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Maize (Zea mays L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.) are major commodities in Burkina Faso. However, yields remain low despite the creation of improved varieties. These low yields are mainly due to low soil fertility and inadequate fertilization, which require new fertilizer formulas. For this purpose, the Decision Support System for Agro Technology Transfer (DSSAT 4.5) model was combined with on-farm experimentation to determine optimal fertilizer rates (NPK) for maize production using a Fisher type experimental design. Response curves were used to develop options for the intensification of rice production.

Results of the experiments combined with those of the DSSAT model showed that the T5 treatment (80 N-30P-40 K) represents the best combination for intensive maize production with less risk from climatic variability in the eastern and western zones of Burkina Faso. Regarding rice, nitrogen and phosphorus were the limiting nutrients. An analysis of the results by quadratic regression, using two fertilizer cost scenarios, showed that optimal rates varied between 119 kgN.ha−1 and 136 kgN.ha−1 for nitrogen and 24 kgP.ha−1 and 32 kgP. ha−1 for phosphorus. The rates thus determined provide an opportunity for farmers to intensify agricultural production and substantially improve their monetary income.

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Remerciements

Les auteurs de cette étude remercient les projets de l’IFDC qui ont supportés les travaux de cette étude, il s’agit du projet FIDA 1170, du projet USAID-Core, du Projet MIR+ en collaboration avec la CEADEAO. Les auteurs sont reconnaissants à Mr. SAGNON Seydou chercheur à l’INERA Banfora et son équipe, Dr. ZOUMBOUDRE Georges, chercheur à l’INERA Fada et son équipe et à Dr. SAWADOGO Amado, chercheur à l’INERA Di et son équipe. Enfin, ils remercient Mr. BAMBARA Franck Abdel Aziz et Mr. SIRI Adama qui ont consacré son temps de stage à la collecte des données.

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The authors of this study are grateful to the IFDC projects that supported the works of this study, namely the IFAD 1170 project, the USAID-Core project and the MIR + project in collaboration with ECOWAS. The authors are grateful to Mr. SAGNON Seydou, researcher at INERA Banfora and his team, Dr. ZOUMBOUDRE Georges, researcher at INERA Fada and his team, and Dr. SAWADOGO Amado, researcher at INERA Di and his team. Lastly, they also thank Mr. BAMBARA Franck Abdel Aziz and Mr. SIRI Adama who have devoted their training time to collecting data for this study.

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Ouedraogo, J., Youl, S., Mando, A. (2018). Combining the DSSAT Model with Experimentation to Update Recommendations of Fertilizer Rates for Rice and Maize in Burkina Faso. In: Bationo, A., Ngaradoum, D., Youl, S., Lompo, F., Fening, J. (eds) Improving the Profitability, Sustainability and Efficiency of Nutrients Through Site Specific Fertilizer Recommendations in West Africa Agro-Ecosystems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58792-9_1

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