Page, Tony, Southwell, Ian, Russell, Mike, and Leakey, Roger (2007) Evaluation of heartwood and oil characters in seven populations of Santalum lanceolatum from Cape York. In: Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Sandalwood Research, Development and Extension in the Pacific Islands and Asia. pp. 131-136. From: Regional Workshop on Sandalwood Research, Development and Extension in the Pacific Islands and Asia, 28 November - 01 December 2005, Nada, Fiji.

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Abstract

Wood core and leaf samples were collected from seven populations of Santalum lanceolatum on Cape York Peninsula (Queensland) in order to quantify variation in heartwood oil chemistry and tree morphology. Significant and continuous variation for all major oil constituents was found within and between the populations sampled. One population sampled (population A) had high levels of the commercially important oil constituents (santalols). Six trees from this population had an oil quality that met the international sandalwood (Santalum album) oil standard for α- and β- santalols. The remaining populations were mainly comprised of trees with low levels of both santalols, which is consistent with existing knowledge of oil quality in S. lanceolatum. Each population exhibited significant tree-to-tree variation in both oil constituents and oil concentration, which will facilitate the improvement of these commercially important traits through selection. The percentage of heartwood was found to vary independently of tree diameter suggesting that heartwood development is controlled by factors other than trunk size.

Item ID:	23332
Item Type:	Conference Item (Non-Refereed Research Paper)
ISBN:	978-982-00-0196-1
Date Deposited:	10 Jan 2013 23:44
FoR Codes:	07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0705 Forestry Sciences > 070507 Tree Improvement (Selection and Breeding) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	82 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8201 Forestry > 820199 Forestry not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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