Spatial Ramifications of Dodder Infestation on Urban Ornamentals in Mombasa, Kenya
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2020-08
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Scientific Research Publishing
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Dodders are cosmopolitan generalist holoparasites that forage on a commu nity of plant species ranging from shrubs, trees and herbaceous. In this study,
we employ mixed method research design that involved use of questionnaires
and dodder host sampling matrix. Host identification and naming was car ried out by ecological Android PlantNet Plant App version 3.0.5. Respon dents sample size was determined by Krejcie and Morgan sampling formula.
Results show that dodder was fast spreading through spatial retrospective sat ellite Landsat imagery analysis. Dodder was known by the majority of re spondents (97.1%) where the exploratory analysis score shows that respon dents’ constituency of residence influenced their understanding of dodder
(F(5, 361) = 5.329, P = 0.000). The mode of parasitism between dodder & the
hosts varied as some ornamental trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants were
either affected moderately or extremely. The study recommends use of bio technological dodder control approaches through transgenic plants biotech nology and plant breeding to develop resistance towards dodder plant para sites.
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Ngare, I. O., Koske, J. K., Muriuki, J. N., Gathuku, G. N., & Adiel, R. K. (2020). Spatial Ramifications of Dodder Infestation on Urban Ornamen tals in Mombasa, Kenya. Current Urban Studies, 8, 533-544