June 2011
Harvesting and marketing of Massularia species in Cameroon and Nigeria
The forest, besides timber, contains many useful goods and services of subsistence and commercial value called Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs). Falconer defines NTFPs as all forest goods and services, excluding commercial timber, that sustain rural people and rural economies. Massularia species as an NTFP is the stem of an ever green perennial shrub from the...
June 2011
Reproductive mechanisms and pollen characterization in some accessions of an underutilized legume: (Sphenostylis stenocarpa Hochst Ex. A. Rich) harms
Studies on flowering, pollen, pod and seed characters, germination rate and seed set percentage were carried out on twenty five accessions of African Yam Bean (AYB). Self compatibility tests confirmed all the accessions as obligate selfers, while the reciprocal crosses were not successful. Germination rate, percentage seed set and pollen fertility were observed to be high in the accessions. Correlation...
June 2011
Interrelation among coral reef and sea-grass habitats in the Gulf of Mannar
The Gulf of Mannar consists of ecologically sensitive important habitats such as: coral reef and seagrass. Though each has its own function and importance, two are closely interrelated and supporting each others in function. The majority of the reefs are formed around the 21 islands, while vast sea grass beds are seen in the shoreward side of each islands. In most cases the sea grasses bordering the coral...
June 2011
Protection of some rare and endangered vegetable plants in the flora of the Nakhichevan AR
This research work is dedicated to the status evaluation in accordance with categories and criteria adopted in the international scale (IUCN) of some valuable species that are rare and thethreatened ones in Nakhichevan flora. An evaluation was carried out on 14 species that are being decreased in the region and the results are as follows: Bilacunaria microcarpa -...
June 2011
Habitat characteristics and threat factors of the rare and endangered Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe
One of the three known remnant populations of the rare Prunus africana is found in Nyanga National Park. The objective of this study was to use adaptive cluster sampling and a rapid ecological assessment to collect information on the abundance, regeneration, habitat characteristics and threat factors of P. africana which is important in the conservation of the species. A total of...
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