| Family |
Leguminosae |
| Common/Tamil Name |
Kokko, Siris East Indian Walnut / Wagai |
| Uses: |
| Fuel (Calorific Value) |
5100 - 5200 Kcal/Kg. |
| Fodder |
Leaves and tender barks are used |
| Other Uses |
Good timber in dry tract for Bullock Cart. Jaggery mould. Planted as avenue trees extensively and used as erosion control. |
| Seed Collection time |
January – February |
| No. of Seeds per kg |
10000 |
| Viability |
Upto 2 Years |
| Germination percentage |
15% |
| Seed Treatment |
Seeds are immersed in cold water for 24 hours |
| Nursery Technique |
Sow 3 seeds in containers and water it. Germination takes place from 7 days to 25 days. For the Nursery red soil and FYM mixture may be preperred for raising in poly bags of size 13x 25 cm. In 30 x 45 and 35 x 50 HDP bags 6 ft. Plants can be raised in 6 months. Addition of Bio-fertilizer and Rhizobium and Phospobacter will give bigger girth |
