| dc.creator | Agea, Jacob Godfrey | |
| dc.creator | Obua, Joseph | |
| dc.creator | Kaboggoza, John R. S. | |
| dc.creator | Waiswa, Daniel | |
| dc.date | 2013-04-05T06:08:05Z | |
| dc.date | 2013-04-05T06:08:05Z | |
| dc.date | 2007 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-04T12:56:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-09-04T12:56:34Z | |
| dc.identifier | Agea, 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) | |
| dc.identifier | 1365-2028 | |
| dc.identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1322 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10570/1322 | |
| dc.description | A 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. | |
| dc.description | Network of Ugandan Researchers and Research Users (NURRU) | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.subject | Agroforestry | |
| dc.subject | Edible fruits | |
| dc.subject | Gardens | |
| dc.subject | Species diversity | |
| dc.subject | Lira District | |
| dc.subject | Uganda | |
| dc.subject | Traditional farming system | |
| dc.subject | Indigenous fruit tree species | |
| dc.title | Diversity of indigenous fruit trees in the traditional cotton-millet farming system: the case of Adwari Sub-county, Lira district, Uganda. | |
| dc.type | Journal article, peer reviewed | |
