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In the Sahel of West Africa, the productivities of rangelands, croplands and livestock are inextricably linked. Cattle, sheep and goats graze rangelands and crop residues, and their manure/urine is used to fertilize crops. Rangelands provide important feeds during the manuring period, resulting i...


Powell, J.M.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Turner, M.D.[Nutrient cycling in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel]Nutrient cycling in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel

Plant density and tiller cunts were done in several Sahelian rangelands in Mali, under a variety of soil, rainfall and grazing situations. Numeric models were developed to explain the dynamic relationship between grass tillering and herb density. Tests of application of these models to the plant ...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Leeuw, P.N. deDiarra, L.[Modelling tillering of annual grasses as a function of plant density: Application to Sahelian rangelands productivity and dynamics]Modelling tillering of annual grasses as a function of plant density: Application to Sahelian rangelands productivity and dynamics

Twenty-five rangeland sites were monitored over two decades (1984–2006) first to assess the impact of the 1983–1984 droughts on fodder resources, then to better understand ecosystem functioning and dynamics. Sites are sampled along the south–north bioclimatic gradient in Gourma (Mali), within thr...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Mougin, E.Diarra, L.Soumaguel, N.Lavenu, F.Tracol, Y.Diawara, M.[Sahelian rangeland response to changes in rainfall over two decades in the Gourma region, Mali]Sahelian rangeland response to changes in rainfall over two decades in the Gourma region, Mali

This paper deals with foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali. It discusses the location of study site, vegetation in the grazing orbit, herd management and livestock behaviour. Results on seasonal variation in feed supply, selection of the annual grazing or...


Diarra, L.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Leeuw, P.N. de[Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali]Foraging behaviour of cattle grazing semi-arid rangelands in the Sahel of Mali

1. growth and nutrient-uptake responses of annual rangeland to defoliation were studied at 13 sandy range sites located across the Sahelian zone of mali between 1977 and 1989. 34 clipping experiments (site-years) were conducted using identical treatment designs with respect to the timing and freq...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Turner, M.D.[The effect of clipping on growth and nutrient uptake of Sahelian annual rangelands]The effect of clipping on growth and nutrient uptake of Sahelian annual rangelands

The selective use by cattle of range resources in the Sahel was assessed in terms of quantity and nutritional quality of the herbage grazed and diet selected. Peak standing crop was 1951 kg ha -1 dry matter (DM) with 47.9 kg nitrogen (N) ha-1 and 7.4 kg phosphorus (P) ha -1. Esophageally fistulat...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Fernández Rivera, S.Keulen, H. vanUdo, H.M.J.[Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in Sahel]Selective grazing by cattle on spatially and seasonally heterogenous rangeland in Sahel

The effects of 4 years grazing by sheep and goats at various stocking rates on soil surface features, bulk density, organic C, N and P contents and pH were investigated in Sadore, Niger. Studies were also conducted in a fallow subjected to 9 years of intensive grazing. Although grazing reduced (P...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Bielders, Charles L.Valentin, ChristianBationo, B. AndréFernández Rivera, S.[Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands]Effects of livestock grazing on physical and chemical properties of sandy soils in Sahelian rangelands

Many semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing vast increases in human population pressure and urbanization. These augment the demand for agricultural products and have led to the expansion, intensification, and often closer integration of crop and livestock production systems...


Powell, J.M.Pearson, R.A.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.[Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands]Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands

In the Sahelian rangelands biomass production is constrained by soil moisture in the drier (100-250 mm) parts and by soil nutrients in the wetter parts. Similarly, for a given Sahelian range, nutrient deficiency would be more prominent in good than in poor rainfall years. To test this hypothesis,...


Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Leeuw, P.N. deDiarra, L.[The interactive effects of rainfall, nutrient supply and defoliation on the herbage yields of Sahelian rangelands in north-east Mali]The interactive effects of rainfall, nutrient supply and defoliation on the herbage yields of Sahelian rangelands in north-east Mali

The sustainability of nutrient transfers in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel was examined in relation to the impact of livestock. Rangeland nutrient balances are considered in equilibrium whereas croplands lack the internal capacity to replenish nutrient off takes in grain and c...


Powell, J.M.Fernández Rivera, S.Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.Turner, M.[Nutrient cycling in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel]Nutrient cycling in integrated rangeland/cropland systems of the Sahel

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