Common name: Neem |
Native: India
Scientific name: Azadirachta indica Soil type: Black cotton soilTree cultivation
- Neem tree will grow in all regions
- This tree can retain the nutrients in soil
- Flowering season: April – May (But the flowering season varies from place to place)
Seed collection
- Fruiting time: June to August
- Matured tree can yield upto 5 Kg of seeds (Starts from 5th year)
- No of Seeds / Kg : 3500-4000/Kg
- Germination: Stats from 2-3 months (90%)
- Seed storage: 6 months (Store in shaded place)
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Neem Tree
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Neem Bark |
Neem Flowering |
Neem Fruits |
Neem Seeds |
Nursery
- Seedlings are emerge after 7 days from the date of sowing in mother bed
- Neem seedlings can sown by using small neem branches
- Ploy bag size: 16 x 20 cm
- Fertilizer application: Vermi compost 35 gm, Azhospirillum and Phospobacteria 6 gm to be mix well that to be applied in nursery
Planting technique
- Six months old seedlings are preferred for the successful establishment of plantation
- Pit size: 1 x 1 x 1 m (Length, width and depth)
- Fertilizer application: 50 gm of VAM fertilizer, 20 gm of Azhospirillum and Phospobacteria to be applied regularly
Yield: 5 – 10 kg of seeds per tree from fifth year onwards. After tenth year yield increased to 10 – 15 kg per tree |
Neem Nursery
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For more details contact following address
Dean,
Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore - 641301.
Phone: 04254 - 222398, 222010Email: deanformtp@tnau.ac.in
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