Keywords
Wild Fruit Trees
Adamawa
Floodplains
How to Cite
Abstract
The research was conducted to assess the diversity of wild fruit trees in floodplains of Adamawa State, Nigeria. Three floodplains in Adamawa State (Demsa, Song and Mubi South Local Government Areas) were selected for the study. One hectare sample plots were marked out in each of the floodplains and all matured wild fruit trees within the plots were identified, counted and their girths at breast height measured. Abundance, frequency, relative frequency, density, relative density, dominance, relative dominance and important value index were determined using relevant formulae. Simpson’s Diversity Index was used in determining the species diversity in each of the plots. Comparison of the diversity index of Demsa and Song study sites using t-test at 0.05% level of probability showed no significant difference. The same was for Song and Mubi; Mubi and Demsa respectively. Results showed that twelve species of trees belonging to ten families were identified in the floodplains. The species diversity indices of the three sites were 0.2319, 0.2310 and 0.1549 for Demsa, Song and Mubi South respectively indicating that the floodplains had high diversity of wild fruit trees.
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