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Tendu
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Tendu
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Sunil Kumar, Narayan Lal and Vishal Nath
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Tendu
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Tendu or Kendu tree (Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.) belonging to Family Ebenaceae, which is endemic to Indian subcontinent. Locally it is known as temburini. It is drought and frost hardy but sensitive to water logging. It is also one of the important lesser known fruits which is available during summer in the localmarket of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa state and used as a delicacy. The fruits are highly nutritive and rich source of phenols and fibre. The tribal of these regions are using this fruit to protect them from loo or hot wind during summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek ‘dios’ (divine), and ‘pyros’ (fruit), referring to the excellent fruit of the genus. The specific name is Greek and means ‘dark wood’. Not Available |
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2019-12-05T09:47:14Z
2019-12-05T09:47:14Z 2017-01-01 |
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Book chapter
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Kumar S, Lal N and Nath V. 2016. Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon (roxb)) in Underutilized Fruit Crops: Importance and Cultivation. pp1327-1338 Edited by Dr SN Ghosh et al.
978-93-86110-09-1 http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/28063 |
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English
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JAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE
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