{"id":106836,"date":"2026-06-05T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106836"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:42:02","slug":"screw-pine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/screw-pine\/","title":{"rendered":"Screw Pine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Screw Pine Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it was observed that farmers in Odisha\u2019s Ganjam district have switched from paddy to kewra cultivation or Screw Pine cultivation due to repeated crop raids by wild boars.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Screw Pine<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Screw Pine or kewra\u00a0 or kewda plant (pandanus odorifer) is a <\/span><b>small branched tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or shrub.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common species of the <\/span><b>family Pandanaceae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>a monocot,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more closely related to grasses and palms than to conifers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grows naturally in <\/span><b>tropical coastal environments.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>small, slender,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> branching tree with a flexuous trunk supported by brace roots.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With rosettes of long-pointed, stiffly leathery, spiny, bluish-green, fragrant leaves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is known for its <\/span><b>distinctive prop roots and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> long, narrow leaves.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found wild in southern <\/span><b>India, Burma and the Andamans.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It grows abundantly in the <\/span><b>coastal regions of Orissa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially along the Ganjam coast <\/span><b>between Rushikulya river to the north and Bahuda river<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Required Climatic Conditions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It requires bright, direct sunlight and <\/span><b>thrives in warm, humid conditions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>prefers loamy soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is rich in organic matter and retains moisture well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Rain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Moderate rainfall (1,500\u20132,000 mm annually)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely used to <\/span><b>flavour food<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the aromatic, perfumery and cosmetics industry as well as in Ayurvedic medicines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> flowers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (only male) are used to extract <\/span><b>fragrance\/oil.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the plant are used to <\/span><b>make mats, baskets and bags.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Significance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It plays a vital role in <\/span><b>stabilising shorelines and supporting biodiversity <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 making it a <\/span><b>keystone species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Indian coastal ecosystems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/agriculture\/conflict-in-the-backyard-in-odisha-wild-boars-push-farmers-from-paddy-to-kewra-cultivation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Screw Pine  is a common species of the family Pandanaceae. 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