A PRELIMINARY REPORT OF GROUP-PLANTING TRIAL OF CALAMUS TETRADACTYLUS
- Received Date: 1989-03-07
- Available Online: 2012-12-04
Abstract: Calamus tetradactylus Hance, a native of South China, is one of the small-sized rattan species with commercial value. A study on group-planting (1, 3, 5 seedlings planted in one group respectively) was carried out at Jinkeng Forest Farm, Guangzhou, in March 1985. The effect of the different treatments of group-planting is discussed with reference to the stem growth, sucker shoot formation and length of stems. The results of 4 years after planting showed that the rate of mother stem growth was higher in single planting than in group-planting with no significant difference. However the sucker shoot formation per motherplant and the growth of shoot stems per clump showed significant difference between the treatments of group-planting. The total stem length and the number of stems per clump increased obviously with the number of seedlings planted.