Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Upasna Mandavi, Dr. RK Prajapati, Sarita Bodalkar and Shristy Hakre

Abstract:
Melia dubia is a fast-growing tree and is used for commercial cultivation purposes. It is a good soft wood tree mostly used for plywood and pulp industries. Melia dubia plantation as an opportunity for the people as it generates income in the field of plywood industry, pulpwood industry etc. The experiment was carried out on Assessment of Pruning Management and Effect of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers on Growth Pattern of Melia dubia Malabar Neem a Fast-Growing Tree for Short Rotation Forestry, at Research & Extension farm of Forest department of Bastar region, Dhondhrepal village near Jagdalpur, during 2021-2022. The experiment was conducted in Randomize block design with Ten treatment and three replications for both unpruned trees and pruned trees where unpruned trees are considered as T₁(unpruned tree no fertilizer), T₂ (FYM @ 3 Kg/tree), T₃ (vermicompost 1 Kg/tree), T₄ (FYM 1.5Kg + vermicompost 0.5Kg/tree), T₅(N 50gm + P 100gm + K 50gm/tree), whereas pruned trees include T₆ (pruning 1/3 crown of the tree no fertilizer), T₇ (FYM @3Kg/tree), T₈ (vermicompost 1Kg/tree), T₉ (FYM 1.5Kg + vermicompost 0.5Kg/tree), T₁₀ (N 50gm + P 100gm + K 50gm/tree) and the spacing of experimental site is 6 × 6 m between tree and row. The findings of the present study revealed that tree height of Melia dubia was found maximum in T₅ and minimum in T₄ for unpruned trees, whereas for pruned tree in T₁₀ treatment tree height was found maximum and minimum in T₉ for pruned trees Diameter at breast height was recorded maximum in T₃ and minimum in T4 for unpruned trees, whereas for pruned tree in T8 treatment, DBH was found maximum and minimum in T₆ Basal area was recorded maximum in T₃ and minimum in T₄ for unpruned trees, whereas for pruned trees in T₁₀ treatment, basal area was found maximum and minimum in T₆.