Melia Dubia Farming

Melia Dubia, also known as the Malabar Neem Wood, is a tropical deciduous tree. It is a very fast-growing tree, particularly under irrigation. As a softwood tree, it grows best in well-drained, fertile soil. Very few side branches grow on this tree, which can be easily trimmed. It has a small, thin crown. This means that the owner of a Melia Dubia plantation can engage in intercropping by planting additional crops like groundnuts and grams; and with proper spacing of at least 15x 15 feet gap between the trees, farmers can also grow banana trees or coconut trees alongside. Plantation...