sissoo
IPA: sˈɪsˈu
noun
- A leguminous tree (Dalbergia sissoo) of northern India.
- The dark brown compact and durable timber obtained from this tree.
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Examples of "sissoo" in Sentences
- Sissoo probably warrants an article of its own.
- HybridCation with related species, such as D. sissoo, should be initiated.
- (Adina cordifolia), Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo), Khair (Acacia catechu), Teak
- The most suitable tree species are Populus ciliata, Dalbergia sissoo, and Acacia nilotica.
- A change of species or replanting with fresh Dalbergia sissoo is probably necessary in these areas.
- Dalbergia sissoo is a moderately fast growing tree that adapts well to semiarid conditions and produces first-class firewood.
- It is difficult to extract seed from the sissoo pod, so the pods are usually broken and pieces containing one or two seeds are sown.
- Main species harvested from these forests are Shorea robusta, Terminalia tomentosa, Dalbergia sissoo, Bombax ceiba, and Adina cordifolia.
- Khair-sissoo Acacia catechu-Dalbergia sissoo associations predominate on recent alluvium deposited during floods and in lowland areas that escape the most serious flooding.
- A large, fast-growing tree with a spreading crown, sissoo grows to a height of 1015 m in arid regions and up to 30 m high in the irrigated plains of Pakistan, in the northern part of India with its high rainfall, and along riverbanks.
- NFTs grown in this type of fodder production system include Acacia nilotica, Albizia lebbeck, Alnus nepalensis, Dalbergia sissoo, Erythrina variegata, Faidherbia albida, Gliricidia septum, Pongamia pinnate, Prosopis cineraria, Sesbania grandiflora and S. sesban.
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