TIST India - Chezhumai | July 2008
Chezhumai
TIST India
The International Small Group &
Tree Planting Program
TIST Farmers Help Worldwide Problem
The International Small Group & Tree Planting Program
TEST India: 19/8, Lake View Road, Kottur, Chennai 600 085, Tamil Madu, India Phone : +91 44 42188438 | Mobile: +91 9840299822 | Email: josephrexoni@tist.arg
PHEEE Useful Herb
Qamiflsh wemm 2 sell ( Useful Herb - Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis are native to Tropical Asia. A native of Southeastern Asia (China), the plant is commonly found through out HELPLINE the tropics and as a house plant through out the world. Many varieties exist differing in size and colour, in single (or) double forms. The For any information or help important colours include Red, White, Yellow, Light Red. Dial SUSE S/ 90030206837 7 Rootis demulcent and used for Cough If you ; = Adecoction of root is used for venereal diseases and fevers. TIST dial 9840290822 # This herb is used for Kidney trouble
pe Flowers are used for treating burning sensation in the body, diabetes, and menstrual disorders.
F = Buds are used in treatment of vaginal and uterine discharges.
Our email! josephrexon@tist.org + Leaves and flowers are good for healing ulcers and for promoting
growth and colour of hair.
Our address: 19/8, Lake View
Road. Kottur, Chennai 600085 This herb can withstand high temperature. Propagated by cuttings,
"8 i layering or grafting in spring. They can also be grown from seeds, but gel usually do not come true from seed. Propagated by stems of size 15 cm Length. Propagated in the month of June-July. cultivations, block planting, bund planting and inter cropping as well. We are doing this fo increase the green cover and to support ings ss io i
Deputy Conservator of Forests having chat with a members of Arulugamath
TIST India assoc association wi with 1 Tamilnadu |
Mr.3.K. Shanmugasundaram, IFS
We will | supply free seedlings, longstanding : bers of TIST India. too. We request a I the farmers/villagers and
TIST members to make use of the opportunity provided by the Forest Department & TIST India, and get benefitedtree species to th tothe best.
By planting additional trees, farmerslvillagers are not only increasing their revenue, but also helping worldwide
problem reducing global warming”.
TIST India thanks
Mr.S.K.Shanmugasundaram for all his help, guidance and for introducing TIST Program to the Forestry of Vellore District.
In our next Chezhumai, we will see what the DFO's of Vellore District say ‘about TIST Program.
Farm Pond
~ Farm Pond is an important enterprise for rain fed agriculture. 1/25th of the cultivated area ee to be be the omy out of lo A jill be there for 30 to 40 days after last rain and can be utilized for pot ‘watering twice Wit faa) labour to the dy trees. : “hold, n pool : nutrient. antichod top soll of the land every year. The settled silt in the pond after drying. ‘can be removed and applied to the ‘perennial fruit tre ‘species as a source of organic nutrient. If the seasonal rainfall of the tract is wide spread, and if the stagnation of water in the pondi is going to be “more than 31/2 to 4 months, tilopia, a local ~ fish can also be reared in the farm pond.‘This would yi fod 30 to 40 kg of fish meat at ‘the time of of the po i income of Rs. 7504 to 1,000 can be ac : through the sale of fish. (Courtesy: Tamilnadu Agricultural Unive eed Coimbatore)
Farm pond of Tops Green Small Group, Katchur
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Tops Green Small Group of Katchur
This group is following the best pn hom of TIST in Katchur Village at lacepalayam Center. The members
of this group have planted five different species of trees like, Guava, Mango, Nelli, Sapota and Teak, all totaling to 296 trees. All the mango trees have grown more than five feet in height. These mango trees are tied and supported with a thick wood piece, so that the trees grow upwards and do not spread on the ground. They are planning to plant few more teak seedlings during the coming rainy season to reach 1000 trees for their group. They have also dug farm pond in one corner of their grove to store rain water. The members of thegroup are very active in all the
activities of TIST. During the guantification/audit, the members cooperate with the quantifiers well and come with all their grove details & SGMR book during quantification to help the quantifier.
Green Farm Small Group of Seethanjeri
Devanampatu Village -
Thurinjapuram Center
Several new groups are coming up from in and around Devanampattu Village. We have few old groups in this village, who have planted teak trees with good spacing. The upcoming new groups are requested to come together with the old groups and join in all TIST meetings to know all about | theTIST Program.
Members of Polatciyamman Small Group in their teak
Small Groups of Devanampatu Village - Thurinjapuram Center
Members of Mahatma Gandhi Small Group in their teak grove
Members of Meenakshiyamman Small Group in their teak grove
Members of Pachaiyamman Small Group in their teak grove
Free Seedlings
The Tamilnadu Forest Department is distributing free seedlings to the farmers. The District Forest Officers of
Thiruvannamalai and Vellore have promised to give fee seedlings to TIST members too. Those members/groups that are interest to receive the free seedlings are requested to fill in the application form, which is available with TIST quantifiers. Attached a copy of your landownership document along with the application form and hand it over to the quantifier. The Forest Department has got several thousand long standing species like, Teak,
Kumil, Redsanders and Silkcotton to distribute it freely to the TIST members.Depending upon the type of soil in your land choose whichever species your group need and reap the benefits from TIST.
Good Tree: Indian Rosewood
Indian Rosewwod is an erect deciduous tree. It grows to the height of 25 meter and 2-3 meter in diameter. [t has leathery leaves which are up to 15 cm long. The flowers are whitish pink in colour. Its crown is oval in shape. The fruit is brown and pod like in shape. The fruit is dry and hard. The sapwood is white to pale brown in colour and the heartwood is golden to dark brown in colour.
Indian Rosewood is mostly propagated through the root suckers and seeds. It requires fertile well drained soil. Seeds are soaked in water for 48 hours before sowing. Seeds are germinated in three weeks. Young Rosewood needs full sunlight. It requires dry to wet soil. Young plants are well watered until established. Flowers occur
from October to February
Indian Rosewood holds many medicinal properties. Rosewood oil stimulates new cellgrowth, regenerate tissues, and helps minimize lines and wrinkles. It helps balance both dry and oily skin. It can prove useful against acne.
Its wood is used for the making furniture, doors, windows, ship floors, plywood, skis, musical instruments, carvings etc. Because of durability Rosewood is often used in the martial art weaponary, particulary as the shaft of spears and in the gun staves. Its oil is used in Perfumes.
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