo department, it is almost impossible to practice fallowing. The aim of this study is to determine how the Cajanus fallow impact the soil the biological and physical soil fertility. Macrofauna and soil samples were taken in different cropping systems (Cajan + maize,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2024/v36i115124
Lowland rice accounts for about 36% of the total rice area in Côte d'Ivoire and contributes over 20% of total paddy production. Lowland rice cultivation under flooded or irrigated conditions has a potential average yield of 6-8 t/ha, with the possibility of two cropping cycles pe...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i55452