Can we see Trapa natans plants or the fruits from these fileds... did you you take any pics of the plants and fruits...
The plant leaves arrange themselves in a mathematical model... just like the sunflower seeds... Pani-phal is in season right now... in Bengal.. and no wonder so expensive... Harvesting them means so many man- hours under difficult working conditions... Cant the fields be flooded and pani phal harvested as they do the Cranberries in the northeast USA?? Also: Trapa natans are a dreaded nuisance in NE USA: http://www.anstaskforce.gov/Species%20plans/Water%20Chestnut%20Mgt%20Plan.pdf exotic food of one country is dreaded nuisance of another... just like the Rajanigandha is flower of romantic ideas in India/ Bengal in particular, where as used by Funeral homes mainly, and hence symbol of mourning in USA ... No telling what / how humans think in different situations, climates/ countries... USha di ============ On Nov 18, 6:20 am, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like Bihar or nearby west Bengal to me. I may be wrong though. > They have lot of plantation of Trapa natans there. > Regards > Pankaj > > On Nov 18, 2:08 am, Prashant Awale <pkaw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Vedprakash Singh ji. Which place is this? > > Regards > > Prashant > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Tanay Bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Greeting to you too. > > > Thanks for your kind wishes > > > Tanay > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Vedprakash Singh < > > > vpsingh.nag...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> seasons greetings > > > >> ~ v p singh > > > > -- > > > *Tanay Bose* > > > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > > > Department of Botany. > > > University of British Columbia . > > > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > > > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > > > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > > > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > > > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > > > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > > > *Webpages:* > > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > > >http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > > >https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
