The Prediction of Leaf Biomass Production from Faidherbia albida in Semi Arid Land, Pokot County, Kenya

Owino, Yuda Odongo; Sirmah, Peter; Hitimana, Joseph

doi:10.9734/ajraf/2018/40867

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“…Previous studies have shown that tree heights improve biomass estimates as compared with diameter only in allometric relations for tropical forest trees (Chave et al, 2005;Hunter et al, 2013;Phalla et al, 2017;Ekoungoulou et al, 2018;Xu et al, 2019). Quite a number of studies on biomass estimation with tree heights used only one method to measure tree height with most studies using the clinometer for tree height mensuration (Hunter et al, 2013;Sullivan et al, 2018;Bhatta et al, 2018;Dube et al, 2018;Kim et al, 2018;Muhati et al, 2018;Fajardo, 2018;Latifah et al, 2018;Owino et al, 2018;Barbosa et al, 2019). Few studies used different forms of hypsometers varying from Haglof Vertex III to Nikon Forestry Pro (Kearsley et al, 2013;Wu et al, 2016;Sullivan et al, 2018;Ekoungoulou et al, 2018) and to different models of Blume Leiss altimeters (Lim and Cousens, 1986;Williams et al, 2003;Kitikidou et al, 2014;Hirankhede et al, 2017;Padmakumar et al, 2018).…”

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An accuracy analysis of mangrove tree height mensuration using forestry techniques, hypsometers and UAVs

Saliu

Satyanarayana

Fisol

et al. 2021

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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An accuracy analysis of mangrove tree height mensuration using forestry techniques, hypsometers and UAVs

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Satyanarayana

Fisol

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Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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“…The total population is about 41,600 people occupying approximately 7,640 households [18]. Over 90% of the populations are agropastoralist, though some farmers have started keeping improved livestock breeds for livestock [19].…”

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Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya

Maina

Mandila

2019

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Depletion of medicinal plant species as a result of over over-extraction in their natural habitats will have detrimental effects on the livelihood of the locals that herbal medicine is part and parcel of their health systems. Though domestication is the best strategy to conserve medicinal tree and shrub species, most medicinal trees and shrubs have remained undomesticated due to low survival rates and inadequate information on the best strategies to improve survival rates. This study was designated to determine the domestication level and survival rates of selected medicinal tree and shrub species in the semi-arid regions of Chepareria division. A cross-sectional research design was employed in this study. Chepareria division was purposely selected. 384 households were selected using systematic random sampling technique. A pre-designed data collection sheet was used to collect the information on medicinal plant species and photographs were taken where necessary during data collection. The study indicated that there were 25 medicinal tree and/or shrubs in Chepareria division. It was also found that 91.7% households had domesticated trees on their farms with Croton megalocarpus (71.3%) being the highly domesticated tree while Myrsine afriana was the least (0.9%) prevalent medicinal tree in the area. Further analysis using Chi-Square (χ2) test of fitness indicated that there were significant differences in the number of households that have domesticated different medicinal trees and/or shrub species in Chepareria division (P <.0001). The indicated that the various medicinal trees and/or shrubs had different survival rates in the area. The mean survival rates of Aloe graminicola (62.6%), Croton macrostachyus (69.8%) Vernonia amygdalina (69.3%) and Croton megalocarpus (72.7%) are significantly higher while the survival rates of Tamarindus indica (12.0%), Myrsine afriana (6.6%), Dalbergia vaccinifolia (9. 4%) and Commiphoraboi viniana (7.2%) are significantly lower. Chapareria to increase the domestication and survival rate of trees/shrubs.

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“…Rural forest adjacent communities derive food, medicine and fuel-wood along with non-wood benefits such as spiritual, aesthetic and environmental services provided by forests. Therefore, continued degradation of forests is likely to reduce the forest's capacity to biodiversity and people's socio-economic livelihood [5,9,10].…”

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Challenges Affecting the Adoption of Agroforestry Practices around Chepalungu Forest in Bomet County, Kenya

Masibo

Hitimana

Yegon

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Anthropogenic activities around Chepalungu forest has lead to its reduction in size and has resulted in its degradation. Continued dependency on this forest may result in its total depletion despite its high biological diversity and the value of its natural resources. Farmers in the area have been largely uninterested in adopting agroforestry practice around Chepalungu forest, despite the potential for these practices to reduce demands on the forest. This study identified barriers to adopting agroforestry practices around Chepalungu forest in Bomet County, Kenya. Researchers adopted descriptive survey research design in this study. The study was done in 2016. The study sites were four locations around Chepalungu forest (Bing’wa, Siongiroi, Ndanai, and Abosi), which are 5 km from the forest edge and were selected using simple random sampling method. A total of 377 household questionnaires were administered in the four locations. Chi-Square and Mann Whitney U tests were used in the data analysis. Significance levels were expressed at P<0.05 using SPSS version 17 software. The results showed that there was a significant association (c2= 530.8; P <0.01) between the types of agroforestry practices and challenges affecting the adoption of agroforestry practices. Notable challenges were: damage by animals, damage by man, tree nursery problems, inadequate capital, natural calamities, competing land uses, managerial problems and seed acquisition problems.

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The Prediction of Leaf Biomass Production from Faidherbia albida in Semi Arid Land, Pokot County, Kenya

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An accuracy analysis of mangrove tree height mensuration using forestry techniques, hypsometers and UAVs

An accuracy analysis of mangrove tree height mensuration using forestry techniques, hypsometers and UAVs

Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya

Challenges Affecting the Adoption of Agroforestry Practices around Chepalungu Forest in Bomet County, Kenya

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