Sideroxylon mascatense : a new crop for high elevation arid climates

Other Title(s)

البوت (Sideroxylon mascatense)‎ : محصول جديد للمناطق المرتفعة ذات المناخ الجاف

Joint Authors

Hopkins, Eric
al-Yahyai, Rashid A.

Source

Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal

Issue

Vol. 25, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.2-8, 7 p.

Publisher

Sultan Qaboos University College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences

Publication Date

2020-06-30

Country of Publication

Oman

No. of Pages

7

Main Subjects

Agriculture

Abstract EN

This paper reviews the existing research on Sideroxylon mascatense, and provides an argument for being considered a fruit crop in cultivated production systems in the Sultanate of Oman and elsewhere.

Climate change due to global warming has adverse effects on the agro-ecosystems of mountain regions in marginal climate zones.

For example, in the Western Hajar Mountains of Oman, yields of the temperate fruit crops have decreased in recent years as temperature and other climate anomalies have increased.

Other fruit-bearing wild plants have also been impacted by extreme weather fluctuations, particularly those that occupy a narrow altitudinal range.

One such plant is S.

mascatense, a currently underutilized fruiting plant found growing in the wild all through the Middle East and other arid mountainous regions.

Two fruiting types of S.

mascatense are found in Oman, both of which are seasonally wild harvested by mountain inhabitants and sold in markets as well as along the roadsides.

While some specimens exist in cultivated areas, propagation and new plantings are non-existent.

Regeneration in the wild is also in decline in Oman, possibly due to climate change.

Increasing S.

mascatense populations could be achieved via propagation, as well as commercial cultivation, although further research is needed into cropping systems and best practice methods.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hopkins, Eric& al-Yahyai, Rashid A.. 2020. Sideroxylon mascatense : a new crop for high elevation arid climates. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal،Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.2-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-974351

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hopkins, Eric& al-Yahyai, Rashid A.. Sideroxylon mascatense : a new crop for high elevation arid climates. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal Vol. 25, no. 1 (2020), pp.2-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-974351

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hopkins, Eric& al-Yahyai, Rashid A.. Sideroxylon mascatense : a new crop for high elevation arid climates. Agricultural and Marine Sciences : Research Journal. 2020. Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.2-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-974351

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 6-8

Record ID

BIM-974351