Mitigating the risks of climate variability and change on mango seedlings in Ghana: Evidence from mango seedlings producers in the Yilo Krobo Municipality

Asare‐Nuamah, Peter; Antwi‐Agyei, Philip; Dick-Sagoe, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2022.100594

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“…It ofers 13.122% of the explanation of farmers' perception of the impact of CC on mango production. Tis observation corroborated the fndings of [13,42], who discovered a decline in fruits production in Algeria, the situation they attributed to the impact of climate variability, especially the incidence of erratic and unreliable Also, in their investigation, the authors of [11,14] reiterated that CC contributed to the infection of mango fruits with pests which caused drastic fall in the volume of mango production in the past decades.…”

Section: Mango Farmers' Perception On the Impact Of CC On Mangosupporting

confidence: 73%

“…Te perception of mango farmers on the impact of CC on mango production as indicated here showed that temperature is signifcant. Tis fnding buttressed the view of the authors of [11,43], who established that temperature has negative correlation with mango fowering, fruiting, and maturity of mango. In the same vein, [44,45] added that high temperature incidence contributed to the poor yields of mango as the extreme heat with late rainfall did not support good yield of mango.…”

Section: Mango Farmers' Perception On the Impact Of CC On Mangomentioning

confidence: 86%

“…However, mango farming is not excluded from other crops that are facing the challenge of climatic variability. Impact of CC on mango production has been reported in some West African countries such as Ghana [10,11], Nigeria [12,13], and Côte d'Ivoire [14], to mention but a few. Te impact of CC on mango production has far-reaching consequences for both farmers and the broader economy because it has the potential impact on industrial production, which depends solely on mango fruits as their inputs [15], sustainable living for those that depend on mango production as a source of livelihood [4,16,17], and generally on the citizenry that delights in enjoying the sweet taste of the fruit [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For instance, rising temperatures can lead to heat stress which could afecting the growth and development of mango trees [20,21]. Te authors of [11,22,23] further revealed that higher temperatures can also accelerate the ripening process, reducing the quality and shelf life of mango fruits. Te authors of [24] also added that changes in rainfall patterns can cause irregular fowering and fruit set, leading to reduced yields and yield components.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

Ogunbode,

Esan,

Ayegboyin

et al. 2024

International Journal of Agronomy

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Climate change (CC) scenario is already acknowledged as one of those environmental challenges that threaten every facet of life including mango farming. This study was designed to investigate into mango farmers’ perception of the impacts of climate change (CC) on mango farming. A structured questionnaire was administered among 480 mango farmers across six of the states where mango farming is carried out in Nigeria. Both descriptive and inferential statistical methods were applied in the analysis of the data. From the 418 completed and returned questionnaires analysed, it was found that the male gender dominated the respondents in the survey with a proportion of 68% while 61% use pesticides to control pests and 35% own between 1 and 3 acres of mango farmland. The data were subjected to KMO and Bartlett’s tests, the results of which showed that the data are factorable with p≤0.05. Factor analysis (FA) extracted six (6) out of the fourteen (14) variables analysed which were significant to explain the perceptions of the farmers on the impact of CC on mango farming, namely: (i) change in the volume of mango production; (ii) effect of high temperature; (iii) prolonged dry season; (iv) rainfall pattern; (v) incidence of flooding; and (vi) poor performance of mango seedlings. Further analysis showed the prominence of issues relating to climate change. The implication of these results is that mango farming is also being threatened by CC. Hence, it calls for urgent mitigation actions to salvage this subsector. Farmers need to be adequately supported by stakeholders in their efforts to adapt to the ravaging effects of CC on mango farming through relevant policies and programmes. The work also recommended further investigation on the efficacy of the adaptive methods on mango yields.

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Section: Mango Farmers' Perception On the Impact Of CC On Mangosupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: Mango Farmers' Perception On the Impact Of CC On Mangomentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

Ogunbode,

Esan,

Ayegboyin

et al. 2024

International Journal of Agronomy

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“…A shift in production regions is also predicted for cacao (Theobroma indica), another RS species, in West Africa and Colombia (Schroth et al, 2016;González-Orozco et al, 2022). Similarly, Asare-Nuamah et al (2022) showed that climate events resulted in stunted growth, poor germination, and increased attack by pests and diseases on Mango (Mangifera indica) in Ghana. Extreme climate events can affect germination strategies, initial seedling establishment, mature plant growth rate (Primack and Miller-Rushing, 2009;Pritchard et al, 2022), and/or the timing of key phenological processes for the development of fruits and seeds (Santos et al, 2017;Ma et al, 2022).…”

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The potential impacts of climate change on ex situ conservation options for recalcitrant-seeded species

Fernández

León‐Lobos

Contreras

et al. 2023

Front. For. Glob. Change

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Recalcitrant seeds are characterized by desiccation and freezing sensitivity, and short storage longevity. These physiological attributes obviate their ex situ conservation in conventional seed banks, where seeds are stored dry at sub-zero temperatures (typically, 15% relative humidity and –20°C) for extended periods of time. Propagation of plants for field collections (e.g., botanical gardens, nurseries, and arboretums) is a valuable ex situ conservation option. However, these collections are relatively costly, require high maintenance, preserve limited genetic diversity and/or are directly exposed to biotic (e.g., pests) and abiotic (e.g., climatic) threats. Therefore, recalcitrant-seeded (RS) species are dependent on cryopreservation for their safe and long-term ex situ conservation. Different explant sources such as whole seeds, zygotic embryos, dormant buds, shoot tips, and pollen, can be used for plant propagation of RS species in field collections as well as for their cryopreservation. The success of the propagation or the cryopreservation of these explants often depends on their developmental status, vigor, and/or tolerance to desiccation and chilling/freezing. These attributes are modulated by the environment where the donor plant grows and we hypothesize that climate change, by affecting these biological attributes, would impact the success of explant propagation and cryopreservation. To support this hypothesis, we have reviewed how temperature changes and drought, the two main climate change scenarios, affect the main biological attributes that are directly involved in the success of ex situ conservation of tropical and temperate RS species. In general, increases in temperature and drought will negatively affect plant development in field collections and the quality of the explants used in cryopreservation. Consequently, field collections of RS species may need to be moved to more suitable places (e.g., higher latitudes/altitudes). Additionally, we may find a reduction in the success of cryopreservation of RS species germplasm directly harvested from field collections. However, we cannot always generalize these effects for all species since they often depend on the origin of the species (e.g., tropical and temperate species tend to respond to climate change differently), the genotype, the adaptive genetic potential of each population, and the severity of the environmental change. On the other hand, the increase in temperatures and water stress in donor plants at high-latitude areas and also some tropical environments may favor the production of seeds and seedlings better adapted to drying, and hence, increase the success of plant propagation and zygotic embryo cryopreservation.

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Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders’ insights

Haque,

Akbar,

Kinnear

2024

Heliyon

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Mitigating the risks of climate variability and change on mango seedlings in Ghana: Evidence from mango seedlings producers in the Yilo Krobo Municipality

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

Understanding the Perception of Mango (Mangifera indica) Farmers on the Impact of Climate Change on Mango Farming in Nigeria

The potential impacts of climate change on ex situ conservation options for recalcitrant-seeded species

Identifying impacts & adaptation strategies for tropical fruit farms affected by extreme weather events in sub-tropical Australia: Stakeholders’ insights

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