Table 1 Variation of millet and cowpea performances (kg ha−1) at Lemnogo, Ramdolla and Tibtenga according to soil fertilization and cropping years in the north of Burkina Faso (2013, 2014)
Village | Fertilization | Total biomass (millet + cowpea) | Millet grains yield | Cowpea grains yield | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
Lemnogo | Control | 271 ± 37 | 495 ± 64 | 10 ± 5 | 100 ± 29 | 50 ± 12 | 130 ± 30 |
Manure | 483 ± 77 | 690 ± 136 | 20 ± 14 | 120 ± 25 | 70 ± 17 | 185 ± 69 | |
Manure + NPK | 613 ± 78 | 1060 ± 111 | 26 ± 16 | 230 ± 54 | 91 ± 23 | 255 ± 74 | |
NPK | 440 ± 49 | 555 ± 49 | 41 ± 11 | 100 ± 23 | 68 ± 14 | 130 ± 36 | |
Ramdolla | Control | 501 ± 62 | 2115 ± 237 | 51 ± 12 | 305 ± 66 | 188 ± 50 | 328 ± 78 |
Manure | 803 ± 126 | 2288 ± 227 | 101 ± 22 | 360 ± 77 | 220 ± 73 | 295 ± 69 | |
Manure + NPK | 1554 ± 179 | 2553 ± 289 | 154 ± 34 | 388 ± 96 | 503 ± 121 | 325 ± 91 | |
NPK | 618 ± 91 | 2775 ± 335 | 88 ± 20 | 460 ± 117 | 140 ± 34 | 370 ± 96 | |
Tibtenga | Control | 503 ± 109 | 483 ± 84 | 0 ± 0 | 65 ± 20 | 90 ± 39 | 53 ± 13 |
Manure | 595 ± 140 | 1275 ± 132 | 9 ± 2 | 218 ± 49 | 127 ± 34 | 210 ± 48 | |
Manure + NPK | 346 ± 84 | 1968 ± 316 | 22 ± 6 | 308 ± 81 | 209 ± 61 | 268 ± 62 | |
NPK | 479 ± 69 | 1270 ± 235 | 4 ± 2 | 305 ± 88 | 163 ± 48 | 73 ± 19 | |
Average | 600 ± 43 | 1460 ± 102 | 44 ± 6 | 246 ± 23 | 160 ± 19 | 218 ± 21 | |