Land degradation and depletion of natural forests made agriculture unsustainable and threaten communities and ecosystems as a whole. The objective of this participatory assessment was to identify researchable issues related to agricultural land and vegetation cover in Gurage zone. Accordingly, seven representative districts were selected and from each district two representative kebeles were purposively selected. Focus Group Discussion with farmers, development agents and subject matter specialists and direct observation were important primary sources of information. The survey result depicts in the Gurage zone land degradation, undulating steep slope topography, small and overwhelmed land tenure, inappropriate land use system, cultural landscape mismanagement, deforestation of indigenous trees and expansion of eucalyptus tree, and decreasing enset production are the major identified problems associated with land use and vegetation cover of the study area. In the mixed farming system, enset is produced as a homestead farm and its coverage is decreasing due to disease, lack of processing machines, and shortage of organic matter. Due to the expansion of eucalyptus and land use change, the majority of native trees are disappearing or decreasing in area coverage. Therefore, enset and eucalyptus require suitable policy attention. In the mountainous areas of Gurage; limited land availability, soil degradation, shortage of appropriate farm technologies, water scarcity, lack of knowledge for alpine agriculture and inconvenient topography for mechanized farming machines issues threaten agriculture of area. Despite the fact that there are few attempts to control land degradation; the issue still needs much attention. Appropriate agricultural technologies and knowledge suited for mountain agriculture, dense populations, enset-based farming systems, and small land tenure are important priority research focus areas for future research.
{"title":"Participatory Assessment of Agriculture Land and Vegetation Associated Issues and Possible Interventions in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia","authors":"Bethel Nekir, Tesfaye Yaekob, Fetta Negash, Teshome Bekele","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241204.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241204.15","url":null,"abstract":"Land degradation and depletion of natural forests made agriculture unsustainable and threaten communities and ecosystems as a whole. The objective of this participatory assessment was to identify researchable issues related to agricultural land and vegetation cover in Gurage zone. Accordingly, seven representative districts were selected and from each district two representative kebeles were purposively selected. Focus Group Discussion with farmers, development agents and subject matter specialists and direct observation were important primary sources of information. The survey result depicts in the Gurage zone land degradation, undulating steep slope topography, small and overwhelmed land tenure, inappropriate land use system, cultural landscape mismanagement, deforestation of indigenous trees and expansion of eucalyptus tree, and decreasing enset production are the major identified problems associated with land use and vegetation cover of the study area. In the mixed farming system, enset is produced as a homestead farm and its coverage is decreasing due to disease, lack of processing machines, and shortage of organic matter. Due to the expansion of eucalyptus and land use change, the majority of native trees are disappearing or decreasing in area coverage. Therefore, enset and eucalyptus require suitable policy attention. In the mountainous areas of Gurage; limited land availability, soil degradation, shortage of appropriate farm technologies, water scarcity, lack of knowledge for alpine agriculture and inconvenient topography for mechanized farming machines issues threaten agriculture of area. Despite the fact that there are few attempts to control land degradation; the issue still needs much attention. Appropriate agricultural technologies and knowledge suited for mountain agriculture, dense populations, enset-based farming systems, and small land tenure are important priority research focus areas for future research.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":"74 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141812906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-07-15DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241204.14
E. Bedada, Feto Esimo
The experiment was conducted at Sire Morise kebele, Hidabu Abote district, to assess soil structural quality of different land management system (area closure and open grazing land). In this study, area closure land management practice was compared with open grazing land management practice in similar slope positions for soil structural quality build up. Soil samples were collected from both land management system at three slope position with three times replication. Totally 36 undisturbed soil blocks were collected from both land management system at 10 and 20 cm sampling depths. The finding of the study showed that the average value of volumetric moisture content and saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil were greater at area closure than open grazing land management system and also higher at bottom slope position than middle and upper slope position. The mean value of air-filled porosity and bulk density were lower at both area closure management practices and bottom slope position. Bulk density, volumetric soil moisture content and saturated hydraulic conductivity at 20 cm sampling depth were shows significantly different with respect to management practices. According to visual assessment in the field, soil physical quality was unfavourable in open grazing land management system and upper part of landscape position soils and the visual assessment scores showed that the soils under area closure had a good soil structural quality. There were strong relations among the three visual field assessment methods and also between visual assessment methods and laboratory determined soil properties of both land management system. In general, the result of the study showed that physical and structural quality of soil in area closure was improved due to good land management system. Based on the result of study it can be conclude that area closure improves soil physical and soil structural qualities and from the technical point of view, open grazing lands in hilly area should be changed to area closure before soil properties and soil nutrient contents are exhausted more.
{"title":"Assessment of Soil Structural Quality Under Area Closure and Open Grazing Land in Hidabu Abote District, North Shewa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia","authors":"E. Bedada, Feto Esimo","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241204.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241204.14","url":null,"abstract":"The experiment was conducted at Sire Morise kebele, Hidabu Abote district, to assess soil structural quality of different land management system (area closure and open grazing land). In this study, area closure land management practice was compared with open grazing land management practice in similar slope positions for soil structural quality build up. Soil samples were collected from both land management system at three slope position with three times replication. Totally 36 undisturbed soil blocks were collected from both land management system at 10 and 20 cm sampling depths. The finding of the study showed that the average value of volumetric moisture content and saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil were greater at area closure than open grazing land management system and also higher at bottom slope position than middle and upper slope position. The mean value of air-filled porosity and bulk density were lower at both area closure management practices and bottom slope position. Bulk density, volumetric soil moisture content and saturated hydraulic conductivity at 20 cm sampling depth were shows significantly different with respect to management practices. According to visual assessment in the field, soil physical quality was unfavourable in open grazing land management system and upper part of landscape position soils and the visual assessment scores showed that the soils under area closure had a good soil structural quality. There were strong relations among the three visual field assessment methods and also between visual assessment methods and laboratory determined soil properties of both land management system. In general, the result of the study showed that physical and structural quality of soil in area closure was improved due to good land management system. Based on the result of study it can be conclude that area closure improves soil physical and soil structural qualities and from the technical point of view, open grazing lands in hilly area should be changed to area closure before soil properties and soil nutrient contents are exhausted more.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":" 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141833096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.14
Da-Li Fu
The subfamily Bambusoideae Luerss., belonging to the family Bambusaceae Burnett, is intricately intertwined with human production and daily life, exerting a profound influence on culture as well. The distinctive characteristics of the subfamily, such as culm, rhizome, branch, and culm sheath, have traditionally been employed in taxonomic classification, which requires further research to validate from a scientific perspective. Using the minimum criterion PHS (phylogenetic similarity) ≤ 0.928 (inter genera) for genus classification by CPCG (chloroplast complete genomes) of Fructophyta D.L.Fu & H.Fu, total 22 synonyms of three genera of Bambusa Schreb., Dinochloa Büse and Guadua Kunth within the subfamily, have been identified, 15 current synonyms of the genus Bambusa Schreb. including Bonia Balansa, Dendrocalamus Nees, Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro, Holttumochloa K.M.Wong, Kinabaluchloa K.M.Wong, Maclurochloa K.M.Wong, Melocalamus Benth., Neomicrocalamus Keng f., Oreobambos K.Schum., Oxytenanthera Munro, Phuphanochloa Sungkaew & Teerawat., Soejatmia K.M.Wong, Temochloa S.Dransf., Thyrsostachys Gamble and Vietnamosasa T.Q.Nguyen, 3 current synonyms of the genus Dinochloa Büse being Cyrtochloa S.Dransf., Neololeba Widjaja and Sphaerobambos S.Dransf., and 4 current synonyms of the genus Guadua Kunth being Apoclada McClure, Eremocaulon Soderstr. & Londoño, Olmeca Soderstr. and Otatea (McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr.. Additionally, 27 new specific names such as Bambusa bifloscula D.L.Fu and Dinochloa hirta D.L.Fu, along with 184 new specific combinations like Bambusa achmadii (Widjaja) D.L.Fu, Dinochloa acutiflora (Munro) D.L.Fu and Guadua acuminata (Munro) D.L.Fu have been scientifically and validly published. These publications will scientifically address the taxonomic nomenclature confusion and establish a robust foundation for the research of evolutionary system within the family Bambusaceae Burnett.
{"title":"New Names and New Combinations of the Genera of <i>Bambusa</i>,<i> Dinochloa</i> and<i> Guadua </i>(Bambusaceae)","authors":"Da-Li Fu","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.14","url":null,"abstract":"The subfamily Bambusoideae Luerss., belonging to the family Bambusaceae Burnett, is intricately intertwined with human production and daily life, exerting a profound influence on culture as well. The distinctive characteristics of the subfamily, such as culm, rhizome, branch, and culm sheath, have traditionally been employed in taxonomic classification, which requires further research to validate from a scientific perspective. Using the minimum criterion PHS (phylogenetic similarity) ≤ 0.928 (inter genera) for genus classification by CPCG (chloroplast complete genomes) of Fructophyta D.L.Fu & H.Fu, total 22 synonyms of three genera of <i>Bambusa </i>Schreb., <i>Dinochloa</i> Büse and <i>Guadua </i>Kunth within the subfamily, have been identified, 15 current synonyms of the genus<i> Bambusa </i>Schreb. including <i>Bonia</i> Balansa, <i>Dendrocalamus</i> Nees, <i>Gigantochloa </i>Kurz ex Munro, <i>Holttumochloa</i> K.M.Wong, <i>Kinabaluchloa</i> K.M.Wong, <i>Maclurochloa </i>K.M.Wong, <i>Melocalamus</i> Benth., <i>Neomicrocalamus</i> Keng f., <i>Oreobambos</i> K.Schum., <i>Oxytenanthera </i>Munro, <i>Phuphanochloa</i> Sungkaew & Teerawat., <i>Soejatmia </i>K.M.Wong, <i>Temochloa </i>S.Dransf., <i>Thyrsostachys </i>Gamble and <i>Vietnamosasa </i>T.Q.Nguyen, 3 current synonyms of the genus <i>Dinochloa</i> Büse being <i>Cyrtochloa</i> S.Dransf., <i>Neololeba </i>Widjaja and <i>Sphaerobambos </i>S.Dransf., and 4 current synonyms of the genus <i>Guadua </i>Kunth being <i>Apoclada </i>McClure, <i>Eremocaulon </i>Soderstr. & Londoño, <i>Olmeca</i> Soderstr. and <i>Otatea</i> (McClure & E.W.Sm.) C.E.Calderón & Soderstr.. Additionally, 27 new specific names such as <i>Bambusa bifloscula</i> D.L.Fu and <i>Dinochloa hirta</i> D.L.Fu, along with 184 new specific combinations like <i>Bambusa achmadii</i> (Widjaja) D.L.Fu,<i> Dinochloa acutiflora </i>(Munro) D.L.Fu and <i>Guadua acuminata</i> (Munro) D.L.Fu have been scientifically and validly published. These publications will scientifically address the taxonomic nomenclature confusion and establish a robust foundation for the research of evolutionary system within the family Bambusaceae Burnett.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":"111 42","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141126528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-17DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.13
Manfothang Ervis, Niki-Buroro Jerome, T. Félicité
Studied bushmeat hunting in the southwest (cluster E) of the Korup National Park (KNP) to identify the various poaching methods, quantify bushmeat, and identify the various hunting routes and to elucidate the key factors of poaching within this protected area. To achieve this task, purposeful and random sampling methods were used for the selection of target communities and respondents for questionnaires administration. Socio-economic surveys that included interviews, focus group discussions, guided questionnaires, and biological survey methods were used to estimate the quantity of bush meat harvested, species preferences, different bush meat routes and poaching methods. A total of 2,252 animals has been recorded with the most hunted species in the group of mammals being (pangolin) Phataginus sp. (150), (putty-nosed monkey) Cercopithecus nictitans (111), (great blue turaco) Corythaeola cristata (134), and (dwarf crocodile) Osteolaemus tetraspis (70). The main poaching tools in order of importance were shotguns (36.2%) followed by wire snares (31.7%). The main bush meat route identified was between the southwestern area of KNP and Nigeria through Ekong Anaku village. The main poaching factors were the inadequate source of income generating activities and high demand for bush meat in neighboring Nigeria. In parallel to the socio-economic benefits of this sector and its impact on rural population, the sustainable management of these threats in this area needs to be managed so as to guarantee the food security of local populations. For this, the successful monitoring and management of bushmeat extraction and trade in this park is to necessitate a collaboration approach with Cross River National Park to ensure a full control. It also requires the development of the alternatives sources of income to communities around the park.
{"title":"Hunting for Bushmeat Threatens the Rich Wildlife of Korup National Park in Cameroon","authors":"Manfothang Ervis, Niki-Buroro Jerome, T. Félicité","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241203.13","url":null,"abstract":"Studied bushmeat hunting in the southwest (cluster E) of the Korup National Park (KNP) to identify the various poaching methods, quantify bushmeat, and identify the various hunting routes and to elucidate the key factors of poaching within this protected area. To achieve this task, purposeful and random sampling methods were used for the selection of target communities and respondents for questionnaires administration. Socio-economic surveys that included interviews, focus group discussions, guided questionnaires, and biological survey methods were used to estimate the quantity of bush meat harvested, species preferences, different bush meat routes and poaching methods. A total of 2,252 animals has been recorded with the most hunted species in the group of mammals being (pangolin) <i>Phataginus</i> sp. (150), (putty-nosed monkey) <i>Cercopithecus nictitans</i> (111), (great blue turaco)<i> Corythaeola cristata </i>(134), and (dwarf crocodile)<i> Osteolaemus tetraspis </i>(70). The main poaching tools in order of importance were shotguns (36.2%) followed by wire snares (31.7%). The main bush meat route identified was between the southwestern area of KNP and Nigeria through Ekong Anaku village. The main poaching factors were the inadequate source of income generating activities and high demand for bush meat in neighboring Nigeria. In parallel to the socio-economic benefits of this sector and its impact on rural population, the sustainable management of these threats in this area needs to be managed so as to guarantee the food security of local populations. For this, the successful monitoring and management of bushmeat extraction and trade in this park is to necessitate a collaboration approach with Cross River National Park to ensure a full control. It also requires the development of the alternatives sources of income to communities around the park.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141127032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.13
Birba Sibiri, C. Eveline, Toé Patrice, Ouédraogo Souleymane
The challenges of sustainable forest preservation led Burkina Faso to implement participatory forest management projects in the mid-80s. These projects led to the creation of Forest Management Sites including the one at Cassou. This innovative approach focusses on the active participation of the local communities. It raised high hopes for sustainable forest management. This presents paper traces the process and analyze the outcome derived from the participatory forest management. The Actor-network theory was used as to analyze the implementation process of the CAF model. In doing so, qualitative approach was used through key experts’ and stakeholders’ interviews and focus groups discussions to understand the trajectory and to evaluate the process of implementing the given model. The results show that the dynamic that prevailed at the beginning of the process has eroded over time to the point that after more than three decades of implementation, the model has not yet reached its phase of stabilization or irreversibility. Actors no longer seem to refer to the roles assigned to them, and they are not respecting their commitments. In part, factors such as population renewal and growth, decentralized development management (which were not taken into account at the outset) call for new forms of negotiations between stakeholders to regain control of the process for the sack of the Cassou managed forest.
{"title":"Innovation in Forest Management in Burkina Faso: Analyzing the Dynamics of the Actor-Network in Cassou","authors":"Birba Sibiri, C. Eveline, Toé Patrice, Ouédraogo Souleymane","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.13","url":null,"abstract":"The challenges of sustainable forest preservation led Burkina Faso to implement participatory forest management projects in the mid-80s. These projects led to the creation of Forest Management Sites including the one at Cassou. This innovative approach focusses on the active participation of the local communities. It raised high hopes for sustainable forest management. This presents paper traces the process and analyze the outcome derived from the participatory forest management. The Actor-network theory was used as to analyze the implementation process of the CAF model. In doing so, qualitative approach was used through key experts’ and stakeholders’ interviews and focus groups discussions to understand the trajectory and to evaluate the process of implementing the given model. The results show that the dynamic that prevailed at the beginning of the process has eroded over time to the point that after more than three decades of implementation, the model has not yet reached its phase of stabilization or irreversibility. Actors no longer seem to refer to the roles assigned to them, and they are not respecting their commitments. In part, factors such as population renewal and growth, decentralized development management (which were not taken into account at the outset) call for new forms of negotiations between stakeholders to regain control of the process for the sack of the Cassou managed forest.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":"357 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140227840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sorghum is an essential food security crop in the majority of the ASALs regions, such as Baringo County. This study investigated the critical relationship between rainfall levels and the initiation of sorghum planting, with the aim of identifying the threshold at which rainfall is considered sufficient for germination and optimal growth. This study used historical meteorological data from 1990 to 2022, field experiments, statistical analysis, and sorghum growth patterns to discern the trigger points for planting, which are essential for ensuring successful cultivation. This study uncovered alterations in rainfall onset and seasonal rainfall accumulation. The planting window in Baringo County varied significantly, with some dates falling above and below the average onset values of April 4th for the long rainfall season and September 24th for the short rainfall season. A short rainy season is not ideal for sorghum planting, as it typically receives less than 300 mm of rainfall, which is insufficient for sorghum production. The optimal planting time for sorghum is usually late March and early April. The study found that 36.4% of the long rainy season years had high production, 42.4% had normal production, and only 21% had low or no productivity. The years 2000 and 2018 experienced minimum and maximum rainfall amounts of 198.45 mm and 941.9 mm, respectively.
{"title":"Onset of Rainfall and Cumulative Analysis for Sorghum Cultivation in Baringo County","authors":"Kennedy Okuku, Japheth Onyando, Romulus Okwany, Clement Kiptum","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.12","url":null,"abstract":"Sorghum is an essential food security crop in the majority of the ASALs regions, such as Baringo County. This study investigated the critical relationship between rainfall levels and the initiation of sorghum planting, with the aim of identifying the threshold at which rainfall is considered sufficient for germination and optimal growth. This study used historical meteorological data from 1990 to 2022, field experiments, statistical analysis, and sorghum growth patterns to discern the trigger points for planting, which are essential for ensuring successful cultivation. This study uncovered alterations in rainfall onset and seasonal rainfall accumulation. The planting window in Baringo County varied significantly, with some dates falling above and below the average onset values of April 4<sup>th</sup> for the long rainfall season and September 24<sup>th</sup> for the short rainfall season. A short rainy season is not ideal for sorghum planting, as it typically receives less than 300 mm of rainfall, which is insufficient for sorghum production. The optimal planting time for sorghum is usually late March and early April. The study found that 36.4% of the long rainy season years had high production, 42.4% had normal production, and only 21% had low or no productivity. The years 2000 and 2018 experienced minimum and maximum rainfall amounts of 198.45 mm and 941.9 mm, respectively.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":"358 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140247066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.11
Bernadette Nitiema, Satassa Hien, Lassina Traoré, I. Boussim, Kuilpoko Marie Laure Guissou
Understanding the dynamics of multipurpose species in savanna ecosystems is essential for their sustainable conservation. This study aims to assess the population structure of five target species (Tamarindus indica,Vitellaria paradoxa,Detarium microcarpum, Anogeissus leiocarpa, and Crossopteryx febrifuga) in the forest management site of Tiogo. Floristic inventory was conducted on 100 plots of 1000 m2. Non-Metric Multidimensional Analysis was carried out to characterized the target species’ habitats. A total of 70 species distributed in 23 families and 55 genera were recorded. Four groups of overlapping plant communities were identified. Each group constitutes a habitat of target species with diverse ecological drivers. Weibull distribution showed an overall good population structure for Vitellaria paradoxa, Detarium microcarpum and Crossopteryx febrifuga. However, Tamarindus indica and Anogeissus leiocarpa showed bad regeneration potential with lack of recruitment in the smaller diameter size classes. It is therefore important to increase the monitoring in the forest management site. This work has provides valuable information for better management of target species, aiding in effective forest management of Tiogo, subject to anthropic pressures.
{"title":"Habitat and Population Structure of Five Multipurpose Species in Forest Management Site of Tiogo, Burkina Faso","authors":"Bernadette Nitiema, Satassa Hien, Lassina Traoré, I. Boussim, Kuilpoko Marie Laure Guissou","doi":"10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajaf.20241202.11","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the dynamics of multipurpose species in savanna ecosystems is essential for their sustainable conservation. This study aims to assess the population structure of five target species (<i>Tamarindus indica,</i> <i>Vitellaria paradoxa,</i> <i>Detarium microcarpum</i>, <i>Anogeissus leiocarpa,</i> and <i>Crossopteryx febrifuga</i>) in the forest management site of Tiogo. Floristic inventory was conducted on 100 plots of 1000 m2. Non-Metric Multidimensional Analysis was carried out to characterized the target species’ habitats. A total of 70 species distributed in 23 families and 55 genera were recorded. Four groups of overlapping plant communities were identified. Each group constitutes a habitat of target species with diverse ecological drivers. Weibull distribution showed an overall good population structure for <i>Vitellaria paradoxa</i>, <i>Detarium microcarpum</i> and <i>Crossopteryx febrifuga</i>. However, <i>Tamarindus indica</i> and <i>Anogeissus leiocarpa</i> showed bad regeneration potential with lack of recruitment in the smaller diameter size classes. It is therefore important to increase the monitoring in the forest management site. This work has provides valuable information for better management of target species, aiding in effective forest management of Tiogo, subject to anthropic pressures.\u0000","PeriodicalId":502613,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry","volume":"18 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140244833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-28DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20241201.14
Da-Li Fu, Hao Fu, R. Duan, Yue Qin
Magnoliaceae Juss. are the most primitive taxa of Fructophyta D. L. Fu & H. Fu and have extremely important scientific values for the research of evolutionomy of fruit plants. Based on the evolutionary analysis of the complete chloroplast genomes of representative plants of Magnoliaceae in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information, USA) database, this paper firstly established the evolutionary systems of subgenera and sections of Magnolia L. and that of sections of Michelia L. and firstly proposed the evolutionary boundary of subgenera of Magnoliaceae Juss.. Magnoliaceae Juss. include 4 natural genera: Yulania Spach, Magnolia L., Michelia L. and Liriodendron L., which all have the same boundary: PHS (17bp) ≥ 0.9234 (intragenus) or PHS (17bp) ≤ 0.9232 (inter genera). The most primitive genus of Magnoliaceae Juss. is Yulania Spach not Magnolia L.. The genus Magnolia L. includes 7 natural subgenera and the evolutionary boundary is PHS (17bp) ≥ 0.938 (intrasubgenus) or PHS (17bp) ≤ 0.937 (inter subgenera). Magnolia subgen. Talauma (Juss.) Pierre includes 3 natural sections, Magnolia subgen. Manglietia (Blume) D.L.Fu includes 4 natural sections and Michelia L. includes 3 natural sections, which all have the same evolutionary boundary: PHS (17bp) ≥ 0.961 (intrasection) or PHS (17bp) ≤ 0.960 (inter sections). Moreover, 4 new subgeneric combinations, 1 new section and 3 new sectional combinations, 14 new specific names and 95 new specific combinations have been scientifically and validly published. This paper scientifically solves the confusion between the traditional classification system and the modern phylogenic system of Magnoliaceae, and lays a solid theoretical and practical foundation for the research of fruit plant evolution.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-29DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20231106.14
Samuel Kodani
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Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20231106.13
Xiaojuan Sun, Feng Ying, Liu Jun
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