Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo

A study on the impact of granivorous birds on rice yield was carried out at the Bokonzi High School of Agricultural Studies, located in the Sud-Ubangi province in Democratic Republic of Congo.The aim of the study was to evaluate the yield deficit of rice in husk, due to the birds in study area. The...

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Main Authors: Jean Bernard Z. BOSANZA, Pascal N. BOBUYA, Philippe E. DONGO, Benjamin N. BUNYELE, Benoit N. MUKENDI, Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA
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Language:English
Published: Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II 2018-12-01
Series:Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
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Online Access:https://www.agrimaroc.org/index.php/Actes_IAVH2/article/view/616
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spelling doaj-e15dfe45834a42b1b53d2cc9fbeecfae2020-11-25T03:36:12ZengInstitut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan IIRevue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires2028-991X2550-44012018-12-0164565568Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR CongoJean Bernard Z. BOSANZA0Pascal N. BOBUYA1Philippe E. DONGO2Benjamin N. BUNYELE3Benoit N. MUKENDI4Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA 5Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques de Bokonzi, Gemena, Province du Sud-Ubangi, République Démocratique du CongoInstitut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques de Bokonzi, Gemena, Province du Sud-Ubangi, République Démocratique du CongoInstitut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques de Bokonzi, Gemena, Province du Sud-Ubangi, République Démocratique du CongoInstitut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques de Bokonzi, Gemena, Province du Sud-Ubangi, République Démocratique du CongoInstitut National d’Etudes et de Recherches Agronomiques de Boketa, République Démocratique du CongoDépartement des Sciences de l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Gbadolite, Gbadolite, Province du Nord-Ubangi, République Démocratique du CongoA study on the impact of granivorous birds on rice yield was carried out at the Bokonzi High School of Agricultural Studies, located in the Sud-Ubangi province in Democratic Republic of Congo.The aim of the study was to evaluate the yield deficit of rice in husk, due to the birds in study area. The results showed that the rate of deficit due to the birds is 4.67% for fields kept on surveillanceand 28.35% without surveillance (about 16.1% of yield/ha). According of the current price of dry paddy in this area, the yield deficit of rice in value is respectively 28.35 USD and 167 USD with an average of 97.83USD of deficit/ha. This loss of yield constitutesan important economic and social deficit for the rice culture practitioners.https://www.agrimaroc.org/index.php/Actes_IAVH2/article/view/616Oryza sativaGranivorous birdsSurveillanceYieldDemocratic Republic of the Congo
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author Jean Bernard Z. BOSANZA
Pascal N. BOBUYA
Philippe E. DONGO
Benjamin N. BUNYELE
Benoit N. MUKENDI
Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA
spellingShingle Jean Bernard Z. BOSANZA
Pascal N. BOBUYA
Philippe E. DONGO
Benjamin N. BUNYELE
Benoit N. MUKENDI
Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA
Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
Oryza sativa
Granivorous birds
Surveillance
Yield
Democratic Republic of the Congo
author_facet Jean Bernard Z. BOSANZA
Pascal N. BOBUYA
Philippe E. DONGO
Benjamin N. BUNYELE
Benoit N. MUKENDI
Koto-te-Nyiwa NGBOLUA
author_sort Jean Bernard Z. BOSANZA
title Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
title_short Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
title_full Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
title_fullStr Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
title_full_unstemmed Impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice Or(yza sativa L.) in Ubangi Province, DR Congo
title_sort impact of granivorous birds on the yield of rainfed rice or(yza sativa l.) in ubangi province, dr congo
publisher Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II
series Revue Marocaine des Sciences Agronomiques et Vétérinaires
issn 2028-991X
2550-4401
publishDate 2018-12-01
description A study on the impact of granivorous birds on rice yield was carried out at the Bokonzi High School of Agricultural Studies, located in the Sud-Ubangi province in Democratic Republic of Congo.The aim of the study was to evaluate the yield deficit of rice in husk, due to the birds in study area. The results showed that the rate of deficit due to the birds is 4.67% for fields kept on surveillanceand 28.35% without surveillance (about 16.1% of yield/ha). According of the current price of dry paddy in this area, the yield deficit of rice in value is respectively 28.35 USD and 167 USD with an average of 97.83USD of deficit/ha. This loss of yield constitutesan important economic and social deficit for the rice culture practitioners.
topic Oryza sativa
Granivorous birds
Surveillance
Yield
Democratic Republic of the Congo
url https://www.agrimaroc.org/index.php/Actes_IAVH2/article/view/616
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