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Ashok Agro Forestry Seeds & Nursery
Chikkaballapur, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India
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Pithecellobium Dulce Seeds Manufacturer
This tree is indigenous to hot regions of Mexico and Central America and now has been naturalised in India. It grows on a variety of soils. It is identified by grey lenticelled stem, and bipinnate leaf (pinnae and leaflets each one pair).
Morphology of the Fruit/Seed : Pods 10 to 15 cms long and 1.2 cms thick, turgid, moniliform, coiled during development, pale green. Seeds 5 to 9, shining black, 2 cms long, embedded in thick pinkish pulp.
Seed Collection and Storage : The ripe pods are collected, dried in sun and thrashed to get the seeds. Seeds do not store well and hence fresh seeds are sown.
Pretreatment : Not required.
Nursery Technique : Fresh seeds are sown in polybags in April and germination is noticed within 7 to 10 days. The growth of the seedlings is fast. In July-August, the seedlings can be planted out in the field.
Flowering : Flowers in small globose sessile on short pedunculate heads, arranged in a long panicled racemes appear in January to March.
Specifications
| Family | Leguminosae - Mimosoideae |
| Common Name | Madras thorn, Manila tamarind |
| Telugu Name | Simachinta |
| Fruiting | Fruits ripen in March to May. |
Seed Biology
| No. of seeds per Kg. | Germination percentage | Plant percent | No. of seedlings per Kg. of seed |
| 6400 | 80 | 50 | 3230 |