Prosopis Juliflora

Attributes, Impact, Utilization

Pratiksha Patnaik, Tabassum Abbasi, S. A. Abbasi

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9780128198247
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128198254
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

Prosopis (Prosopis juliflora) is a xerophyte which, in its native habitats has been a desert plant. As long as it was confined to that habitat, P. juliflora was a great resource, improving the region's micrometeorology, binding its sandy soil, and providing shelter, fuel, feed, food, medicines, and cosmetics to the people of such regions. In particular, for the economically weaker inhabitants, P.juliflora was a lifeline.But when P. juliflora was indiscriminately introduced in other regions of the world in a hope to derive similar benefits from it, things began to go awry. Indeed, among the invasive species of plants which are spreading at an alarming rate in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, P.juliflora is arguably the most hardy and resilient. It is growing so explosively that it even enters roads and homes, driving humans out of their dwellings. The resulting damage to biodiversity is enormous. This book highlights the dual role played so far by P. juliflora and itemizes the facets that make it a blessing in some contexts and a bane in other contexts.Authored by leading experts in the field, Prosopis juliflora: Attributes, Impact, Utilization is the first title of its kind to comprehensively discuss this hardy plant species. It will be an essential read for students, researchers and governmental agencies interested in plant biology, forestry, plant ecology, invasive plant species and environmental science. - Summarizes all the key information available on P. juliflora, from its origin and systematics to its future prospects - Discusses colonization, utilization and eradication - Authored by leading experts in the field with over 40 years of experience

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contents
• About the authors
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Chapter 1 : The five most weedy species of the genus Prosopis that are covered in this book under the generic name “prosopis”
• Chapter 2 : The interspecies similarities and the intraspecies variations in the genus Prosopis
• Chapter 3 : The stellar role of prosopis in its original habitat
• Chapter 4 : The attributes that make prosopis powerfully invasive and colonizing
• Chapter 5 : The prosopis spread
• Chapter 6 : Effect of climate change on the spread and the impact of prosopis
• Chapter 7 : Adverse impacts of prosopis
• Chapter 8 : Attempts to eradicate prosopis or atleast control it
• Chapter 9 : Use of prosopis for fuelwood, timber, and a source of carbon
• Chapter 10 : Use of prosopis as food and feed
• Chapter 11 : Use of prosopis in eco-restoration
• Chapter 12 : Use of prosopis in bioremediation and pollution control
• Chapter 13 : Prosopis as a source of medicines for humans and animals
• Chapter 14 : Prosopis as a source of biopesticides
• Chapter 15 : Use of prosopis in making biocomposites
• Chapter 16 : Prosopis as a source of liquid and gaseous fuels
• Chapter 17 : Use of prosopis in the making of nanoparticles and their applications
• Chapter 18 : Use of prosopis as compost/vermicompost
• Chapter 19 : Other emerging uses of prosopis
• Chapter 20 : Prosopis management and the conflicts of interest associated with it
• Author Index
• Subject Index
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