| Family |
Moraceae |
| Common/Tamil Name |
Banyan / Alam |
| Uses: |
| Fodder |
It is a useful elephant fodder |
| Other Uses |
Durable under water; and used for well curbs and also for tent and yoke poles. |
| Seed Collection time |
Fruit ripen chiefly from March to May; May often be found in other season of the year |
| No. of Seeds per kg |
Seeds minute and innumerable |
| Viability |
If carefully stored, retains its viability well for atleast a year |
| Germination percentage |
As the seeds are minute and produced in vast numbers the number of seedlings which survive and establish themselves is. relatively very less. |
| Nursery Technique |
- Seeds mixed With fine sand, powdered brick (or) charcoal are sown in trays filled With finely sifted earth With a large proportion of sand. Watering With a fine spray should be done frequently but sparingly. The young plants having a long root system should be pricked out with ball of earth and transplanted in the polypot.
- Large cutting 8 to 10 feet length can be planted and well watered in the field.
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