November 2016
Importance of non-timber forest production in sustainable forest management, and its implication on carbon storage and biodiversity conservation in Ethiopia
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are biological resources of plant and animal origin, harvested from natural forests, manmade plantations, wooded land, farmlands and trees outside forests or domesticated. These products are vital sources of income, nutrition and sustenance for many forest-based communities around the world. This study tries to review available and accessible literatures on role of NTFPs in sustainable...
November 2016
Sorghum bicolor landraces: Selection criteria and diversity management in Ethiopia’s East-Central Highlands, 1992-2012
The dynamics of sorghum on-farm landrace diversity in five North-Eastern, Central Highlands communities in Ethiopia have been investigated through 300 farmer interviews and surveys of their fields in each of the 1992/1993, 2000/2001 and 2011/2012 cropping seasons. Over the 20-years, farmers’ selection criteria increased from 10 to 28 and the landraces from 60 to 77. That 50 of the landraces were recorded in all...
November 2016
Distribution of Lichens on few ancient monuments of Sonitpur district, Assam, North East India
This preliminary investigation describes the diversity and distribution of lichens from the different archaeological monuments of Sonitpur district, located in the Eastern Himalayan region of India, which is a part of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. It is a land of natural beauty and rich cultural heritage and it is well reflected in the number of archaeological sites and monuments of ancient time at this region....
November 2016
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) landrace diversity in Northern Ethiopia
This study was carried out to identify and document the landrace (farmers’ variety) diversity and ethnobotany of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) (Fabaceae) in Northern Ethiopia. A total of 54 germplasm accessions and six representative voucher specimens of cowpea were collected from different geographical locations of Ethiopia ranging from 1260–2140 m a.s.l. within the grid references of 10o 00’...
November 2016
Propagule emergence in topsoil from a high-altitude field and implications for bauxite mining area restoration
The identification of factors that influence the timing of seedling emergence in topsoil is important to improve restoration strategies in former mining areas. The aim of this study was to determine the time of emergence of seedlings present in the topsoil of high fields in the Atlantic Forest on bauxite mines in the plateau region of Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, in both the dry and rainy seasons. The surface...
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