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Fruit yield of Sclerocarya birrea is significantly influenced by land use and tree diameter, with trees in farmlands producing the highest yields compared to those in fallows and forests. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess how contrasting land-use types and tree diameter classes affect the fruit yield of Sclerocarya birrea in order to build predictive yield models.

August 30, 2026International Journal of Fruit ScienceOpen Access

How Do Land Use and Tree Size Influence Fruit Yield of Sclerocarya birrea in Burkina Faso?

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SHSatassa Hien LTLassina Traoré MSMahamoudou Sawadogo

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Observational study reveals higher fruit yield in farmlands compared to forests for Sclerocarya birrea, indicating that agricultural management enhances non-timber forest product production.

Key Points

To assess how contrasting land-use types and tree diameter classes affect the fruit yield of Sclerocarya birrea in order to build predictive yield models.
Monitored 105 Sclerocarya birrea trees across three land-use systems: farmlands (n = 45), fallows (n = 30), and forests (n = 30).
Estimated fruit biomass non-destructively by sampling trees across diameter classes and conducting daily collections of ripe fallen fruits.
Fruit production differed significantly across land uses (p < .001), with the highest average yield observed in farmlands (36.81 ± 16.65 kg/tree), followed by fallows (25.96 ± 13.03 kg/tree), and forests (20.14 ± 10.34 kg/tree).
Fruiting commenced at approximately 10 cm stem diameter, with diameter at breast height exhibiting significant positive correlations with fruit biomass, tree height, and fruit count (p < .001).

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Hien et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0b06c1a8fb52e79d12b https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2026.2722062

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August 30, 2026International Journal of Fruit ScienceOpen Access

How Do Land Use and Tree Size Influence Fruit Yield of Sclerocarya birrea in Burkina Faso?

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Authors

SHSatassa Hien LTLassina Traoré MSMahamoudou Sawadogo

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Overview

Observational study reveals higher fruit yield in farmlands compared to forests for Sclerocarya birrea, indicating that agricultural management enhances non-timber forest product production.

Key Points

To assess how contrasting land-use types and tree diameter classes affect the fruit yield of Sclerocarya birrea in order to build predictive yield models.
Monitored 105 Sclerocarya birrea trees across three land-use systems: farmlands (n = 45), fallows (n = 30), and forests (n = 30).
Estimated fruit biomass non-destructively by sampling trees across diameter classes and conducting daily collections of ripe fallen fruits.
Fruit production differed significantly across land uses (p < .001), with the highest average yield observed in farmlands (36.81 ± 16.65 kg/tree), followed by fallows (25.96 ± 13.03 kg/tree), and forests (20.14 ± 10.34 kg/tree).
Fruiting commenced at approximately 10 cm stem diameter, with diameter at breast height exhibiting significant positive correlations with fruit biomass, tree height, and fruit count (p < .001).

Cite This Study

Hien et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0b06c1a8fb52e79d12b https://doi.org/10.1080/15538362.2026.2722062

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