Melia Dubia Tree Plantation
• Melia Dubia is a golden neem plants. There is a huge requirement of quality wood everywhere on the earth. Melia Dubia wood is a great source for construction. This tree will grow very fast. The cutting will be done for every 6 years from the plantation, and it is having more life time
Melia dubia tree holds promise of good returns for farmers.
About Rs.2 lakhs per acre can be expected from sixth year of planting
Easy method: The easiest way to increase income from an acre is by planting certain tree varieties such Melia dubia (Malai Vembu in Tamil) which fetch a handsome price in the market, assured buyback, and require low maintenance expenditure.
Money spinner: Melia is a money spinning tree of short duration. Even if planted as a single row along the field bunds, about 60 trees can be planted per acre, which will fetch an income of about Rs.2 lakhs in the sixth year of planting.
“Since there is a total mismatch between demand and supply for wood and veneer, block planting of 300 to 400 trees per acre can ensure a minimum profit of rupees one lakh per year from an acre.
Under good maintenance and controlled irrigation from sixth year onwards, depending on the soil depth and quality trees of 80 to 100 cm gbh with a clear bole of 5 meters height can fetch Rs.4, 000 at today's price (7 per cent escalation can be added per year for the sale price).
Intercultivation can be done with annual crops in the first three years and then spices such as pepper can be grown.
Single row planting: Even if planted in a single row along the field bunds, about 60 trees can be planted at six feet spacing which will fetch an income of about Rs.2 lakhs in the sixth year. Under high density planting with 1,000 to 1,500 trees in an acre, a yield of 40 to 50 tonnes is possible from the second and third year of planting.
While planting the seedlings application of 2-3 kgs of vermicompost, 40 gms of Phosphobacteria, Azospirillum and Trichoderma Viride each in addition to 10-20 gms of Pseudomonas and 100 grams of VAM (vesicular arbuscular mycoriza) helps in promoting good growth.
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