Species |
Melia Dubia |
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Family |
Meliaceae |
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Common Name |
Malabar Neem, Melia |
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Locality Factors |
Altitude |
1500 To 1800 M |
Mean Annual Rainfall |
800 – 1000 Mm |
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Mean Annual Temperature |
32 - 40° C |
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Soil Type |
Deep, Well Drained Sandy Loam Soils |
Phenology |
Flowering |
November – January |
Fruit Ripening |
January – February |
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Silvicultural Characters |
Light Demander |
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Susceptible To Damage By Fires Saplings Suffer From Browsing |
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Nursery Techniques |
Seed Propagation |
Seed Has Extracted From This Stony Endocarp And Treated With GA At 100 Ppm For Overnight. Seed Are Sown Sand Bed And Germination Starts In 30 Days Germination Is Only 40% Germinated Seedlings Are Transplanted In Poly Bags Six Month Old Seedlings Area Ready For Planting |
Vegetative Propagation |
Clonal Technology – Mini Clonal Establishment Of Clonal Mother Garden Management Of Mother Garden With Irrigation And Fertilizer Induction Of Micro Suits Cutting Of 5 To 10 Cm Planting In Root Trainer Filled With Coir Compost Root Initiation Within 21 Days Hardening 45 To 60 Days 90 Days Old Plants Are Ready For Planting |
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Silvicultural Treatment |
Spacing |
Plywood : 4m X 4m (Or) 5m X 5m (Or) 6 M X6m Pulp & Plywood : A) 6’x 6’ (First Two Years) |
Pit Size |
30cm X 30cm X 30cm |
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Planting Time |
June To October |
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Irrigation |
Apply Light Irrigation Once In 7 To 10 Days. This Could Be Done Through Drip Irrigation |
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Fertilizer Application |
Mixture Of Compost And Organic Fertilizers, Bio- Fertilizer And Planting (25-50 G), Respectively, To Be Applied To The Pits |
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Weeding |
Annual |
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Pruning |
Annual |
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