African Botany and Ecology Studies

OPULATION CHARACTERISATION AND PROPAGATION STRATEGYFOR WILD Coffea eugenioides IN NYUNGWE AND CYAMUDONGO FORESTS, RWANDA: A field assessment of mother trees and an evidence-based seed-source pathway.

This paper assesses wild Coffea eugenioides trees in Rwanda to inform seed collection strategies, finding low and variable reproductive output and recommending a clonal seed orchard instead of seed collection.

Effects of agroforestry trees on microclimate and enset (Ensete ventricosum) morphophysiology in South Ethiopia

This study examines how agroforestry trees affect microclimate and enset morphophysiology in South Ethiopia, finding that tree canopy cover modifies temperature and moisture, with varying effects on plant traits.

Harnessing the Potential of Cape Wild Edible Plants: Nutritional insights, Gaps and Priorities

This paper identifies nutritional gaps and priorities for wild edible plants in the Greater Cape Floristic Region, highlighting species with high potential to address nutritional deficiencies.

Duplicating At-Risk Breadfruit (Artocarpus spp.) Accessions Using Air-Layer Propagation

This study evaluates air-layer propagation for duplicating at-risk breadfruit accessions, finding 17% rooting success and 75% survival, with success influenced by tree vigor and age.

Food environment components influencing consumption trends of neglected and underutilized species in northern Benin

The paper examines how personal food environment factors influence consumption trends of neglected and underutilized species in northern Benin, identifying drivers of change in different plant parts.

Traditional uses, population, threats and conservation of the bansouman or gingerbread plum Neocarya macrophylla (Chrysobalanaceae) in Republic of Guinea (West Africa)

This study documents the traditional uses, population structure, threats, and conservation status of Neocarya macrophylla in Guinea and proposes a conservation action plan.