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Moussa H, Kindomihou V, Houehanou TD, Chaibou M, Souleymane O, Soumana I, Dossou J, Sinsin B. Farmers' perceptions of fodder performances of pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) accessions in Niger. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07965. [PMID: 34611557 PMCID: PMC8477148 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Little is known about folk perception of pearl millet livestock fodder status across the Niger republic. Thus, this work assesses farmers' perceptions of the main pearl millet accessions fodder performance features in Niger. To that end, we: (i) Identify farmers' criteria for choosing pearl millet accessions fodder-profile, (ii) Analyze the farmer preferences for pearl millet accessions adapted to local cropping systems, and (iii) Analyze current cropping systems. Data have been derived from semi-structured surveys based on individual and focus group interviews of 508 stakeholders which were sampled from seven major ethnic groups across the eight country regions. Generated database was submitted to multivariate analysis in XLSTAT software. As results, the farmers' perception of a fodder profile may combine long and wide leaves, abundant tillers, slender stems, coupled to a large biomass and a plant capacity to regrow after grazing or mowing. Height accessions were agro-ecologically and socio-culturally chosen and valued by Farmers across the country, i.e. Haïni Kirey at Tillabéry, Niamey and Dosso, HKP and Guerguéra at Tahoua, Ankoutess at Agadez, Goudiss and Môro at Diffa, Batoukouché at Zinder, and HKP and Zongo at Maradi. Distinctive producers’ groups occur despite wider similarities in crop management practices. The prominent cropping system associated pearl millet to cowpea or groundnut. Therefore, identifying, characterizing or improving pearl millet accessions with a grain or fodder profile requires significant involvement of the farmers across Niger.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamadou Moussa
- National Agricultural Research Institute of Niger, Niamey, Niger.,Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, Benin
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- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, Benin
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- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, Benin.,Laboratory of Ecology, Botany and Plant Biology, Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Parakou, Benin
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger
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- National Agricultural Research Institute of Niger, Niamey, Niger
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- Laboratory of Bioengineering of Food Processes, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, Benin
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- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Calavi, Benin
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Moussa H, Kindomihou V, Houehanou TD, Soumana I, Souleymane O, Chaibou M. Correction to: Inter and intra cultural variations of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses in Niger (West Africa). JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2019; 15:47. [PMID: 31500642 PMCID: PMC6732836 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-019-0324-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Please note that following publication of the original article [1], Figs. 4, 5 and 6 in the article have been updated to remove oblique lines that were erroneously rendered in the figures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamadou Moussa
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger, BP 429, Niamey, Niger.
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Appliquée, Facultés des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 526, Cotonou, Benin
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie, de Botanique et de Biologie Végétale, Faculté d'Agronomie, Université de Parakou, 03 BP 125, Parakou, Benin
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger, BP 429, Niamey, Niger
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger, BP 429, Niamey, Niger
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- Département des Productions Animales, Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, BP 10_960, Niamey, Niger
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