Tree breeding programmes by FRIM for forest plantation establishment: present and future

Keeren Sundara Rajoo, . and Nor Fadilah Wook, . and Farah Fazwa Md Ariff, . and Mohd Zaki Abdullah, . Tree breeding programmes by FRIM for forest plantation establishment: present and future. pp. 174-183. ISSN 2462-1757

The timber industry has been a driving force of the Malaysian economy. This is expected to continue in line with the steadily increasing global demand and value for timber and timber products. However depending solely on natural forests to satisfy this demand will lead to widespread environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. Therefore in an effort to reduce dependency on natural forests the Malaysian government has formulated policies to establish work forests which are forest plantations that are able to supply timber sustainably. To achieve this there is a need for a continuous supply of high-quality planting materials. Hence it has become a core objective of the Plant Improvement Program under the Forest Biotechnology Division of Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to conduct tree breeding programmes to develop high-quality planting materials of desirable forest tree species. This paper summarizes the decades of tree breeding programmes conducted by FRIM and the future prospects of these research projects. More specifically six forest tree species will be discussed which are Jati (Tectona grandis) Meranti tembaga (Shorea leprosula) Acacia hybrid Sesenduk (Endospermum diadenum) Meranti temak nipis (Shorea roxbughii) and Meranti sarang punai (Shorea parvifolia).

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Abstract

The timber industry has been a driving force of the Malaysian economy. This is expected to continue in line with the steadily increasing global demand and value for timber and timber products. However depending solely on natural forests to satisfy this demand will lead to widespread environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. Therefore in an effort to reduce dependency on natural forests the Malaysian government has formulated policies to establish work forests which are forest plantations that are able to supply timber sustainably. To achieve this there is a need for a continuous supply of high-quality planting materials. Hence it has become a core objective of the Plant Improvement Program under the Forest Biotechnology Division of Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) to conduct tree breeding programmes to develop high-quality planting materials of desirable forest tree species. This paper summarizes the decades of tree breeding programmes conducted by FRIM and the future prospects of these research projects. More specifically six forest tree species will be discussed which are Jati (Tectona grandis) Meranti tembaga (Shorea leprosula) Acacia hybrid Sesenduk (Endospermum diadenum) Meranti temak nipis (Shorea roxbughii) and Meranti sarang punai (Shorea parvifolia).

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Forest plantations
AGROVOC Term:	Genetic improvement
AGROVOC Term:	Reforestation
AGROVOC Term:	Training programmes
AGROVOC Term:	Researchers
AGROVOC Term:	Genetic diversity within species
AGROVOC Term:	Progeny testing
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10603

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