Doan Thi Mai, Le Son, Nguyen Thi My Huong, Luong Thi Hoan Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement  Melia azedarach is native tree species, providing high value timber mainly for house construction. There is great market demand for its timber in Vietnam. Currently, the Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement is implementing the research project in genetic improvement of this species aiming at providing high value timber. As a component of the project, the objective of this … [Read more...]

Phi Hong Hai1, Doan Thi Mai1, Tran Ho Quang2 1 Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement 2 Centre of Forestry Biotechnology  The national research project “Genetic improvement for some main planting tree species to increase plantation productivity and quality” in the period 2001-2005 was implemented by the Research Centre for Forest Tree Improvement, Forest Science Institute of Vietnam. The overall objective of the project was to improve plantation productivity … [Read more...]

Nguyen Hoang Nghia, Pham Quang Thu, Nguyen Van Chien Forest Science Institute of Vietnam  Plus trees with the best growth and without disease damage have been selected from plantations, propagated by cuttings, and then put into clonal tests in order to choose the beast disease resistant clones for plantation. The 64 month trial included 70 clones, and found 12 clones which had annual increment more than 20 m3/ha/yr. Three of them have very low disease damage (a damage index less … [Read more...]

Nguyen Hoang Nghia, Pham Quang Thu, Nguyen Van ChienForest Science Institute of Vietnam Pathogens usually found on eucalypts are mostly fungi such as Cryptosporiopsis eucalypti, Mycosphaerella marksii, Coniella fragariae, Phaeophleospora epicocoides, Phaeophleospora destructans, Cryphonectria cubensis, Coniothyrium zuluence and a bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum. The percentage and level of damage generally ranges from low to average depending on provenances and site conditions. In … [Read more...]

In vitro budding capability of Aquilaria crassna Pierre Ta Minh Hoa - Research subject manager Nguyen Thi Hien - Collaborator Summary. Propagation of Aquilaria crassna has been carried out from leading and axillary shoots of A.crassna by in vitro method. The multiplication of the shoots has been done with leading shoots in MS medium containing BA 0.2mg/l; Kinetin 0.2 mg/l and Adenin 0.1mg/l. The growth of the shoots (containing shoot meristem or axillary shoots) takes place in MS … [Read more...]

K.I. Kandasamy, Siti Suhaila A.R. and Rosilah A.A. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel: +603-62797154, Fax: +603-62801614; Email: kodiswaran@frim.gov.my Abstract Shorea leprosula belongs to the family Dipterocarpaceae, and its synonyms are Hopea maranti Miq., Shorea maranti Burck, Shorea astrostricta Scort. Ex. Foxw, and the common name (in Malaysia) is meranti tembaga. This dipterocarp species has been propagated mostly through seeds … [Read more...]

Growth performance of some dipterocarps and non-dipterocarps planted from rooted cuttings Aminah, H., Besek Intan Zafina Basok., Rosdi, K., Rozihawati, Z., Ahmad Fauzi, M. S. & Hamzah, M. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109, Kuala Lumpur Telephone: 03-62797124, Fax: 03- 62804614, email:aminah@frim.gov.my Abstract The planting stocks raised from rooted stem cuttings of two Dipterocarp and five non-Dipterocarp species were planted in Field 48, Bukit Hari, … [Read more...]

Atok Subiakto1), Chikaya Sakai2), Susilo Purnomo3), and Taufiqurahman4) 1) Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Center, Bogor, Indonesia 2) JICA Project, Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development Center, Bogor, Indonesia 3) PT. Sari Bumi Kusuma, Nanga Nuak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia 4) PT. ITCIKU, Kenangan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia Abtract Mass cutting propagation of meranti has been developed by the collaboration project between Forestry … [Read more...]

Genetic variation of Indonesian dipterocarps assessed by amplified fragment length polymorphisms Iskandar Z. Siregar 1, U.J. Siregar1, C.P. Cao2, O. Gailing2 and R. Finkeldey2 1Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus IPB Darmaga, PO Box 168 Bogor 16680, Indonesia. E-mail:siregar@ipb.ac.id 2Institute of Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, University of Goettingen, Buesgenweg 2, 37077 Goettingen, Germany. E-mail:rfinkel@gwdg.de Abstract … [Read more...]

Effect of trimming and mycorrhizal inoculation on the growth of Hopea odorata rooted cuttings Patahayah, M. and Lee, S. S. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 603-62797119 Fax: 603-62731427 E-mail: fatah @frim.gov.my Abstract A nursery trial was set up at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to determine the effect of trimming and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) inoculation on the growth of Hopea odorata rooted cuttings. This study consisted … [Read more...]