Effects of different culture media on the growth of Indian sandalwood(Santalum album L.) seedlings in Zhanjiang,Guangdong,southern China

作     者：LIU Xiao-jin XU Da-ping XIE Zheng-sheng ZHANG Ning-nan 

作者机构：College of Forestry South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 P. R. China Research Institute of Tropical Forestry Chinese Academy of Forestry Guangzhou 510520 E R. China Center for Non-Timber Forest Research South China Agricultural University Guangzhou 510642 R R. China 

出 版 物：《Forestry Studies in China》 (中国林学（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第11卷第2期

页      面：132-138页

学科分类：090706[农学-园林植物与观赏园艺] 0907[农学-林学] 07[理学] 09[农学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：sponsored by the National Science and Technology Support Project "High efficient cultivation techniques of sandalwood plantation in south China (2006BAD24B0903)" a "Special construction project for improved variety experiment orchard (4400-32990190)" 

主　　题：Santalum album L. culture medium seedling growth 

摘      要：We studied the effects of different culture media on the growth of India sandalwood （Santalum album L.） seedlings in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province in southern China. Five different growth substrates, lateritic subsoil, burnt soil, agricultural soil, peaty soil and coconut dust, were used as the basic culture materials and seven different treatments of composition were used as potting media. Kuhnia rosmarinifolia Vent. was used as a primary host plant for all treatments. Statistically significant differences were found between treatments in respects of survival rate （p 〈 0.001）, height （p 〈 0.001）, ground diameter （p 〈 0.001） and biomass （p = 0.002）, as well as for quality index （p 〈 0.001） of S. album seedlings after 6-month growth in containers with different culture media. Among all treatments, the treatment combining burnt soil, peat and coconut dust in a weight ratio of 1：1：1 plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as basal manure achieved the best performance for most of the seedling growth parameters, including survival rate （98%）, height （35.81 cm）, ground diameter （0.56 cm）, biomass （4.46 g） and quality index （0.65）, followed by the treatment using only burnt soil plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as the culture medium （survival rate 86%, height 29.23 cm, ground diameter 0.48 cm, biomass 3.36 g and quality index 0.52）, while the treatment using only lateritic subsoil plus the basal manure as the medium obtained the poorest results in survival rate （38%）, height （12.04 cm）, ground diameter （0.19 cm）, biomass （0.26 g） and quality index （0.043）. Increasing the proportion of lateritic subsoil in the medium when mixed with peat and coconut dust did not show statistically significant differences in survival, height, ground diameter, biomass nor in quality index. In consideration of cost, using burnt soil plus 2% calcium super-phosphate as basal manure may be the optimum culture medium for large-scale production of Indian sandal- wood seedlings in Guangdong, southern China.