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Entire Planting
Seedlings raised in the nursery can be planted out when 7-10 cm high, the taproot being then about
15 cm long; where it is necessary to plant larger seedlings, they can be planted out from the nursery a
year later. Pruning down the stems and roots is desirable unpruned seedlings are not very
successful. This has proved successful in Nagpur district, Maharashtra. In the dry fuel regeneration
areas of Tamil Nadu, older plants of at least 45cm in height are preferred for planting, as smaller
plants were found incapable of tiding over the draught period. Good results have also been obtained
by planting out 2-3 month old seedlings with balls of earth. Planting is done during rains. Winter
planting is unsuited to this species. The author advocates the technique of raising neem by planting
one-year-old basket plants under clumps of thorny bushes which can provide effective protection
against animal damage. The young plants can withstand suppression and work their way up through
the thorn bushes in due course of time. In Uttar Pradesh, neem has been successfully raised in
roadside avenues b sowing babul to form a live-hedge around the transplants. Naked root planting
was found to be successful in Gujarat. The roots of the nursery plants were soaked in the slurry of
cowdung clay and aldrin and then packed in soaked gunny bags for carriage to planting site. The
plants could be kept in dry pits up to a week.
15 cm long; where it is necessary to plant larger seedlings, they can be planted out from the nursery a
year later. Pruning down the stems and roots is desirable unpruned seedlings are not very
successful. This has proved successful in Nagpur district, Maharashtra. In the dry fuel regeneration
areas of Tamil Nadu, older plants of at least 45cm in height are preferred for planting, as smaller
plants were found incapable of tiding over the draught period. Good results have also been obtained
by planting out 2-3 month old seedlings with balls of earth. Planting is done during rains. Winter
planting is unsuited to this species. The author advocates the technique of raising neem by planting
one-year-old basket plants under clumps of thorny bushes which can provide effective protection
against animal damage. The young plants can withstand suppression and work their way up through
the thorn bushes in due course of time. In Uttar Pradesh, neem has been successfully raised in
roadside avenues b sowing babul to form a live-hedge around the transplants. Naked root planting
was found to be successful in Gujarat. The roots of the nursery plants were soaked in the slurry of
cowdung clay and aldrin and then packed in soaked gunny bags for carriage to planting site. The
plants could be kept in dry pits up to a week.
Planting Root-and Shoot-cuttings
Root and Shoot cuttings can be made from 12-13 month old nursery plants. Experiments in Tamil
Nadu have shown that stumps from 2-year old plants give higher survival and better height growth
than stumps from 1-year old plants. The stumps are prepared with about 2.5 cm of shoot and 23 cm
of root and planted as soon as the rains break.
Root and Shoot cuttings can be made from 12-13 month old nursery plants. Experiments in Tamil
Nadu have shown that stumps from 2-year old plants give higher survival and better height growth
than stumps from 1-year old plants. The stumps are prepared with about 2.5 cm of shoot and 23 cm
of root and planted as soon as the rains break.