But therein lies a clue. Mesquite is a member of a group of about 40 different species of trees belonging to the genus Prosopis, and Prosopis is a hot topic in development circles.

All mesquites varieties (which share the same genus, Prosopis, produce edible pods late summer into fall. And when compared to most every grain, they are extremely easy to harvest and store.

There are about 40 species in the genus Prosopis, most found in South America. Three are native to Texas, and two of those are confined to small areas along the Rio Grande.

In Death Valley National Park, which straddles the California-Nevada border, mesquite plants (genus Prosopis) thrive in extreme aridity. While most vegetation types must extract most of their ...

Researchers have discovered a new genus of prehistoric deer that they believe existed some 32 million years ago in an area around what is now southwestern South Dakota. The deer would not have ...

CABI has published a new book which explores the ecology and management of invasive Prosopis juliflora trees which have severely impacted landscapes and the livelihoods of pastoral communities in ...

The adoption of a sustainable land management practice (SLM) to manage invasive Prosopis juliflora—considered one of the worlds most threatening non-native tree species—appears to have ...

British animal genetics company Genus on Wednesday said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its PRP gene edit under its PRRS Resistant Pig ("PRP") programme for use in the U.S ...

The Laguna Oca del Río Paraguay Biosphere Reserve is located on the flood plain of the aforementioned river, including a portion of the Chaco plains.The most important woody species are species of the ...

In the Marwar region, the dried pods are eaten raw as well as boiled and dried to make Panchkut – a mixture of five fruits and seeds (e.g. Acacia senegal, Capparis decidua, Cordia myxa, Cucumis melo ...

In some cases this has negatively affected humans and the environment. One such tree genus, Prosopis, or mesquite, originally from the Americas, has been introduced to more than 100 countries.

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