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Status of non‐cultivated food plants in Bulamogi County, Uganda
Author(s) -
Tabuti J. R. S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00745.x
Subject(s) - domestication , herbaceous plant , food security , geography , cultivated plant taxonomy , biology , food consumption , agroforestry , agronomy , agriculture , ecology , archaeology , agricultural economics , economics
This study was carried out to document the non‐cultivated food plants (NCFPs) of Bulamogi County, Uganda. It formed part of a wider study meant to document all edible plant species in the county with the general aim of strengthening food security. The study was conducted using semi‐structured interviews. Fifty‐nine NCFPs were recorded in the county. These grow as weeds, wild plants and semi‐cultivated crops. They are equally distributed between herbaceous (54%) and woody (46%) growth habits. They yield fruits (31, n = 59), leaves (11, n = 59) or leaves and stems (10, n = 59) for consumption. A short list of 27 NCFPs with potential for domestication is suggested here for further study.