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Rain tree (Albizia saman): A potential lac host and gum producing tree

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Title Rain tree (Albizia saman): A potential lac host and gum producing tree
 
Creator Vaibhav D Lohot
Nandkishore Thombare
Jyotirmoy Ghosh
Thamilarasi K
A. Mohanasundaram
V.V. Thakur
K.K. Sharma
 
Subject Agriculture
 
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Rain tree (Albizia saman) is a host plant for lac insects (Kerria spp.) known for producing a
resin called ‘lac’ which finds application in many industrial sectors. Lac cultivation is an
important livelihood for the forest and sub-forest people of the country including Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Odisha. Rain tree is an
attractive, large, semi deciduous popular avenue tree with an umbrella-shaped crown. The
tree also yields reddish-brown colored gum from its bark. The gum is of inferior quality and
can be used as an adhesive. Recent surveys and past reports suggest that Rain tree may serve
as an important host for lac cultivation thorough out India.
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Date 2022-05-24T09:43:51Z
2022-05-24T09:43:51Z
2020-02-01
 
Type Magazine
 
Identifier V.D. Lohot, N. Thombare, J. Ghosh, K. Thamilarasi, A. Mohanasundaram, V.V. Thakur and K.K. Sharma (2020) Rain tree (Albizia saman): A potential lac host and gum producing tree. AGRICULTURE & FOOD: e- Newsletter. 2(2) pp. 348-353.
2581 - 8317
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/72372
 
Language English
 
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Publisher AGRICULTURE & FOOD: e- Newsletter