Season Based Application of Bush Control Techniques for Unaddressed Bush Species (<i>Vachellia senegal</i>) in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Asfaw Ejo; Bikila Nagasa; Jaldesa Doyo; Samuel Tuffa

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Season Based Application of Bush Control Techniques for Unaddressed Bush Species (Vachellia senegal) in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Asfaw Ejo, Bikila Nagasa, Jaldesa Doyo, Samuel Tuffa

Published in American Journal of BioScience (Volume 11, Issue 3)

Received: 18 April 2023 Accepted: 2 June 2023 Published: 20 June 2023

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Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate bush controlling techniques on encroaching bush species (Vachellia Senegal) in Miyo district of Borana zone for three consecutive years. A total area of 2.5 hectares of rangeland encroached by Vachellia species was replicated into two plots for each four seasons. Each plot was subdivided into five sub-plots to receive five treatments; cutting at 0.15m above ground 2, 4 D application on stump (T1), cutting at 0.15m above ground a mixture of 75% 2,4-D and 25% water application on stump (T2), cutting at 0.15m above ground kerosene application on stump (T3), cutting at 0.5m above ground debarking (T4) and no cutting (T5). Data on different parameters including basal and litter covers, soil erosion and compaction, dead and re-sprouted encroaching tree/shrub species were collected before and after treatment applications. The result indicated that for all seasons, different parameters were significantly influenced (p < 0.05) by the applied treatments. Among the tested bush controlling treatments, T1 was more effective in bush controlling in dry (78%) and cool dry (71%) seasons as compared to other treatments. Similarly in the dry season, the responses of T2, T3, and T4 in controlling Vachellia Senegal were 69%, 63% and 61% respectively. The result also showed that different bush controlling techniques were found to improve the basal and litter cover, species richness, species evenness, and biomass yield of rangeland. The evaluated techniques were also indicated in decreased soil erosion and soil compaction. Increased in basal cover and changed in vegetation structure of rangeland of bush thinned plots were related with reduction of encroaching canopy thickness and regenerated perennial herbaceous species. Due to better accessibility, cost effectiveness and friendly to environment T4; cutting at 0.5m above ground and debarking was recommended for pastoralist to be applied at dry season. Besides, reseeding important herbaceous species with enough periods of resting shall be considered for improving degraded rangelands such as less recovery potential of bush cover areas.

Published in	American Journal of BioScience (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajbio.20231103.11
Page(s)	57-62
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Basal Cover, Bush Controlling, Rangeland, Grass and Non-Grass, Species Composition, Species Diversity

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Asfaw Ejo; Bikila Nagasa; Jaldesa Doyo; Samuel Tuffa. Season Based Application of Bush Control Techniques for Unaddressed Bush Species (Vachellia senegal) in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Am. J. BioScience 2023, 11(3), 57-62. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20231103.11

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Asfaw Ejo, Bikila Nagasa, Jaldesa Doyo, Samuel Tuffa. Season Based Application of Bush Control Techniques for Unaddressed Bush Species (Vachellia senegal) in Borana Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Am J BioScience. 2023;11(3):57-62. doi: 10.11648/j.ajbio.20231103.11

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Asfaw Ejo

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bikila Nagasa

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jaldesa Doyo

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Samuel Tuffa

Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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AU  - Bikila Nagasa
AU  - Jaldesa Doyo
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