Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 848–859
Laurent Florent MENYENE ETOUNDI1, Léon Dieudonné KONO2, Marien Ecclésiaste AMBOMBO ONGUENE3, Joseph Achille MESSI EFFA4, FORBI PREASIOUS FUNWI5, Judicaël FOMEKONG LONTCHI6, Jules Christian ZEKENG7, Ambang Zachée8, and Marie Marguerite MBOLO ABADA9
1 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
2 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
3 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
4 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
5 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
6 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
7 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
8 University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
9 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
Original language: English
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The present study characterized the plant diversity of oil palm plantations in function of farming practices and their ages. The plant diversity of 7, 11 and 14 years old oil palm plantations evolving in different farming practices was inventoried using 1m x 1m quadrats for herbaceous species and the 20 m wide transects for woody species. The results obtained show that these stands are not very diversified: P7 presents 37 species, 34 genera and 27 families; P11, 27 species 26 genera, 18 families and P14, 31 species, 28 genera, 19 families. Only Ng13 had woody species individualized into trees and shrubs. The combination of manual and chemical weeding and irregular fertilization promotes the diversity of herbaceous species in the different stands. Age and farming practices influence the plant diversity of the stands.
Author Keywords: Age, plant diversity, oil palm plantations, farming practices.
Laurent Florent MENYENE ETOUNDI1, Léon Dieudonné KONO2, Marien Ecclésiaste AMBOMBO ONGUENE3, Joseph Achille MESSI EFFA4, FORBI PREASIOUS FUNWI5, Judicaël FOMEKONG LONTCHI6, Jules Christian ZEKENG7, Ambang Zachée8, and Marie Marguerite MBOLO ABADA9
1 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
2 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
3 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
4 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
5 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
6 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
7 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
8 University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
9 Botanical-Ecology Laboratory, University of Yaounde 1, P O. box: 812 Yaounde, Cameroon
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The present study characterized the plant diversity of oil palm plantations in function of farming practices and their ages. The plant diversity of 7, 11 and 14 years old oil palm plantations evolving in different farming practices was inventoried using 1m x 1m quadrats for herbaceous species and the 20 m wide transects for woody species. The results obtained show that these stands are not very diversified: P7 presents 37 species, 34 genera and 27 families; P11, 27 species 26 genera, 18 families and P14, 31 species, 28 genera, 19 families. Only Ng13 had woody species individualized into trees and shrubs. The combination of manual and chemical weeding and irregular fertilization promotes the diversity of herbaceous species in the different stands. Age and farming practices influence the plant diversity of the stands.
Author Keywords: Age, plant diversity, oil palm plantations, farming practices.
How to Cite this Article
Laurent Florent MENYENE ETOUNDI, Léon Dieudonné KONO, Marien Ecclésiaste AMBOMBO ONGUENE, Joseph Achille MESSI EFFA, FORBI PREASIOUS FUNWI, Judicaël FOMEKONG LONTCHI, Jules Christian ZEKENG, Ambang Zachée, and Marie Marguerite MBOLO ABADA, “Plant diversity of oil palm plantations of different ages and under different farming practices in the Ngoas locality Yaounde-Cameroon,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 848–859, July 2020.
