Mixed Plantation of Santalum album and Dalbergia odorifera in China

摘要

Santalum album L.(East Indian Sandalwood or Sandal), an evergreen hemi-parasite tree species belonging to the Santalaceae family, is very famous for its fragrant heartwood which contains sandal oil that have many uses in perfumes, cosmetics, medicines, etc. (Srinivasan et al. 1992). Sandal was introduced to southern China since 1962, and now there are about 2000 ha of sandal plantations in southern China, most of which are established during the past 10 years. The cultivation technology of sandal including seed storage, seed germination, seedling raising, site selection, fertilization, nutrient management, host selection and management had been systematic studied; and a set of highly efficient cultivation techniques was well built up in the past decade (Liu 2009, Liu et al. 2009, 2010a, 2010b).