References on Mango

Kavathekar K. Y., Panda P. K., Sastry T. C. S., Rajendra Gupta, Rethinam P., Edison S., Pareek O. P., Suneel Sharma, Chadha K. S., Bhag Mal, Sudhir Kochhar, Kallarackal J., Somen C. K., Farooqi M. I. H., Abrol I. P., Rekib A., Upadhyay V.

Abstract : The second of 2 special issues, containing 12 papers on various aspects of trees, with emphasis on their diverse uses: (1) Forests as a source of timbers - information on 10 species/genera (Acacia catechu, Albizia lebbek, Cedrus deodara, Dalbergia sissoo, Pterocarpus marsupium, Santalum album, Shorea robusta, Tectona grandis, Bambusa and Dendrocalamus); (2) Trees in Indian medicine; (3) Trees with a spicy twang - information on 11 species (Syzygium aromaticum, Myristica fragrans, Cinnamomum spp., Garcinia indica, Pimenta dioica, Murraya koenigii, Tamarindus indica, Illicium spp., including I. verum, Ferula assa-foetida, Pimenta racemosa and Punica granatum), and discussion on constraints to production; (4) Fruit trees for arid and semiarid lands - suitable species are listed and discussed, including nutritional aspects/data, propagation and planting methods, water harvesting and moisture conservation, and fertilizing; (5) Trees for fighting malnutrition - a brief discussion of the nutritive value of tree fruits with data for 19 species (Prunus amygdalus [P. dulcis], Emblica officinalis [Phyllanthus emblica], Malus pumila, Prunus armeniaca, Persea americana, Aegle marmelos, Musa sp., Ziziphus mauritiana, Artocarpus altilis, Anacardium occidentale, Annona squamosa, Phoenix dactylifera, Vitis vinifera, Psidium guajava, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Mangifera indica, Carica papaya, Ananas comosus and Juglans regia); (6) Under-utilized trees for food: promise and potentials - data on underutilized trees in 5 categories (bamboos, trees for vegetable and table purposes, fruit trees, edible oil-yielding trees and exotics); (7) Trees for agroforestry; (8) Trees yielding gums and resins - data on gums used for international trade are listed, and some important gums further discussed (gum arabic from Acacia senegal; tragacanth gum from Astragalus spp.; karaya gum from Sterculia urens; frankincense from Boswellia carterii [B. sacra]; myrrh from Commiphora molmol in Yemen and Somalia or from C. whitii (C. mukul) in India; rosin from Pinus spp.; dammars from various dipterocarp species; copals from African Leguminosae, e.g. Copaifera spp. and Trachylobium verrucosum [Hymenaea verrucosa]; and elemi from species of Burseraceae, e.g. Canarium and Amyris); (9) Tree-based land use for utilizing salt-affected soils - the distribution and characteristics of salt affected soils in India and promising tree species (and grasses) for use on them are discussed, demonstrating the ameliorative effects of such trees on soil properties; (10) Trees for fodder - data on suitable species for arid and semiarid regions, the Indo-Gangetic Plains, the Central and Coastal Zones, the North-eastern Region and the Subtemperate zone, showing periods of fodder availability, livestock preferences and nutritive value for various species suitable for tropical regions; (11) Trees for timber - wood properties required and suitable species for use are discussed for various wood products and constructions; and (12) Plants for life - the use of different plant (including tree) parts for food.