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 Since 2003 IFDC has been working with
farmers and a French private company, Daregal, to develop improved and
integrated crop management options for basil production near Lomé on
beach sand along the ocean bordering the Lomé – Cotonou road.
IFDC’s research has determined responses
of basil to N, P and K fertilization; N, P and K recovery rates; and
internal N, P and K use efficiencies of basil. The work has led to the
development of a decision-support tool for soil fertility management and
allowed Daregal and farmers to optimize soil fertility management as a
function of the sowing date and indigenous soil fertility. The research
of Wopereis and his colleagues also enabled better timing and
distribution of N fertilizer application, thereby doubling N recovery
rates.
IFDC and Daregal developed a strategy to
reduce significantly nematode infestation levels in basil production
through the introduction of crop rotations. IFDC is determining
responses of basil to brewery waste and application of micronutrients on
beach sand.
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