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SWEET TAMARIND

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Title SWEET TAMARIND
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Creator Narayan Lal
Vishal Nath
 
Subject sweet tamarind
 
Description Not Available
It is basically a forest species which can
be grown as border plant or wind break
around the orchard. It produces edible
fruits and therefore, is also planted in the
back yards. It is called by many names
like Manila tamarind, Mitiambli, Madras
thorn, Korkalikka is the local Tamil name,
Jungle jilebi. Blackbead, Camachile, ThaiSweet
Tamarind, Monkey Pod, Seema
Chintakayalu (Foreign Tamarind), Kona
Puliyankai (Twisted Tamarind) It is also
known as Ape’s earring, Breadandcheese
tree. The plant growing naturally
on the waste land or being planted at
community lands are main source of
edible fruits. It is mainly grown as a hardy
roadside tree or hedge plant. Its potential
as a fruit has not been utilized (Verheij
and Coronel, 1991). Leaves are browsed
by horses, cattle, goats and sheeps. The
plants are multipurpose and are often
planted as live fence or thorny hedge
which is eventually thick and impenetrable. Plants when attain full size, braches become
potential source of lac cultivation
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Date 2019-12-05T09:48:06Z
2019-12-05T09:48:06Z
2017-01-01
 
Type Book chapter
 
Identifier Lal N and Nath V. 2017 V. Sweet tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.) in Minor Fruits: Nutraceutical importance and cultivation. Pp 901-912, edited by Dr SN Ghosh, Jaya Publishing House
978-93-86110-29-9
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/28064
 
Language English
 
Relation Not Available;
 
Publisher JAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE