Kair(Capparis decidua)

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Ker(Capparis decidua)

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Not AvailableUnderutilized crops have the immense potential to provide social, nutritional and environmental benefits to global community at large and local poor inhabitants in particular. Many underutilized species in arid zone are known for their edible fruits or as vegetables viz. kair (Capparis decidua), lasora (Cordia myxa), jhar ber (Ziziphus nummularia), pilu (Salvadora oleoides), khejri (Prosopis cineraria), phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis), bael (Aegle marmelos), karonda (Carissa carandas), fig (Ficus carica) and tahiti lime (Citrus latifolia) etc.However, intensive work on germplasm collection, evaluation and improvement was done on lasora, karonda and khejri which resulted in identification of some high yielding genotypes in these crops. In case of lasora, 13 germplasm accessions were collected and evaluated from which four high yielding accessions viz. CAZRI-G2025, CAZRI-G2021, CAZRI-G2012 and CAZRI-G2011 were found promising. Among the 8 accessions collected and evaluated in karonda, the accessions, CZK-2011, CZK-2022 and CZK-2031 have shown high yield potential. Seven germplasm collections of budded khejri including the variety Thar Shobha were evaluated for pod quality and yield. The highest pod yield was recorded in CAZRI-Kh-1(13.2kg/plant) followed by CAZRI-Kh-2(11.6 kg/plant) in seventh year.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe lasora variety, Maru Samridhi has been released by Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur recently. It is an improved high yielding variety with an averages fruit yield of 85 kg fruits/plant. Mean plant height and canopy diameter is 4.5 m and 7 m respectively. It is regular fruit bearer, and starts fruiting in third year of planting. Its flowering occurs during Feb-March and fruits mature during April-May. Average fruit weight is 10.5 g, edible part 84.61%, crude protein 11.06% (dry weight basis), crude fibre 13.4% (dry weight basis) and dry matter 15.37%.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableOut of various species of Ziziphus, there are three, namely Z. mauritiana Lam., Z. rotundifolia Lam. and Z. nummularia (Burm. f.) wt., that are most abundantly occurring species in drier part of India. Z. mauritiana has socio-economic importance in the rural life of the local people being part of each and every farming system supplying food, fuel, fodder, fencing and nutritious fresh as well as value added products. Z. nummularia is an excellent top feed species producing nutritious leaves locally called ‘Pala’ serve as good source of fodder for desert livestock such as sheep, goat, camel and cattle. Z. rotundifolia have much value as timber however its importance lies as rootstock for vegetative propagation and played an important role in commercialization of cultivated Z. mauritiana. These species have tremendous potential for improvement and utilization as commercial crop of arid regions. The paper is an attempt to synthesize available information on Ziziphus species, their distribution, botanical description, nutritional and medicinal value, and experimental findings on genotypic diversity, adaptability under progressive drought situation, mass multiplication method, pruning, system based production and rejuvenation of unproductive trees. These information and research findings on improvement, production and utilization of jujube would create a strong commercial opportunities in arid and semi arid regionsNot Availabl

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Not AvailableDuring recent times, the whole globe is facing problem of climate change and its impact on agricultural production. Fruit crops like ber, lasora (gonda), karonda and khejri can be grown under arid and semi-arid situation as rainfed or with supplementary irrigation from harvested rainwater during establishment and other critical stages. Recent technological intervention in these indigenous fruit-cum vegetables crops are being discussed.Not Availabl

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Effect of supplementary irrigation and mulching on vegetative growth, yield and quality of ber.

Not AvailableBer is one of the most important fruit crops in arid areas. Though it is drought resistant, its fruit yield is not satisfactory under extreme rainfed conditions. The studies were therefore, conducted to determine the frequency of supplemental irrigation and efficacy of mulching with black polythene and date palm leaves in conserving the moisture and its impact on fruit yield and quality of ber cv. Gola. The treatments comprised of four irrigation intervals (no irrigation, 60, 90 and 120 CPE) and three mulching materials (no mulch, black polythene and date palm leaf) with a total of 12 combinations. It emerged that supplementary irrigation at 60 or 90 CPE from September to November with mulching (black polythene or date palm leaves) significantly enhanced fruit yield by 21.8-43.88% over control. It was concluded that supplementary irrigation at 90 CPE from September to November along with mulching with leaves if available, can be adopted to enhance yield and quality of ber.Not Availabl