2023, Issue 7, Volume 15

PROPAGATION OF WHITE SANDAL WOOD:  SANTALUM ALBUM L.

Vennila S.1*, P. Radha2 and K. Kumaran3

1Forestry, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tiruvannamalai

2Biochemistry, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam

3Forestry, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam

Email:vennila.s@tnau.ac.in

Received-04.07.2023, Revised-16.07.2023, Accepted-27.07.2023

Abstract: Santalum album L. is native to India and a member of the Santalaceae family. The Red Data Book classifies it as a vulnerable species. Sandalwood is in high demand due to the high value of its essential oil and wood. The oil derived from sandal’s heartwood is used as a fragrance enhancer and in the creation of expensive fragrances. It was closely linked to Indian religion and culture. Santalum album is the most attracted species and they exhibited wider variations in its natural range of occurrence. So clonal selection and vegetative propagation through rooted cuttings is a greater potential for commercial exploitation of the species. But the root formation of cutting is a complex mechanism and influenced by physiological, environmental and genetic factors. Within this, experiments which consist of three different rooting media viz., Standard nursery mixture 1:1:1 ratio of soil, sand & FYM, Soil: Sand (1: 1) and Sand + Silt were tried with the hormonal treatments of IAA (1000 to 10000 ppm), IBA (1000 to 10000 ppm) and NAA (1000 to 10000 ppm) at different concentrations and two types formulation viz., powder and liquid formulation of rooting media. Among these treatments, IBA 8000 ppm and NAA 8000 ppm treated cuttings showed slow response in shoot induction. The rooting percentage of cuttings is Zero. Therefore it is necessary to find combination of some factors that will support root cutting formation and produce new seedlings with root induction.

Keywords: Sandal, cuttings, rooting induction, growth hormones

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