Species |
TECTONA GRANDIS |
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Family |
VERBENACEAE |
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Common Name |
TEAK |
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Locality Factors |
Altitude |
0 TO 1200 M |
Mean Annual Rainfall |
1000 – 5000 MM |
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Mean Annual Temperature |
2°C TO 48°C |
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Soil Type |
DEEP AND WELL-DRAINED SOIL FERTILE ALLUVIAL-COLLUVIAL SOIL |
Phenology |
Flowering |
JANUARY TO APRIL |
Fruit Ripening |
MAY TO JULY |
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Silvicultural Characters |
STRONG LIGHT DEMANDER SENSITIVE TO FROST AND DROUGHT |
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GOOD COPPICER AND POLLARDS VIGOROUSLY |
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Nursery Techniques |
Seed Propagation |
SEEDS ARE TREATED WITH ALTERNATE WETTING AND DRYING FOR 14 DAYS SEEDS SOWN IN MOTHER BED GERMINATIONS STARS AFTER 3RD WEEK 9 – 12 MONTHS OLD SEEDLINGS ARE LIFTED FOR STUMP PREPARATION STUMP SIZE 2.5 CM SHOOT PORTION 22.5 ROOT PORTION STUMP ARE USED DIRECTLY FOR PLANTING |
