Phenology Patterns of Prosopis Juliflora (Sw.) DC. in Response to Seasonal Weather Conditions in the Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia

Wakshum Shiferaw, Tamrat Bekele, Sebsebe Demissew and Ermias Aynekulu
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Wakshum Shiferaw: Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
Sebsebe Demissew: Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Ermias Aynekulu: World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Kenya

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 21, issue 4, 133-141

Abstract: The invasive species Prosopis juliflora (Prosopis) is a threat to the functioning and structure of ecosystems in Ethiopia. This study (1) evaluate the phenology of Prosopis in the Southern Afar Region of Ethiopia, (2) investigate the effects of weather conditions on the phenology of Prosopis in the Afar Region, and (3) assess the critical months of seed dispersal for the species management from different dispersal agents. Monthly data for phenology events: leafing, flowering, green and mature pods were collected from 8 stems of Prosopis trees in Awash Fentale and Amibara districts. In Amibara district we found that 91 were green leaf, 15 flowering abundances, 9, green pods, and 2 mature pods. These were less than by 8, 53, 91, and 90, from what we found in Amibara district, respectively.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.21.556069

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