Agarwood Farming Management

Basic overview

• Land plot: Better Agarwood/Gaharu quality at steep areas up to 45 degree i.e 0-700m from sea level.
• Rainfall : Better Agarwood/Gaharu quality at the land plot receiving more than 2000mm rainfall per year.
• Temperature : Best quality Agarwood/Gaharu producing trees grow at low temperature i.e humidity is high, (24ºC -32ºC ) with a 70% rate of sunshine.
• Soil : Best quality of Agarwood/Gaharu trees grow at specific soil, 4-6 PH, loamy soil, soft sandy clay like soil, deep and stony.

Modern Cultivation Technique

• Mechanical treatment by systematic wounding method.
• Inducement of super agar resin formation through application of special concoction of inoculum known as Effective Resin Inducement Biotechnology Serum (ERIBS).

Mechanical treatment

Systematic wounding technique

• A properly managed 5 years old Aquilaria subintegra tree can grow up to 30 feet in height and25 inch in circumference.
• Relatively about 500 holes can be made with an electrical drill machine, 5 inches deep and separation column of 4×4 inches can be drilled at 5 years old Aquilaria subintegra.
• The “hole” made by this technique is pointed at relatively steep angle upwards to preserve the humidity factor.

Inducement

• ERIB Serum will be innoculated into the holes. This technique accelerates the natural defense responses of the Aquilaria trees. Thus forming the Exotic Fragrant Agar Resin in the trees.
• Most Agarwood/Gaharu growers will choose to use this Effective Resin Inducement Biotechnology Serum simply because it is superior to any other Agarwood/Gaharu inducement technique. More agar resin is formed in a shorter period and at a lower cost.
• In natural forest, the Aquilaria trees at the age of 20-40 years produce agar resin formation as a natural response to wounds or infection by the forest endotrophic mycorrhizal fungi.
• A formation of Fragrant Agar resin will be produced 8 months after the ERIBS inducement technique.

Case study: Inducement technique carried out on 7 years old Aquilaria subintegra tree in Thailand has fetched a whopping RM20,000 per kg.

Do you know?

• Aquilaria subintegra was declared as the only Agarwood species that produce super grade agar resinin World Gaharu Convention, Vietnam (2004).
• Aquilaria subintegra is a Gaharu species, native to Thailand and Malaysia.
• The tree produces high percentage yield of essential oil and has a pleasant aroma.
• Biotechnology research states that sustainable yield of resin is produced in relatively young innoculated Aquilaria subintegra tree. i.e 6-8 years.

Article source : gaharuku.com