Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya

Maina, Peris Nyambura; Mandila, Brexidis

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Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Maina, Peris Nyambura
dc.contributor.author	Mandila, Brexidis
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-28T08:57:55Z
dc.date.issued	2019-02-08
dc.description	Article
dc.description.abstract	Depletion of medicinal plant species as a result of over over-extraction in their natural habitats will have detrimental effects on the livelihood of the locals that herbal medicine is part and parcel of their health systems. Though domestication is the best strategy to conserve medicinal tree and shrub species, most medicinal trees and shrubs have remained undomesticated due to low survival rates and inadequate information on the best strategies to improve survival rates. This study was designated to determine the domestication level and survival rates of selected medicinal tree and shrub species in the semi-arid regions of Chepareria division. A cross-sectional research design was employed in this study. Chepareria division was purposely selected. 384 households were selected using systematic random sampling technique. A pre-designed data collection sheet was used to collect the information on medicinal plant species and photographs were taken where necessary during data collection. The study indicated that there were 25 medicinal tree and/or shrubs in Chepareria division. It was also found that 91.7% households had domesticated trees on their farms with Croton megalocarpus (71.3%) being the highly domesticated tree while Myrsine afriana was the least (0.9%) prevalent medicinal tree in the area. Further analysis using Chi- Square (χ 2 ) test of fitness indicated that there were significant differences in the number of households that have domesticated different medicinal trees and/or shrub species in Chepareria division (P <.0001). The indicated that the various medicinal trees and/or shrubs had different survival rates in the area. The mean survival rates of Aloe graminicola (62.6%), Croton macrostachyus (69.8%) Vernonia amygdalina (69.3%) and Croton megalocarpus (72.7%) are significantly higher while the survival rates of Tamarindus indica (12.0%), Myrsine afriana (6.6%), Dalbergia vaccinifolia (9. 4%) and Commiphoraboi viniana (7.2%) are significantly lower. Chapareria to increase the domestication and survival rate of trees/shrubs.
dc.identifier.citation	Maina, P. N., & Mandila, B. (2019). Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya.
dc.identifier.uri	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kIM8JWhb0O9o4Bwe0JxVEy2FEqURnydK/view
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1004
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports
dc.subject	Medicinal
dc.subject	Domestication
dc.subject	Preference
dc.subject	Abundance
dc.subject	Survival.
dc.title	Domestication and Survival of Selected Medicinal Trees and Shrubs in Chapereria Division West Pokot County Kenya
dc.type	Article
dspace.entity.type	Publication