Growth of Prosopis juliflora on pegmatite tailings from Nellore Mica Belt,Andhra Pradesh, India

Prosopis juliflora was found to be occurring extensively on the pegmatitic tailings. Leaves and twigs of P. juliflora and soil samples were analyzed f or mineral elements. The analysis has shown variation in the absorption and accumulation of mineral elements of the same plant species growing at diff erent areas. The plant species accumulated large concentrations of Sr, B, a nd Ba. The ubiquitous thorny shrub P. juliflora has an extraordinary ecolog ic amplitude and tolerance for a variety of elements.