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| dc.contributor.author | Habtamu, Yalew | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-30T07:19:03Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-10-30T07:19:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-10-30 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11485 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Adansonia digitata (Baobab) tree is a multipurpose indigenous fruit tree species with highl y nutritional and economical value. It contributes significant benefits to the livelihood of people in Africa. This study examines the population status, morphology, fruit production and use of A. digitata tree in West Aramachiho district North West Ethiopia. Tree morphometric traits such as stem diameter, height and crown diameter were measured from 18 main plots with 50 m x 1000 m in three-land use type delineated area of park, agricultural and riverine land use type. Five sub-plots 20 m x 20 m were nested on each main plot purposively for regeneration assessment. Fruit production was also assessed from 45 sample trees and 450 fruit capsule collected from these sample trees for fruit and seed morphology characterization in University of Gondar seed laboratory. Socioeconomic data were collected from randomly selected 148 households. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including chi-square and narrative, correlation, T-test and ANOVA. Variation was observed in sparse density of the species across three land uses (P = .001). Riverine and park land had higher densities of tree (2.2 ± 5.7 and 1.4 ± 2.2) than agriculture land (0.8 ± 2.33 plant/ha). Population of A. digitata distributed in a scatter and its regeneration status was very low. Fruit production was statistically significant between tree size class (DBH) and within in land use type (P = 0.01) and (P= 0.03), respectively. Mean of fruit production was (44.53 ± 37.21 kg per tree). Diversity in tree and fruit morphological traits was observed. Three types of growth habit and trunk shape and twelve fruit shape types were identified in the study district. Ellipsoid, oblong and ovate shapes being the dominant fruit capsule shapes occurred in 55.6% of the sampled trees. Significant differences (p< 0.05) for fruit traits (fruit length, capsule weight, pulp weight and seed weight) except fruit width and seed trait among fruit shape was observed. Four uses of A. digitata were reported by the local community such as food, commercial (selling), medicinal and fodder uses. However, the species is under-utilized that only few people are engaged in the collection and marketing of A. digitata to boarder trade and the product is not utilized in West Armachiho. Exploring the potential uses, awareness creation, and promotion of the domestication of the species and commerci alization of its products for domestic uses and recover low recruitments problems and susta inable resource management of the species are recommended. Keywords: A.digitata, Diversity, Fruit morphology, Population structure, Seed and Tree Morphology | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Land Resource Management | en_US |
| dc.title | POPULATION STATUS, MORPHOLOGY, FRUIT PRODUCTION AND USE OF ADANSONIA DIGITATA IN WEST ARMACHIHO DISTRICT NORTH WEST ETHIOPIA | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
