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Fine root distribution of pruned trees and associated crops in a parkland system in Burkina Faso
Authors:J Bayala  Z Teklehaimanot  SJ Ouedraogo
Institution:(1) Département Productions Forestières, INERA, 04 BP 8645, Ouagadougou 04, Burkina Faso;(2) School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LLL57 2UW, UK
Abstract:Besides aboveground interactions, pruning of trees may also modify their rooting pattern for which a better understanding is needed for the optimisation of agroforestry systems. Thus, variation in fine root (d le 2 mm) distribution of pruned trees and crops were assessed during three cropping seasons by sampling soil layers at 10 cm intervals up to 50 cm and at four distances from tree trunk. Three crown pruning treatments (totally-pruning, half-pruning and no-pruning) were applied to karité (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa). In 1999, 59% (0.477 cm cm–3) and 69% (0.447 cm cm–3) of fine roots for karité and néré respectively occurred in the upper 20 cm with a significant decrease in root length density with soil depth. However, in 2000, totally-pruned trees of néré and karité showed 32% (0.051 cm cm–3) and 34% (0.078 cm cm–3) of their density in the upper 20 cm whereas root distribution in 2001 was similar to that of 1999. Thus, pruning to reduce belowground competition for the benefit of associated crops can be recommended in the light of the temporary reduction of root density in crop rooting zone and consequently the increase in crop production.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.
Keywords:Root length density  shoot pruning  tree-crop-soil interactions
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