Abstract: Guar bean (Cyamopsis telragono1oba (L) Taub.) is native to tropical Africa and now cultivated mostly in the dry, semiarid regions of India and Pakistan. Guar gum is widely used in petroleum industry in the world.It was introduced successfully to China in 1974. The experimental results indicated that petroleum production could be increaced when guar gum was used; the seeds maintained the characters of high gum content and good quality.The results also indicated that the by products of guar bean could be uti1ized comprehensively.

Key words: CULTIVATED