Tropicultura (Jan 2015)
Effets de l'association du compost et de la fumure minérale sur la productivité d'un système de culture à base de cotonnier et de maïs au Burkina Faso
Abstract
Effects of the Association of Compost and Mineral Fertilizer on the Productivity of Cotton and Maize Cropping System in Burkina Faso. To improve the productivity of a cotton - maize rotation using organic and mineral fertilization, a study was carried out in experimental station from 2008 to 2010. Five levels of compost (0, 2, 6, 9 and 12 t of dry matter ha1) combined to four rate of mineral fertilizer were compared in splitplot statistical design. The physical and chemical characteristics of soil, crop yields, as well as the mineral nutrition of maize and cotton plants were evaluated. The results show that the content of assimilable P and available K was significantly improved in amended soils by compost which had no significant effect on the carbon content. In amended soils, compost improved plants nutrition which was correct in nitrogen and potassium for cotton and deficient in nitrogen and phosphorus for maize. Compared to control soil, compost combined to mineral fertilizers increased significantly yields with a better efficacy for the recommended mineral manure. The application of 2 t ha1 of compost per year was as effective as high doses of compost in the second year, and more effective than the latter in the third year. An economy on the recommended dose of mineral fertilizer could be considered, with an annual input of 2 t ha1 of compost to the mineral fertilizers necessary to maintain the productivity of the cottoncereal cropping systems.
