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rabre 6. curtivation schedure for kusm,:i;;::fl:: .auritiana (ptum) & schteichera

Year Month S. oleosa Eummer crcp) Z. mauiAana (Wintet S. oleosa (Summet qop)
crop)
First )une/ luly Pruning
Second tanuary/ Pruning
I February
June-July Infestation Pruning
Third )anuary/ lnfestation -Harvesting + Pruning
February
)uneLuly Harvesting lnfestation
Fourth January/ Harvesting + Pruning lnfestation
February
lune/tuly lnfestation -Harvesting
Fifth )anuary / Re-infestation -Harvesting + Pruning
February
Ju ne/.July Harvesting lnfestation
Sirth )anuary/ Harvesting + Pruning Re- lnfestation
February
lune/ )uly lnfestatlon Harvesting

lV. PALAS & Australian babool (AKASHMANI)
.
Divide the total trees of palas and akashmani into two sets each (Table 7).
.
Each set either of palas or of akashmani should have equal number of trees.
' The number of trees in akashmani set should be 4 times than that of number of
trees in palas set ( Palas: akashmani = 1:4 ).
.
Use palas trees for raising summer season (baisakhi) crop and akashmani lor rajsing
- rainy season crop.
' For inoculating trees of akashmanr, use the broodrac from paras and vice-versa.
' lnoculate the trees of paras and akashmani with broodrac @ 20 g for one metre
tender shoot.
. Normally 500 g broodlac is required for a medium sized tree of akashmani.
.
Sell the surplus broodlac and phunki scraped lac in the market at the earliest.
V. KUSUM & AKASHMANI
. Divide the total trees of kusum and akashmani into two sets each (Tabje g).

.
Each set either of kusum or of akashmani should have equal number of trees.
' The number of trees in akashmani coupe shourd be 40 times than that of kusum
(kusum : akashmani
= 1:4O).