Tree Biomass Data, Northern Benin, 2014-15

These are data collected on the biomass production of five multi-purpose tree species (Moringa oleifera Lam., Jatropha curcas L., Leucaena leucocephala Lam., Anacardium occidentale L., and Parkia biglobosa Jacq.) from an afforestation trial conducted in the semi-arid zone of Northern Benin during 2014 and 2015. Seedlings were planted in July 2014 and the data were collected at the end of the first rainy season (October-November 2014), the start (May 2015) and end of the second rainy season (September-October 2015).

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Date (Publication)
2016-12-22
Presentation form
Digital table
Purpose
Assessing the establishment and growth of multi-purpose tree species on degarded cropland.
Credit
Field assistant, WASCAL Dassari basin coordination, and casual workers.
Status
Completed
Originator
  Center for Development Research, Department for Ecology and Natural Resources Management, University of Bonn - Florent Noulekoun ( Junior Researcher )
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned
GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
  • tree
  • deciduous tree
  • afforestation
  • biomass
Theme
  • land degradation
Region
  • Benin
Place
  • Northern region
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Noulekoun, F. (2016): Tree Biomass Data, Northern Benin, 2014-15

https://wascal-dataportal.org/geonetwork/?uuid=15df3699-f658-40fd-b3ce-18bcf797c8ce

Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Farming
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Begin date
2014-01-01
End date
2015-12-31
Supplemental Information

Variables:

Abbreviation Full meaning

plotno Plot Number

bandno Band Number

plantno Plant Number

manure Manure treatment (yes=1, no=0)

irrigation Irrigation treatment (yes=1, no=0)

tdm Total dry mass in g

ldm Leaf dry mass in g

wdm Wood dry mass in g

crdm Coarse roots dry mass in g

frdm Fine roots dry mass in g

sdm Shoot dry mass (ldm+wdm)

rdm Root dry mass (crdm+frdm)

lwr Leaf mass fraction (ldm/tdm)

wwr Wood mass fraction (wdm/tdm)

rwr Root mass fraction (rdm/tdm)

swr Shoot mass fraction(sdm/tdm)

RS_ratio Root/Shoot ratio

agr_dm Absolute growth rate in tdm ()

agr_sdm Absolute growth rate in sdm

agr_rdm Absolute growth rate in rdm

rgr_dm Relative growth rate in tdm

rgr_sdm Relative growth rate in sdm

rgr_rdm Relative growth rate in rdm

LA Leaf area in cm²

TLA Total leaf area in cm² (Individual LA x

Total Number of leaves)

LAR Leaf area ratio in cm²/g (TLA/tdm)

SLA Specific leaf area in cm²/g (TLA/ldm)
Distribution format
  • Comma Separated Values (CSV) ( nn )

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  - Florent Noulekoun
Planned available datetime
2018-06-30
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WSC_agri_tree_biomass_benin-northern-region_2014-15.csv ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

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A destructive sampling method whereby trees are cut down and split into different fractions (leaf, stem, coarse and fine root, and fruits) was used to collect the data. These fractions were later on dried at 75°C until they reach a constant weight and their dry weights were recorded. Leaf area was measured using the Leaf Area meter (LI-3100 Area Meter, LI-COR, Biosciences). Other derived- parameters such as leaf mass fraction (lwr) or relative growth rate (rgr) can be computed from the initial biomass data.
File identifier
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Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Date stamp
2019-03-07T14:40:59
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0
Author
  - Florent Noulekoun ( )
 
 

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Keywords

land degradation
GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4
afforestation biomass deciduous tree tree

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