'Commercially important Tree crops'- Seminar at Puliangudi on 08-12-2009

A section of the participants:

Sri.Dinkarkumar,IFS, DFO, Soc.For, Tirunelveli

Sri.Gomathinayagam, Organic Agriculturist, Puliangudi

Sri.V.Anthonysamy, Organic Agriculturist, Puliangudi

Densely planted Kumil (Gmelina arborea) Trees

Gmelina arborea (Tamil: Kumil) and Gliricidia as bund / border crop.
Please avoid this kind of very close planting.
Only the trees planted with wider spacing attained 60-90cm* girth, whereas others reached only around 45cm

Dalbergia sissoo (Tamil:Sisu) Tree:

Some Sissoo Tree pictures: (D.O.P: 20-09-03)
Picture taken on 17-10-2009


Sissoo D.O.P 20-9-2003,
Picture taken on 17-10-2009

Some Melia dubia (Malai Vembu in Tamil, Hebbevu in Kannada, Konda Veppa in Telugu) Pictures:

Some Kumil pictures (Gmelina arborea):

Gmelina arborea - Kumil Seeds:



Kumil in farm nursery:


Injury to the bark at the age of 1 year:


The above same injury leads to this kind of growth at the age of 7 years:


Kumul and Kaya:



Kumil:



Kumil and Rosewood: