Dear Sir
Casuarina junghuhniana is a fast growing and highly drought-tolerant species, and it is mainly propagated by vegetative means.
Two techniques
Air-layering using twigs of pencil-thickness during the monsoon, and sprig planting in mist chambers were the two techniques adopted by the forest department to multiply this fast growing species.
The robust saplings with good straight stems and symmetric conical crowns establish quickly in sandy tracts.
The hybrid Casuarina is a heavy yielder of biomass, and it also has symbiotic association with the nitrogen-fixing organism, Frankia sp. The hybrid grows tall and is endowed with graceful needles closely resembling pine.
Kirti
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