The group is blessed to have Vijayasankar ji & Shrikant ji, who are such a great store houses of knowledge. Thanks Garg ji for making them part of this group.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks Vijaysankarji for the info. > At least somebody knows about it scientifically. > Dr Phadke > > > On 9 February 2010 14:15, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Vijaysankar ji. End of this week I am going to meet the sellers >> again and this time I will try to make film. >> >> If possible, please share your photo album with us. >> >> Pankaj Oudhia >> >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:58 PM, R. Vijayasankar < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> This is nothing but the rootstock of *Agave americana or A. sisalana*. >>> The plant is uprooted in the stage of when it starts producing the flowering >>> shoot (before flowering). At this stage the rootstock is (slightly) sweet >>> due to enormous amount of starch stored for producing the robust >>> inflorescence that happens once in its lifetime. Depend upon the plant size, >>> the rootstock can be up to 1 m or at least 50 cm. >>> >>> The local person collect this, add some cosmetics. He will wipe >>> the center with cloth soaked in saccharine (u can't see that but) each time >>> he makes a slice. So the slices will be very sweet. >>> >>> We have prepared a photo album of all steps involved in this. >>> If the id/plant is correct, the credit goes to Dr. D. Narasimhan of >>> Madras Christian College, Chennai who told us about the plant. >>> >>> Maerua oblongifolia is another plant that is linked with the local name >>> 'boomi sakkarai' meaning 'sweet tuber in the earth'. But its root never >>> attain this size. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Satish Phadke >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> We used to see such things being sold roadside in Pune too during our >>>> childhood. Less commonly seen now a days though. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8 February 2010 00:26, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Dear Group Members, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Please help in identification. Picture taken in Rajim Kumbh Mela, >>>>> Chhattisgarh today. Sold as Ram Kanda. Sellers were from Nasik. >>>>> >>>>> Pankaj Oudhia >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards >>> >>> R. Vijayasankar >>> FRLHT, Bangalore >>> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
