• Spatial and Temporal Variability of Soil Redox Potential, pH and Electrical Conductivity across a Toposequence in the Savanna of West Africa 

  Tano, Bernard F.; Brou, Casimir Y.; Dossou-Yovo, Elliott R.; Saito, Kazuki; Futakuchi, Koichi; Wopereis, Marco. C. S.; Husson, Olivier (MDPI, 2020)

  Soil redox potential is an important factor affecting soil functioning. Yet, very few agronomy studies included soil redox potential in relation to soil processes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the spatial ...
• Shea (Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn C. F.) fruit yield assessment and management by farm households in the Atacora district of Benin 

  Aleza, Koutchoukalo; Villamor, Grace B.; Nyarko, Benjamin Kofi; Wala, Kperkouma; Akpagana, Koffi (PLOS ONE, 2018)

  Vitellaria paradoxa (Gaertn C. F.), or shea tree, remains one of the most valuable trees for farmers in the Atacora district of northern Benin, where rural communities depend on shea products for both food and income. ...
• Predictors of Drought in Inland Valley Landscapes and Enabling Factors for Rice Farmers’ Mitigation Measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott R.; Zwart, Sander J.; Kouyaté, Amadou; Ouédraogo, Ibrahima; Bakare, Oladele (MDPI, 2018)

  Drought is a noteworthy cause of low agricultural profitability and of crop production vulnerability, yet in numerous countries of Africa little to no consideration has been paid to readiness for drought calamity, ...
• Mapping suitability for rice production in inland valley landscapes in Benin and Togo using environmental niche modeling 

  Akpoti, Komlavi; Kabo-bah, Amos T.; Dossou-Yovo, Elliott R.; Groen, Thomas A.; Zwart, Sander J. (Science of the Total Environment, 2019)

  Inland valleys (IVs) in Africa are important landscapes for rice cultivation and are targeted by national governments to attain self-sufficiency. Yet, there is limited information on the spatial distribution of IVs suitability ...
• The potential for expansion of irrigated rice under alternate wetting and drying in Burkina Faso 

  Akpoti, Komlavi; Dossou-Yovo, Elliott R.; Zwart, Sander J.; Kiepe, Paul (Agricultural Water Management, 2021-03)

  Achieving rice self-sufficiency in West Africa will require an expansion of the irrigated rice area under water-scarce conditions. However, little is known about how much area can be irrigated and where and when water-saving ...
• Effects of customized climate services on land and labor productivity in Burkina Faso and Ghana 

  Sanfo, Safietou; Salack, Seyni; Saley, Inoussa A.; Daku, Elidaa K.; Worou, Nadine O.; Savadogo, Arnaud; Barro, Hamadou; Guug, Samuel; Kone, Harouna; Ibrahim, Boubacar; Rojas, Alfredo; Raimond, Christine; Ogunjobi, Kehinde O. (Climate Services, 2021)

  Climate services favor adopting strategies to increase agricultural productivity, enhance sustainable development, and adapt to unavoidable climate variability and change. However, for climates services to be effective, they ...
• Diversity of inland valleys and opportunities for agricultural development in Sierra Leone 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Baggie, Idriss; Djagba, Justin Fagnombo; Zwart, Sander Jaap (PLOS ONE, 2017-06)

  Inland valleys are becoming increasingly important agricultural production areas for rural households in sub-Saharan Africa due to their relative high and secure water availability and soil fertility. In addition, inland ...
• Designing Transnational Hydroclimatological Observation Networks and Data Sharing Policies in West Africa 

  Salack, Seyni; Bossa, Aymar; Bliefernicht, Jan; Berger, Sina; Yira, Yacouba; Sanoussi, Kamil A.; Guug, Samuel; Heinzeller, Dominikus; Avocanh, Adolphe S.; Hamadou, Barro; Meda, Symphorien; Diallo, Belko A.; Bado, Igor B.; Saley, Inoussa A.; Daku, Elidaa K.; Lawson, Namo Z.; Ganaba, Aida; Sanfo, Safiétou; Aduna, Arone; Sylla, Mouhamadou B.; Barry, Boubacar; Sedogo, Laurent G. (Data Science Journal, 2019)

  Surface observations provide ground evidence of climate change to support the scientific guidance paving the way to better adaptation and mitigation actions. The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and ...
• Decomposing rice yield gaps into efficiency, resource and technology yield gaps in sub-Saharan Africa 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Vandamme, Elke; Johnson, Jean-Martial; Saito, Kazuki; Dieng, Ibnou (Field Crops Research, 2020-09)

  Meeting current rice demand in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) requires narrowing yield gaps on currently available agricultural land. The objectives of this study were to decompose rice yield gaps into efficiency, resource ...
• Reducing soil CO2 emission and improving upland rice yield with no-tillage, straw mulch and nitrogen fertilization in northern Benin 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Brüggemann, Nicolas; Jesse, Naab; Huat, Joël; Ago, Expedit Evariste; Agbossou, Euloge Kossi (Soil & Tillage Research, 2016)

  To explore effective ways to decrease soil CO2 emission and increase grain yield, field experiments were conducted on two upland rice soils (Lixisols and Gleyic Luvisols) in northern Benin in West Africa. The treatments ...
• Impact of management practices on weed infestation, water productivity, rice yield and grain quality in irrigated systems in Cote ˆ d’Ivoire 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Saito, Kazuki (Field Crops Research, 2021)

  Management practices that simultaneously enhance rice yield, water productivity, labor productivity, and grain quality are needed for improving crop production and mitigating the negative impact of water scarcity on ...
• Scales for rating heavy rainfall events in the West African Sahel 

  Salack, Seyni; Saley, Inoussa A.; Lawson, Namo Z.; Zabré, Ibrahim; Daku, Elidaa K. (Weather and Climate Extremes, 2018)

  In the field of climate services, characterization of rainfall extremes is useful to identify and quantify rain rates that can trigger floods, on-farm water stagnation, excess run-off causing arable soil depletion and ...
• Performance of Three Sorghum Cultivars under Excessive Rainfall and Waterlogged Conditions in the Sudano-Sahelian Zone of West Africa: A Case Study at the Climate-Smart Village of Cinzana in Mali 

  Müller, Manuel; Dembélé, Siaka; Zougmoré, Robert B.; Gaiser, Thomas; Partey, Samuel T. (MDPI, 2020-09)

  Recent climate analyses show trends for increasing precipitation variability with increasing precipitation sums in Mali. The increasing occurrence of temporary intra-seasonal droughts and waterlogging longer than a week ...
• Genetic Variability and Path Analysis for Important Traits in Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato 

  Harriman, J.C.; Eze, C.E.; Onyishi, G.C.; Agbo, A.E.; Ndulue, N.K.; Nwadinobi, C.A.; Anunobi, C. R. (Nigerian Journal of Genetics, 2018)

  Estimation of genetic variability, genotypic and phenotypic correlation and inheritance of among agronomic traits is fundamental to improvement of any crop. Ten (10) OFSP genotypes were evaluated at the National Root ...
• Potential impact of climate change on peanut yield in Senegal, West Africa 

  Faye, Babacar; Webber, Heidi; Diop, Mbaye; Mbaye, Mamadou L.; Owusu-Sekyere, Joshua D.; Naab, Jesse B.; Gaiser, Thomas (Field Crops Research, 2018)

  Crop models are useful tools to investigate climate change impacts and suitable adaptations strategies on crops. In order to evaluate the impact of climate change on peanut yield in Senegal, a solution of the SIMPLACE ...
• Performance of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) in sub-saharan africa using organic and inorganic sources of materials 

  Coulibaly, Pane Jeanne d’Arc; Sawadogo, Jacques; Ouattara, Badiori; Valéa, Wendpouiré Carine; Okae-Anti, Daniel; Legma, Jean Boukari; Compaoré, Emmanuel (International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research, 2020-10)

  The decline in soil fertility is a fundamental impediment to agricultural growth and a major reason for food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to identify the best management practice applicable to organic ...
• Woody species diversity of Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn traditional agroforests under different land management regimes in Atacora district (Benin, West Africa) 

  Aleza, Koutchoukalo; Villamor, Grace B.; Wala, Kperkouma; Dourma, Marra; Atakpama, Wouyo; Batawila, Komlan; Akpagana, Koffi (International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, 2015)

  Agricultural production in northern Benin is characterized by smallholder traditional agroforestry systems, with on-farm remnant tree species. Among its numerous advantages, agroforestry is known for its valuable ...
• Thirty years of water management research for rice in sub-Saharan Africa: achievement and perspectives 

  Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Ronald; Devkota, Krishna Prasad; Akpoti, Komlavi; Danvi, Alexandre; Duku, Confidence; Zwart, Sander J. (Field Crops Research, 2022)

  Rice is one of the major staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is mainly grown in three environments: rainfed upland and rainfed and irrigated lowlands. In all rice-growing environments, the yield gap (the difference ...
• Sustainable soil management for improving sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production in West Africa, Burkina Faso 

  Sawadogo, Jacques; Coulibaly, Pane Jeanne d’Arc; Valea, Wendpouiré Carine; Legma, Jean Boukari (International Journal of Biological Chemistry Sciences, 2020-09)

  Improved sorghum management practice can provide smallholder farmers with stability in their household nutritional needs and ensure food security. This study was therefore conducted to compare the effect of the single ...
• Seedling Growth Characteristics of Wheat Seeds Grown at Different Groundwater Depths, Without Irrigation 

  Kiremit, Mehmet Sait; Arslan, Hakan; Saidy, Alieu (2019)

  Wheat is one of the significant in cereal crops for feeding the world’s population, its yield and growth components adversely affect by abiotic and biotic stresses. In view of our best knowledge, there is no study on how ...

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