LOCATION
Province: Gonse
District:
Latitude (degrees and minutes): 12°35'N
Longitude (degrees and minutes): 1°20'W
Altitude (m above sea level): 300
Managing office/institution:
Owner:
User(s):
Distance to nearest office responsible for management of the trial (km):
Distance to nearest villages/towns (km):
Number of inhabitants in the nearest villages/towns:
Type of area (e.g. research station, managed forest, etc.):
CLIMATE
Nearest weather station:
Name of the station: Ouagadougou
Latitude (degrees and minutes): 12o21'N
Longitude (degrees and minutes): 01o31'W
Altitude (m a.s.l.): 306
Climatic data1 |
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Rainfall (mm) |
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Temp. mean (_C) |
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Evapotranspiration4 (mm) |
1021.8 |
1 Period of observations:...1988......(specify years) 2 Average of daily maximum temperatures
3 Average of daily minimum temperatures 4 Potential evapotranspiration (ETP) - Penman's formula
Rainy season:
Number/type of seasons: |
X |
one |
two |
even/irregular |
Period(s): June - September (specify months)
Length of rainy season:
No. of intermediate days: (pre- and posthumid period of the growing season)
No. of wet days: (growing season)
Number of dry months per year (< 50 mm rain/month): 8
Frost (number of days/year):
Prevailing winds (direction, period, speed): L'harmattan (March-April)
TOPOGRAPHY (slope) of trial site
x |
Flat/gentle (0-8%) |
Intermediate (9-30%) |
Steep (>30%) |
GENERAL SOIL DESCRIPTION |
Soil texture |
Soil depth |
Soil drainage/ Waterlogging |
Gravel content, topsoil | ||||
1. Light/sandy |
1. Shallow (< 50 cm) |
1. Well drained |
1. None (< 15 %) |
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2. Medium/loamy |
2. Deep (50-100 cm) |
2. Seasonal |
2. Gravelly (15-35 %) |
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3. Heavy/clayey |
3. Very deep (> 100 cm) |
3. Permanent |
3. Stony (> 35 %) |
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Organic matter content |
Reaction (pH) |
Soil salinity |
Groundwater | ||||
1. Poor (< 2 % DM) |
1. Acid (pH < 6.5) |
1. None |
1. Shallow (< 50 cm) |
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2. Medium (2-5 % DM) |
2. Neutral (6.5-7.5) |
2. Moderate |
2. Deep (50 - 150 cm) |
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3. Rich (> 5 %) |
3. Alkaline (pH> 7.5) |
3. High |
3. Very deep (>150 cm) |
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Specify soil unit, soil association and phases (subdivisions of soil units) according to the Soil map of the world (FAO-Unesco 1971-1979), if known:
VEGETATION
Natural (original) vegetation type: Woody savanna
Dominant natural (original) genera/species: Butyrospermum parkii, Terminalia avicennoides
Land use history
Apparent major problems of site (pests, diseases, etc):.
Economic data, viz. farm gate prices for fodder, fuel wood, small size timber,
extractives, and other minor produce:
TRIAL ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Year and month of establishment: August 1996
Area (ha): 4.67 ha
Initial spacing (m x m): 4 x 4 m
Soil preparation (time, method/intensity):
Planting method(age of seedlings, type):
Beating up (time, %):
Irrigation (time, amount):
Fertilization (time, type, amount):
Weeding (time, intensity):
Thinning (time, intensity):
Firelines:
TRIAL DESIGN
Statistical design: Randomized complete block design
No. of replications (blocks): 5
No. of treatments (provenances): 17
Plot size (No. of trees in plot): 16
Demarcation (blocks, plots):
PROVENANCES TESTED
Marked provenances have been included in the trial:
Nazir Hat (01/BGD/Naz) |
Annur (06/IND/Ann) |
Vientiane (11/LAO/Vie) |
Tibbi Laran (16/PAK/Tib) |
Ban Bo (21/THA/Bo) |
Chapai Nawabganj (02/BGD/Cha) |
Ghaati Subramanya (07/IND/Gha) |
Yezin (12/MYA/Yez) |
Multan (17/PAK/Mul) |
Doi Tao (22/THA/Doi) |
Mandore (03/IND/Man) |
Sagar Chanatoria (08/IND/Sag) |
Myene (13/MYA/Mye) |
Kuliyapitiya (18/SRL/Kul) |
Sunyani (23/GHA/Sun) |
Chitradurga (04/IND/Chi) |
Balharshah (09/IND/Bal) |
Lamahi (14/NEP/Lam) |
Tung Luang (19/THA/Thu) |
Bandia (24/SEN/Ban) |
Allahabad (05/IND/All) |
Ramannaguda (10/IND/Ram) |
Geta (15/NEP/Get) |
Ban Nong Rong 1 (20/THA/Non) |
Chamwino (25/TAN/Cha) |
Names of any local provenances included in the trial:
PROTECTION STATUS:
Status (describe any disturbances/damages):
Guarding (permanent, regular, none):
Site map missing
Trial design map missing
