Dear All,
Please give your opinion.....
1.Can we consider "Prosopis Juliflora" plays a major role for mitigating the climate change and land degradation.
2. "Prosopis Juliflora" has some negative impacts also on land by spreading best area in-term of good agro-ecological condition.
So as importancy in-term, if we consider both points which should be more important that we have to focus for research work on Prosopis.
Thank You
Prosopis juliflora is an invasive weed flora which not only checks the biological diversity but also depletes the sub-soil water. In the Indian state of Gujarat this species has destroyed the habitat of Great Indian Bustard leading to further decline in population of this critically endangered bird species. Therefore, this exotic invasive species cannot be used for mitigating global warming and land degradation.
Please go through the attachment also.
Prosopis juliflora is native to Mexico and Caribbean basin. This plant has become an invasive in all over the world during last century. the species has a deep root system and this type of root systems help to bind the soil. So, indirectly soil degradation can be mitigated. This is may view. The following links may help you in understanding better.
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/Publications/PDFS/wp03mwangi.pdf
http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/eafrinet/weeds/key/weeds/Media/Html/Prosopis_juliflora_(Prosopis_or_Mesquite).htm
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Prosopis_juliflora.html
You can read the following article to know more about the destructive effects of Prosopis juliflora.
S. Sandilyan (2015). Highways of India: A heaven to invasive alien plants. Science India 18(12): 33-36.
Excuse me, in my home town in Northern Mexico Prosopis is native, so I think that appropiate management is needed to restore the "Mesquital" habitat.
There are as well other invasive species and it's interesting to study them.
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