Clonal evaluation trail were conducted in seven agro climatic zones in Tamilnadu for following species namely Tamarind, Eucalyptus, Teak, Jatropha curcus, Casuarina equisattefolia.
TAMARIND
South Zone
North East
North West
Tamarind Clonal Bank
R 141
Vellore 3
V1
R 142
Vellore 67
V64
V 12
Hasanur 3
H8
H 161
Vellore 29
V51
V 2
Vellore 13
H1
V 64
Vellore 66
Chengam 142
EUCALYPTUS CLONES
Rank
North East
North West
Southern
1
ITC 10
ITC 8
ARM
2
ITC 3
ITC 10
KR
3
ITC 1
ITC 128
ITC 3
4
ITC 4 & Laura
ITC 3
ITC 10
5
ITC 130
ITC 7
K35
6
ITC 6
A 623
Laura
POPlar CLONES
Eighty three different clones were assembled at State Forest Research Institute Field zone. Planting was done in 60cm3 pits with an espacement of 3X3m. Among 83 clones, clone number B.S.R. 112910 is performing well followed by B.S.R. S.N.F. 1203.
Populus deltoides
Populus deltoides
NELLI CLONES
S no
NAME OF CLONES
1
Krishna
2
Kanchan
3
Chakiya
4
NA 7
5
BSR
6
BGK
Nelli Clonal Bank at Varuttupallam and Seshanchavady Research Centre
SANDAL CLONES
From the other states mainly from karnataka 79 plus trees of sandal are identified during 1980's out of which above 35 ramets were planted at Hasthampatti during 1982-83. Further assemblage of more of plus tree ramets totaling about 59 plus trees have been collected, multiplied and assembled in many research center of Tamilnadu.
Sandal clonal Bank at Hasthampathy (R) Centre
TEAK, BAMBUSA and CASUARINA
TNFR 1 to TNFR 8 were evaluated at Vaigai river bank
Large scale vegetative propagation of Superior Teak at Seshanchavady (R) Centre
2 yrs old - Bambusa
tulda in Rain-fed condition at Varattupallam (R)
Centre
2 Year old - Casuarina junghuniana Indonasian provinance
Certain Experimental trials
Jatropha planted without Sauser
Jatropha planted with Sauser
Casuarina junghuniana male sterile hybrid Thailand