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Pongamia pinnata has been found to be one of the most suitable species in India being widely grown, it is N2-fixing trace, not brought by animals and oil is non-edible. It is tolerant to water logging, saline and alkaline soils, it can withstand harsh climates (medium to high rainfall). It can be planted on degraded lands farmers field boundaries, Wastelands / fallow lands and could be grown across the country Pongamia seeds contain 30-40% oil. The seeds are largely exploited for extraction of non-edible oil commercially known as Karanja oil, which is well known for its medicinal properties. So far there is no systematic organized collection of seeds. Mixture seeds consist of 95% kernel and are reported to contain about 27.0- 40% oil. The yield of oil is reported to be about 24 to 26.5% if mechanical expellers are used for the recovery of oil from the kernels.

Pongamia pinnata has been found to be one of the most suitable species in India being widely grown

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