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Acacia mangium- Mass production for tropical forestry plantations

Yuruga Nursery is currently developing mass production systems for elite clones of Acacia mangium for tropical forestry plantations.

Acacia mangium clone ready for dispatch to the plantation

Development of mass production systems for new clones is a 4-phase process:

Phase 1:
Capturing into the nursery situation the elite material identified in the plantation;

Phase 2:
Propagation trials to assess the commercial feasibility of clonal propagation for each clone;

Phase 3:
Development of the propagation protocols for each clone;

Phase 4:
The mass propagation of the crop for establishment of plantations.

Yuruga's experience in developing mass production systems for new clones has highlighted the advantages to companies of starting Phase 1 (capturing into the nursery) and Phase 2 (propagation trials) as early as possible in their plantation improvement project.

There are key advantages of running these phases simultaneously with other work (eg establishment of seed orchards), and this is the most cost-effective, efficient and practical way of establishing a clonal programme.

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