Formulated microbial consortium as inoculant for agarwood induction

Justin S., . and Lihan S., . and Elvis-Sulang M. R., . and Chiew T. S., . Formulated microbial consortium as inoculant for agarwood induction. pp. 161-169. ISSN 0128-1283

Agarwood or gaharu is well known as the most valuable resinous heartwood that occurs in trees of Aquilaria species. Depletion of the wild resource from the jungle leads to the high price of agarwood. Thus there is an urgent need to produce agarwood sustainably through agarwood cultivation to meet the global demand and induction. This research was conducted to formulate microbial consortia that can be used as fungal inoculants for agarwood induction in Aquilaria species. The effectiveness of formulated microbial consortia was observed based on the colour and mean length of infected zone formation after a three and six months inoculation periods in each wet and dry season respectively. Aquilaria sp. was inoculated with three types of formulated fungal inoculants and negative control by using the bottle drip method. The findings showed that F3 inoculant (a combination of Trichoderma sp. Lasiodiplodia sp. and Curvularia sp.) was the most potential fungal inoculant for agarwood formation based on the darkest colour and largest mean length of the infected zone after a three and six months inoculation periods for both wet and dry seasons. The formulated inoculant is recommended for further development as agarwood fungal inoculant to induce agarwood artificially for future sustainable supply of agarwood.

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Abstract

Agarwood or gaharu is well known as the most valuable resinous heartwood that occurs in trees of Aquilaria species. Depletion of the wild resource from the jungle leads to the high price of agarwood. Thus there is an urgent need to produce agarwood sustainably through agarwood cultivation to meet the global demand and induction. This research was conducted to formulate microbial consortia that can be used as fungal inoculants for agarwood induction in Aquilaria species. The effectiveness of formulated microbial consortia was observed based on the colour and mean length of infected zone formation after a three and six months inoculation periods in each wet and dry season respectively. Aquilaria sp. was inoculated with three types of formulated fungal inoculants and negative control by using the bottle drip method. The findings showed that F3 inoculant (a combination of Trichoderma sp. Lasiodiplodia sp. and Curvularia sp.) was the most potential fungal inoculant for agarwood formation based on the darkest colour and largest mean length of the infected zone after a three and six months inoculation periods for both wet and dry seasons. The formulated inoculant is recommended for further development as agarwood fungal inoculant to induce agarwood artificially for future sustainable supply of agarwood.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Resin plants
AGROVOC Term:	Heartwood
AGROVOC Term:	Thymelaeaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Perfume crops
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal plants
AGROVOC Term:	Plant cultivation
AGROVOC Term:	Inoculation
AGROVOC Term:	Identification
AGROVOC Term:	Formulations
AGROVOC Term:	Fungi
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9056

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