Woody Species Indicator of Soil Fertility and Their  Socio-economic Value in the Sudano-guinea Savannahs of Ngaoundere, Adamawa Cameroon

Massai Tchima Jacob; Ibrahima Adamou; Ngakou Albert; Babe Ndara Gregoire; Maigari Pale; Mamadou Laminou Mal Amadou

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Woody Species Indicator of Soil Fertility and Their Socio-economic Value in the Sudano-guinea Savannahs of Ngaoundere, Adamawa Cameroon

Massai Tchima Jacob, Ibrahima Adamou, Ngakou Albert, Babe Ndara Gregoire, Maigari Pale, Mamadou Laminou Mal Amadou

Published in International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 4, Issue 6)

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In order to identify the woody species indicators of soil fertility according to farmers' perceptions and to determine the socio-economic importance of these woody species, a survey was conducted on one hundred and fifty (150) farmers within the Ngaoundere III^rd Municipality, Adamawa Cameroon. Results indicate that on the seventeen (17) woody species identified by the farmers as soil fertility indicators, six (6) were the most abundant cited whose three (3) mimosaceae (Entada africana, Parkia biglobosa, Albizia zigia), one Combretaceae (Terminalia macroptera), one Clusiaceae (Harungana madagascariensis), and one Myrtaceae (Syzigium guineense var. macrocarpum). These woody species as indicators of soil fertility also played an important role in the socio-economic life of famers because they gave food, sanitary, fodder and are also used to make some kitchen tools or serve as building materials. Vitellaria paradoxa, Parkia biglobosa, Annona senegalensis, Ximenia americana, Ziziphus mauritiana and Piliostigma thonningii were refered as the most diversely used by population of Dang. These results will enable the integration of farmer knowledge in the new technology of the improvement soil fertility and for the farmers to benefice the services given by these woody species.

Published in	International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (Volume 4, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnrem.20190406.18
Page(s)	216-223
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Woody Species Indicators, Soil Fertility, Socio-economic Value, Dang, Ngaoundere and Cameroon

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Massai Tchima Jacob

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Ibrahima Adamou

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Ngakou Albert

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Babe Ndara Gregoire

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Maigari Pale

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon
Mamadou Laminou Mal Amadou

Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, the University of Ngaoundere, Ngaoundere, Cameroon

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