Journal of
Soil Science and Environmental Management

  • Abbreviation: J. Soil Sci. Environ. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2391
  • DOI: 10.5897/JSSEM
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Modifications induced in soil physicochemical properties by repeated fire for different fuel load treatment in a West African savanna-woodland

Sabine W. M. F. Doamba
  • Sabine W. M. F. Doamba
  • Université de Fada N’Gourma, Ecole Supérieure d’ingénierie, BP 54 Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso.
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Patrice Savadogo
  • Patrice Savadogo
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Sénégal.
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Hassan B. Nacro
  • Hassan B. Nacro
  • Université de Bobo Dioulasso, Institut du Développement Rural, Laboratoire d’Etude et de Recherche sur la Fertilité du Sol 01 BP 1091, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 20 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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