Research Article | Published: 01 March 2015

Clonal Propagation of Drypetes malabarica (Bedd.) Airy Shaw An Endemic and Endangered Tree of Southern Western Ghats

P. A. Jose, M.  Sumod and Thomas K. Varghese

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 38 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 35-38 | 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-M72ZQA | Cite this article

Abstract

The juvenile plants of Drypetes malabarica have resulted 100% rooting success for both stem cuttings and air layering by the application of NAA 3000 and IAA 1000 ppm respectively. The rooted plants were also survived with cent percent success rate.  Since the tree is being prone to high degree of fruit predation, seed infestation and overall poor natural regeneration in situ restricts, the soil seed and seedling bank and merit extend clonal propagation of the species. The propagation methods thus developed first time could be adopted for the large scale multiplication, establishing clonal gene banks ex situ which in turn ensures the availability of materials for conservation, evaluation and management practices without affecting natural populations of the species in the long run.

Keywords

Drypetes malabarica, clonal Propagation, Southern Western Ghats, Rooting stem cuttings, Air layering

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Jose, P.A., Sumod, M. and Varghese, T.K., 2015. Clonal Propagation of Drypetes malabarica (Bedd.) Airy Shaw An Endemic and Endangered Tree of Southern Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry, 38(1), pp.35-38. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2015-M72ZQA

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