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dc.contributor.authorMahungu, N.M.
dc.contributor.authorNdonda, A.
dc.contributor.authorFrangoie, A.
dc.contributor.authorMoango, A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T10:58:15Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T10:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationMahungu, N., Ndonda, A., Frangoie, A., Moango, A. (2015). Effet du labour et du mode de bouturage sur les rendements en racines et en feuilles de manioc dans les zones de savane et de jachères forestières de la République Démocratique du Congo, 33(3),176-185.
dc.identifier.issn0771-3312
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/950
dc.description.abstractIn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), cassava covers more than half of the area under cultivation and is permanently consumed by more than 70% of the population for its roots and about 80% for its leaves, which are one of the main vegetables in the country. National cassava production suffered a setback in the early 1990s and an annual arithmetic reduction of the cassava production, from this period to the start of a program on the rehabilitation of the crop. The main objective of the program was to develop varieties with high dry yield and resistant to cassava diseases and pests mainly the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) because the latter was identified as the major cause for the low production recorded. As and when the program gained momentum, many other factors appeared to have important role for the effective recovery of cassava production. Soil fertility management and cultural practices are amongst them. This study was conducted in this context in two different agro-ecological zones (Litoy in Kisangani hinterlands in forest zone and Plateau de Bateke at the East of Kinshasa in savannah zone). The soil of Litoy is heavier than the one of Plateau des Bateke whose sand content is higher than 90%. The method of land preparation influenced the production of cassava roots and leaves in the grassy fallows of the forested areas of the Kisangani region. A 45% increase of the root yield was obtained in this area when the soil was plowed. An stable yield of 14 t/ha was obtained in the Bateke plateau savannah regardless of the land preparation method. The position/orientation of cuttings at planting did not indicate significant statistical differences. However, higher gross profit margins were obtained on plowed land with US$2500/ha compared to US$1500/ha on no tilled land.
dc.format.extent176-185
dc.language.isofr
dc.subjectTillage
dc.subjectCuttings
dc.subjectFallow
dc.subjectSoil Fertility
dc.titleEffet du labour et du mode de bouturage sur les rendements en racines et en feuilles de manioc dans les zones de savane et de jacheres forestieres de la Republique Democratique du Congo.
dc.title.alternativeEffect of Tillage and the Position of Cuttings on Cassava Root and Leaf Yields in the Savanna and Forest Fallow Zones of the Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversité de Kisangani
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.tropicultura.org/eng/content/v33n3.html
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectCassava
cg.journalTropicultura
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
local.dspaceid77487
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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