Agar cultivation
After weeding, climber cutting and jungle clearing a total of 2500 seedlings were planted in four locations covering an area of about four hectares. The planting spacing was 2.5m×2.5m. At Padua, the experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) along of the slope of the hill. Prior to planting in July during the monsoon each planting pit was provided with 50g (1:1 TSP and Potash) of fertilizer. Weeding was made thrice a year. Gap filling was undertaken ten months after initial planting with two-year-old seedlings. Last data on survival, seedling height and diameter (at breast height) were collected three years after out planting.
After weeding, climber cutting and jungle clearing a total of 2500 seedlings were planted in four locations covering an area of about four hectares. The planting spacing was 2.5m×2.5m. At Padua, the experiment was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) along of the slope of the hill. Prior to planting in July during the monsoon each planting pit was provided with 50g (1:1 TSP and Potash) of fertilizer. Weeding was made thrice a year. Gap filling was undertaken ten months after initial planting with two-year-old seedlings. Last data on survival, seedling height and diameter (at breast height) were collected three years after out planting.
.
.
.
