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Pongamia

Pongamia is a genus of plant in the family Fabaceae. The genus, formerly treated as monotypic, was extended to include 54 species in 2025, following research that showed the genus Millettia was paraphyletic. This expanded genus also includes the former genera Fordia and Ibatiria.

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Tree seed oil could make fertilizer greener and last longer

Oil from the pongam tree's seeds, and a compound called karanjin found in it, can slow down soil bacteria that turn fertilizer into nitrate, which means less nitrogen washes away or turns into greenhouse gas. This plant-based option worked almost as well as a common synthetic nitrogen stabilizer, offering a greener way to make fertilizer use more efficient.