Soil Properties Under Manured<i>Tamarindus indica</i>in the Littoral Plain of South-Western Madagascar

Faust, Sibylle; Hanisch, Susan; Buerkert, Andreas; Joergensen, Rainer Georg

doi:10.1080/15324982.2014.944243

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“…Uapaca thouarsii proved environmentally tolerant and fast growing, thus being an alternative to introduced pioneer species for restoration (Manjaribe et al 2013). Organic matter content of soil is affected positively by Tamarindus indica , but its roots and leaves can be allelopathic (Parvez et al 2003; Fujii et al 2004; Faust et al 2015).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lemur food plants as options for forest restoration in Madagascar

Steffens

2020

Restoration Ecology

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The outcome of restoration plantings depends on the selection of plant species and their traits. Regeneration could be facilitated and diversified by attracting native seed dispersers into the sites to be restored. To provide a basis for the selection of plant species that Lemur food plantscould attract lemurs, the main seed dispersers in Madagascar, I compiled a list of known lemur food plants (LFP). A literature search revealed 204 data sources from 64 study sites on the exploitation of plants by 56 free-ranging lemur species. I aggregated the information, updated the taxonomy, and included further aspects, such as plant origin and life form, which may be of relevance for restoration. Lemur species exploited mainly fruits and leaves of 1,026 plant species (9.14% of all vascular plant species present in Madagascar), from 599 genera and 147 families. The data revealed many promising aspects for restoration, such as integrating the 10 most important LFP that are also used by people. The integration of LFP would increase the value of restoration areas for both animals and humans. Despite some limitations, the assembled database can provide assistance and guidance in the selection of plant species for restoration programs, whereby facilitating future regeneration may be accomplished passively through lemur seed dispersal.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lemur food plants as options for forest restoration in Madagascar

Steffens

2020

Restoration Ecology

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“…For cropland areas, a positive effect of tamarinds on soil organic matter and on soil biological properties has recently been demonstrated (Faust et al, 2015). Tamarind utilization for food and medicinal purposes observed in the Mahafaly region is similar to West Africa, but differs in its cultural importance for rituals and ceremonies (Van-der-Stege et al, 2011), and in the extent of charcoal production (Fandohan et al, 2010a).…”

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“…The spirits of the ancestors are believed to reside in tamarind trees and local people use them in traditional ceremonies in which ancestral benediction is requested (Stiles, 1998;Blanc-Pamard, 2002). The tamarind is also one of the few available local fruit trees (Faust et al, 2015), rendering it important for people's diet, especially in south-western Madagascar, where people are recurrently confronted with food insecurity (WFP, UNICEF, 2011;Mathys and Maalouf-Manasseh, 2013). Furthermore, due to low economic development, lack of infrastructure and harsh environmental conditions, smallholder farmers rely on diversification of income including earnings from forest products (Neudert et al, in press).…”

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Distribution, biomass and local importance of tamarind trees in south-western Madagascar

Ranaivoson

Brinkmann

Rakouth

et al. 2015

Global Ecology and Conservation

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a b s t r a c tThe multipurpose tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) tree is important for people's livelihood and considered as sacred in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar. However, the ongoing overexploitation of this species has caused a decline of tamarind trees. In this study, the species distribution, changes in tamarind biomass and the role of traditional taboos for the conservation of this species were determined to identify opportunities and constraints for its conservation and appropriate land management planning. Semistructured interviews (N = 63) were conducted in 10 villages in the study region to obtain information regarding the utilization of tamarind trees. During field surveys, the diameter at breast height (DBH), height, wood volume and wood biomass were measured for already felled trees (N = 25). Additionally, 318 trees were inventoried by measuring their DBH, height and GPS location. Using high resolution satellite images from 2004/2005 and 2012 the crown areas of all tamarind trees in six village areas were identified. Allometric equations were established to predict their wood biomass from DBH, crown surface and wood volume. Tamarind trees are mainly used as supplementary food, as well as for traditional ceremonies, charcoal production and medicinal purposes. Altogether, 0.06-0.35 trees ha −1 were observed. A regression analysis yielded high coefficients of determination for the relationships between DBH and wood biomass (r 2 = 0.98), DBH and crown area (r 2 = 0.72), and crown area and wood biomass (r 2 = 0.71). From 2004/2005 to 2012, wood biomass losses of 12%-90% were caused by charcoal production and slash and burn agriculture. The traditionally sacred status of the tree has become insufficient to secure its conservation in the Mahafaly region.

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“…Both organic manures improved soil physical and chemical properties especially in saline soils to mitigate their harmful effects on growth. 18,19…”

Section: Nodulationmentioning

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Effect of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nutrients on Performance of Clitoria Grown in Stressed Environment

Abusuwar¹,

Alghabari²

2016

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Arid lands characterized by harsh environments viz. high temperature, limited water, salinity and all adverse conditions for plant production. The excessive use of chemical fertilizers aggravated the problem. The objective of this research was to look into organic fertilizers as soil amendment and nutrients supplier in such stressed environment. The treatments consisted of farmyard manure and chicken manures applied separately and in combination with each other, in addition to NPK and a control for comparison purposes. Test crop was Clitoria ternate (leguminous forage). Treatments consisted of a fermented chicken and cow manures applied separately and in combination plus NPK fertilizer and a control laid in a randomized complete block design. Results showed that organic fertilizers (poultry and cow manures) are more effective in increasing nodulation, productivity and improving forage quality of Clitoria ternate L. than inorganic fertilizer (NPK) under adverse conditions of salinity in arid lands. Poultry manure increased forage fresh and dry productivity over the control by 145% and 137%, respectively and the differences were significant (P≤0.05). Fermented organic fertilizers increased nodulation, yield and quality of Clitoria ternate Compared to inorganic (NPK) fertilizers in an arid saline environment of western Saudi Arabia.

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Soil Properties Under ManuredTamarindus indicain the Littoral Plain of South-Western Madagascar

Cited by 9 publications

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Lemur food plants as options for forest restoration in Madagascar

Lemur food plants as options for forest restoration in Madagascar

Distribution, biomass and local importance of tamarind trees in south-western Madagascar

Effect of Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nutrients on Performance of Clitoria Grown in Stressed Environment

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