The Khejri tree (Prosopis cineraria), is a vital resource in the Thar Desert. Sangri, the name of its pods, is the key ingredient in the Rajasthani vegetable dishes Panchkutta and Trikuta. There is severe gall formation and significant pod reduction in P. cineraria caused by the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i113301
Capparis decidua (Family: Capparidaceae) is a very nutritious shrub of arid region. Its fruits are utilized in famous Rajasthani Panchkutta and Tricutta vegetable and pickle making. The present paper deals with the effect of augmentation of Apis mellifera beehives on the fruit se...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102777
Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) recognized as a multipurpose tree species of Thar Desert gets infested with flower galls caused by Eriophyes prosopidis. The heavy infestation turns the flowers into galls without forming pods causing high losses in the yield of pods locally known as s...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i102639
Capparis decidua flowers are cross-pollinated and favored by number of insect for collecting nectar and pollen rewards. It has for low fruit set ratio due to a high degree of self-incompatibility and it largely depends on cross pollination by insects for fruit setting. Present st...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i1131013
A reconnaissance survey was conducted in Barmer, Pali, Churu and Jodhpur District of Rajasthan to document the occurrence of the Konkan Moringa, Moringa concanensis Nimmo and collection of seeds for multiplication as this tree is categorised under threatened species in Rajasthan....
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i24053