Very Useful and Economic Tree of the Thar Desert Kumbhat (Acacia Senegal)
Naturally it grows in sides of sand dunes, its height is about 5-12 m and the flowering season is January to March.
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Each part of the #Kmnbhat Tree including root, wood, branches, leaves, flower, fruit, seed and gum.
Rope: Roots of the kumbhat are quite useful in making all kinds of very strong ropes and cords.
Wood: Wood of Acacia Senegal is used as a fire wood in desert as well as used to make handles for tools, and parts for weaving looms.
Gum: The gum is drained from cuts in the bark, and an individual tree will yield 200 to 300 grams.
Leaves, Flower & Fruit are the favorite fodder of camel & goats (livestock).
Agriculture: Kumbhat as like other legume species, fixes nitrogen within Rhizobia or nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in root nodules. So, kumbhat enriches the poor soils where it is grown, allowing for the rotation of other crops in naturally nutrient-poor regions.
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