High Invasion Risk North/Central/South:&nbsp;Predicted to be invasive and not recommended by IFAS. Will be reassessed every 10 years. In particular cases, this species may be considered for use under specific management practices that have been approved by the IFAS Invasive Plant Working Group. <a title="IFAS Assessment" href="https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/millettia-pinnata/">IFAS Assessment</a>

Invasive Plants

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Primarily soybeans, and other crops such as peanuts, cottonseed, sunflower seed, flaxseed, safflower seed, rapeseed, sesame seed, castor beans, canola, rapeseed, and mustard seeds used to produce edible and/or inedible oils, as well as high-protein animal meal.
Oil-bearing crops or oil crops include both annual (usually called oilseeds) and perennial plants whose seeds, fruits or mesocarp and nuts are valued mainly for the edible or industrial oils that are extracted from them.

Oilseed Crops

Fabaceae

Fabaceae (taxonomic family)

Millettia pannata
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Pongamia

Publications

Pongamia pinnata: Pongam

Irrigation Scheduling for Young Pongamia (Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi) Trees

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