Alternative clonal propagation of Dryobalanops beccarii And D. Rappa
2012
Jong, L. K. | Sani H. B.
Application of rooted cuttings derived from epicormic shoots from mature trees of Dryobalanops beccarii and D. rappa in current tree propagation and improvement programmes is suggested and discussed. Development of epicormic shoot indicated partial rejuvenation which was exhibited by plagiotropic growth habit, adult leafmorphology and delayed bud flushing of rooted cuttings. The juvenility of epicormic shoots showed that the ‘ageing’ component of cyclophysis had been reversed by the ‘maturation’ component which remainedunaltered. The incomplete rejuvenation was further demonstrated by poor rooting of cuttings derived fromepicormic shoots. The potential of using these characteristics as possible markers of juvenility and maturityis also discussed. Cuttings derived from epicormic shoots from the stump ofD. beccariiandD. rapparootedmore readily than those from other parts of the tree bole. It was suggested that epicormic shoots obtainedfrom stumps were more juvenile than those from upper part of the stem. This phenomenon, described astopophysis, supported the theory that maturation occurred in different phases.
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