Ethnopedology in central Mali

dc.contributor.authorCrane, T.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMadiamaen
dc.coverage.spatialMalien
dc.coverage.spatialWest Africaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:07:17Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:07:17Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractResearch was done on local classifications of soils and conceptions of soil fertility management in Madiama, the SANREM-Mali site. While the local typology reveals a continuum between sandy, clayey and rocky soils, a typology of soils alone is insufficient in understanding the local classification system. Landscape and hydrological features, such as subtle elevation changes and type of water present (rain vs. river), affect understanding of fields and subsequent management strategies. Conceptualizations of soil fertility are based primarily on the application of animal manure, the quality of which varies with animals diets and physiology. This in turn gives rise to a model of ecological process that considers interactions between humans, cattle, crops, trees, and abiotic elements within the landscape.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier188en
dc.identifier.citationPaper presented at the SANREM CRSP Research Scientific Synthesis Conference, Athens, GA, 28-30 November 2001en
dc.identifier.other188_Crane.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65271en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.subjectLocal knowledgeen
dc.subjectSurvey research methodsen
dc.subjectSoil nutrientsen
dc.subjectSoil fertilityen
dc.subjectSoil typologyen
dc.subjectSoil fertility management practicesen
dc.subjectSoil amendmentsen
dc.subjectSoil fertility processesen
dc.subjectEthnopedologyen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleEthnopedology in central Malien
dc.typePresentationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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