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Format: 1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition: First edition.

ISBN: 0-12-819825-7 , 0-12-819824-9

Note: Front Cover -- Prosopis Juliflora -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the authors -- 1 Prosopis: origin, genus, species, spread -- 1 The five most weedy species of the genus Prosopis that are covered in this book under the generic name "prosopis" -- 1.1 The five species that are generally implied when the word "prosopis" is used -- 1.2 The beneficial attributes of the five species -- 1.3 The negative impacts of the prosopis invasion and colonization -- 1.4 The tendency of the five species to coexist -- 1.5 Summary -- References -- 2 The interspecies similarities and the intraspecies variations in the genus Prosopis -- 2.1 Prosopis: name and origin -- 2.2 Prosopis juliflora and other Prosopis species that are mistaken for it -- 2.3 Possible reasons behind interspecies similarity and intraspecies variability -- References -- 3 The stellar role of prosopis in its original habitat -- 3.1 Providing shade -- 3.2 Preventing erosion -- 3.3 Providing wind breaks -- 3.4 Promoting soil improvement -- 3.5 Source of fuelwood -- 3.6 Source of timber -- 3.7 Source of food -- 3.8 Source of feed -- 3.9 Source of medicine -- References -- 4 The attributes that make prosopis powerfully invasive and colonizing -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Wide ecological amplitude -- 4.3 High fertility -- 4.4 Long life span and rapid rate of growth -- 4.5 Ability to fix nitrogen -- 4.6 High nutrient uptake -- 4.7 Presence of thorns -- 4.8 Increase in the atmospheric CO2 -- 4.9 Escape from natural enemies -- 4.10 Allelopathy -- 4.11 Greater resource-utilization efficiency and adaptability -- 4.12 Ability to resprout after being stumped, trampled, or damaged by fire -- References -- Further reading -- 5 The prosopis spread -- 5.1 Spread of prosopis: general -- 5.2 Prosopis in India -- 5.2.1 The very special "wonder tree" Prosopis cineraria. , 5.2.2 The coming of Prosopis juliflora and its coinvader sister species -- 5.2.3 Prosopis spreads across India -- 5.3 Prosopis spread elsewhere in Asia -- 5.4 Introduction of prosopis in Africa -- 5.5 Introduction of prosopis in the Americas -- 5.6 Introduction of prosopis in Australia -- 5.7 Introduction of prosopis in Western Europe -- 5.8 The shape of things to come -- References -- 6 Effect of climate change on the spread and the impact of prosopis -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Forecasts on the effect of climate change on prosopis -- 6.3 Prosopis in sequestering carbon -- References -- 2 Adverse impacts of prosopis and attempts at its eradication/control -- 7 Adverse impacts of prosopis -- 7.1 Explosive and intrusive growth -- 7.1.1 The runaway growth and the harms it causes -- 7.1.2 Factors influencing the invasion potential of prosopis -- 7.1.3 The ground truth -- 7.2 Allelopathy and phytotoxicity -- 7.3 Harm to biodiversity -- 7.4 Cause of mammalian toxicity -- 7.4.1 Toxicity -- 7.4.2 Thorn hazard -- 7.5 A facilitator of disease vectors -- 7.6 A human health hazard -- 7.6.1 Hazardous thorns -- 7.6.2 Production of allergies -- 7.7 Effect on the avifauna -- 7.8 Depletion of water resources -- 7.9 Summary -- References -- Further reading -- 8 Attempts to eradicate prosopis or atleast control it -- 8.1 The eradication option: general -- 8.1.1 The oldest and the most natural option: mechanical removal -- 8.1.2 Chemical and biological options -- 8.2 Utilization as a control/management strategy -- 8.3 Natural control of prosopis by ecological succession -- 8.3.1 But why is it so that prosopis has begun to run amok only during the last 70-80 years? -- 8.4 Attempts to eradicate/control prosopis by mechanical, biological, chemical, and hybrid means -- 8.4.1 General -- 8.4.2 Attempts at mechanical removal -- 8.4.3 Attempts at biological control. , 8.4.4 Attempts at control using chemicals -- 8.5 Control of prosopis through utilization -- 8.6 Which way to go? -- References -- 3 Utilization of prosopis as a strategy to control its proliferation -- 9 Use of prosopis for fuelwood, timber, and a source of carbon -- 9.1 A source of fuelwood -- 9.2 A source of timber and paper pulp -- 9.3 A source of pyrolysis products of fuelwood: charcoal, biochar, activated carbon, bio oil, and fuel gases -- 9.4 Uses of charcoal obtained from prosopis -- References -- Further reading -- 10 Use of prosopis as food and feed -- 10.1 As a source of food -- 10.1.1 Flour made from prosopis pods -- 10.1.2 Honey, beeswax, and bee resin -- 10.1.3 Gum -- 10.1.4 Other applications of different prosopis parts in food science and technology -- 10.2 As a source of feed -- References -- 11 Use of prosopis in eco-restoration -- 11.1 The ecologically beneficial side of prosopis -- 11.2 The manner in which prosopis effects eco-restoration -- 11.2.1 Use of prosopis in eco-restoration -- References -- Further reading -- 12 Use of prosopis in bioremediation and pollution control -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Prosopis as a bioremediator -- 12.3 Prosopis in pollution control -- References -- Further reading -- 13 Prosopis as a source of medicines for humans and animals -- 13.1 Use of prosopis in modern and postmodern medicinal systems -- 13.1.1 Antibacterial activity -- 13.1.2 Antifungal activity -- 13.1.3 Antiprotozoal activity -- 13.1.4 Antioxidant potential -- 13.1.5 Antipustule activity -- 13.1.6 Antiulcer activity -- 13.1.7 Antiemetic activity -- 13.1.8 Antidiabetic activity -- 13.1.9 Cancer prevention and therapy -- 13.1.10 Alzheimer therapy -- References -- Further reading -- 14 Prosopis as a source of biopesticides -- References -- 15 Use of prosopis in making biocomposites -- References. , 16 Prosopis as a source of liquid and gaseous fuels -- 16.1 Biodiesel derived from prosopis -- 16.2 Ethanol from prosopis -- 16.3 As a source of fuel gas -- 16.4 As source of biogas -- References -- 17 Use of prosopis in the making of nanoparticles and their applications -- References -- 18 Use of prosopis as compost/vermicompost -- 18.1 Use of prosopis as compost -- 18.2 Vermicomposting of phytomass: general issues -- 18.3 The special challenge posed by prosopis -- 18.3.1 The imperative necessity to find a viable solution to the problem of prosopis leaves -- 18.3.2 How prosopis leaves can be made amenable to vermicomposting -- 18.3.3 Fertilizers value of the prosopis vermicompost -- References -- 19 Other emerging uses of prosopis -- 19.1 A source of sodium lignosulfonate and lignin -- 19.2 For seed coating, palleting, and priming -- 19.3 As a cement additive -- 19.4 Applications in geotechnical and construction engineering -- 19.4.1 Improvement in the load-bearing ability and stability of clayey soil by prosopis biochar -- 19.4.2 Impact of biochar produced from prosopis hardwood on the hydraulic and physical properties of compacted soils for po... -- 19.4.3 Improvement in geotechnical properties of sandy soil with Prosopis juliflora fibers and cement -- 19.4.4 Red soil reinforced by Prosopis juliflora fiber for the lining of hazardous landfills -- 19.5 In corrosion inhibition -- 19.6 In the manufacture of supercapacitors -- 19.7 Other emerging uses of prosopis -- 19.7.1 Extraction of a dye from the heartwood of Prosopis juliflora -- 19.7.2 Vegetative voltaic cell with ethanolic leaf extract of Prosopis juliflora as an electrolyte -- 19.7.3 Synthesis of reduced graphene oxide by utilizing ethanolic extracts of Prosopis juliflora -- 19.7.4 Bioplastic based on polylactic acid produced from Prosopis juliflora. , 19.7.5 In the making of dye-sensitized solar cells -- 19.7.6 Use of Prosopis juliflora in the production of a cutting fluid -- 19.7.7 Use in enzyme production -- 19.7.8 Source of biohydrogen -- 19.7.9 Source of hydrated lime -- 19.7.10 As a medium for microbiological studies -- 19.7.11 As a cosmetic support -- References -- 4 Prosopis management -- 20 Prosopis management and the conflicts of interest associated with it -- 20.1 The hurdles and the imperatives -- 20.2 Prosopis in the courts of law -- 20.2.1 The Il Chamus campaigns -- 20.2.2 The Indian campaign -- 20.3 Studies on prosopis management -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Back Cover.

Language: English