Intoduction

A mini clonal technology has been developed for casuarinas and Melia which is one of the pioneering attempts in the country for these industrial wood species. Under this technology, the superior clonal plants were planted in a mini clonal garden and are provided with regular irrigation and fertilization in order to enhance shoot multiplication. In this method, the mother plants are planted at 10 cm x 10 cm spacing and 60 days old plants are ready for collection of cuttings.