Abstract
The current study estimates the contribution of avifauna and cropping system to soil fertility improvement in Faidherbia albida parkland. Pot experiment was carried out in a greenhouse in the research center of Farako-Bâ. The soils used in the experiment were sampled in a Faidherbia albida parkland at Dossi, a village located in the cotton production zone of western Burkina Faso. Bird manure was collected under Faidherbia albida trees and its effects on cotton growth and development was determined using daily measurements in the pots. Chemical analysis showed that bird manure contained important quantities of organic matter (57.5%) and nitrogen (7.2%) but lower quantities of phosphorus (1.3%) and potassium (1%). Cotton plant had a better development and growth when bird manure was only applied to soil or combined with mineral fertilizer and when cotton was grown on a soil where the previous crops were cereals (maize or sorghum). Planting cotton on a soil where the previous crop grown was maize or sorghum had no significant effect on the increase of cotton generative branches. Growing cotton on soil sampled under tree crown or on soil previously cropped with sorghum or chemical fertilization all showed positive effect on the number of cotton plant flower buds. Keywords: Faidherbia albida; avifauna; bird manure; soil; fertility; cottonJOAFSS Vol. 4 (1) 2006: pp. 114-126
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Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure contained 57.5% organic matter.
- Taxon
- Cotton
Gossypium hirsutumt0 - Outcome
- organic mattere0
- Value
- 57.5%e0
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Verbatim
e0“bird manure contained important quantities of organic matter (57.5%) and nitrogen (7.2%) but lower quantities of phosphorus (1.3%) and potassium (1%).”
t0“Cotton Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure contained 7.2% nitrogen.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- nitrogene0
- Value
- 7.2%e0
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Verbatim
e0“bird manure contained important quantities of organic matter (57.5%) and nitrogen (7.2%) but lower quantities of phosphorus (1.3%) and potassium (1%).”
t0“Cotton Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure contained 1.3% phosphorus.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- phosphoruse0
- Value
- 1.3%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“bird manure contained important quantities of organic matter (57.5%) and nitrogen (7.2%) but lower quantities of phosphorus (1.3%) and potassium (1%).”
t0“Cotton Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure contained 1% potassium.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutumt0
- Outcome
- potassiume0
- Value
- 1%e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“bird manure contained important quantities of organic matter (57.5%) and nitrogen (7.2%) but lower quantities of phosphorus (1.3%) and potassium (1%).”
t0“Cotton Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure alone improved cotton development and growth.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- bird manure was only applied to soile0
- Outcome
- development and growthe0
- Direction
- bettere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Cotton plant had a better development and growth when bird manure was only applied to soil or combined with mineral fertilizer and when cotton was grown on a soil where the previous crops were cereals (maize or sorghum).”
Claim · model-written summary
Bird manure combined with mineral fertilizer improved cotton development and growth.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- combined with mineral fertilizere0
- Outcome
- development and growthe0
- Direction
- bettere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Cotton plant had a better development and growth when bird manure was only applied to soil or combined with mineral fertilizer and when cotton was grown on a soil where the previous crops were cereals (maize or sorghum).”
Claim · model-written summary
Previous cereal cropping improved cotton development and growth.
- Taxon
- CottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- previous crops were cereals (maize or sorghum)e0
- Outcome
- development and growthe0
- Direction
- bettere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cotton plant had a better development and growth when bird manure was only applied to soil or combined with mineral fertilizer and when cotton was grown on a soil where the previous crops were cereals (maize or sorghum).”
Claim · model-written summary
Previous maize cropping did not significantly increase cotton generative branches.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- maizee0
- Outcome
- cotton generative branchese0
- Direction
- no significant effect on the increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Planting cotton on a soil where the previous crop grown was maize or sorghum had no significant effect on the increase of cotton generative branches.”
Claim · model-written summary
Previous sorghum cropping did not significantly increase cotton generative branches.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- sorghume0
- Outcome
- cotton generative branchese0
- Direction
- no significant effect on the increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Planting cotton on a soil where the previous crop grown was maize or sorghum had no significant effect on the increase of cotton generative branches.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil sampled under the tree crown increased cotton flower bud number.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- soil sampled under tree crowne0
- Outcome
- number of cotton plant flower budse0
- Direction
- positive effecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Growing cotton on soil sampled under tree crown or on soil previously cropped with sorghum or chemical fertilization all showed positive effect on the number of cotton plant flower buds.”
Claim · model-written summary
Prior sorghum cropping increased cotton flower bud number.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- soil previously cropped with sorghume0
- Outcome
- number of cotton plant flower budse0
- Direction
- positive effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Growing cotton on soil sampled under tree crown or on soil previously cropped with sorghum or chemical fertilization all showed positive effect on the number of cotton plant flower buds.”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical fertilization increased cotton flower bud number.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume0
- Treatment
- chemical fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- number of cotton plant flower budse0
- Direction
- positive effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Growing cotton on soil sampled under tree crown or on soil previously cropped with sorghum or chemical fertilization all showed positive effect on the number of cotton plant flower buds.”
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