Casuarina junghuhniana |
Common name: Savukku maram
Scientific name: Casuarina junghuhniana
Land suitability: Coastal plains
Land selection
- High sand areas this tree can grow well
- High wind areas this tree can used as shelterbelt
Nursery technology
- Seed type: winged seeds
- Seeds are viable upto one year
- Nursery bed size: 1.2 x 1.2 x .03m (Length x width x height)
- Seeds are mixed with sand and broadcasted over the mother bed
- Finally cover the mother bed with thin layer of soil
- Keep a layer of paddy straw for mulching
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Casuarina junghuhniana - Tree
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Casuarina junghuhniana - Nursery |
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Flowers with Cones |
Needle Leaves |
Planting
- Light requirement: Light demander species
- Pit size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5m (Length, width and height)
- Spacing: 1.8 x 1.8 m (for clonal plantation)
- No of Plants: 625 plants per acre
- After two years trees can attain 3.2 m
- Silvicultural operations: Pruning, weeding and thinning
Rotation: Two to three years (For clonal varieties)
Yield: An average of 40 tons per acre in places where water is available
Income: At intervals of 2-3 years, Rs. 75,000 per acre can earn as revenue
Utility value: Casuarina can be used as pulpwood and pols |
Casuarina junghuhniana - Plantation |
For more details contact following address
Dean,
Forest College and Research Institute,
Mettupalayam,
Coimbatore - 641301.
Phone: 04254 - 222398, 222010
Email: deanformtp@tnau.ac.in
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