Authors :
Joyce Ruvimbo Kaliyati; Nyamande Mapope; Walter Manyangarirwa
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 7 - July
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8304414
Abstract :
Cleome gynandra known as the African spider
plant (Cat’s whiskers) is an important leafy vegetable
growing in the wild and as a weed in cropping systems
throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the
world. It has many important uses among culinary and
medicinal systems making it a very special agricultural
plant that has been neglected as a weed. C. gynandra has
been used in place of over the counter medicines to cure
ailments and in cropping systems to eliminate pathogens
besides being used as a vegetable adding to the diet of
mankind. This comes as a cheaper way of acquiring the
same components found in those chemicals that are
available in the C. gynandra plant. It has an ability of
growing and maintaining high photosynthetic activity in
elevated temperatures being a C4 plant resulting in high
growth rates, it can grow under changing climate
scenarios. It fits in all areas that include medicinal and
nutritional giving it an important stance to be
commercially grown and prove to be an economically
important crop as there are increases in organic food
markets and medicines and this improves livelihoods
especially in developing countries. Commercial
production requires tools that can safeguard the crop
from being attacked by pests and diseases resulting in
massive crop losses. Integrated Pest Management is
increasingly taking a better stance considering the
increasing resistance to chemicals by pests and an
increased acceptance of organic food by many
consumers. This pushes towards the promotion of C.
gynandra into the main cropping system. This review
explores the disease spectrum and management options
for diseases of C. gynandra for recommendation for
commercial production.
Keywords :
Cleome gynandra, Pathogen, Diseases, Commercial production, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Cleome gynandra known as the African spider
plant (Cat’s whiskers) is an important leafy vegetable
growing in the wild and as a weed in cropping systems
throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the
world. It has many important uses among culinary and
medicinal systems making it a very special agricultural
plant that has been neglected as a weed. C. gynandra has
been used in place of over the counter medicines to cure
ailments and in cropping systems to eliminate pathogens
besides being used as a vegetable adding to the diet of
mankind. This comes as a cheaper way of acquiring the
same components found in those chemicals that are
available in the C. gynandra plant. It has an ability of
growing and maintaining high photosynthetic activity in
elevated temperatures being a C4 plant resulting in high
growth rates, it can grow under changing climate
scenarios. It fits in all areas that include medicinal and
nutritional giving it an important stance to be
commercially grown and prove to be an economically
important crop as there are increases in organic food
markets and medicines and this improves livelihoods
especially in developing countries. Commercial
production requires tools that can safeguard the crop
from being attacked by pests and diseases resulting in
massive crop losses. Integrated Pest Management is
increasingly taking a better stance considering the
increasing resistance to chemicals by pests and an
increased acceptance of organic food by many
consumers. This pushes towards the promotion of C.
gynandra into the main cropping system. This review
explores the disease spectrum and management options
for diseases of C. gynandra for recommendation for
commercial production.
Keywords :
Cleome gynandra, Pathogen, Diseases, Commercial production, Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
