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| Title: | HOME-GARDENS AND AGROBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN SABATA TOWN, OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA |
| Authors: | HABTAMU, HAILU |
| Advisors: | Dr. Zemede Asfaw, |
| Keywords: | Agrobiodiversity
Home-gardens |
| Copyright: | Oct-2008 |
| Date Added: | 4-May-2012 |
| Publisher: | AAU |
| Abstract: | A field-based study of plant diversity in small scope traditional agroecosystem, widely known as homegardens,
was carried out in Sabata peri-urban town in the South Western Shewa Zone of Oromia National
Regional State, Ethiopia. The study area is categorized as Tepid Humid Mid Highland (H3) Agroecological
Zone. In the present study, a total of two hundred forty houses were surveyed within the study
area by employing random sampling technique for the presence of home-gardens. Twenty-four of these homegardens
were preferentially selected since they were considered manageable for detailed study (data collection and
analysis). Data on vegetation (species record, frequency, and number of individuals) were recorded and the
collected specimens were identified in the National Herbarium (ETH), Addis Ababa University.
Ethnobotanic information was gathered using semi-structured interview, free listing, preference ranking,
direct matrix ranking and paired comparisons. Descriptive statistical methods as Shannon-Wiener
Diversity Index and Cluster analysis methods were also employed. A total of 135 plant species in 110
genera and 58 families were recorded. Thirty-seven plant species that are distributed among 29 genera and
22 families were documented as food plants. Family Rutaceae is represented by the highest number of food
plants (13.51%) followed by Brassicaceae (10.81%). Persea americana Mill., Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb. and
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman. were among the most preferred food plants of home-gardens of the
area. Twenty four medicinal plants from 22 genera and 17 families were also recorded from home-gardens
of the area. Species of the families Asteraceae and Lamiaceae were the most used and each accounted for
16.6% of the total medicinal plants. From this study diverse plant taxa and landraces belonging to various
categories of food and non-food crops were identified and recorded which indicate the significance of
home-gardening in conserving agrobiodiversity. In addition, the indigenous knowledge used to maintain
plant diversity in home-gardens was also carefully considered and documented. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2561 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Environmental Sciences
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