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{"title":"Prospective of Tree Lucerne in Hilly Areas for Fodder, Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration -A Review","authors":"K. Rajan, D.Dinesh, I. Rashmi, P. Raja, M. Ramesh","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0501001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0501001","url":null,"abstract":"Tree Lucerne or Tagasaste is native of dry volcanic slopes of La Palma island of Canary Islands, Pacific Ocean. The potential of tree Lucerne as a fodder was identified by Dr Perez, a medical practitioner, based on La Palma island in the 1870s, and Spanish cattle farmers. He wrote to the Spanish authorities for promoting tree Lucerne as a fodder but the Spanish government was not interested. He then sent seed to Kew Gardens in England. Kew Gardens tested tree Lucerne and its potential and then sent seeds to all its colonies around the world. It is grown in residential areas as boundary as feed stack to feed chicken, goat and cattle and also for aesthetic purpose. Livestock in hilly region depends mostly on grazing lands. The grasses in these lands have less protein, vitamins and minerals. Hence livestock are not getting nutritive foods. It is estimated that poor fodder availability from limited grazing land with poor nutritive value meets only 60 percent of the fodder needs in India. Hence production of quality and nutritive fodder and its efficient use is essential in the hilly area.","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121065306","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}

{"title":"Review on Effect of Shade Tree on Microclimate, Growth and Physiology of Coffee Arabica: In case of Ethiopia","authors":"Abebe Assefa, Amisalu Gobena","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0503004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0503004","url":null,"abstract":"The word \"coffee\" comes from the name of a region in Ethiopia where coffee was first discovered – ‘Kaffa’. The name ‘Kaffa’ is inherited from the hieroglyphic nouns ‘KA’ and ‘AfA’. ‘KA’ is the name of God; ‘AFA’ is then ame of earth and all plants that grow on earth. So the meaning of Koffee (Coffee) from its birth-place bells on as the land or plant of God. In addition to this, as a result of the genetic diversity of Ethiopian coffee, botanists and scientists agree that Ethiopia is the centre for the origin, diversification and dissemination of coffee plant (Bayetta, 2001). According to (Tadse , 2015), there are four types of coffee production systems in Ethiopia: forest coffee (10%), semi forest coffee (35%), garden coffee (50%) and plantation coffee (5%). Climatic factors, type of soil, mulching, farm management method, crop production methods, etc. are among the prominent factors that affect the growth and development of plants including coffee. Amongst the various factors for having a good yield of coffee is growing of shade trees with the coffee plant which has a great contribution on both the life span of the coffee trees and its yield (Senbeta 2006)","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114595001","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}

{"title":"Effect of Different Shade Levels on Growth and Yield Performance of Lettuce","authors":"","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0503001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0503001","url":null,"abstract":"Lettuce is popular leafy vegetable for its delicate, crisp texture and slightly bitter tang. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. Lores, variety Longifolia, Longifolia Group) is often associated with health benefits due to the presence of antioxidant components (María et al.,2013).The nutritive value of lettuce very high but rests largely upon a good content of minerals and a moderate store of the vitamin to the human diet (Work, 1997).","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134430507","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}

{"title":"Role of Women in Agro forestry Management in Tembaro District, Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Alemu Botaro, G. Mulugeta","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0602004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0602004","url":null,"abstract":"Women in rural settings play an important role in development. In addition to caring for their families, women in the developing countries spend considerable proportions of their time and energy using and preserving land for production of food and fuel and to generating income for their families and communities. These activities include crop production, growing fruits and vegetables, raising small livestock, tending trees, processing products for food and markets, and managing and collecting water and fuel (IFAD, 2010). They also possess wide specialized knowledge about the use and conservation of natural resources (Clarke, 1999).","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128707109","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}

{"title":"Bio-Ecological and Management Studies of Coffee Berry Borer, Hypothenemus Hampei Ferrari (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) in Ethiopia","authors":"Sisay Kidanu","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0603005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0603005","url":null,"abstract":"In Ethiopia, coffee is important to the economy of the country and also millions of the population relying on for their livelihood. Besides its importance, coffee production has constraints with number of biotic factors of which insect pests are the major ones. The present review was designed to summarize studies conducted on bio ecology and management of coffee berry borer in the country. The coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei is a small black beetle that attacks the fruits of C. arabica. The first occurrence of coffee berry borer in Ethiopia was reported by Davidson. H. hampei is a pest of immature and mature coffee berries, causing no damage to the leaves, branches or stem. Attack by H. hampei begins at the apex of the coffee berry. The female beetle bores through the berry into the bean and lays eggs in the tunnel. Total number of eggs laid per female ranged from 20 to 40 eggs with a mean of 32 + 0.3 eggs. Large-scale coffee plantations, research centers and smallscale farmers’ showed a considerable variation in the level of damage. Creating an atmosphere that is not conducive to borer breeding and reducing primary sources of infestation are very important to reduce pest attack. Shade tree regulation and pruning can reduce the populations and also exposing them to attack by the natural enemies. Insect traps play an important role in monitoring and minimizing the borer. Beavaria bassiana which are efficient are considered to be good candidate on selecting biopesticides agents. In general, vigorous research needs to be taken to update the biology and management of coffee berry borer especially biological method. As Ethiopia is the centre of origin and diversity of Arabica coffee, there is a potential to find natural enemies and tolerant varieties against the pest.","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134175662","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}

{"title":"Chemical Control of Vegetative Growth of Mango Cvs.Dashahari, Langra, Chuasa and Fazri through Paclobutrazol Application","authors":"Ashok Kumar, C. P. Singh, I. Bist","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0502004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0502004","url":null,"abstract":"Paclobutrazol [(2RS, 3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4, 4-dimethyle-2(1, 2, 4 Triazol-1-yl)] pentan-3ethanol, usually applied to the soil due to its low solubility and long residual activity. This group of growth retardants is most efficacious as it reduced shoot elongation and promote flowering as a result paclobutrazol is being promoted to control flowering and vegetative growth in commercial mango of Indo china. Australia and South Africa (Tongumpai et al. 1989; Rowley, 1990; Hillier and Rudge, 1991 and Voon et al.; 1991).","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126740765","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}

{"title":"Livelihood Dependence and Forest Reserve Management in Ijaiye Forest Reserve, Oyo State, Nigeria","authors":"Francis Chimezie Phillips, E. Ceesay","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0602003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0602003","url":null,"abstract":"Forests are land areas above 0.5ha with a complex ecosystem consisting of a variety of plants, wild animals and microbes which interact with non-living abiotic factors FAO(2007). Forests are vital for rural livelihoods, biodiversity, climate change mitigation, energy supply, soil, water and wildlife protection Ajake and Anyadike (2012).They contribute significantly to the overall global energy supply particularly in rural areas; provide building materials and paper products; non-timber forest products including food, fodder and medicines, as well as cultural, spiritual and recreational values to Abstract: Rural households living in the fringe villages of forest reserves depend primarily on agriculture and forest gatherings. High rate of dependency results from their efforts to secure and sustain livelihood. Consequently the forest reserve resource is faced with a decline in quality and quantity. However, due to excessive use, it will be difficult to expect that these resources will be available in the nearest future. In order to address this menace, this paper examines the effect of livelihood activities on sustainable management of Ijaiye Forest Reserve in Oyo state. It specifically evaluated land use/land cover changes in the reserve between 1984 and 2016, identified livelihoods tied to the resources in the Reserve, determined the factors affecting exploitation of forest resources in the Reserve, and assessed the sustainability of the forest resources management in the Reserve. Remote sensing techniques were used in evaluating land use/land cover change pattern in the study area over 32 years, employing LANDSAT satellite imageries of 1984 (TM), 2000 (ETM+) and 2016 (OLI). Supervised classification was done to unveil the land use/land cover characteristics. Crosssectional data were obtained from a sample of 321 household heads. In addition, In-depth Interviews and Key Informant Interviews were conducted for the Zonal Officer and other forest reserve officials. The data obtained were analysed using GIS tools, Descriptive statistics, Probit Regression model and Criteria and Indicator method of measuring sustainability. The results showed that there have been significant changes in land use which in every sense indicate resource degradation, over the study period. For example, fallow land, farmland and bare surfaces increased by more than 50% while „thick forest cover” decreased in comparable magnitude over the period. The result also showed that farming (89.1%), non-timber resources gathering (34.6%) and fuelwood collection (33.3%) were the major livelihood activities of the people living in the area. Results showed that gender (p>0.05), marital status (p>0.01), primary occupation (p>0.01), and frequency visit of the reserve (p>0.01) increased the probability of exploiting forest resources while age (p>0.10), educational status (p>0.01), and distance of respondents‟ houses from the reserve (p>0.10) decreased the probability of exploiting forest re","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122187957","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}

{"title":"Storage Behavior Study on Cactus Pear (Opuntia Ficus-Indica L.) &Sustainable Utilization","authors":"Seblework Belaineh","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0504004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0504004","url":null,"abstract":"Cactus Pear Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Milis used in different ways. Mainly as fruit, juice, & even as salad mixture in Tigrayi region. leaves of this plant is used as main fodder source for any house hold animals, including to milking cows Cactus is originated from central and southern Mexico (). There are different reports with the introduction of cactus pear to Tigray. According to some legends cactus pear locally known as “beles” was introduced between 1848 and 1870 by Catholic Missionaries to eastern zone of Tigray, a priest called “Abune Yakob” who visited Erob, northern part of Tigray according to (). As a result, the priest brought three spineless cladodes from Mexico, its country of origin and planted one cladode in Alitena (Erob), the second cladode planted in Golea (Gantaafeshum) and the third cladode planted in Lehe (Eritrea). In modern times, first and foremost, O. ficus-indica is grown for the large, sweet fruits (often called “tunas”), which are available in local and commercial markets worldwide (3). Important tuna-growing regions include Mexico, Sicily, Algeria, Chile, Brazil, and northern Africa. In addition, the young cladodes (stem segments) of O. ficus-indica are harvested as a vegetable crop (often called nopalitos). Although this crop is less valuable worldwide than the fruit crop & vegetable products. Over the last few decades’ interest in cactus pear as food and feed has increased due to its drought resistance, high biomass yield, high palatability and tolerance to salinity (). Cactus pear cladodes are used to feed livestock (). These plants have high biomass yields and are palatable, tolerant to salinity and have high digestible energy content. Opuntia has high water content [about 150 g dry matter (DM)/kg fresh material] and also serves as a source of water for livestock in dry regions described cactus pear as a miracle plant, dromedary of the vegetation world, and the bank of life as it can contribute to livelihoods of rural populations in dry seasons of some areas, assume greater agricultural importance in dry areas. ( since Abstract: Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) Belongs to family cacteaces. It is used as a staple fruit in Tgrayi region; it was introduced to the region by one priest more than hundred years ago. This crop is economically important endangered, and endemic to the region. So this plant belongs among the three EEE crops, propriety set to conserve seeds in the gene bank. This storage behavior study was conducted by the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute (EBI) and collaboration with Adigrat University of Tigrayi region since 2016 Etc. Main purpose of this study was to categorize the storage behavior of Opuntia ficus-indica L. The plant is economically important, endangered, & can be called also as endemic for the region (EEE). For EBI the main concern to study the storage behavior of this crop for longterm conservation and sustainable utilization of genetic resources in the country. It was not studied ","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"61 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121598628","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}

{"title":"Structure and Diversity of Tree Species at the College of Forestry and Fisheries, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria","authors":"J. Amonum, B. Jonathan, Japheth H.D","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0501004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0501004","url":null,"abstract":"Tree composition and distribution is very helpful in understanding the status of forest stands, regeneration, and diversity for conservation purposes. The structure of forest estates largely depends on the ecological characteristics of sites, species diversity and regeneration status of tree species. Quantitative information on composition, distribution, or abundance of trees species is of key importance to understanding the status (composition and structure) of a forest estate; also for decision-making, planning and implementation of conservation strategy of the forest estate(s).","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127028427","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}

{"title":"Review on Improving Nitrogen Use Efficiency for Cereal Crop Production","authors":"Obsa Atnafu","doi":"10.20431/2454-9487.0603002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20431/2454-9487.0603002","url":null,"abstract":"Nitrogen (N) is an essential macronutrient and a major structural and physiological component of basically all processes related to plant development, growth and reproduction. For sustainable agriculture and food production, N is indispensable and it therefore has to be re-supplied to agricultural soils to prevent nutrient depletion and soil degradation. Nitrogen is the most critical externally added input for any crop production system. The half of the global population directly or indirectly depends on nitrogenous fertilizers for food supply. Efficient use of nitrogen is essential to decrease negative impacts of agriculture on the environment. Improvement in nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is important to reduce input costs and the negative impact of excessive N on the environment. Therefore, response to applied nitrogen and its use efficiency have to be monitored properly for obtaining the maximum potential and sustainable yield. Efficiency of applied nitrogenous fertilizers is very low due to its various losses i.e. volatilization, leaching, surface runoff and denitrification from soil-plant system. Therefore, the proper understanding of advanced soil and plant management practices which helps in enhancement of nitrogen recovery efficiency is one of the key factors to enhance crop output, decreasing cost of cultivation, and to maintain environmental quality which ultimately adds towards the goal of achieving long term sustainable production system. In this review, an attempt has been made summarize the locally as well as scientific soil and crop management technologies used for improving use efficiency of applied N. This paper also discusses nitrogen cycling in soil-plant systems, various N losses pathways, present status and most possible management options at the farm level for enhancing nitrogen use in crop production system. Therefore, use of efficient rates of nitrogen fertilizer application is important with regard to increasing crop productivity and maintaining environmental sustainability.","PeriodicalId":185965,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129122256","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}