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Unveiling the potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. gums: An investigation into optimal tapping strategies

To optimize the best tapping technique for enhanced gum production with minimal injury to the trees, suitable Moringa oleifera Lam. trees were selected for experimentation, and the trees were treated with different tapping techniques for moringa gum production. When gum inducer was applied to trees...

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Published in:Industrial crops and products 2024-08, Vol.214, p.118511, Article 118511
Main Authors: Sharma, Satish Chandra, Pandey, Sanjay Kumar, Prasad, Niranjan, Raj, Himanshu
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Summary:To optimize the best tapping technique for enhanced gum production with minimal injury to the trees, suitable Moringa oleifera Lam. trees were selected for experimentation, and the trees were treated with different tapping techniques for moringa gum production. When gum inducer was applied to trees treated with battery and hand-operated drills with ½ inch drill bit diameter and 1.0 in. drilling diameter, the gum yield was about fifteen times higher than when the inducer was not applied. It was about four times higher for trees treated with hand-operated drills and 1.0 in. drilling diameter. When employing the Gum tapping blazer-75 to develop a blaze, the average gum production was 1.29 times higher than when using a chisel. Bore hole developed with 1.0 in. diameter hand drill with inducer application yielded the highest total gum yield, followed by ½ inch diameter hand drill and ½ inch battery operated drill with inducer application, blaze developed with Gum tapping blazer-75, bore hole developed with 1.0 in. diameter hand drill without inducer application, blaze developed with chisel, bore hole developed with ½ inch hand drill without inducer application, and bore hole developed with battery operated drill having ½ inch drill bit without inducer application, respectively. A regular increasing trend in moringa gum yield was observed almost in all the treatments with an increase in environmental temperature, which indicates that moringa gum can be tapped throughout the year but a higher quantity of gum may be collected during April–September. When employing the Gum tapping blazer-75, blaze is produced on the tree trunk with ease and sharp edges. The use of developed blazer made blazing faster compared with blaze making using chisel. Gum production was higher with gum inducer technology than with any other method when it came to tapping moringa gum from Moringa oleifera trees using a hand drill. Data on quality characteristics determined for engineering can be used as references in development of equipments and machineries for processing and value addition of moringa gum while chemical properties for various applications in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries for development of high value products. [Display omitted] •Moringa oleifera gum tapping for increasing gum production investigated.•For gum tapping blaze making and inducer methods were investigated.•Gum production was higher during April – September compared with other months.•Gum production w
ISSN:0926-6690
1872-633X
DOI:10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.118511