Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak

Wood-based industries in Sarawak are increasingly encouraged to adapt to " new wood " from planted forests composed of fast-growing species such as Kelampayan with short rotation cycle (6-8 years). The rationale is that natural forests at the most produce about 3m 3 /ha/yr of commercial ti...

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Main Authors: Wei-Seng, Ho, Julaihi, Abdullah, Shing, Yiing Tiong
Format: Proceeding
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10219/
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description Wood-based industries in Sarawak are increasingly encouraged to adapt to " new wood " from planted forests composed of fast-growing species such as Kelampayan with short rotation cycle (6-8 years). The rationale is that natural forests at the most produce about 3m 3 /ha/yr of commercial timber, whereas plantations can produce annually from 10m 3 /ha to 30m 3 /ha of commercial timber. It is estimated at least 30 million seedlings are required for annual planting or reforestation programmes to meet the increasing global demand for raw materials. To date, several molecular genetics studies have been completed for Kelampayan. These include genetic diversity of Kelampayan, genetic marker (SSRs) development, 'Touch-incubate-PCR' approach for preparing plant tissues for high throughput genotyping, and transcriptomics and bioinformatics on wood formation of Kelampayan. This information provides a useful resource for genomic selection of Kelampayan aiming at the production of high value forests for maximum returns.
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spelling unimas-102192016-01-15T03:11:19Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10219/ Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak Wei-Seng, Ho Julaihi, Abdullah Shing, Yiing Tiong SB Plant culture Wood-based industries in Sarawak are increasingly encouraged to adapt to " new wood " from planted forests composed of fast-growing species such as Kelampayan with short rotation cycle (6-8 years). The rationale is that natural forests at the most produce about 3m 3 /ha/yr of commercial timber, whereas plantations can produce annually from 10m 3 /ha to 30m 3 /ha of commercial timber. It is estimated at least 30 million seedlings are required for annual planting or reforestation programmes to meet the increasing global demand for raw materials. To date, several molecular genetics studies have been completed for Kelampayan. These include genetic diversity of Kelampayan, genetic marker (SSRs) development, 'Touch-incubate-PCR' approach for preparing plant tissues for high throughput genotyping, and transcriptomics and bioinformatics on wood formation of Kelampayan. This information provides a useful resource for genomic selection of Kelampayan aiming at the production of high value forests for maximum returns. 2012 Proceeding NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10219/1/APPLICATIONS%20OF%20GENOMICS%20TO%20PLANTATION%20FORESTRY%20WITH%20KELAMPAYAN%20IN%20SARAWAK%20%28abstract%29.pdf Wei-Seng, Ho and Julaihi, Abdullah and Shing, Yiing Tiong (2012) Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak. In: 4th Regional Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics, 2012 (NTrop4) : Sustaining Tropical Natural Resources Through Innovations, Technologies and Practices. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280141454_APPLICATIONS_OF_GENOMICS_TO_PLANTATION_FORESTRY_WITH_KELAMPAYAN_IN_SARAWAK
spellingShingle SB Plant culture
Wei-Seng, Ho
Julaihi, Abdullah
Shing, Yiing Tiong
Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title_full Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title_fullStr Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title_short Applications of Genomics to Plantation Forestry with Kelampayan in Sarawak
title_sort applications of genomics to plantation forestry with kelampayan in sarawak
topic SB Plant culture
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10219/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10219/1/APPLICATIONS%20OF%20GENOMICS%20TO%20PLANTATION%20FORESTRY%20WITH%20KELAMPAYAN%20IN%20SARAWAK%20%28abstract%29.pdf