High Yielding Millettia Pinnata Seedlings
Millettia Plantations is now offering for sale a limited quantity of it's genetically superior Millettia Pinnata Seedlings used in the establishment of it's own plantations.
All seedlings are cultivated in a NIASA Accredited Nursery using Industry Best Practices and the highest standards using Genetically Superior Millettia Pinnata Seedlings, selected especially for use by the biofuel industry.
Superior Genetics:
- Early flowering
- High seed yield
- High seed oil content
- Regular fruiting
Our Millettia Pinnata seedlings are fully sun-hardened and supplied in bio-degradable paper pots, engineered for direct planting into the ground without the need to remove a pot or container.
As our plants can by planted directly into the ground, a number of very important advantages are realised at planting.
Planting Advantages Of Our Seedlings In Bio-Degradable Pots:
- Can be planted immediately
- Lower planting costs
- Elimination of root disturbance
- Increased survival rate
- Increased efficiencies and speed of planting
- Enhanced plant establishment
- Eliminate plastic waste and environmental pollution.
In addition, Millettia Pinnata seedlings supplied in bio-degradable paper pots have a much higher water holding capacity than traditional methods of supplying plants to plantations.
All seedlings are professionally packaged with phytosanitary certificate and can be shipped with-in Australia or overseas.
High Yield Millettia vs Regular Pongamia genetics
| Seeds (Per kg) | Seed Weight (grams) | Oil Content | |
| Millettia Pinnata (Hi-Yield Genetics) | 400 | 2.5 | 60% |
| Indian Pongamia Pinnata | 1600-2000 | 0.5-0.6 | 35-45% |
High Yield Millettia Pinnata Seed Genetics Our Millettia trees produce larger heavier seed with 400 seeds/Kg as compared to smaller and lighter 1600-2000 seeds/Kg from Pongamia Varieties of Indian / Asian origin. Our larger heaver seed with higher oil content allow our trees to produce 400-500% higher oil production than regular Pongamia.