Diversity of Hymenoptera, Cultivated Plants and Management Practices in Home Garden Agroecosystems, Kyrgyz Republic

Currey, Robin C. D.

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“…Accounts of species diversity in home gardens in Central Asia are very limited in the English-language scientific literature, but the few accessible research findings align well with the results from this study. Currey [ 53 ] investigated diversity in home gardens in Kyrgyzstan and found a similar species composition, with an average of 6.4 species per home garden. Van Dusen [ 56 ] indicated an average of 4.9 fruit and nut tree species per home garden in Uzbekistan, similar to our average of 4.8 species per home garden in Uzbekistan in our study.…”

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“…In a 2009 survey on Kyrgyz home garden diversity [ 53 ], households were more likely to report species they sold, and less likely to report non-commercial species. If this also holds true in our study, the diversity reported may be less than the total richness of species and varieties that actually exists in the home gardens studied.…”

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“…Official statistics reported that from 1997–2007, about 60% of Uzbekistan’s agricultural output came from home gardens [ 51 ]. In Kyrgyzstan, home gardens represented 22% of total agricultural production in 2007 [ 52 ], and over 90% of rural households had home gardens [ 53 ]. In Tajikistan, home gardens have been the main source of livelihood for many rural families since the fall of the Soviet Union [ 47 ].…”

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Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species

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Central Asia is an important center of origin for many globally valued fruit and nut tree species. Forest degradation and deforestation are cause for concern for the conservation of these valuable species, now confined to small remnant populations. Home gardens have the important function of sustaining household food consumption and income generation, and can potentially play a critical role in conserving diversity of fruit and nut trees. These systems have been very poorly documented in the scientific literature. This study contributes to filling this gap by describing the diversity of fruit and nut trees in home gardens of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, examining their dynamic flow of planting material and its sources, understanding their future prospects, and looking at significant differences between the three countries. Home gardens show a similar portfolio of the most abundant tree species (apple, apricot, walnut, pear, and plum). Although the diversity of tree species and varieties recorded is significant, small population sizes can limit future possibilities for this diversity to thrive, given the pressure on natural stands and on habitats where the preferred species are found. Furthermore, the selection of species and varieties to be planted in home gardens is increasingly influenced by market opportunities and availability of exotic material. Some of the most abundant tree species recorded are represented largely by exotic varieties (apple, pear), while others (e.g., apricot, walnut, plum) are still mainly characterized by traditional local varieties that are not formally registered. Home gardens continue to play a critical role in rural livelihoods and in national economies, and many rural inhabitants still aspire to maintain them. Thus, home gardens should be integrated in national research and extension systems and closely linked to national conservation efforts. Changes and possible declines in the diversity they host, their health status, and resilience should be carefully monitored.

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“…Only a very small proportion of home gardens are formally irrigated (KIHS 2003). Given the crop production and livestock living in the garden (Currey 2009), home production activities occurring within the home gardens require substantial water. Work in the home gardens is less time intensive post-construction, as it is less challenging to collect water for garden plants and livestock kept within the gardens.…”

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“…Thus, the small farms do not necessarily need the domestic water. Second, as shown in Online Appendix 1B, due to the division of collective farms postindependence, most of the household farms are actually located a substantial distance from the home (Currey 2009) and are on the outskirts of each village. This makes domestic water infrastructure an extremely inconvenient and unlikely farm irrigation source.…”

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2017

J. Human Resources

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Billions of hours are spent each year on water collection in developing countries. This paper explores whether improvements in water technologies, which decrease household distance to drinking water source and the time intensity of home production, enable changes in household time allocation and, thereby, productivity gains in Kyrgyzstan. Adults reallocate time to leisure and labor on the household farm. Average yearly household cereals production increased significantly. Results imply a rate of return to labor equaling $0.11/hour, approximately half the hourly farm wage. Absent evidence of improved adult health, results suggest that productivity gains were realized primarily through increased farm labor.

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Leaves litterfall and nutrient inputs from four multipurpose tree/shrub species of homegarden agroforestry systems

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Background As compared to natural forest ecosystems, soils under agroecosystems are more subjected to changes in physical and biochemical attributes. But, tree species that are retained and/or planted on these agroecosystems replenish soil fertility through the influence of leaves litterfall quantity and quality. Tree species-related differences in the quantity and seasonality of leaves litterfall and the associated amounts of annual returns of nutrient elements were assessed from four multipurpose tree/shrub species (Erythrina brucei Schweinf, Cordia africana Lam., Grevillea robusta R. Br. and Malus sylvestris Mill.) in homegarden agroforestry systems. Five replicates of two leaf litterfall traps per species were randomly positioned beneath the subcanopy area for 12 months, totaling 40 litterfall traps distributed among the four species. Results The results of this study suggested that total annual leaves litterfall varied significantly among species (ranging from 171.18 to 962 kg ha− 1), with the combined per tree mean monthly (28.13 kg tree− 1), per tree annual (331.10 kg tree− 1 year− 1) and per area basis total annual (9439.33 kg ha− 1) leaves litterfall production. A clear seasonal leaves litterfall pattern with varying peaks was observed for the multipurpose tree/shrub species in the present study, with a bimodal distribution pattern for E. brucei and C. africana and a unimodal distribution pattern for G. robusta and M. sylvestris. Similarly, both the concentrations and inputs of nutrients from the leaves᾽ litterfall showed considerable variations among species (p < 0.05). Among the investigated species, C. africana and E. brucei were found to be the best in terms of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) return, G. robusta the best in terms of phosphorous (P) return, and C. africana as well best for potassium (K) return. The combined mean annual nutrient inputs recorded for all the species were 3125.32 kg C ha− 1 year− 1, 149.70 kg N ha− 1 year− 1, 54.86 kg K ha− 1 year− 1, and 3.56 kg P ha− 1 year− 1. Conclusions Leaves litterfall amount differed among tree species as influenced by tree species characteristics (canopy area, diameter at breast height (DBH), height), but no cause-effect relationship with age and climate (monthly precipitation and temperature).

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Diversity of Hymenoptera, Cultivated Plants and Management Practices in Home Garden Agroecosystems, Kyrgyz Republic

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Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species

Home gardens of Central Asia: Reservoirs of diversity of fruit and nut tree species

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Leaves litterfall and nutrient inputs from four multipurpose tree/shrub species of homegarden agroforestry systems

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