Banana and plantain are important staple foods that are critical to the nutritious and economic well being of millions of people throughout the developing word.
Teak (Tectona grandis), is a genus of Tropical Hard wood trees in the family Verbinaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia.
Pongam is a fast-growing evergreen tree which reaches 40 feet in height and spread, forming a broad, spreading canopy casting moderate shade
AG Bioteck is the only organization producing tissue culture Fig plants in India from selected elite Plus Trees (Mother Plants) with desirable characters. AG Bioteck Tissue culture plants are processing and dry fruits.
Destructive distillation of the wood yields, on a dry weight basis:
Charcoal 31.0%
Pyroligneous acid 36.69,
Acid 4.3%,
Ester 3.4%,
Acetone 1.9%,
Methanol 1.1%,
Tar 9.0%,
Pitch and losses 4.4%,
Gas 0.12 cu m/kg
| Manurial values of leaves and twigs: | ||
| Leaves | Twigs | |
| Nitrogen : | 1.16 | 0.71; |
| Phosphorus (P2O5): | 0.14 | 0.11; |
| Potash (K2O) : | 0.49 | 0.62; |
| Lime (CaO) : | 1.54 | 1.58%. |
| Such manure reduces the incidence of Meloidogyne javanica | ||