Research Article | Published: 01 March 2012

Ex-Situ Conservation and Multiplication of Garcinia Wightii T. And - A Rare, Endemic Species of the Southern Western Ghats

Sainudeen Muhammed Shareef

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 35 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 85-88 | 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-18WX91 | Cite this article

Abstract

As part of ex-situ consevation of Garcinia wightii, softwood grafting by cleft method was carried out using root stocks Garcinia gummi-gutta and G. hombroniana.The intra specific grafting carried out is found very successful in G. hombroniana and resulted 93%  success, while  G. gummi-gutta showed complete failure. All the saplings raised survived well in the field of Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (TBGRI), Trivandrum. So, in G. wightii grafting, this method using the root stock of G. hombroniana can be adopted as an easy technique for its multiplication.

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Shareef, S.M., 2012. Ex-Situ Conservation and Multiplication of Garcinia Wightii T. And - A Rare, Endemic Species of the Southern Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(1), pp.85-88. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-18WX91

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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2012

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