Baobab Monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future

CONTENTS
CONTENTS..................................................................................................1
LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................4
LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................4
LIST OF PLATES........................................................................................5
PREFACE .....................................................................................................6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .........................................................................7
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND TAXONOMY ............................8
1.1 INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................8
1.2 NOMENCLATURE OF BAOBAB................................................................8
1.3 VERNACULAR NAMES OF BAOBAB......................................................11
1.4 THE IMPORTANCE OF BAOBAB ............................................................12
CHAPTER 2. DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES.........................................14
2.1 BOTANICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION...............................14
2.1.1 The genus Adansonia .................................................................14
2.1.2 Adansonia digitata.......................................................................15
2.2 REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY ...................................................................16
2.2.1 Phenology of Adansonia digitata ...............................................16
2.2.2 Pollination ..................................................................................21
2.2.3 Seed dispersal and tree regeneration...........................................22
2.3 CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF BAOBAB ...............................................23
CHAPTER 3. DISTRIBUTION ...............................................................24
3.1 BAOBAB IN AFRICA ............................................................................24
3.2 REGIONAL DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION ..........................................26
3.2.1 West and Central Africa .............................................................26
3.2.2 Northeastern Africa ....................................................................26
3.2.3 Eastern Africa.............................................................................26
3.2.4 Southern Africa ..........................................................................27
3.3 INTRODUCTIONS OUTSIDE AFRICA......................................................27
3.4 DISTRIBUTION OF RELATED SPECIES ...................................................27
CHAPTER 4. PROPERTIES ...................................................................37
4.1 LEAVES...............................................................................................37
4.2 FRUIT PULP .........................................................................................39
4.3 SEEDS .................................................................................................42
4.4 OTHER CONSTITUENTS........................................................................45
4.4.1 Mucilage.....................................................................................45
4.4.2 Pectin..........................................................................................45
4.4.3 Anti-nutritional factors ...............................................................45
4.4.4 Medicinal compounds.................................................................46
CHAPTER 5. UTILISATION..................................................................47
5.1 DOMESTIC FOOD USES AND LOCAL PROCESSING .................................47
5.1.1 Leaves.........................................................................................47
5.1.2 Fruit pulp ....................................................................................48
5.1.3 Seeds...........................................................................................48
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