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1 Smitinand, T. 2001. Thai plants names. Bangkok, Thailand: The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department. 810 p.: 23 cm.
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 581.03 G750 SMI Record No: BKK-38)
2 Adepetu, J.A.; Nabhan, H.; Osinubi, A. 2000. Simple soil, water and plant testing techniques for soil resource management: Proceedings of a training course held in Ibadan, Nigeria, 16 -27 September 1996. Rome, Italy: FAO. 160p.: ill. ; 30 cm.
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 631.4528 G100 ADE Record No: BKK-150)
3 Grillas, P.; Roché, J. 1997. Vegetation of temporary marshes. Arles, France: Tour du Valat. 86p. (Conservation of Mediterranean wetlands – MedWet no.8)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 GGG20 GRI Record No: H037348)
4 Qadir, M.; Schubert, S.; Noble, Andrew; Saqib, M.; Saifullah. 2006. Amelioration strategies for salinity-induced land degradation: Published as part of a theme on salt-prone land resources. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 1(069):12p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.4 G000 QAD Record No: H039595)
5 Khan, M. A.; Ansari, R.; Gul, B.; Qadir, Manzoor. 2006. Crop diversification through halophyte production on salt-prone land resources. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 1(048):8p.
Crops ; Diversification ; Plants ; Halophytes ; Soil salinity ; Salinity control ; Irrigation management
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.2 G000 KHA Record No: H039596)
6 Jaenicke, H.; Hoschle-Zeledon, I.; Manning, Nadia. (Eds.) 2006. Strategies for research and development of underutilized plant species in Asia and the Pacific: Proceedings of Regional Consultation Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16-17 March 2006. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC); Rome, Italy: Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species (GFU) 34p. + appendices.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G570 JAE Record No: H039714)
7 Jaenicke, H.; Hoschle-Zeledon, I.; Manning, Nadia. (Eds.) 2006. Strategies for research and development of underutilized plant species in Africa: Proceedings of Regional Consultation Workshop, Nairobi, Kenya, 24-26 May, 2006. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Centre for Underutilised Crops (ICUC); Rome, Italy: Global Facilitation Unit for Underutilized Species (GFU) 41p. + appendices.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G100 JAE Record No: H039715)
8 Singh, G.; Samra, J. S. 2006. Agricultural drought and management strategies. In Samra, J. S.; Singh, G.; Dagar, J. C. (Eds.). Drought management strategies in India. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Natural Resource Management Division. pp.155-182.
Drought ; Rain ; History ; Water use ; Plants ; Crop production ; Sugarcane ; Millets ; Rice ; Sorghum ; Castor ; Irrigation water / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G635 SAM Record No: H040121)
9 Malhi, N. S.; Gill, M. S.; Dhillon, B. S. 2006. Plant improvement strategies for drought management. In Samra, J. S.; Singh, G.; Dagar, J. C. (Eds.). Drought management strategies in India. New Delhi, India: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Natural Resource Management Division. pp.242-266.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G635 SAM Record No: H040122)
10 Hammer, K.; Khoshbakht, K. 2005. Towards a ‘red list’ for crop plant species. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 52(3):249-265.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7913 Record No: H040161)
11 Versfeld, D. B.; Le Maitre, D. C.; Chapman, R. A. 1998. Alien invading plants and water resources in South Africa: A preliminary assessment. Pretoria, South Africa: Water Research Commission. 149p. + appendices. (WRC Report No.TT 99/98)
Water resources ; Rivers ; Catchment areas ; Plants ; Risks ; Control methods ; Stream flow ; Remote sensing ; Mapping / South Africa / Lesotho / KwaZulu Natal / Northern Cape
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G178 VER Record No: H040403)
12 Stockan, J. A.; Langan, S. J.; Young, M. R. 2012. Investigating riparian margins for vegetation patterns and plant–environment relationships in northeast Scotland. Journal of Environmental Quality, 41(2):364-372. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2010.0518]
Vegetation ; Riparian zones ; Water quality ; Watercourses ; Analytical methods ; Catchment areas ; Soil chemicophysical properties ; Plants ; Species ; Environmental effects / Scotland
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044744)
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13 Aynekulu, E.; Aerts, R.; Moonen, P.; Denich, M.; Gebrehiwot, K.; Vagen, T.-G.; Mekuria, Wolde; Boehmer, H. J. 2012. Altitudinal variation and conservation priorities of vegetation along the Great Rift Valley escarpment, northern Ethiopia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21(10):2691-2707. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0328-9]
Vegetation ; Plants ; Species ; Biodiversity conservation ; Valleys ; Indicators / Ethiopia / Great Rift Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044988)
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Understanding plant species distribution patterns along environmental gradients is fundamental to managing ecosystems, particularly when habitats are fragmented due to intensive human land-use pressure. To assist management of the remaining vegetation of the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, plant species richness and diversity patterns were analyzed along the main elevation gradient (1,000–2,760 m) of the Great Rift Valley escarpment in northern Ethiopia, using 29 plots established at 100-m elevation intervals. A total of 129 vascular plant species belonging to 59 families was recorded. Species richness and diversity showed a hump-shaped relationship with elevation, peaking at mid-elevation (1,900–2,200 m). Beta diversity values indicated medium species turnover along the elevation gradient and were lowest at mid-elevation. Elevation strongly partitioned the plant communities (r = 0.98; P\0.001). Four plant communities were identified along the elevation gradient: Juniperus procera–Clutia lanceolata community (2,400–2,760 m), Abutilon longicuspe–Calpurnia aurea community (1,900–2,300 m), Dracaena ombet–Acacia etbaica community (1,400–1,800 m), and Acacia mellifera–Dobera glabra community (1,000–1,300 m). To optimize conservation of species and plant communities, it is recommended that a conservation corridor be established along the elevation gradient that includes all four plant communities. This strategy—in contrast to creating single isolated reserves in zones with high species richness—is necessary for the habitat protection of species with narrow elevational ranges, in particular the globally endangered Nubian dragon tree (Dracaena ombet).
14 Roychowdhury, T.; Uchino, T.; Tokunaga, H. 2008. Effect of arsenic on soil, plant and foodstuffs by using irrigated groundwater and pond water from Nadia District, West Bengal. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 33(2/3):218-234.
Irrigated farming ; Arsenic ; Tube well irrigation ; Groundwater irrigation ; Soils ; Plants ; Foods ; Ponds ; Paddy fields / India / West Bengal / Nadia district
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045061)
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The total arsenic withdrawn by the seven shallow tubewells used for agricultural irrigation in the arsenic-affected areas of Nadia district per year is 3851 g (mean: 550 g, range: 118–2410 g). When the amount of arsenic in the groundwater is high, it has been observed that the levels of arsenic in agricultural land soil and plants are correspondingly high. Arsenic concentration in paddy field soil and plants is higher, compared to other agricultural field soil and plants. Pond water is safer for cultivation compared to irrigated groundwater.
15 Gunatilleke, N.; Jayasuriya, M.; Weerakoon, D.; Gunatilleke, S.; Ranwala, S.; Perera, D.; Wattavidanege, J.; Manamendraarachchi, K.; De Silva, M. A. T.; Wijesinghe, L. 2014. Sri Lanka's forests: nature at your service. Commemorating the decade of biodiversity. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS). 155p.
Natural resources ; Forest resources ; Forest cover ; Forest ecology ; Forest degradation ; Forest conservation ; Plants ; Species ; Deforestation ; Vegetation ; Wild animals ; Biodiversity ; Environmental effects ; Human behaviour ; Archaeology ; Water resources ; Catchment areas ; Soil conservation / Sri Lanka / Sinharaja / Kanneliya
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.75 G744 GUN Record No: H046774)
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16 Mekuria, Wolde; Langan, Simon; Johnston, Robyn; Belay, B.; Amare, D.; Gashaw, T.; Desta, G.; Noble, Andrew; Wale, A. 2015. Restoring aboveground carbon and biodiversity: a case study from the Nile Basin, Ethiopia. Forest Science and Technology, 11(2):86-96. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2014.966862]
Aerial parts ; Carbon sequestration ; Biomass ; Organic fertilizers ; Biodiversity ; Nile basin ; Ecosystem services ; Environmental degradation ; Plants ; Species ; Watersheds ; Vegetation ; Land degradation ; Land management ; Grazing lands ; Households ; Local communities ; Crop production ; Erosion ; Government agencies ; Non governmental organizations ; Case studies / Ethiopia / Nile Basin / Gomit Watershed
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046886)
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In Ethiopia, exclosures in landscapes have become increasingly important to improving ecosystem services and reversing biodiversity losses. The present study was conducted in Gomit watershed, northern Ethiopia, to: (i) investigate the changes in vegetation composition, diversity and aboveground biomass and carbon following the establishment of exclosures; and (ii) analyse the economic returns of aboveground carbon sequestration and assess the perception of local communities on land degradation and exclosures. A space-for-time substitution approach was used to detect the changes in aboveground carbon, species composition, and diversity. Exclosures of 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 7-years-old and a communal grazing land were selected. Household surveys, key informant interviews, and a financial analysis were used to assess the perception of local communities and the value of exclosure impacts, respectively. Significant (P = 0.049) differences in species diversity and considerable increases in aboveground carbon (ranged from 0.6 to 4.2 t C ha-1), CO2 storage (varied between 2.1 and 15.3 t CO2 ha-1), woody species composition, and richness (ranged from five to 28) were observed following the establishment of exclosures. Exclosures generated temporary certified emission reductions (tCER) of 3.4, 2.1, 7.5, 12.6, 12.5, and 15.3 Mg CO2 ha-1 after 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 years, respectively. The net present value (NPV) of the aboveground carbon sequestered in exclosures ranged from US$6.6 to US$37.0 per hectare and increased with exclosure duration. At a watershed level, 51.4 Mg C ha-1 can be sequestered, which represents 188.6 Mg CO2 ha-1, resulting in tCER of 139.4 Mg CO2 ha-1 and NPV of US$478.3 per hectare. This result would suggest that exclosures can potentially improve local communities’ livelihoods beyond rehabilitating degraded lands if carbon stored in exclosures is traded. Communities in the watershed demonstrated that exclosures are effective in restoring degraded lands and they are benefiting from increased fodder production and reduced impacts of soil erosion. However, the respondents are also concerned over the sustainability of exclosure land management, as further expansion of exclosures aggravates degradation of remaining communal grazing lands and causes fuel wood shortages. This suggests that the sustainability of exclosure land management can be attained only if these critical concerns are addressed by a joint effort among government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and communities.
17 Rawal, D. S.; Bharati, Luna. 2015. Identification of crop species vulnerable to projected climate change in three agro-ecological zones of the Koshi river basin, Nepal. Journal of Hill Agriculture, 6(2):233-243. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5958/2230-7338.2015.00050.6]
Climate change ; Ecology ; River basins ; Crops ; Environmental effects ; Plants ; Rain ; Calibration / Nepal / Koshi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047335)
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Changes in the earth's climate may have major impacts on plant regeneration. It is hence necessary to understand the link between germination and environmental cues. This study investigates the influence of climate change on germination response of eight crop species for the identification of species vulnerability to projected climate change. Data from the germination experiments were used to calibrate the germination module of the mechanistic model TACA-GEM in order to evaluate species germination vulnerability to a range of climate change scenarios expected to take place by the 2050s. The study was conducted for three sites of the Koshi river basin, Nepal. The findings indicate that rainfall is one of the primary factors influencing species germination. The projected moderate rainfall with warm climate benefitted germination in Saptari while the higher rainfall and colder climate projected for Bhojpur was adverse to the germination of most of the species. The germination response displayed by wheat and chickpea suggests that these species are the most resilient to projected climatic conditions. The study successfully demonstrated the influence of projected climatic conditions on species germination timing and success, reflecting species vulnerability to a range of climate conditions.
18 Mekonnen, A. 2009. Impact of dam construction on plant species composition and diversity: the case of Koga Irrigation Dam, northwestern Ethiopia. Thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the Addis Ababa University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Environmental Science. 81p.
Dam construction ; Plants ; Biodiversity ; Species ; Irrigation schemes ; Water resources development ; Riparian zones ; Ecosystems ; Plant ecology ; Rivers ; Upstream ; Downstream ; Flooding ; Hydrology ; Geomorphology ; Salinity ; Soils ; Climate ; Botanical composition ; Plot design ; Vegetation ; Aquatic plants ; Reservoirs / Ethiopia / Koga Irrigation Dam / Koga River / Blue Nile Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047673)
19 Chapungu, L.; Nhamo, Luxon. 2016. An assessment of the impact of climate change on plant species richness through an analysis of the normalised difference water index (NDWI) in Mutirikwi Sub-catchment, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Geomatics, 5(2):244-268.
Climate change ; Plants ; Species ; Biodiversity ; Catchment areas ; Rainfall patterns ; Temperature ; Meteorological stations ; Remote sensing ; Vegetative period ; Environmental impact ; Satellite imagery / Zimbabwe / Mutirikwi Sub-catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047746)
This study assesses the effects of climate change on vegetative species diversity exploring the usefulness of the Normalised Difference Water Index (NDWI) in predicting spatio-temporal diversity variations. The relationship between species richness and climatic variables of rainfall and temperature is explored based on species data collected from the field over a 3 year period and climate data collected from four local weather stations. Relationship between NDWI and species diversity indices is examined to confirm the usefulness of Remote Sensing in predicting vegetative diversity. The resultant predictive model was used to estimate changes in species richness over a 27 year period (1987-2014). The species diversity data was then regressed with climatic data for the same period. The results show a significant (P<0.05) correlation between species diversity and the two climatic variables. The results also indicate that there is a significant positive (P=0.0001; a=0.05; R2=0.565) relationship between species richness and NDWI. This implies that the NDWI is essential when assessing changes in species diversity over time. The Mann Kendall test revealed a decrease, though not statistically significant, in the rainfall received within the catchment over the period and significant variability. The minimum and maximum temperatures over the period were significantly increasing. These changes in climate variables were matched with a decrease in species richness. Some species tend to be succumbing to the environmental changes influenced by climate change resulting in their changes in phenology, abundance and distribution.
20 Dwumfour-Asare, B.; Nyarko, K. B.; Awuah, E.; Essandoh, H. M. K.; Gyan, B. A.; Ofori-Addo, H. 2018. Indigenous plants for informal greywater treatment and reuse by some households in Ghana. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, 8(4):553-565. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wrd.2018.061]
Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Households ; Indigenous knowledge ; Plants ; Waste disposal ; Water use ; Periurban areas ; Communities ; Technology / Ghana / Ashanti Region / Central Region / Berekum
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049063)
https://iwaponline.com/jwrd/article-pdf/8/4/553/482454/jwrd0080553.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049063.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049063.pdf
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Poor greywater management is one of Ghana’s sanitation nightmares due to longstanding neglect. This study looks at local practices of informal phytoremediation, and identifies commonly used plants and benefits. Our study collected data from 451 surveyed houses in nine communities within three regions, using structured questionnaires and extensive field observations. Greywater (kitchen, bathroom and laundry) is mainly disposed of into the open (46–66%), with few (4–24%) using septic tanks and soakaway systems. The majority of respondents (84%) perceived plants as agents of treatment and most could list 1–2 beneficial functions of the plants. A total of 1,259 plant groups were identified which belonged to 36 different plant species. The top five indigenous plants used are sugarcane, banana/plantain, taro, sweet/wild basil, and dandelion. The major plant benefits identified were food (84% of respondents) and medicine (62% of respondents). Statistically, no association was identified between the numbers of plants grown and their perceived plant roles ( 2 ¼ 6.022, p ¼ 0.304), with the exception of an association between plant numbers and benefits ( 2 ¼ 161.94, p < 0.001). There is demand for improving local practices of using plants in greywater treatment and reuse, since native plants also come with other benefits.
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