Multipurposeshrubs and Trees Used by Peoples at Woreta, Fogera District, South Gondaradministrative Zone

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2017-08-04

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Addis Ababa University

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Multipurpose Shrubs and Trees Used by People at Woreta, Fogera District,South Gonder Administrative Zone Emebet Gebru,2017 The purpose of study is to document and analyze in formation on the useand conservation of multipurpose shrubs and trees around woreta ,Fogera district, south Gondar zone. Data were collected by using ethnobotanical methods that include field work, semi structured interview and questionnaires. Data collection was applied through active participation of traditional healers, stakeholder in each sampled Kebele, farmers and other communities.This included atotal of 77 informants of which 55 were key informants The analysis of the data involved informantconsensus,preference ranking, direct matrix ranking with support of tools.A total of62 plant species belonges to 51genera have been identified in the study area.Among these 31species were reported for their various culturalimportance,17spceiesused for traditional medicine,14species used as food sources.twenty eight of the total species distributed in the natural forest,23speciesfrom around homesteade,7species from road sides,6speciesfrom agricultural land in the study area. plantation of tree & shrubs is the main management system to contribute from soil erosion and atmospheric balance on the study area were recorded.

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Indeginous Knowledge, Informant Consensus, Traditional Healers, Shrubs, Trees

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