Applications

Guar is an important crop grown in various parts of the country for its fodder as well for its gum, extracted form its seed which has got an industrial importance. The gum is utilized in textiles, confectioneries, explosives, oil explorations, and basically the gum industries. A large number of factories have come up, particularly in western Rajasthan for extraction of the gum. This gum is exported and is a good foreign exchange earner for the state.