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| Title: | Gum and Insecticide/Fungicide |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Gum-Leucaena latisiliqua
(Linn.) Gillis syn. L. leucocephala (Lamk) de Wit, L.
glauca Benth. is commonly known as Lead Tree and in Hindi- Subabul
or Vilaitibaral. It is a fast-growing shrub or a small tree up to 9 m.
Flowers small, whitish or pale yellow, in globose heads appear during April –
August. Fruit dark brown straight, flat, 15-20 seeded pod; seeds dark brown,
small. The plants are found throughout the plains up to 500 m.
Insecticide/Fungicide-Several essential oils obtained
from plants have shown success in plant
disease control and are proved to be
harmless and non-phytotoxic unlike
chemical fungicides. |
| Page(s): | 179-181 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.3(3) [May-June 2004]
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