Acacia seyal var.: Acacia fistula (Schweinf.) Oliv. Based Parkland Practice, Farmers Perception, and Management Techniques in Case of Jarsa Kebele, Guba Lafto District of Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia

Table 11

Main objectives and preferred season for pruning management of Acacia seyal.

Variables	Categories	Response in percentage
Common management option	Pruning and thinning	80.9
	Pollarding	12.8
	For fuel	85.1
	For fence	27.6
Pruning objectives	Minimizing shading effect	19.2
	Reducing bird effect	19.1
	For mulch	10.6
	For fodder	4.3
	To increase tree bole height	2.1
Pruning reason at different seasons	Before cropping to avoid soil shading and crop emerging effect	70.2
	At crop growing season to avoid crop shading effect	42.6
	At the crop maturity stage to minimize the bird effect	46.8