Evaluation of Moringa oleifera for food Tanzania rural areas

Munyanziza E., . and Sarwatt S. V., . Evaluation of Moringa oleifera for food Tanzania rural areas. pp. 450-456. ISSN 0128-1283

Evaluation of Monnga oUi/era for its potential in food security and environmental rehabilitation has been carried out in Morogoro Tanzania. For this purpose. three-month-old potted nursery seedlings were transplanted in the field at a spacing of 3 x 3 m where they were left to the prevailing weather conditions. Seven months after field planting plant total height branching pattern and root architecture were assessed. The number of pods was also counted. Linear regression analysis was computed to relate pod yield with key growth parameters namely total height and stem branching rate. Within a period shorter than a year the average tree height has reached 4.13 m (SD 0.86). Moringa oleifera yielded enormous amount of edible green beans within the first year. These green beans were borne throughout the long dry season when other sources of vegetables died or became unaffordable for the common people. Owing to its modified roots and probably to other mechanism this species is drought-resistant. There was a positive correlation between the number of pods and the total number of branches (p 0.(01). The relationship between height growth and amount of pods or number of branches was very weak (p 0.10). Any kind of shoot treatment able to stimulate the branching rate will most likely increase pod yield.

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Abstract

Evaluation of Monnga oUi/era for its potential in food security and environmental rehabilitation has been carried out in Morogoro Tanzania. For this purpose. three-month-old potted nursery seedlings were transplanted in the field at a spacing of 3 x 3 m where they were left to the prevailing weather conditions. Seven months after field planting plant total height branching pattern and root architecture were assessed. The number of pods was also counted. Linear regression analysis was computed to relate pod yield with key growth parameters namely total height and stem branching rate. Within a period shorter than a year the average tree height has reached 4.13 m (SD 0.86). Moringa oleifera yielded enormous amount of edible green beans within the first year. These green beans were borne throughout the long dry season when other sources of vegetables died or became unaffordable for the common people. Owing to its modified roots and probably to other mechanism this species is drought-resistant. There was a positive correlation between the number of pods and the total number of branches (p 0.(01). The relationship between height growth and amount of pods or number of branches was very weak (p 0.10). Any kind of shoot treatment able to stimulate the branching rate will most likely increase pod yield.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Moringa oleifera
AGROVOC Term:	Food security
AGROVOC Term:	Land rehabilitation
AGROVOC Term:	Rural areas
AGROVOC Term:	Seedlings
AGROVOC Term:	Spacing
AGROVOC Term:	Weather conditions
AGROVOC Term:	Planting
AGROVOC Term:	Branching
AGROVOC Term:	Dry season
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:27
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22318

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