Effects of Weather Pattern on the Yield of White Yam (Dioscoreae Rotundata) in the Northern Guinea Savanna Ecological Zone of Nigeria: The Case Study of Taraba State

Yusuf, Mohammed Bakoji; Yusuf, Iraru; Abba, Umar Jauro; Isa, Mohammed Saleem

doi:10.35410/ijaeb.2020.5527

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“…The vegetation of the study area is chiefly of the guinea Savannah vegetation dominated by Daniella Daniella and providing a limited amount of shade [21]. Rainfall distribution and topography are the most important factors influencing the pattern of vegetation in the study area with vigorous vegetation during the wet seasons but their foliage wilt in dry seasons.…”

Section: Vegetationmentioning

confidence: 99%

GIS and Remote Sensing Analysis of the Impact of Land use Land Cover Change on Forest Degradation: Evidence from the Central Part of Taraba State, Nigeria

Abba

Taiye

Bakoji

et al. 2021

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Forest is a fundamental, significant, and valuable component of a sustainable environment. Ecosystem services, biodiversity development, and economic growth in any nation depend on the proficient use of forests and their resources. However, deforestation has remained the single most important environmental phenomenon threatening the existence of the forest environment in Nigeria. This study was carried out to assess the exploitation of forestland in the central zone of Taraba state using GIS and remote sensing techniques. The satellite imageries used are Lands at imageries of 2006, 2012, and 2018. Ground Control points (GCPs) were obtained from Google earth to validate the coordinates of the classified imageries. The result obtained from 2006 classification showed that thick forest occupied the total of 1685448.99 ha equivalent to 80.38% and was the highest land cover suffering a decline in the area amounting to 694696 ha which equals to 33.13% in 2018. The pattern of land cover changes at the early stage was restricted to dissection and perforation in 2006. A remarkable expansion of bare land patches accompanied by total attrition of thick forest was identified due North in Bali local government area as compared to Gashaka and Kurmi local governments that have fragmented and little shrinking pattern of changes from 6.87% in 2006 to 37.65% in 2018. This shows that; as bare land increases, thick forests keep on decreasing within thirteen (13) years. It was recommended that increased reforestation efforts, sensitization and periodical campaigns against deforestation, and redesign of the existing forestry laws by the state government to curtail incessant incidents of deforestation in the study area be undertaken.

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Section: Vegetationmentioning

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GIS and Remote Sensing Analysis of the Impact of Land use Land Cover Change on Forest Degradation: Evidence from the Central Part of Taraba State, Nigeria

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Taiye

Bakoji

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“…An international border separates the Republic of Cameroon from the south and southeast. The entire area of land in Taraba State is about 54,473 km 2 [22]. The study area, which is a ward in Bali, a local government area of the state, has a total size of 15,104 km 2 (see Figures 1 and 2).…”

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“…The study area, which is a ward in Bali, a local government area of the state, has a total size of 15,104 km 2 (see Figures 1 and 2). The research area's undulating landscape is made up of flat, solitary, and mountain chains, with elevations ranging from 264 m to 934 m above sea level [22,23]. The majority of the locals work mostly in agriculture, fishing, lumbering, hunting, sculpting, and the harvesting of trees for use as firewood in towns.…”

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Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Yusuf,

Jauro

2024

Environmental Protection Research

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Deforestation, the widespread clearance of forests for various land uses, has become a significant global environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Deforestation in the study area was identified, categorized, assessed, and interpreted using Landsat 5, 7, and 8 from the years 2008, 2014, and 2020, respectively. A geographic information system (GIS) database of land use and land cover categories and their changes were created. The results showed that several anthropogenic human activities, including agriculture and wood harvesting, were driving a general retreat of the forest area. The study further shows that between 2008 and 2020, forest area decreased by 8.5% with an annual rate of 0.33%, other vegetative areas increased by 2% with an annual rate of 0.077%, and non-vegetative areas increased by 1.5% with an annual rate of 0.58%. The hotspot map shows that the rate at which the reserve is deteriorating and the conversion of the forest area to other vegetation and bare ground are only a matter of time. The study recommended that the government should adopt rigorous policies to protect forest reserves from unauthorized habitation by encouraging the use of alternative firewood fuel sources to reduce the pressure on the forest.

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“…Jalingo LGA has a tropical continental climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The wet season typically begins in April and lasts until October while the dry season lasts from November to March [25].…”

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Assessment of Agro Allied Chemical Pollution on Surface Water Quality of River Lamurde and Mayo-Gwoi, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Ezekiel¹,

Adelalu²,

Christopher³

et al. 2023

Adv Environ Eng Res

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Water bodies have been severely degraded in recent years due to the indiscriminate use of agro-allied chemicals. The study assesses the agro-allied chemical pollution on the surface water quality in River Lamurde and Mayo Gwoi. Water samples were collected from twenty-one (21) sample locations along the River Lamurde and Mayo-Gwoi to determine the seasonal variation during the wet and dry seasons through field determination of water quality and laboratory-based analysis at Taraba State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Corporation (TAWASCO) Jalingo laboratory. The water quality parameters that were subjected to test include: Calcium (Ca), Nitrate (NO3-), Zinc (Zn), Nitrite (NO2-), Chromium (Cr), Phosphate (PO43-), Iron (Fe), Sulfate (SO4) and Copper (Cu), The data acquired from the laboratory test was subjected to the analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result of the laboratory analysis shows that the concentration of copper during the dry season and Sulfate during the wet season in river Lamurde and Mayo Gwoi falls within the permissible limits of WHO/NSDWQ while the concentration of Calcium (Ca), Nitrate (NO3-), Zinc (Zn), Nitrite (NO2-), Chromium (Cr), Phosphate (PO43-) and Iron (Fe) far exceeds the permissible limits of WHO/NSDWQ during the dry and wet season. The findings show that the main causes of the pollution are human activities such as fertilizer application and other agro-allied chemicals around the bank of River Lamurde and Mayo Gwoi. It was recommended that prevention of pollution, treatment of polluted water, safe use of environmentally friendly fertilizers, and other agro-allied chemicals and protection of the ecosystem, among others are desirable actions that will guarantee not only sustainable good quality but also the use of Lamurde and Mayo-Gwoi River water by man.

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Effects of Weather Pattern on the Yield of White Yam (Dioscoreae Rotundata) in the Northern Guinea Savanna Ecological Zone of Nigeria: The Case Study of Taraba State

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

GIS and Remote Sensing Analysis of the Impact of Land use Land Cover Change on Forest Degradation: Evidence from the Central Part of Taraba State, Nigeria

GIS and Remote Sensing Analysis of the Impact of Land use Land Cover Change on Forest Degradation: Evidence from the Central Part of Taraba State, Nigeria

Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Deforestation in the Central Taraba State: A Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing Analysis

Assessment of Agro Allied Chemical Pollution on Surface Water Quality of River Lamurde and Mayo-Gwoi, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

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