Sorghum Growth Data for Ten Varieties Across 23 West African Sites, 2013-2016

An experimental dataset characterizing ten major West African sorghum varieties across 23 sites in Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso. Data were collected from 2013 to 2016 to support crop model calibration and validation under genotype-by-environment interactions. The dataset includes location, weather, soil, management, crop growth, development, and yield data.

Use Cases

• Calibrating sorghum crop growth and development models based on detailed plant growth data.
• Validating crop models under genotype-by-environment interactions using harmonized experimental data.
• Analyzing yield performance and crop development across different West African dryland sites.
• Comparing management techniques and environmental effects on sorghum varieties.

Strengths

• Covers 23 experimental sites across three West African countries (11 in Senegal, 5 in Mali, 7 in Burkina Faso).
• Includes data for ten contrasted sorghum varieties, enabling genotype-specific analysis.
• Spans a multi-year time range from 2013 to 2016, capturing temporal variation.
• Integrates multiple data types: location, weather, soil, management, crop growth, and yield.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data collection ended in 2016; freshness for current applications should be verified.

Provenance

Source

CIRAD Harvested Collection, authored by Myriam Adam.

Collection Method

Data collected from a network of experiments across the drylands of West Africa.

Time Range

2013 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-25 09:10:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

23 sites across Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso in West Africa.