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Soil microbial functioning and organic carbon storage: can complex timber tree stands mimic natural forests? by Koné, Armand W., Yao, Michel K.

“…Conversion of natural forest to anthropogenic land use systems (LUS) often leads to considerable loss of carbon, however, proper management of these LUS may…”
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Soil organic carbon storage and contribution of management strategies to the “4 per 1000” target in a wet savanna, Côte d’Ivoire by Koné, Armand W.

“…Identifying and scaling up agricultural practices that promote atmospheric carbon transfer into the soil are keys to tackle climate change. A study was carried…”
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Carbon and nutrient cycling in tree plantations vs. natural forests: implication for an efficient cocoa agroforestry system in West Africa by Yao, Michel K., Koné, Armand W., Otinga, Abigael N., Kassin, Emmanuel K., Tano, Yao

“…Nutrient cycling has been widely studied in tree plantations. However, studies on the observed negative changes relative to natural vegetations and how these…”
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Chromoleana odorata fallow-cropping cycles maintain soil carbon stocks and yam yields 40 years after conversion of native- to farmland, implications for forest conservation by Kassi, Serge-Pacôme A.Y., Koné, Armand W., Tondoh, Jérôme E., Koffi, Bernard Y.

“…•The impact of fallow-crop cycles on soil C stocks (SOCS) and yam yield was assessed.•Assessments took place decades after natural ecosystem conversion to…”
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Contrasted effects of shade tree legumes on soil organic carbon stock and carbon balance in 20-year cacao agroforestry, Ivory Coast by Silue, Brahima K., Koné, Armand W., Masse, Dominique, Moulin-Esmard, Patricia, Kotaix, Alain J.A., Chapuis-Lardy, Lydie

“…Cacao–based agroforestry systems are promoted as adaptation and mitigation solutions for cacao production and carbon sequestration. Based on a 20-year…”
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Effect of land-use types on soil enzymatic activities and chemical properties in semi-deciduous forest areas of Central-West Côte d'Ivoire by Gonnety, Jean T, Assémien, Embi F L, Guéi, Arnauth M, N'Dri, Aya A, Djina, Yves, Koné, Armand W, Tondoh, Jérôme E

“…Enzymatic activities play a key role in the biochemical functioning of soils. As a consequence, they have been proposed as indicators of soil quality. This…”
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Role of Stockyard Litter Amendment in the Short-Term Restoration of Soil Microbial Efficiency in a Lowland Paddy by Koffi, Bernard Y., Koné, Armand W., Koné, Brahima, Otinga, Abigael N., Koutika, Lydie-Stella, Masse, Dominique

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Litter decomposition in the mixed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae, herbaceous)-Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae, ligneous) fallow: synergistic or antagonistic mixing effect? by Kouadio, Hervé K., Koné, Armand W., Touré, Guy-Pacome T., Konan, Louis N., Yapo, Guy R., Abobi, Hebert D. A.

“…One option of improving the Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) fallow on which subsistence agriculture depends in West Africa could be the integration of…”
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Changes in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities, mycorrhizal soil infectivity, and phosphorus availability under Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) invasions in a West-African forest-savanna ecotone by Touré, Guy-Pacome T., Koné, Armand W., Nandjui, Jacob, Ebou, Anicet E. T., Otinga, Abigael N., Maïga, Assoumane A., Kouadjo, Claude G. Z., Tiho, Seydou, Zézé, Adolphe

“…Substantial areas of agricultural lands in Sub-Saharan Africa have been invaded by Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae), but the consequences for arbuscular…”
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Earthworms in Chromolaena odorata (L.) King and Robinson (Asteraceae) fallows along a chronosequence: Changes in community structure and identification of persistent and indicator species by Koné, Armand W., Edoukou, Ettien F., Orendo-Smith, Richard, Tondoh, Jérôme E.

“…The species Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) is a notorious invasive shrub spreading throughout West and Central Africa and as such, there is a need to…”
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Comparative study of earthworm communities, microbial biomass, and plant nutrient availability under 1-year Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp and Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet cultivations versus natural regrowths in a guinea savanna zone by Koné, Armand W., Edoukou, Ettien F., Tondoh, Jérôme E., Gonnety, Jean T., Angui, Pascal K. T., Masse, Dominique

“…In tropical savannas where soils are generally sandy and nutrient poor, organic farming associated with enhanced soil biological activity may result in…”
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Can the shrub Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) be considered as improving soil biology and plant nutrient availability? by Koné, Armand W., Edoukou, Ettien F., Gonnety, Jean T., N’Dri, Aurélie N. A., Assémien, Laurenza F. E., Angui, Pascal K. T., Tondoh, Jérôme E.

“…This paper attempts to provide a new perception of the weed Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae) which is considered as a plague in agriculture or as a soil…”
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Contrasting effects of grasses and trees on microbial N-cycling in an African humid savanna by Srikanthasamy, Tharaniya, Leloup, Julie, N'Dri, Aya Brigitte, Barot, Sébastien, Gervaix, Jonathan, Koné, Armand W., Koffi, Kouamé Fulgence, Le Roux, Xavier, Raynaud, Xavier, Lata, Jean-Christophe

“…African humid savannas are highly productive ecosystems, despite very low soil fertility, where grasses and trees coexist. Earlier results showed that some…”
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Chromolaena odorata (L.) K&R (Asteraceae) invasion effects on soil microbial biomass and activities in a forest-savanna mosaic by Koné, Armand W., Kassi, Serge-Pacôme A.Y., Koffi, Bernard Y., Masse, Dominique, Maïga, Assoumane A., Tondoh, Jérôme E., Kisaka, Oscar M., Touré, Guy-Pacome T.

“…•Chromolaena odorata invasion effect on the soil was greater in savanna than in forest.•Specifically, soil microbial C declined in C. odorata, mostly in…”
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Is soil quality improvement by legume cover crops a function of the initial soil chemical characteristics by Koné, Armand W, Tondoh, Jérôme E, Angui, Pascal K. T, Bernhard-Reversat, France, Loranger-Merciris, Gladys, Brunet, Didier, Brédoumi, Soumaïla T. K

“…The aim of this study, which was conducted in a humid savannah zone of central Côte d'Ivoire, was to examine changes in the quality of soil cultivated with…”
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Corrigendum to “Chromoleana odorata fallow-cropping cycles maintain soil carbon stocks and yam yields 40 years after conversion of native- to farmland, implications for forest conservation” [Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 247 (September) (2017) 298–307] by Kassi, Serge-Pacôme A.Y., Koné, Armand W., Tondoh, Jérôme E., Koffi, Bernard Y.

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