Thank you, Usha di. It is a wonderful pickle indeed. Regards, Viplav
2012/8/19 ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> > Viplav: > Wonderful pictures , write up and the pdf too. > > I have eaten Kerda achhar as an young child on visits to my grandma . But > had never seen the flowers, everytime a capparis has been submitted here I > have yearned to see the Kerda nu jaad. > > dhanyavaad. > Usha di > > > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 7:27 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Sharing some pictures of a Kair tree [*Capparis decidua*] from East >> Kachchh. Usually, it is very common as a spiny bush in the dry region of >> Vagad, East Kachchh. >> >> Had clicked these pictures on the 3rd of August, 2012 while wayfaring >> through Suvai, East Kachchh. The rains have eluded Kachchh this year but >> Kair was flowering and fruiting with impelling vigour, I suppose this can >> be attributed to the amazing survival strategies of this xerophyte in the >> extreme conditions of an arid biotope. >> >> In a very interesting paper on this plant, Dheeraj Singh & Ranjit Singh >> have indicated that being an excellent "climate change indicator" in the >> dry parts of Western India, "Kair will be fully laden with flowers and >> fruits if there are drought and high temperatures, whereas in the case of a >> good monsoon, it bears only average flowers and fruits ... It seems >> paradoxical that plants should produce flowers and fruits during the driest >> period when there is maximum water stress. But a close inspection will >> reveal that this is an important adaptation for continuity of >> the populations. By producing flowers about 1-2 months before the rainy >> season the species ensures that the seeds are already in the ground when >> the rainy season begins. The plant can afford this behaviour because of its >> ability to draw moisture from deeper soil layers." >> >> Have also attached the PDF file of this paper for those interested. >> >> Best wishes, Viplav >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > > --
