African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Assessing soil carbon sequestration potential by measuring clay, sand, and silt content in agroforestry parkland systems along a rainfall gradient in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
  • Yacouba Noël Coulibaly
  • Institut de l‘Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Station de Recherches Environnementales et Agricoles de Farako-Bâ, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Gérard Zombré
  • Gérard Zombré
  • École Doctorale Sciences et Techniques, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 16 June 2023
  •  Accepted: 09 August 2023
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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