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Studies on Improvement of Extraction of Katha and Cutch from Acacia catechu Wild

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Title Studies on Improvement of Extraction of Katha and Cutch from Acacia catechu Wild
 
Creator Rampal, Manish
 
Subject 634.973 Other dicotyledons
 
Description The advancement of knowledge has identified commercial uses of almost all tree species. Acacias are known for their extractive compounds especially tannins and Acacia catechu< Willd. (khair) is exploited for its extractive products i.e. katha and cutch which possess extensive industrial uses. It belongs to the family Mimosaceae and its three varieties were identified as catechu, catechuoides and sundra, which are variably distributed in different regions of India. Acacia catechu var. catechu grows abundantly in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (Kumaon and Garhwal), Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu region (Anonymous, 1983).
 
Date 1999
 
Type Thesis
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/155/1/12670.pdf
Rampal, Manish (1999) Studies on Improvement of Extraction of Katha and Cutch from Acacia catechu Wild. PhD thesis thesis, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry.