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The Phenological Characterization of Calotropis procera (Ait) and its Potential for Domestication for Wool Production in Drylands

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  • Festus M. Mutiso

    (Southeastern Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Jacinta M. Kimiti

    (Southeastern Kenya University, Kenya)

  • Alice N. Muchugi

    (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kenya)

  • Josphert N. Kimatu

    (Southeastern Kenya University, Kenya)

Abstract

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

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  • Festus M. Mutiso & Jacinta M. Kimiti & Alice N. Muchugi & Josphert N. Kimatu, 2023. "The Phenological Characterization of Calotropis procera (Ait) and its Potential for Domestication for Wool Production in Drylands," European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 5(2), pages 55-62, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejfood:v:5:y:2023:i:2:id:20544
    DOI: 10.24018/ejfood.2023.5.2.544
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