VOLUME 3, TOPIC 15
A. K. Mukerji1
HARVESTING TECHNIQUES IN
TAPPING PHILIPPINE RESINS
WITH EMPHASIS ON ALMACIGA
(AGATHIS PHILIPPINENSIS
WARB)
Arsenio B. Ella1
The tapping practices on five resin producing species in the Philippines, namely,
Dipterocarpus spp. for balau resin, Palosapis
(Anisoptera thurifera ssp. thurifera) for oil of palosapis,
Canarium spp. for Manila elemi resin, Benguet Pine
(Pinus insularis Endl.) for oleoresin, and
almaciga (Agathis philippinensis Warb.) for Manila copal resin, are discussed, including the potential of
the resins as an export winner for the country.
Because of economic importance, demand and availability of suitable trees for tapping
purposes, emphasis is put on almaciga. The biological considerations in tapping to promote sustained
resin production, the traditional method of tapping in the Philippines, and the improved tapping
techniques developed by FPRDI for almaciga are explained.
Keywords: Almaciga tapping, almaciga resin, Manila copal
1 Supervising Science Research Specialist Forest Products Research and Development Institute Department of Science
and Technology College, Laguna 4031, Philippines
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