The wild specie that
disperse the forage for the grazers
Solanum incanum
Conservationist explaining about the coverage and effect of solanum |
Solanum incanum
species grows in variety of habitat with enough fertilizers. The fruits, leaf and roots of Solanum incanum are
extensively used in different areas for the treatment of various diseases such
as coetaneous mycotic infections and other pathological conditions. The
therapeutic activity of the berries has been credited to their content of
solanine and related glycoalkaloids, which are saponins and cytostatic poisons.
Area covered with solanum incanum at ANAPA |
Though this plant is important to most of local people as
treatment they have negative impact to the soil. The growth and development of
this plant require high nutritious soil and wildlife. The presence of this type of plant in
the wild area is not to be considered accidentally rather it is a part of
natural setting to supporting the nature. The major problem for of this plant
is the absorption of all nutrients in the soil causing the palatable forage for
the grazers to die off and disappear completely within the colonized area and
hence the death of wild animals if not migration.
massive well grown Solanum |
Arusha National park is among the park that has this kind of
plant specie despite of the effort to eliminate it; it has the prolonged effect
on the land. The loosens of soil, depletion of soil nutrients, depletion of
grass spores ad the death of soil structure are the effect of solanum incanum
to the area colonized, hence all
this result to insufficiency forage for the grazers and migration to the
suitable area.