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dc.contributor.authorAgea, Jacob Godfrey
dc.contributor.authorObua, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKaboggoza, John R. S.
dc.contributor.authorWaiswa, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-05T06:08:05Z
dc.date.available2013-04-05T06:08:05Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationAgea, J.G., Obua, J., Kaboggoza, J.R.S., Waiswa, D. (2007). Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda. African Journal of Ecology, 45 (Suppl. 3)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1365-2028
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/1322
dc.description.abstractA field survey on indigenous fruit tree species (IFTS) was conducted in Adwari subcounty, Lira district between August 2004 and March 2005. The objectives were to: determine IFTS diversity in the traditional farming system; generate a species priority list, characterize and document the values of IFTS as perceived by farmers; and develop criteria for selecting IFTS for on-farm cultivation. A questionnaire designed to capture socio-economic data was administered to 120 randomly selected respondents. Farm walks were conducted to identify and assess the proportion of farmland under IFTS. Preference ranking was used to generate a species priority list. On-farm diversity of IFTS was analyzed using Shannon–Wiener’s diversity index (H’). DAFOR scale was used to rate occurrence of IFTS onfarm. The diversity of IFTS was relatively high (H’ = 2.164) although the average proportion of farmland under IFTS cover was low (23.3 ± 5%). Vitellaria paradoxa, Vitex doniana, Anona senegalensis and Tamarindus indica were most preferred by local people. The choice of IFTS for on-farm cultivation varied from their food, medicinal to cash values. There is a need to formulate clear policies and by-laws to encourage on-farm cultivation of IFTS.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNetwork of Ugandan Researchers and Research Users (NURRU)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAgroforestryen_US
dc.subjectEdible fruitsen_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectSpecies diversityen_US
dc.subjectLira Districten_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectTraditional farming systemen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous fruit tree speciesen_US
dc.titleDiversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda.en_US
dc.typeJournal article, peer revieweden_US


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