Assessment of induction technique and selection factors for agarwood production from cultivated aquilaria
Aquilaria is a genus belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family. This genus produces the valuable, non-wood fragrant product known as agarwood (gaharu). Agarwood is a highly commercial non-timber product due to its important role in the fragrance, aromatherapy, and medicine industries, and its usage i...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105518/1/MOHAMAD%20AZREN%20PUTRA%20-%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Aquilaria is a genus belonging to the Thymelaeaceae family. This genus
produces the valuable, non-wood fragrant product known as agarwood (gaharu).
Agarwood is a highly commercial non-timber product due to its important role in
the fragrance, aromatherapy, and medicine industries, and its usage in religious
activities. Along with the increasing agarwood demands and growth of Aquilaria
plantations, some artificial methods to induce agarwood formation have been
developed, not only to improve agarwood yields but also to produce sustainable
agarwood with quality closely resembling the wild-sourced agarwood. In this
study, an underrated method with high potential to increase agarwood yields were
assessed in a field trial in a local plantation. Six cultivated Aquilaria subintegra
trees were induced using a patented agarwood inducer, where three stands
were harvested at six- and 12-months post induced, respectively, and were
assessed (i.e., documenting agarwood formation, yields estimation and
agarwood grading). It is shown that the inducer has the potential in maximizing
the agarwood yields at 12 months post induced with higher quality than after six
months post induced. A survey was conducted to evaluate the potential of
agarwood inducer in local market. It highlighted five influential factors on inducer
selection among smallholders/plantation owners. Chemical inducer has potential
in local market since the desire to use chemical inducer among planters is about
48%. In addition, the trends of agarwood trade were found fluctuating but gives
impression that the industry has potential to bring huge profits for planters and
country. Overall, this study is informative and contribute analytical analysis for
the advancement of agarwood industry. |
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