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Mycorrhizal Research in Malaysian Plantation Forestry

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Plantation Technology in Tropical Forest Science

15.4 Conclusion

The application of mycorrhizas in afforestation, reforestation and plantation establishment in Malaysia has largely remained in the experimental and trial stages. This has been due to a combination of factors, ranging from frequent changes in the choice of desired plantation tree species and the demand for fast-growing, short-rotation species, to the oversell of so-called “magic” solutions. There also has to be a significant increase in the number of mycorrhizal researchers to tackle the many aspects of mycorrhizal application so that some of the areas where data are lacking or insufficient may be overcome. It is clear that a considerable amount of fundamental as well as integrated-multidisciplinary research needs to be carried out before some of the already well-established biotechnological techniques, such as mycorrhizas, can be usefully applied to assist reforestation and plantation establishment in Malaysia.

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  1. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, 52109, Selangor, Malaysia

    Su-See Lee

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  1. College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, 252-8510, Japan

    Kazuo Suzuki (Dr. Agr. Professor) & Satohiko Sasaki Ph.D. (Professor) (Dr. Agr. Professor) &  (Professor)

  2. Forestry and Forest Product Research Institute, 1 Matsunosato, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan

    Katsuaki Ishii (Dr. Agr.) & Shobu Sakurai (Dr. Agr.) (Dr. Agr.) &  (Dr. Agr.)

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Lee, SS. (2006). Mycorrhizal Research in Malaysian Plantation Forestry. In: Suzuki, K., Ishii, K., Sakurai, S., Sasaki, S. (eds) Plantation Technology in Tropical Forest Science. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-28054-5_15

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