What is an inoculant for agarwood?
A total of three microbial consortia have been successfully formulated and tested for the induction of agarwood formation in Aquilaria species. The findings suggested that F3 inoculant containing Trichoderma sp., Lasiodiplodia sp. and Curvularia sp. was the most potential fungal inoculant to induce agarwood formation.
How fast do agarwood trees grow?
Since agarwood formation in natural environment is a very long process which can take up to 10 years, the development of effective induction technology has received a great attention as it is extremely crucial to ensure the stability of agarwood yield from the domesticated Aquilaria trees.
How do you inoculate fungi?
A plastic straw and wood applicator stick serve as a simple, inexpensive, and disposable inoculation unit for fungal studies. The method gives a uniform and intact inoculum. The technique is especially useful because a large number of agar plates can be inoculated rapidly.
Where can I get agarwood?
Aquilaria species that produce agarwood
- Aquilaria acuminata, found in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia & Philippines.
- Aquilaria apiculata, found in Philippines.
- Aquilaria baillonil, found in Thailand and Cambodia.
- Aquilaria banaensae, found in Vietnam.
- Aquilaria beccariana, found in Indonesia.
How do you make artificial agarwood?
Dispersing wounding by mechanical injury: to drill several tens (20-100) of hole into which the inoculant is poured. In this case induced agarwood is formed around these spot injury sites. The resulting agarwood from the localized formation is usually in the form of thicker wood chips.
What is the price of agarwood per kg in India?
The valuation of Agarwood is approximate Rs 5-6 lakh per kg, in India.
Can I grow agarwood in India?
“Agar wood” is one of the scented trees being cultivated in south eastern countries so far. In India, it is considered as one of the endangered species by the environmental department. But one can find the artificial cultivation in the north eastern region, particularly in the state of Assam.
How many agarwood trees can I plant per acre?
Agarwood plants per acre – Approximately 700 to 900 plants per acre can be planted with a distance of 2.5 m x 2.5 m and 2 m x 2 m.
What is the best variety of agarwood?
malaccensis and A. crassna are the best-known species that produce agarwood. Aquilaria is derived from the Latin word aquila meaning eagle. Trees of other genera, namely, Gonystylus and Gyrinops, also produce agarwood but are not recognized for production at commercial scales.
