Abstract:
Trees on homestead play a vital role in providing diverse goods and services. The
purpose of this study was to assess the effects of tree diversity on different
socioeconomic factors in homesteads in the study area. The study area covered four
villages of two upazilas of Chandpur district, Bangladesh. Assessment was done by
approach of random sampling. Information concentrated from an accumulation of 63
households ranging from marginal, small, medium and large categories. A total of 2604
trees representing 23 families were identified. Fuel wood (26.67%), fruit (23.81%) and
timber (22.86%) species were the important plant use categories. Determination of the
relative abudance of the divergent species revealed that Artocarpus heterophyllus
constitutes 27.8% of homestead agroforestry followed by Mangifera indica, which
occupies 16.59%. Shannon Wiener index (H) was used to evaluate the tree diversity and
evaluation showed that tree species diversity of the area was 2.58 and species evenness
index (E) was 1.62. According to the of plants catagorization, Shannon Wiener index
(H) varies from 1.38 to 2.60. Tree species diversity was positively influenced by
occupation, livlihood condition, farm size, homestead size, education and annual
income, but negatively influenced by gender, age and family size. Results of this study
can contribute to modify agroforestry programs for implementing future tree planting
activities for different target populations in various economic and environmental
circumstances.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University,
Dhaka, in partial fulfillment
of the requirements
for the degree
of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
