Vitellaria fruit collection - Nigeria
(Annex 4, Fruit collection form A)

Questionaire filled out in the field

Data entered at BGU

Collection site name, tree number and data

Line #

Query

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Population name

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

2

Date of fruit collection

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

7/7/99

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7/7/99

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7/6/99

7/6/99

7/5/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

7/6/99

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7/6/99

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Scientic name

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

VP

4

Vernacular name

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

kadainyan

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

koshi (Emi)

5

Place of collection:

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Kontagora

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Mokwa

Province

Region

Village

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Mattachibu

Road

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Bangi Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

Kontagora Rd.

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Exact location of collection

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Climatic zone

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

Guinea S.

8

Soil type

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy

sandy-clay

fallow

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

sandy-clay

9

Land type

agric.

agric.

fallow

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

fallow

fallow

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

fallow

fallow

fallow

fallow

agric.

fallow

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

agric.

fallow

agric.

agric.

agric.

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Population purity

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

pure

pure

pure

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

pure

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

pure

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

pure

pure

pure

mixed

mixed

pure

mixed

mixed

mixed

mixed

Population density

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

high

med

high

med

med

low

low

high

med

med

med

high

high

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Tree number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

12

Number of mother trees sampled

13

Fruit from individual mother tree?

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

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Criteria for parent selection

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

vigor

Disease damage?

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

defoliated

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

other

heavy crop

15

Spacing of VP trees (m):

Min.

Ave.

120

200

150

30

225

10

25

200

9

100

15

100

50

30

2

30

70

4

40

25

35

100

200

100

40

40

80

500

60

100

30

100

70

120

120

110

120

15

120

200

80

200

80

40

200

300

250

200

100

Max.

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Is there a plot plan?

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Description of mother tree (Forms A&B):

Height of first branch (m)

3.5

4.0

2.8

3.7

0.5

0.9

3.0

3.4

4.4

3.0

0.5

2.4

1.4

1.2

1.8

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.2

1.2

2.0

4.0

2.5

4.4

3.4

4.5

7.0

3.0

5.0

4.8

5.0

7.0

3.5

1.0

6.0

6.5

4.0

5.0

3.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

1.5

4.3

1.8

3.5

4.0

7.0

3.0

2.0

Number of branches

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

4

2

3

4

2

3

3

2

0.5 [sic]

Branch size

med

large

sm

large

large

large

large

small

sm

sm

large

sm

sm

sm

sm

large

large

large

sm

large

sm

sm

sm

large

sm

sm

sm

sm

large

large

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

sm

large

sm

large

Ave. height

14

11

10

12

11

11

12

11

11

15

10

9

11

10

11

16

18

14

7

13

16

11

11

16

17

13

12

12

18 [sic]

14

13

12

12

13

11

11

11

12

13

14

10

10

12

16

14

15

12

12

Total height

14

12

11

10

12

11

11

12

11

11

15

10

9

11

10

11

16

18

14

7

13

16

11

11

16

17

13

12

12

13 [sic]

14

14

13

12

12

13

11

11

11

12

13

14

10

10

12

16

14

15

12

12

Circumference (cm)--at bh?

123

114

85

87

176

302

127

88

87

52

164

132

117

155

55

68

119

127

109

67

85

79

102

68

111

116

54

122

116

134

103

120

127

141

112

124

91

102

88

99

124

98

148

78

80

142

99

126

100

166

Crown density

dense

light

light

dense

light

light

dense

light

dense

light

light

dense

dense

light

dense

light

dense

light

med

dense

light

light

light

light

light

dense

light

light

dense

med

light

light

light

light

light

light

dense

Tapinanthus?

y

y

n

n

n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n

n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

n

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

T. infestation level

low

low

none

none

none

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

low

high

low

low

none

none

low

high

low, high [sic]

low, high [sic]

low

low

low, high [sic]

high

high

low

low

low

none

low

low

high

low

low

low

high

high

high

low

"Plus" [superior] tree?

y

y

Tree sp.w/n 50 m radius

Parkia

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

A. indica, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, BP

Parkia, BP

Parkia, BP

Parkia, BP

Parkia, BP

Parkia, "V.d",BP

Gmelina, VP

VP

VP

VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

VP

Parkia, VP

Parkia, VP

A. indica, VP

A. indica, D. olifera, VP

Gmelina, D. [olifera?], VP

A. indica, VP

VP

Gmelina, VP

Parkia, VP

Gmelina, VP

VP

Dalbergia, VP

A. indica, VP

A. indica, VP

Parkia, VP

A. indica, VP

P. african, VP

VP

VP

VP

cashew, VP

cashew, VP

VP

P. africana, VP

cashew, VP

A. indica, VP

cashew, VP

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Est. density per ha.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

12

6

6

6

6

6

6

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

6

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At time of fruit collection:

Fruit maturity

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

very ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

well ripe

Fruit stage of neigbors same?

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

y

n

y

y

y

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

Unopened flowers present?

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

20

Stage of leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

defoliated

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

in leaf

All green leaves--none dry?

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

21

Leaf drop?

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

22

Leaf litter?

y

y

y

y

y

little

little

little

little

little

little

y

y

little

little

little

y

little

little

n

y

little

y

n

little

y

little

little

little

n

little

little

y

little

little

y

little

n

y

little

y

y

y

little

little

y

little

little

little

little

23

Vegetation under tree?

n

n

y

maize

n

n

n

n

maize

n

y

y

n

n

n

maize

groundnut

n

n

n

n

maize

n

maize

y

y

y

n

n

y

y

y

n

n

n

n

n

y

y

maize,okra

yam, maize

maize

n

melon

maize,melon

y

melon

maize,melon

n

24

Evidence of fire?

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

25

Costs of collection

Population name

Malam Abdulahi Kluziri

Mr. E. Nda

26

Quantity of fruit collected:

Number

Kg.

27

Fruit on ground collected?

yes

28

Fruit on ground removed?

29

Access to site

km 2.3 from Mattachibu village, cross to the right

km 0.25 from Niger State pulp wood project office, turn left from the sign post