Melia dubia contacts/resources

Pugazhendi, President South Karnataka Tamil Sangam Federation
Himavat Farms, PO Box 25
Gundalpattu 571111

Mobile: 09448054831

Near Chamrajnagar

growing Melia for plywood industry in partnership with Balakrishnan. Per cubic foot Rs. 200/5th year 15 Cubic feet per tree
08229-222104. Sheela talked to him. He is having 3 acres at home and another 10 acres in the larger farm at Gundalpattu. 100 km from
Sathyamangalam via Chamrajnagar
Planted 5' by 5'..1750 trees per acre..check..2nd year thinning to 10' by 10'...2 lakhs per acre for firewood
Seedlings from Mysore Ravindra Shenoi 9900182410
6" seedling grew to 15' in 8 months. Pits 1.5' by 1.5' by 1.5'.. drip irrigated...no fertilizer

Shri N.L Chandkumar, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Kolar
094498 31404

Shri Manjunath, DFO, Assistant Silviculturist, Karnataka Forest Service contact
Experienced in clonal propagation of Melia dubia seedlings
09449986521
08026680725 (Res)

Residence about 30 Km from Hosur
BTM Layout (Very close to Central Silk Board)
59, 4th Cross/30th Main Road
II stage BTM Layout
Bangalore-76


Turmeric resource
Dr. M. Baluswamy
Bhavanisagar Agriculture Research Centre
Bhavanisagar
04295-240244
9443988445

2 Melia dubia seedlings planted in Nannilam along with a champaka

Had visited State Forest Research Institute on Saturday, 21 June, 2008 along with Sheela. Were shown around by Jain Allauddin, Deputy Conservator of Forests. Took some Melia dubia seedlings and walking bamboo planting material.

Yeast Dealer

Mr. Murthy
SAF Yeast Company
Old No 7, New No.13
4th Cross Street
CIT Colony
Mylapore-4
mobile 9444404873
land line 24991636 24990283
1 kg Rs. 60.30

Turmeric: short notes

turmeric yield 8 tonnes per acre
20 to 30 per cent recovery from wet wt
3000 rs per quintal
40000 rs per acre gross
seed rate 1.8 tonnes per acre

Poochiviratti

Recipe by Sundaraman of Sathyamangalam

take 2 kilos of any 5 below

erukku
peenari sanku
periyanangai
siriyanangai
arali
sottu kathalai
oomathai
pirandai
nochi

add kadukkai (1/2 k) and manjal thool (1 k)

boil once slowly with 25 litres; filter; save filtrate each time
boil again with 25 litres
macerate and boil twice with 25 litres each

The 100 litres can be sprayed directly. Cool for 12 to 24 hours
Add 2 litres panchakavyam or 5 litres thengapalmoru
+ 1/2 kg Pseudomonas

200 litres/acre to be sprayed

Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza VAM

30 kg exfoliated vermiculite; spread 1 kg vam inocculum; 10 kg vermiculite; spread river sand on top; sprinkle water 1 foot between rows and 5 inches between plants; plant corn starter culture is called glomus fasciculatum; cut corn at silk stage; sow uzhundu with rhizobium, trichoderma viridi; sprinkle with Ammonium Sulphate 1% solution; at flowering stage cut and mix into soil; shade dry and use.

Enriched FYM formula

5 tonnes FYM +  500 kg vermicompost +  25 Kg Rock phosphate + 25 Kg Bonemeal + 12 kg Potassium-rich feldspar +  2.5 kg kadalpasi + 10 kg fishmeal + 1/2 lt azospirillum 5 kg VAM + Symbion P (50ml in 1 lt water, 50 gm Vellam, 1/2 lt cowdung slurry) + 12.5 kg ricehusk ash + Symbion K (50ml in 1 lt water, 50 gm Vellam, 1/2 lt cowdung slurry