Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus Santalum. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods for use. Both the wood and the oil produce a distinctive fragrance that has been highly valued for centuries.
Sandal plantation has been impressive growth of Indian economy ,Now the present synerio As the area under natural forest is difficult to increase, the extension of forestry in non forest areas especially as agro-forestry and farm forestry has tremendous potential to increase production of timber and other wood products and reduce the pressure on natural forests. This growing demand has resulted in large gap between demand and supply of forest products
PROSPECT =The PROSPECT of the plantation of Sandalwood plants is BRIGHT, 100% PROFITABLE INVESTMENT, SAVE THE FUTURE, also Guaranteed. Due to the National & international market demand, every where all over the Worlds market demands.
DEMAND = Demand of Sandal wood products or RAW is very high, too much gap between the Demand and Supply graph .Demands of the Sandalwood product Since from the birth of Human being and still day by day increasing. But according to the demand supply is very low.
MARKET / TRADE = Easy market in India or World market by the help of any ADD FORUM.
MAIN SUPPLIER /EXPORTER IN INDIA = KARNATAKA / MAHARASHTRA.
HOST PLANT= What is Host Plant? Why these plants are necessary?
= SANDAL WOOD PLANTS NEED PLANTATION WITH HOST PLANTS.(So the Sandal plants called Semi parasite plant)
= Host plant character is support to Semi Parasite /Parasite plants from roots- Water , Mineral, nutrients, etc, because the main plant dependent (HOST plant) to the host plant. Without Host plant Sandal wood plants not able to grow, or for better development of the Sandal plants.
ADVANTAGES OF HOST PLANT=Three main types of advantages from the Host Plant.
1- It gives the additional food supply to the main plant.
2- The second advantages are that only the single management cost of Host plant, the Sandal plants maintains cost is likely to be free.
3= The third and special advantages from the Host plants are giving yearly /Half yearly/ Quarterly Income in regular basis. (Depend upon the choice of crop), till the maturity of the sandal wood plants.
MATURITY OF PLANTS = 1- Maturity of Sandalwood plant 12- 15 yrs .
2- We can start primary Harvesting( Pruning) after 7 years . After 7 yrs age of plants should be in natural Condition, the Sandal wood trees takes at least Seven yrs to produce Scented of Heart wood.
SOIL / CLIMATE =Different kinds of soil like as Sandy clay / Lateritic clay / Loamy, Black Cotton, Even poor and rocky Soils can support Sandal. Also Sandal can grown prominently in arid parched land.(Avoid water logging Zone) .
P.H = 6.00-8.00 ph.
RAIN FALL = Average Rain fall 800mm. Moderate rain fall 900-1200m.
TEMPERATURE = 15 deg centigrade to 45 deg centigrade.
CULTIVATION PROCESS = FOR CULTIVATION / FARMING ALL PROCESS ,with SUPPLY OF ORGANIC HIGH QUALITY PLANTING MATERIAL AVAILABLE / PROVIDED BY SK AGRICONSULTANT,SHANTANU
