By Qudsia Bano ISLAMABAD, Nov 09 (INP-WealthPK): Guar is one of the major commercial and export-oriented crops of Pakistan. Pakistan is one of the world's leading suppliers of guar seed to different countries. In June 2018, exports of guar and guar products were recorded at $2.481 million. The export value of guar of Pakistan was $39.46 million, and export volume was 34.69 million metric tons in 2020, according to the Global Database. Guar is an essential legume that is mostly domesticated in arid and semi-arid regions' marginal and sub-marginal zones. In general, Pakistan produces about 15% of total guar production worldwide. Pakistan has more than 0.181 million hectares area under cultivation for the legume. It is grown in Bahawalpur, Mianwali, Bahawalnagar, Layyah, Sargodha, Muzaffargarh and Multan districts of Punjab, and Sindh as well. The crop is being domesticated in order to use it under irrigated conditions during the summer season as well. The endosperm of the guar grain is used to make guar gum. Oil industries, textiles, well drilling, printing, cosmetics, mining, paper, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, and natural gas are just a few of the commercial applications for guar products. Its green pods are commonly used as a vegetable in Pakistan and are high in nutrients. Guar has also been reported to have beneficial effects when grown as an intercrop. For monogastric animals, guar meal (high protein content) derived from seed coat and germ cell is a good feed. Guar accessions with a high gum content (32%) and viscosity (4,000-5,000 cps) are preferred for export. Guar is Pakistan's most important agricultural crop, outperforming all other pulse crops in terms of production, volume and value. Guar is used in a variety of dishes throughout the world. Guar plants have pharmacological activities, pharmacogenetic features, phytochemistry, and historic applications that go beyond feeding people and cattle. According to physio-chemical studies, guar gum derivatives account for a major portion of commercial guar gum sales today. Galactomannan content has gained widespread acceptance in the food and cosmetics industries because of its ability to stabilise guar gum and improve thickening, as well as its solid safety profile. Pharmacological research has revealed that it has extraordinary therapeutic benefits, including anti-oxidant, anti-fatigue, hypoglycaemics, and diuretic qualities. Guar has therefore just become a lucrative crop among today's youngsters. Guar gum is used to make nutrition emulsifiers, food additives, nutrition thickeners, and other guar gum products. The guar business has evolved from guar being used in households to finding industrial applications for it. The natural gum feature of guar has various applications in the culinary, pharmaceutical, and oil industries, thanks to recent advancements. Food preparations, drinks, textiles, paper industry, petroleum industry, mining, explosives, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics are just a few of the uses for guar products. Guar has a growing demand from the food and beverage sector as a food additive, particularly for thickening, stabilising, and binding properties. One of the most important end-use industries for guar products is fracking. Pakistan is the second largest guar producer in the region, responsible for nearly all of the world's guar seed output as well as guar gum exports. The food sector uses it as a gelling and thickening agent in ice cream, chocolate, and pasta in Europe, the United States, and China. However, demand from oil rig businesses that employ guar gum to extract oil has plummeted. According to them, if global oil drilling activity grows, this figure might rise. To further enhance guar yield, Pakistan must do away with the existing seed varieties and the primary goal of its breeding programme should be to generate new varieties with great yield potential. Information about cluster bean genetic variability patterns and interrelationships among quantitative parameters is required to produce new varieties.