{"id":15818,"date":"2026-03-21T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15818"},"modified":"2026-03-21T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:16:30","slug":"prosopis-juliflora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/prosopis-juliflora\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosopis Juliflora"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Prosopis Juliflora Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Madras High Court issued a set of 34 directions for the eradication of the exotic and invasive species prosopis juliflora from Tamil Nadu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Prosopis Juliflora<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>shrub or small tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the family <\/span><b>Fabaceae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a kind of mesquite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is native <\/span><b>to Mexico, South America and the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/caribbean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Caribbean<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of the <\/span><b>most invasive species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in arid and semi-arid areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was brought to Delhi by the British in the 1920s, when the national capital was being built.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In India it is known locally by many names such as <\/span><b>Bellary jaali, seemai karuvelam, seemai jaali, gando baval, vilayati kikar.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Prosopis Juliflora<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adaptability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has <\/span><b>a very wide ecological adaptability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can grow on soils from sand dune to clay soil, and from saline to alkaline soil type.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rainfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can grow below 200 to above 1500 m above sea level, and with a mean annual rainfall ranging from 50 to 1500 mm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>considered an invasive plant.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized by vigorous growth which helps them to outcompete indigenous plant species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Impacts of Prosopis Juliflora on Environment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tree <\/span><b>absorbs more<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than <\/span><b>four litres of water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to obtain one kilogram of biomass.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>cannot even shelter birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as it produces less oxygen and more carbon dioxide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also turn the <\/span><b>groundwater poisonous.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>causes land erosion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to the loss of the grasslands that are habitats for native plants and animals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/why-has-madras-high-court-ordered-eradication-of-seemai-karuvelam-explained\/article70764207.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosopis Juliflora is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite. 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