XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997


VOLUME 3, TOPIC 12


    PLANTING STOCK PRODUCTION OF DIPTEROCARPS IN MALAYSIA*

    H. Aminah1

    Species-rich dipterocarp forest types comprise 88,9% of the Malaysian tropical rainforest. Dipterocarp species are among the most commercially important timber species in south-east Asia, but seed supply of dipterocarps is irregular and the viability is short. The seeds are incapable of withstanding desiccation, resulting in difficulty of prolonged storage by conventional methods. The nursery of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) has successfully developed propagation techniques for production of planting stock of the species. The techniques developed include propagation by seeds, wildings and vegetative propagation by stem cuttings. The success in rooting stem cuttings from juvenile materials is a boon to the forestry of Malaysia. Methods of propagating and handling dipterocarps in the nursery until they reach plantable height are provided in this paper.

    Keywords: Dipterocarps, seedlings, stem cuttings, nursery techniques

    1 Senior Research Officer; Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM); Kepong 52109 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia



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