Page 8 - Lac culture operations - IINRG, Ranchi

'10. Ficus cunea Potho Rangeeni Summer

11. F. glabella Putkal Rangeeni Summer
'12. F. glomerata Dumber Rangeeni Summer
13. F. infe.lo a Pakur Rangeeni Summer

14. F. religiosa Pipal Rangeeni Summer
15. Flemingia semialata Semialata Kusmi Winter

16. Ougei nia dal bergi o i des Sandan or pandan Kusmi Winter
17. Ptotium seffahlm Kandeur ktsmi Winter
14. Ziziphus xylopyra 6hont Rangeeni Premature summer

Maior Lac Cultivation Operations:
(1) Pruning of trees (2) lnfestation of lac hosts (inoculation) (3) Removing of used-up
broodlac sticks (4) Pest management (5) Harvesting (6) Scraping of lac from twigs

STEPS AND OPERATIONS OF tAC CULTURE
1. PRUNING: Removing (Cutting) undesirable shoots of host plant.

WHEN . Palas, ber, galwang and semialata - Six months before inoculation.
. Kusum and akashmani - Ei9hleen months before inoculation.
. Palas : Katkl - Middle of February: baisakhi - April
. Ber : Baisakhi - May: aghani- February
. Calwang : lethwi- )une / )uly; baisakhi- April
. Semialata: Aghani - )une / luly
. Kusum : Aghani - )anuary/ February: jethwi 'lune/ )uly

WHY . To ensure availability of good, healthy and succulent (tender) shoots.
. To ensure availability of large number of shoots (area for lac culture).
To provide rest to host trees for maintaining its potential.
. To remove dead, diseased and broken branches.
HOW . Prune the host lightly in such a way as to keep the good shape and allow plenty of space
for growth of new shoots.
. Pruning is carried out in such a way so that one can get easy access of the lac encrusted
shgot at the time of harvesting.
. Use sharp axe or dauli, secateur or tree pruner for pruning.
. Branches more than 2.5 cm. in diameter should notbecut.
. Branches less than 1.5 cm. in diameter should be cut from the point of origin.
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. Branches in between '1.25 - 2.5 cm in diameter should be cut leaving - 1.5 ft. length
from the point of origin.
. While pruning for the first time, thick branches also are required to be cut for better
canopy management.
. Remove the dry, diseased, broken twigs from the damaged portion.

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