Title: Transfer of technology on tree rich biobooster to Irular tribes in forest fringe villages of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (India): an alternate source of livelihood support

Authors: Natchiappan Senthilkumar; Devaraj Suresh Babu; Govindaraj Divya; Ramasamy Sumathi; Kannappan Subramanian Rathinam

Addresses: Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Cowley Brown Road, Forest Campus, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore 641-002, Tamil Nadu, India ' Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Cowley Brown Road, Forest Campus, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore 641-002, Tamil Nadu, India ' Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Cowley Brown Road, Forest Campus, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore 641-002, Tamil Nadu, India ' Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Cowley Brown Road, Forest Campus, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore 641-002, Tamil Nadu, India ' Division of Chemistry and Bioprospecting, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Cowley Brown Road, Forest Campus, R.S. Puram, Coimbatore 641-002, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract: Developing reasonably priced nutrient-rich organic potting media for healthy seedling production potentially results in reduction of fertilisation, irrigation rates and also decrease in nursery costs is a major aspect of the present investigation. It was achieved by the nutrient enrichment techniques adapted and it enhanced the nutrients availability of the growing media for improved seed emergence and healthy quality seedlings for out planting. With the promising outcome of the result end up with the development of a product 'tree rich biobooster - an organic growth promoter' a nutrient enriched potting medium made up of an eco-friendly low cost organic materials like coir pith, flower and vegetable wastes compost which are available in plenty locally as municipal solid wastes.

Keywords: potting mixture; coir pith; waste compost; biobooster; organic growth media; transfer of technology; commercialisation; irular tribes; municipal solid wastes; India.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTTC.2022.126307

International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 2022 Vol.19 No.3, pp.319 - 336

Received: 27 Oct 2020
Accepted: 12 Mar 2021
Published online: 20 Oct 2022 *

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