Croton megalocarpus

***Croton megalocarpus*** wani nau'in itace ne a cikin iyalin Euphorbiaceae . Yana da asali ga ƙasashe goma a Afirka ta Kudu, gami da Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Jamhuriyar Demokradiyyar Kongo, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, da Mozambique.

## Bayani game da tsire-tsire
Croton, itace mai saurin girma wanda ke tsayayya da fari da yanayin yanayi mai tsanani kuma dabbobi ba sa bincika shi, yana girma har zuwa mita 36 tare da kambi mai laushi, kuma yana kaiwa balaga bayan shekaru biyar zuwa bakwai. Ana yawan samunsa a kan iyakokin gonaki na karkara, da kuma cikin gandun daji, inda ita ce itace mai girma.

Itacen Croton suna da launin toka mai duhu ko launin ruwan kasa kuma ganyayyaki suna da tsawo kuma suna da siffar oval, tare da kore na sama da kuma launin ruwan kasa. Masu shuka masu yawa, itatuwan suna da 'ya'ya sau biyu a shekara kimanin watanni biyar bayan ruwan sama a Gabashin Afirka. Kwayoyin, kowannensu yana dauke da tsaba masu duhu guda uku da ba za a iya ci ba, suna tasowa bayan furanni na itace, suna balaga a cikin adadi daban-daban a duk shekara dangane da yankin da tsawo.

## Amfaninshi
Itacen Croton suna taka muhimmiyar rawa a cikin yanayin halittu na gida don inuwa, kariya ta iska, da kiyaye ƙasa. Itacen daga bishiyoyi yana yin itace mai kyau da gawayi. Har ila yau, an san itacen da juriya ta tsutsa kuma ana amfani da shi don shinge da sanduna a cikin gini. Idan aka ba su babban abun ciki na nitrogen, ana amfani da ganye sau da yawa don mulch. Amfani da kiwon lafiya na gargajiya don croton sun haɗa da bark, tsaba, tushen da ganye da ake amfani da su don dalilai na magani kamar cututtukan ciki, zazzabin cizon sauro, ƙuntatawar rauni, da cutar huhu.

Croton nuts, tare da tsaba waɗanda ke ƙunshe da kusan 30% mai da 30% furotin, ana amfani da su azaman samfurin kasuwanci a cikin al'ummomin yankin a Gabashin Afirka. A baya wani albarkatun da aka ɓata, an inganta croton a matsayin hanyar gida, mafi dorewa don samar da man fetur a maimakon ayyukan jatropha da suka gaza. Kwayar kanta tana da amfani da yawa amma mafi sananne shine mai, wanda aka yi amfani da shi don yin biofuel ko biodiesel. Ana iya amfani da kek mai furotin mai girma wanda ya kasance bayan cire man fetur a cikin abincin dabba, kuma ana sarrafa kwayar kwayar a cikin taki ko amfani da ita azaman biomass.

### Rashin man fetur
An inganta man fetur na Croton (CNO) saboda fa'idodi da aka fahimta wajen yaki da canjin yanayi, hayakin gas da dogaro da man fetur. Idan aka kwatanta da dizal, CNO yana da man shafa kansa kuma yana da mafi girman haske wanda ke sa ya fi aminci kuma yana haifar da ƙananan hayaki. Akwai iyakantaccen bincike game da samar da biodiesel daga CNO amma a matsayin biofuel ana iya haɗa shi a kowane rabo tare da ko a matsayin maye gurbin diesel a cikin kayan aiki da janareta.

### Gurasar tsaba
Ana amfani da kek ɗin iri na Croton a cikin abincin dabbobi. Dangane da gwajin dakin gwaje-gwaje, furotin yana da asusun 25-30% na cake na iri idan aka kwatanta da irin wannan cake kamar canola (18%) da sunflower (20%). Croton seed cake kuma yana da ƙananan matakin aflatoxin (14%) fiye da auduga da sunflower tsaba. A cikin binciken da Hukumar Abinci da Aikin Gona ta Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta buga, shigar da kashi 25% na cake na kwayar halitta a cikin abincin kaza yana da tasiri mai kyau akan ci gaban kaza da lafiya.

### Mai shayarwa