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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 57, 期 3, 页码 353-362出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12621
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Burkina Faso; climate change; fruit production; land use; shea tree population
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- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- International Foundation for Science [IFS-4AF30864]
A better knowledge of the impact of environmental conditions on shea tree's fruit production is critical to improve the species management. Fruit production of 237 shea trees was monitored over five successive years (2014-2018) to understand how climatic variables, shea tree population and land use could affect fruit production patterns of the species in Burkina Faso. Data were collected in 12 shea tree populations distributed in three climatic zones with two contrast land use systems. The results showed that fruit production was negatively correlated with mean annual temperature, temperature seasonality, rainfall seasonality and solar radiation, while it was positive with annual rainfall. Therefore, fruiting modelling is needed to predict the impact of future climate change on reproductive ability of the species. In each climatic zone, fruit production was significantly different among shea tree populations (p < 0.05). Within populations, fruit production greatly varies among years with specific patterns of variation. Land use had significant effect on fruit production of shea tree (p < 0.05). Annually, shea trees produced about 12 times more in agroforestry parklands than in protected areas. Interannual variation in fruit production at individual tree level was higher in protected areas. The cultivation of shea tree is recommended to improve its fruit productivity.
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