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Milestones |
Year |
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Company
started introducing poplar clones for field testing |
1968 |
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Started
growing poplar nurseries for supplying plants to the farmers |
1975-76 |
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Agroforestry
Division an extension arm of Wimco was created to develop poplar
nurseries and plantations |
1977 |
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Wimco
Seedlings Ltd. a subsidiary of Wimco Ltd., Swedish Match, Hilleshog
set up. Focused research initiated on eucalypts, poplar, nursery
technology etc. |
1984 |
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Eucalypts
improvement program initiated. First cloning of eucalypts developed
in India and reported in the Indian Forester. |
1986 |
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Three
poplar clones viz., Udai, Kranti and Bahar developed in Wimco
Seedlings ltd. and released for field planting. |
1992 |
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Direct
cash sale of poplar ETPs started on termination of bank funding
scheme |
1995 |
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Six
new clones viz., WSL 22, WSL 27, WSL A/26, WSL 32, WSL 39, WSL
A/49 developed in Wimco Seedlings Ltd. released for field planting |
1998 |
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Wimco
Ltd. taken over by The Russell Credit Ltd. , ITC |
2005 |
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Wimco
Seedlings Ltd. merged with Wimco Ltd. and started functioning
as one of its divisions |
2007 |
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Six
new poplar clones viz., Wimco 62, Wimco 81, Wimco 83, Wimco 108,
Wimco 109 and Wimco 110 developed and released for field planting |
2009 |
