Yes, it is planted along with roadside. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=53193
It performs well in lateritic soils also http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=68754 Related Article Thats why your Biodiesel tree is not performing well. http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=3118&page=-2 Pankaj Oudhia http://knol.google.com/k/pankaj-oudhia/pankaj-oudhia/3nerdtj3s9l79/1# On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[email protected]>wrote: > A point to be stressed here is that it is not BROWSABLE, and therefore > suitable for roadside and hpusing colony plantations. > akbhatt > > > On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Garg ji, >> >> My pictures of Karanj. >> >> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70347 >> >> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70346 >> >> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=98823 >> >> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=70349 >> >> And article >> >> Why Karanj is better than Jatropha? >> >> http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=earticleView&earticleId=845&page=-2 >> >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> >> On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 6:49 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good pictures, Sadhana ji. >>> >>> Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures/ more details, pl. click >>> on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongamia_pinnata >>> >>> *Pongamia pinnata* (*Indian Beech Tree*, *Honge Tree*, *Pongam Tree*, >>> *Milletia >>> Pinnata*) is a tree thought to have originated in >>> India<http://mail.google.com/wiki/India> >>> and is found throughout Asia <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Asia>. While >>> it is commonly referred to as *Pongmaia pinnata* recent research has >>> suggested that it should be reclassified to genus *Millettia*. >>> >>> *Pongamia pinnata* is a deciduous<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Deciduous> >>> legume <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Legume> tree that grows to about >>> 15-25 meters in height with a large >>> canopy<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Canopy> >>> which spreads equally wide. The leaves are a soft, shiny burgundy in >>> early summer and mature to a glossy, deep green as the season progresses. >>> Flowering starts in general after 3-4 years. Cropping of pods and single >>> almond sized seeds can occur by 4-6 years. Small clusters of white, purple, >>> and pink flowers <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Flower> blossom on their >>> branches throughout the year, maturing into brown >>> seed<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Seed> >>> pods. The tree is well suited to intense heat and sunlight and its >>> dense network of lateral roots and its thick, long >>> taproot<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Taproot> >>> make it drought-tolerant. The dense shade it provides slows the >>> evaporation of surface water and its root >>> nodules<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Root_nodules> >>> promote nitrogen fixation<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nitrogen_fixation>, >>> a symbiotic process by which gaseous nitrogen >>> (N2)<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nitrogen> >>> from the air is converted into NH4+<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Ammonium> >>> (a form of nitrogen available to the plant). Withstanding temperatures >>> slightly below 0°C to 50°C and annual rainfall of 50–250 cm, the tree grows >>> wild on sandy and rocky soils, including oolitic >>> limestone<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Oolitic_limestone>, >>> but will grow in most soil types, even with its roots in salt >>> water.[1]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ver=HYFyTAqnPr8.en_GB.&am=b7EopeS3cCFPDX3i1_Q2SgddRKi7nPs#cite_note-0> >>> >>> Known by many names (Panigrahi, Karanji , Calpa, and Ponge, among other) >>> it is a tree that is well-adapted to arid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Arid> >>> zones and has many traditional uses. It is often used for landscaping >>> purposes as a windbreak <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Windbreak> or for >>> shade due to the large canopy and showy fragrant flowers. The bark can be >>> used to make twine or rope and it also yields a black gum that has >>> historically been used to treat wounds caused by poisonous fish. The flowers >>> are used by gardeners as compost for plants requiring rich >>> nutrients<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Nutrients>. >>> Although all parts of the plant are toxic<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Toxic> >>> and will induce nausea and vomiting if eaten, the fruits and sprouts, >>> along with the seeds, are used in many traditional remedies. Juices from the >>> plant, as well as the oil, are >>> antiseptic<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Antiseptic> >>> and resistant to pests. In addition the Pongamia tree has the rare >>> property of producing seeds of 25-40% >>> lipid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Lipid> >>> content of which nearly half is Oleic >>> acid<http://mail.google.com/wiki/Oleic_acid> >>> .[2]<http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&view=js&name=js&ver=HYFyTAqnPr8.en_GB.&am=b7EopeS3cCFPDX3i1_Q2SgddRKi7nPs#cite_note-1> >>> The seed oil is an important asset of this tree having been used as >>> lamp oil, in soap <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Soap> making, and as a >>> lubricant <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Lubricant> for thousands of >>> years. >>> >>> The seed oil has been found to be useful in diesel generators and, along >>> with Jatropha <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Jatropha>, it is being >>> explored in hundreds of projects throughout India and the third world as >>> feedstock for biodiesel <http://mail.google.com/wiki/Biodiesel>. >>> >>> 2009/5/3 Sadhna Sharma <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Karanj or *Pongamia pinnata* looking beautiful in fresh leaves and >>>> flower buds. >>>> >>>> Much better images by Vinod ji and Satish ji at >>>> http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/99bf7dcc9ba45bd3 >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Sadhna Sharma >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> With regards, >>>> J.M.Garg >>>> "We often ignore the beauty around us" >>>> Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>>> For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group >>>> (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Anand Kumar Bhatt > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Airport Road > Gwalior. 474 005. > Tele: 0751-247 2233. 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