Background Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the world’s important cereal crops. E... more Background Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the world’s important cereal crops. Ethiopia is claimed to be the centre of origin due to its high phenotypic diversity and flavonoid patterns. It is widely cultivated on subsistence bases and important in supporting the livelihood of local poor. However, the local landraces are currently under threat of severing genetic erosion. Hence, assessing the extents of its genetic diversity is timely in improvement and conservation. Methodology 120 representative cultivated barley landraces have been collected from Bale highlands, Ethiopia, and tested at two locations using alpha lattice design. Data were collected on 21 agro-morphometric traits and analysed using MINITAB 19, SAS 9.4 and FigTree v1.4.3. Results Most morphotypes in each of the qualitative traits considered and mean performance values in most of the quantitative traits revealed wide range of variations suggesting existence of phenotypic diversity among the landraces....
The loss of medicinal plant species was aggravated by the erosion of the age old accumulated indi... more The loss of medicinal plant species was aggravated by the erosion of the age old accumulated indigenous knowledge on traditional use and management of these plants as its transfer system is widely known to be poor. The present study documented traditional knowledge associated with medicinal plants in Assosa District of Benishangul-Gumuz Region. The objective of the study was to compile and document indigenous plant based medical knowledge of the indigenous community. The study methods was followed random sampling, interviewing selected herbal practitioners and elderly people by means of a semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussion. Among the 49 plant families, the most frequently used medicinal plant species were reported to be Fabaceae represented by (14.1%), Polygonaceae (7.6%), Sterculiaceae (6.3%), Euphorbiaceae (6.1%), Lamiaceae (5%), Vitaceae (4.6%) and Ranunculaceae (4.2%). In addition, Majority of the respondents (70%) were reported that roots were medicinally ...
Biodiversity has major economic value. Most of these values are often not captured by the market.... more Biodiversity has major economic value. Most of these values are often not captured by the market. Hence, the potential of biodiversity is often underestimated. Such an underestimation is considered as one of the factors for rapid depletion of biodiversity and loss of habitats and species. Valuation of bio-resources would facilitate in identifying the real value of genetic resources and obtaining a reasonably better share of the overall benefits of genetic materials to the local communities, who are involved in its management. Accordingly, the Economic Valuation of Lippia adoensis was conducted implication for ABS. The result of this study identified the direct and indirect use values of Lippia adoensis. Majority of the respondents (98.33%) were willing to pay for use values of Lippia adoensis. Moreover, (80.8%) of the respondents were willingness to pay for Conservation of Lippia adoensis. Furthermore, 95(79.2%) of the respondents were willingness to pay for non-use value of Lippia ...
Background Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the world’s important cereal crops. E... more Background Cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the world’s important cereal crops. Ethiopia is claimed to be the centre of origin due to its high phenotypic diversity and flavonoid patterns. It is widely cultivated on subsistence bases and important in supporting the livelihood of local poor. However, the local landraces are currently under threat of severing genetic erosion. Hence, assessing the extents of its genetic diversity is timely in improvement and conservation. Methodology 120 representative cultivated barley landraces have been collected from Bale highlands, Ethiopia, and tested at two locations using alpha lattice design. Data were collected on 21 agro-morphometric traits and analysed using MINITAB 19, SAS 9.4 and FigTree v1.4.3. Results Most morphotypes in each of the qualitative traits considered and mean performance values in most of the quantitative traits revealed wide range of variations suggesting existence of phenotypic diversity among the landraces....
The loss of medicinal plant species was aggravated by the erosion of the age old accumulated indi... more The loss of medicinal plant species was aggravated by the erosion of the age old accumulated indigenous knowledge on traditional use and management of these plants as its transfer system is widely known to be poor. The present study documented traditional knowledge associated with medicinal plants in Assosa District of Benishangul-Gumuz Region. The objective of the study was to compile and document indigenous plant based medical knowledge of the indigenous community. The study methods was followed random sampling, interviewing selected herbal practitioners and elderly people by means of a semi-structured questionnaire and focus group discussion. Among the 49 plant families, the most frequently used medicinal plant species were reported to be Fabaceae represented by (14.1%), Polygonaceae (7.6%), Sterculiaceae (6.3%), Euphorbiaceae (6.1%), Lamiaceae (5%), Vitaceae (4.6%) and Ranunculaceae (4.2%). In addition, Majority of the respondents (70%) were reported that roots were medicinally ...
Biodiversity has major economic value. Most of these values are often not captured by the market.... more Biodiversity has major economic value. Most of these values are often not captured by the market. Hence, the potential of biodiversity is often underestimated. Such an underestimation is considered as one of the factors for rapid depletion of biodiversity and loss of habitats and species. Valuation of bio-resources would facilitate in identifying the real value of genetic resources and obtaining a reasonably better share of the overall benefits of genetic materials to the local communities, who are involved in its management. Accordingly, the Economic Valuation of Lippia adoensis was conducted implication for ABS. The result of this study identified the direct and indirect use values of Lippia adoensis. Majority of the respondents (98.33%) were willing to pay for use values of Lippia adoensis. Moreover, (80.8%) of the respondents were willingness to pay for Conservation of Lippia adoensis. Furthermore, 95(79.2%) of the respondents were willingness to pay for non-use value of Lippia ...
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