Prosopis Species in the Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of India
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The Prosopis Society of India

During the Prosopis conference at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) held from November 21-23, 1993, it was felt by the participants that there is an urgent need to bring all the Indian Prosopis researchers together to share their experiences and expertise in various aspects of Prosopis research. With the active support of Dr Peter Felker of Texas A&M University, Kingsville, Texas, USA, the Prosopis Society of India was formed on the eve of the plenary session of the conference. The Society was started with forty members. Today, PSI has one hundred registered members. The society is still in its infancy and the domain of activities is limited to exchange of information among members regarding the R&D activities taking place in various parts of India involving Prosopis species. The Society plans to publish a half-yearly newsletter ‘Prosopis News’ from 1998. It is also planned to form a network with Prosopis researchers in the USA, Europe and South America. The headquarters of the Society are in the Silviculture Section, CAZRI, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

The Henry Doubleday Research Association

The Henry Doubleday Research Association was registered as a charity in 1958 with the aims of carrying out scientific research into, collating and disseminating information about, and promoting an interest in organic agriculture and food in the UK and overseas. Since 1985 the Association has also implemented a major international programme for sustainable forestry and agroforestry. In addition to its research, the Association also provides an advisory service for agriculture and forestry from its headquarters at Ryton Gardens, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3LG, UK.

Prosopis Species in the Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of India

Proceedings of a conference held at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

November 21-23, 1993.

Editors:

Published in 1998 by:

The Prosopis Society of India and the Henry Doubleday Research Association

ISBN 0 905343 21 2

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Acknowledgements

Foreword

I - Overview

Editorial introduction - J.C. Tewari, N.M. Pasiecznik, L.N. Harsh and P.J.C. Harris
Prosopis in the arid regions of India: some important aspects of research and development - L.N. Harsh and J.C. Tewari
Review of applied aspects of Prosopis - P. Felker

II - Ecology and Management

Ecology of Prosopis juliflora in the arid regions of India - S.K. Saxena
Ecology of succession of Prosopis juliflora in the ravines of India - S.Chinnimani
Ecology and management of some important species of Prosopis - J.C. Dagar

III - Biochemical Aspects

Effect of Prosopis species on properties of arid zone soils - R.K. Aggarwal
Amino acids in seeds and seedlings of P. cineraria and P. Juliflora - V.K. Khandelwal and D.N. Sen
A plant growth regulator from Prosopis cineraria and Prosopis juliflora - H.A. Khan
Seasonal Variations of Metabolic Status of Prosopis juliflora - D.N. Sen and M. Mehta
Pretreatments to enhance germination of Prosopis juliflora seed - J.C. Tewari, M.D. Bohra, N.K. Sharma, U. Burman and L.N. Harsh
Effect of seed weight and sowing depth on germination and seedling quality of Prosopis juliflora - Neeta Mutha and U. Burman
Possibilities of manipulating mycorrhizal associations for higher production in Prosopis juliflora - J.C. Tarafdar and A.V. Rao
Studies on vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza in association with Prosopis juliflora - V. Mohan, K.K. Srivastava and Neelam Verma

IV - Genetic Improvement

Biomass production and partitioning of Prosopis juliflora on a degraded ravinous site - R. Sood and S. Bhatia
Performance of Prosopis species for short rotation fuelwood forestry on degraded sites - H.M. Behl and V.L. Goel
Practices for raising Prosopis plantations in saline soils - Gurbachan Singh
Combined selection for tree height improvement in Prosopis cineraria - S.K. Jindal
Prosopis provenance research in Cape Verde - N.M. Pasiecznik
Genetic improvement of Prosopis juliflora - Ashwani Kumar, Padmini Shivkumar, A.M. Rai and A.C. Banerjee
Relative growth performance of Latin American Prosopis species in the Indian arid tract - J.C. Tewari, N.K. Sharma and L.N. Harsh
Variability in early growth and biomass accumulation in a progeny trial of Prosopis alba - L.N. Harsh, J.C. Tewari, N.K. Sharma and M.D. Bohra

V - Pests and Diseases

Some noteworthy insect pests of Prosopis juliflora from Rajasthan, India - Mohammad Yousuf and Meeta Gaur
Pod and seed infestation of Prosopis juliflora with Caryedon serratus Oliver in the Thar desert - Satya Vir and S.K. Jindal
Insects associated with Prosopis cineraria in arid western Rajasthan, India - D.R. Parihar and M.P. Singh
Taragama siva Lefebvre (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): a serious defoliator of Prosopis juliflora - Mohammad Yousuf and Meeta Gaur
Injurious Hexapoda associated with Prosopis - M.P. Singh
Diseases of Prosopis juliflora in Rajasthan - K.K. Srivastava and D.K. Mishra

VI - Utilisation

Use of Prosopis juliflora pods in enhancing the growth of fungal pathogens in culture medium - M.D. Bohra, S.K. Sharma and Satish Lodha
Prosopis juliflora - its uses - M.K. Kanzaria and A.K. Varshney
Nutritive value and palatability of Prosopis juliflora pods: A review - B.K. Mathur and H.C. Bohra
Variation in some horticultural traits in Prosopis cineraria in Rajasthan - Vishal Nath, R.S. Singh and N.K. Dwivedi*
Prosopis cineraria: pods in the human diet - Pratibha Tewari