July 2009

Supplies of bushmeat for livelihoods in logging towns in the Congo Basin

  The focus of this study is on the importance of bushmeat to the economies of 99 hunting households in two logging towns, northern boundary of the Lobeke National Park, East Province of Cameroon. In this area, bushmeat was the major source of daily animal protein and an estimated 37 960 wild animals were killed each year or 104 animals per day. In general, 62% of the hunted animals were sold for cash income...

Author(s): Julius Chupezi Tieguhong and Janusz Zwolinski

July 2009

Some pomological characteristics of F1 plum hybrids (Prunus domestica L.) developed in Cacak, Serbia

  The paper presents results on the development of plum cultivars derived fromPrunus domestica L. through planned hybridisation in Cacak (Serbia). Cacanska Lepotica, Cacanska Najbolja and Stanley cultivars were used as pollen donors, the Stanley being pollen recipient in all combinations. The study conducted over the 1991-2007 period resulted in the selection of seven highest-quality F1 hybrids...

Author(s): T. Milosevic and N. Milosevic