{"product_id":"gliricidia-maculata-gliricidia-sepium-0-5-kg-seeds","title":"Gliricidia Maculata, Gliricidia Sepium - 0.5 kg Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eGliricidia (\u003cem\u003eGliricidia sepium\u003c\/em\u003e, syn. \u003cem\u003eGliricidia maculata\u003c\/em\u003e) is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing leguminous tree from Central America, now naturalised across India as a multipurpose agroforestry species. It carries flushes of pink-mauve, pea-like flowers and is one of the most useful \"fertiliser trees\" for smallholders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely grown in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and the Konkan, it is planted as live fence posts, support trees for pepper and vanilla, shade in plantations and a coppiced source of green-leaf manure and fuelwood. Its leaves enrich the soil and serve as fodder, while the bark and leaves have insecticidal and rodenticidal folk uses; it tolerates drought and poor soils well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamily: Fabaceae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative region: Mexico \u0026amp; Central America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature height: 8–12 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrowth rate: very fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoak the smooth, flat seeds in water for 12–24 hours to soften the coat, then sow about 1–2 cm deep in polybags or directly in a prepared seedbed. Kept moist and warm (25–32 °C), they germinate freely in roughly 7–14 days. Grow the seedlings on in part shade and harden off for monsoon planting; established trees coppice readily and can also be raised from large stem cuttings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vedicflora","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51052409389302,"sku":"SED-TRE-GLIRICIDIA-001","price":1059.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/4980\/6326\/files\/nurserylive-seeds-gliricidia-maculata-gliricidia-sepium-1-kg-seeds.jpg?v=1782714519","url":"https:\/\/vedicflora.com\/products\/gliricidia-maculata-gliricidia-sepium-0-5-kg-seeds","provider":"vedicflora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}