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Study on Urban Trees in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria: 1. Structure and Composition Iyanuoluwa Kikelomo Ajayi; Joshua Kayode; Benson Oluwafemi i Ademiluy
Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2020): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, April
Publisher : Budapest International Research and Critics University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birex.v2i2.872

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An inventory of tree biodiversity was carried in Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, which is an institution where ecological and economic roles of trees are disseminated. The study involved the use of a stratified sampling technique to carry out a survey of trees species in the University. The campus was divided into four strata - Road side (A), Car parks (B), Office area (C), Student halls/ religion area (D) - and each stratum was further sub-divided into sub-strata. All the trees within each sub-stratum were identified to species level with their scientific, local and family names and they were counted and recorded. The relative frequency, relative density and relative abundance of the identified species were determined. Similarities indices and indices of diversity were determined on the tree species sampled among the strata. The results obtained revealed that a total of 27 tree species, belonging to 17 families were sampled in the campus. The family Caesalpiniaceae has the highest number of species. Some of the identified tree species were found in multiple and dual strata while some occurred in only one stratum. A total of 838 tree individuals were obtained. The most frequently occurring species were T. grandis, G. arborea and P. longifolia with 298, 181 and 149 individuals respectively. The indices of similarities among the strata were low. However Strata A and B as well as A and C appeared to be similar in tree composition. Strategies that would improve and maintain tree composition in the University campus were proposed
A Survey of Fruit Trees Species in an Urban Community in Ekiti State, Nigeria Iyanuoluwa Kikelomo Ajayi; Joshua Kayode
Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal Vol 2, No 3 (2020): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, July
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birex.v2i3.1066

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A rapid appraisal technique was used to survey fruit trees species in Ifaki-Ekiti, an urban community in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The three major routes in the town and three educational institutions were sampled. Fruit trees within each stratum were identified to species level, counted and recorded. Similarity indices and indices of diversity in the occurrences of the species were determined among the strata. The perceptions of residents on the fruit trees were also determined through the use of a semi- structured questionnaire matrix administered on 20 randomly selected individuals in each of the stratum. Respondents’ indigenous knowledge on the species were determined and recorded. 96 fruit trees individuals belonging to 9 species and 6 families were sampled. The family Anacardiaceae has the highest number of species. The most frequently occurring species along the routes were Carica papaya, Anacardium occidentale, and Citrus sinensis with 12,10 and 8 individuals respectively and for the educational institutions were Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica and Carica papaya with 26,17 and 8 individuals respectively. 87% of the respondents were familiar with the cultivation of fruit trees and 67% of respondents were involved in planting of fruit trees in their household environment. Preference was skewed towards planting of fruit trees as food, source of vitamins and source of income. Strategies that could improve fruit tree diversity in the study area were proposed.      
The Discernment of Ekiti Ethnic Tribe of South Western Nigeria on Wild Edible Vegetables Joshua Kayode; Modupe Janet Ayeni; Eunice Damilola Akinbinu; Grace Damilola Ogunrotimi
Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal Vol 2, No 2 (2020): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birex.v2i2.869

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The discernment of Ekiti people on the wild edible vegetables (WEVs) was conducted in the three senatorial districts of Ekiti State through interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire matrix. The interviews were focused, conversational and two-way in communication. Also the abundance of each of the identified WEVs was determined. The respondents transcend sex, age and literacy status though most of them were females, mostly adults of over 25 years, illiterates, mostly of low economic status and engaged in agricultural activities yet these socio-economic classifications were not pre-requisites to their consciousness on the WEVs. A total of 51 WEVs belonging to 30 families were valued for medicine and nutrition in the study area with the family Asteraceae having the highest number of species. The leaves constituted the major part used in the identified WEVs. The diseases managed and/ prevented by these WEVs were classified into 37 groups while 40 of the WEVs were recognized as sources of vitamins and minerals by the respondents. The need to ensure sustainability of the WEVs in a manner that would improve the dietary and health conditions of the indigenous people of the study area was identified.
Ethno- medicinal and Conservation Studies on the Indigenous Vegetables in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria Modupe Janet Ayeni; Joshua Kayode; Christiana Olaide Oladele
Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal Vol 2, No 3 (2020): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, July
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birex.v2i3.1069

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The ethno- medicinal and conservation status of indigenous vegetables in Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, Nigeria were examined with a view to evolving strategies that will conserve them. A combination of social surveys and direct field observations was used. Farm and market surveys were conducted. Five farm settlements and three major markets were used. 10 each of farmers and vegetable vendors were randomly selected and interviewed with aid of semi-structured questionnaire matrix to obtain information on the vegetables in the farms and those sold in the markets. Results obtained suggested the existence of gender specificity in agricultural activities in the study area. Women were responsible for the cultivation, harvest and haulage of vegetables. A total of 33 vegetables belonging to 18 families were identified in the study area. 21 were sampled in farm settlements and markets, 11 in farm settlements only and 1 in market only. Not all the identified vegetables have been utilized as source of income. The family Amaranthaceae has the highest number of species and their ecological success may be attributed to the fact that they are mostly herbs, a few shrubs, under-shrubs, annual or perennial with efficient tap root system and adaptation to varieties of soil. The vegetables were sourced from diverse habits including herbs, shrub and trees. The leaf constituted the major part used for vegetables. All identified vegetables were rich in phytochemicals and used to manage an array of diseases. Strategies that could enhance continuous supply of the vegetables were proposed.
Urban forestry and ethno medicine: The meeting point in malaria control in Ijesa Region, Nigeria Alice Temitope Cole; Joshua Kayode
Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences (BirEx) Journal Vol 2, No 3 (2020): Budapest International Research in Exact Sciences, July
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33258/birex.v2i3.1065

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Malaria-curing trees species were identified among the urban tree species previously identified in Ijesa Region of Nigeria. 25 communities were randomly selected from the region and used for this study. In each community, four adults who have lived in the community continuously for at least 10 years were purposively selected and interviewed on the medicinal values of the urban trees in the region through the use of a semi-structured questionnaire matrix. The ethnomedicinal recipes of the identified malaria-curing tree species were documented. Results obtained revealed that respondents were conscious of the medicinal values of the urban trees. 11 out of the 34 indentified tree species were used for malaria control. The malaria-curing trees were 344 out of 2156 urban trees sampled in the region. This was considered low in view of their medicinal value thus stressed the need to encourage urban tree cultivation among the populace. The malaria plant-based medicine was prepared using simple technology that mostly involved boiling in water. Thus their preparations are attainable by everybody. The extractions of most of the identified species were mostly non-annihilative but extractions predatory and annihilative extractions occurred in four species. Sustainable strategies to improve on urban tree cultivation were proposed.
Co-Authors Alice Temitope Cole Benson Oluwafemi i Ademiluy Christiana Olaide Oladele Eunice Damilola Akinbinu Grace Damilola Ogunrotimi Iyanuoluwa Kikelomo Ajayi Modupe Janet Ayeni