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Traditional cultivation and management practices of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) in Golaghat district of Assam

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Title Traditional cultivation and management practices of agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) in Golaghat district of Assam
 
Creator Dutta, Joyashree
Bhuyan, Mantu
 
Subject Aquilaria malaccensis
Agar
Traditional knowledge
 
Description 783-790
A few plant species of the Thymelaeceae family are highly valuable and demanding because it contains resinous oil in
their stem, branches, and roots. Agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis) is one of them, which is found primarily in Assam and
adjoining region of North Eastern parts of India as well as in other countries of South and South East India. In Assam, the
plant is profusely cultivated in Golaghat, Jorhat and Sivasagar districts. Naturally, stem of the older plant is infected by
fungal consortia via the holes made by stem borer. The blackish infection appears inside the stem along the line of the borer
tunnel and valuable resinous oil can be extracted through water distillation from the black, infected wood. The agar oil has
great demand in international market and is used in manufacturing perfume, incense stick, fragrant smoke, and
pharmaceuticals industry. Since ancient time, people of this region have been cultivating Aquilaria with the methods
adopted from traditional knowledge and found better success of infection and oil yield. Documentation of this traditional
knowledge of Aquilaria malaccensis is of significant importance for promoting its cultivation among the people of this
region before the knowledge is lost forever. The knowledge will also be useful for developing scientific method of
commercial cultivation of this perennial tree. In this paper, we are discussing the traditional method of cultivation of
Aquilaria malaccensis including seedling preparation, cultivation, intercropping and management practices. Agar is
propagated through seeds for growing healthy seedlings; and cultivation practices of the plant are of utmost concern for
harvesting valuable oil. Extensive field survey has been conducted at Golaghat district of Assam, India to document the
method of cultivation and management practices of the plant. The results obtained from the field study were analyzed and
interpreted for understanding the importance of this traditional cultivation practice.
 
Date 2023-12-20T10:36:33Z
2023-12-20T10:36:33Z
2023-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63044
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijtk.v22i4.7202
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.23: A61K 36/835, A61K 8/92
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJTK Vol.22(4) [October 2023]