Nowadays, attention is being paid to exploration of possibilities of exploiting new and under-utilized plant resources with the aim of meeting the growing societal needs. Calotropis procera is one among the many under-utilized species despite its many economic and ecological uses. This study was done to characterize the phenology of the species and determine its potential for domestication for wool production. Phenological data was used to generate charts that depicted the flowering and fruiting phenophases for three provenances for four seasons. The data was subjected to Test of Homogeneity of Variances to isolate significant differences in study parameters. Spearman rank pair-wise correlations between wet seasons and flowering were done. Flowering intensity in different months of the year was significantly different (p
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2023.5.2.544Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2023
Authors
Mutiso, F.M.; Kimiti, J.M.; Muchugi, A.N.; Kimatu, J.N.
Language
English
Keywords
phenology, domestication, wool production, semiarid zones, flowering, fruiting
Geographic
Kenya
