Innovations and Traditional Practices Followed by SMT Indira Ramanthan
Innovations and Traditional Practices Followed by SMT Indira Ramanthan
Innovations and Traditional Practices Followed by SMT Indira Ramanthan
Ramanthan
First she tried to break the seed coat by putting them in compost pit, treatment with
cow dung solution but this didn’t work out. Then she wanted to loosen the seed coat
by allowing to rot / decompose partly in the cow dung slurry for about 2 months, so
that the hardness of seed coat is softened and lessened. When the seed coat becomes
soft, the seed kernel is removed carefully without any damage and dibbled in seed
bed specially made
Uses:
It is a soft – wood tree used for making ply-wood of the size 15’x1’ which can be sold
to Rs.3000 each piece. This plywood is used in building ship, lorry truck, reaper, for
making furniture, sofa set, doors, windows etc., This wood is also used for paper
pulp industry, foliage fed to cattle.
Plant protection:
Usually these trees are free from pest and disease. However during the early growth
of the tree sucking pest like aphids will attack the trees and the growth will be
stunted. For control of aphids she is preparing a decoction by bringing those weed
plants (which are usually not browsed by cattle / goat) and immersed in cow urine
and boiled and filtered. This filterate is diluted 10 times with water and sprayed.
Sometimes the growing seedlings are affected by bark disease and if the disease is
severe then we can remove the seedling and other new seedling planted fresh. After 6
months if the planted seedling is damaged due to this disease then the seedling has to
be cut 4 inches from ground level and allowed to emerge new shoot from the collar
region. This will give fast growing shoot.
Using this tree as medicine for animals :
Mrs. Indra Ramanathan has been maintaining 50 cattle which are locally called as
Bargur cattle breed. She is feeding the cattle after pruning the foliage of the trees. If
the cows are not conceiving or infertility problem or uterus problems then she is
feeding the animals with the foliage of the tree and get good results.
She also administers neem oil 250 ml to the heifers for 3 days in order to bring the
animals for heat.
7.For constipation
‘Nilavagai’ (Cassia obtusa ) leaf powder is administered at 50 gm in warm water.
Innovator address:
Mrs. Indra Ramanathan,
Ramu gounder garden,
Kalli patti
Kanakkanpalayam(Post)
Erode District.
Ph: 93459 81081
93666 99999