Hardwickia binata, Roxb. |
Family : Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae |
Common Name : Anjan |
Telugu Name : Yepi, Narayepi |
General : |
Commonly seen along Godavari and a common associate of Red Sanders. Identified by greyish green cariaceous bifoliate leaves. For its best development, a deep porous soil with well-fissured underlying rock is required. It is a drought resistant species. |
Flowering : |
Pale yellowish green flowers appear from July to September. |
Fruiting : |
Pods ripen from April to June. |
Morphology of the Fruit / Seed : |
Pods 5 to 8 cms long, brownish, flat, coraiceous oblong-lanceolate with parallel longitudinal veins, 1-seeded near the top. Seed is flat, 2.0 cms by 0.8 cm in size; sub-reiniform, pointed at one end and rounded at the other with a fairly hard testa. |
Seed Collection and Storage : |
Pods can be collected by lopping branches, dried for 3-4 days and then stored in the gunny bags or sealed tins with heavy dose of insecticide. Good seed years once in 3-5 years in different locations. It can be stored for one year. |
Seed Biology : |
No. of seed per Kg. |
Germination percentage |
Plant percent |
Purity percent |
Time taken for germination |
Moisture percentage |
No. of seedlings per Kg. og seed |
4800 to 5200 |
38 to 80 |
15 to 32 |
75 |
3 to 21 |
8.5 |
1000 to 1500 |
|
Pretreatment : |
Not required. |
Nursery Technique : |
Seeds are sown in primary bed in August after collection and the seedlings are transplanted when 6 to 8 cms tall polythene bags. 10 months old seedlings are planted out.
|