Table 4 Descriptors used by respondents for the identification of breadfruit  cultivars in the Caribbean
Identification and characterization criteria | Respondents* (%) | Criterion category | Cultivar names |
|---|---|---|---|
Plant morphology | |||
Pulp color | 77 | White | White, White Heart, Captain Bligh |
Cream | Macca | ||
Light yellow | Timor, St. Kitts | ||
Yellow | Yellow Heart, Butterheart | ||
Skin texture | 58 | Smooth | Black Breadfruit, Smooth Skin, White, White Heart, Yellow Heart |
Sandpapery | Red Bread | ||
Rough/spiny | Macca, Choufchouf, Waterloo, Monkey Breadfruit | ||
Fruit size | 30 | Large | Black Breadfruit, Sally Young, Waterloo |
Medium | Lawyer Caine, Soursop | ||
Small | Hope Marble | ||
Leaf characteristics | 25 | Deeply lobed | Cassava |
Moderately lobed | White Heart, Yellow Heart | ||
Slightly lobed on the upper one-third of the leaf to entire | Timor, St. Kitts | ||
Fruit shape | 16 | Round | Lawyer Caine, Dessert |
Oblong | Red Bread | ||
Irregular | Choufchouf | ||
Skin color | 10 | Brown | Yellow Heart |
Green | Green Skin, Soursop | ||
Yellow green | Kashee | ||
Core size | 5 | Large | Brambram, Banjam |
Small | Hogpen, Dessert | ||
Agronomic characteristics | |||
Time of bearing | 15 | June to September | Yellow Heart |
December to February | Â | ||
Year round | Liberal, St. Kitts | ||
Time to fruit maturity | 4 | Fast | Yellow Heart |
Slow | Cassava | ||
Other | |||
Frequency of occurrence | 5 | Common | Common, Creole, Ordinary, Yellow |
Rare | Couscous, Choufchouf, Brambram | ||