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DOI	10.1007/s10457-017-0150-1
	Understanding farmers' perceptions and the effects of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) tree distribution in agroforestry parklands of Upper West Region, Ghana
	Baziari, Fahimeh 1; Henquinet, Kari B.2; Cavaleri, Molly A.1
通讯作者	Baziari, Fahimeh
来源期刊	AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
ISSN	0167-4366
EISSN	1572-9680
出版年	2019
卷号	93 期号:2 页码:557-570
英文摘要	Agroforestry parklands, characterized by scattered trees growing within cultivated crop fields, are the most widespread agricultural system in semi-arid West Africa. Agroforestry trees offer many ecological and socioeconomic benefits, such as added income, food, and medicine. They are currently under threat in this region due to recent changes in agricultural and land use practices. For example, a reduction in traditional fallow rotation periods has led to decreased regeneration of a common agroforestry tree, shea (Vitellaria paradoxa), which has been an important economic resource for women. The aims of this study were to determine beneficial spatial distributions of shea to maintain high yields of staple crops and to better understand male and female farmer perceptions of shea maintenance. We compared maize (Zea mays) vegetative growth, grain yield, soil moisture, and light availability associated with individual shea trees and clumps of trees on five farms in Ghanaian agroforestry parklands. We also interviewed local farmers to better understand their management perspectives. Maize vegetative growth increased with light availability, but was not limited by soil moisture. Conversely and contrary to farmer perceptions, grain yield was not influenced by light availability, but increased with increasing soil moisture. Also contrary to common beliefs of local farmers, grain yield was greater under clumps of shea compared to scattered distributions of individual trees. We therefore recommend the maintenance of clumped distributions of shea, as they provide beneficial microclimates for staple crops, and could assist in improving the productivity of shea products that are considered the domain of women farmers.
英文关键词	Vitellaria paradoxa Agroforestry parklands Shea Maize Ghana Gender
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	USA
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000461545400015
WOS关键词	CROP INTERACTIONS ; SORGHUM PRODUCTION ; SOIL FERTILITY ; SAVANNA ; NERE ; MANAGEMENT ; KNOWLEDGE ; PATTERNS ; SYSTEMS ; GENDER
WOS类目	Agronomy ; Forestry
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/214065
作者单位	1.Michigan Technol Univ, Sch Forest Resources & Environm Sci, UJ Noblet Bldg,1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 USA; 2.Michigan Technol Univ, Dept Social Sci, Houghton, MI 49931 USA
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Baziari, Fahimeh,Henquinet, Kari B.,Cavaleri, Molly A.. Understanding farmers' perceptions and the effects of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) tree distribution in agroforestry parklands of Upper West Region, Ghana[J],2019,93(2):557-570.
APA	Baziari, Fahimeh,Henquinet, Kari B.,&Cavaleri, Molly A..(2019).Understanding farmers' perceptions and the effects of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) tree distribution in agroforestry parklands of Upper West Region, Ghana.AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS,93(2),557-570.
MLA	Baziari, Fahimeh,et al."Understanding farmers' perceptions and the effects of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) tree distribution in agroforestry parklands of Upper West Region, Ghana".AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS 93.2(2019):557-570.