Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions
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Report 24. Effects of seed treatment methods of germination of Simarouba glauca var. Latifolia Cronq.
(2019-09-03)
The seed of Simarouba glauca var. latifolia exhibits dormancy problems during storage and subsequent germination efforts. Five pre-germination treatments were selected to investigate methods to break post-harvest dormancy ...
Report 23. A Geographic Information System (GIS) approach to locating potential planting sites for the Catalpa longisssima species (chene) in Haiti
(2019-09-03)
This paper reports the results of a preliminary study of the use of a Geographic Information System (GIS) approach to locating potentially superior sites for the cultivation of Catalpa Longissima species in Haiti. A total ...
Report 14. Financial analysis of selected tree operations in Haiti's Northwest and Central Plateau
(2019-09-03)
The purpose of this work was to conduct a financial study of one tree border planting at Mirebalais in the Central Plateau and three tree farms located in the Northwest. This study entailed the computation of Net Present ...
Report 09. Socio-cultural factors in Haitian agroforestry: research results from four regions
(2019-09-03)
This report presents the results of research on socio-cultural aspects of agroforestry in the Des Forges, Bassin Bleu, Vialet and Maniche areas of Haiti. A total of 258 households were surveyed, 108 in Bassin Bleu and fifty ...
Report 05. Microsymbiont colonization and seedling development as influenced by inoculation method : Rhizobium and Frankia
(2019-09-03)
This investigation tested the various methods used in Haitian nurseries for inoculating tree seedlings with nitrogen-fixing organisms. Acacia, leucaena, and frene were inoculated with Rhizobium powder by oil-coat, water-coat, ...
Report 03. Short-term seedling field survival and growth as influenced by container type and potting mix
(2019-09-03)
This investigation tested the field performance of planting stock types used in the AOP. Field growth and survival of five species (chene, kapab, cassia, neem, and ced) were measured. Four container types (Winstrips, ...
Report, Final. Technical assistance to the PLUS project: Final report of the South-East Consortium for International Development (SECID) and Auburn University
(2019-06-25)
SECID provided technical assistance to the Productive Land Use Project (PLUS) by various means, including a tree Germplasm Improvement Program, an Agroforestry Research Program, an On-farm Agronomic Research Program, an ...
Report 50. Training manual for improving cocoa production in Haiti
(2019-06-25)
In early 1999, cacao specialist B. K. Matlick visited Haiti and suggested that farmers could be educated in simple cultural practices that would increase the yield of their trees by 20-30%. At the request of USAID, SECID ...
Report 49. Haiti small-scale coffee producers production, processing, quality control and marketing
(2019-06-25)
Coffee is one of the principal agricultural products in international trade volume and value. Haiti and several other producing countries depend to varying degrees on coffee exports. Coffee production is also a major source ...
Report 48. Technical support to Haitian cacao
(2019-06-25)
This report is a compilation of four reports by cacao specialists, employed to make recommendations on improving production and quality of the cacao produced by farmers working with the Productive Land Use Systems (PLUS) ...
Report 47. Technical assessment of the irrigation systems of Marigot and Jacmel and preliminary observations on the Marigot Watershed
(2019-06-25)
An irrigation system located near Marigot was damaged by flooding from Hurricane Georges. A water engineer and an agronomist were asked to determine what was needed to rehabilitate the system and to protect the system from ...
Report 46. Recherche de variétés d'arachide (Arachis hypogea) adaptées aux conditions de culture du Nord-Ouest et de la Grande-Anse de Haïti
(2019-06-25)
Dans les aires d'intervention de CARE/PLUS, dans la presqu'île du Nord-Ouest d'Haïti, les agriculteurs sont à la recherche de cultivars précoces et plus productifs que les variétés traditionnelles leur permettant de réaliser ...
Report 28. Increasing the marketability of manioc and breadfruit products by improving processing techniques
(2019-06-04)
The perishability of fresh manioc roots and breadfruit places constraints on the marketing of these products. This study was made to investigate processing techniques to reduce these constraints.
MANIOC:
The primary ...
Report 30. The effects of alley cropping and other soil conservation practices on maize (Zea mays) yields over two years of cropping
(2019-06-04)
The effects of different soil conservation practices on crop and hedgerow biomass yields were assessed under lowland conditions in Haiti over a period of two years. The trial was conducted at Pernier (1300 mm annual rainfall) ...
Report 38. Evaluation de provenances de Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp. en Haïti
(2019-06-03)
Le Gliricidia sepium est une espèce économiquement importante dans les pays de l'Amérique Centrale dont elle est originaire. C'est l'un des arbres fixateurs d'azote de l'air les plus faciles à établir par boutures de tiges, ...
Report 32. Résultats de deux années de suivi etudes de cas "Baraj Ravinn"
(2019-06-03)
Ce rapport sur les "Baraj Ravinn" porte sur des seuils de protection établis dans des ravines de 12 exploitations agricoles dont 7 se trouvent dans la région I de CARE (Passe Catabois) et 5 dans la région III de PADF ...
Report 45. Recherche de variétés de manioc (Manihot esculenta) adaptées aux conditions de la presqu'île de Nord-Ouest d'Haïti
(2019-06-03)
Le niveau du rendement du manioc (Manihot esculenta), dans les aires d'intervention de CARE/PLUS dans la presqu'île du Nord-Ouest d'Haïti, s'est révélé relativement faible. Les facteurs responsables semblent être les ...
Report 44. Essai d'adaptation de variétés de patate douce (Ipomea batata) aux conditions de culture du Nord-Ouest d'Haïti
(2019-06-03)
Le rendement de la patate douce, dans les aires d'intervention de CARE/PLUS dans le Nord-Ouest d'Haïti, a été limité par les conditions péd0-climatiques et le potentiel génétique des variétés locales. Deux variétés, Tapato ...
Report 43. Essai comparatif de variétés de haricot résistantes à la Mosaïque dorée et au stress de chaleur
(2019-06-03)
Le Haricot est une denrée très cultivée et consommée dans toutes les régions d'Haïti. La production est insuffisante à couvir les besoins de consommation du pays principalement à cause de la faiblesse du rendement imputable ...
Report 42. Essai de techniques culturales contre la pourriture au champ de tubercule d'igname dans les système de culture agro-forestiers traditionnels Haïtiens
(2019-06-03)
Le travail présenté dans ce document a été entrepris à la suite des résultats d'une enquête réalisée par la Fondation Panaméricaine pour de Développement (PADF), à Plaisance, à 40 kilomètres du Cap Haïtien, où l'igname ...