The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has introduced ‘Tamizhaga Marakkalanjiyam', a mobile phone application to provide information about tress and silviculture.
The application has been developed under an innovative project of the State Forest Department.
All the necessary information needed for silviculture is provided in the application bilingually (English and Tamil).
Information about 150 trees and their breeding techniques are provided.
These trees are classified into 19 species.
The application provides knowledge database on type of trees that can be grown in each district of Tamilnadu based on soil type of the particular district.
The application features information on Intercropping and Agricultural Forest models.
The application is available on Android and Apple platforms.