Research Progress on Cultivation Techniques of Dalbergia cochinchinensis in China
Dalbergia cochinchinensis is a precious rosewood species,and its wood has high economic value.With the increasing market demand for large diameter wood,and the characteristics of high carbon sequestration and ni-trogen fixation,the cultivation technology of forest has gradually become a research focus,and more research re-sults have emerged in recent years.Based on literature review and local investigation,this paper reviewed the re-search progress of cultivation of Dalbergia cochinchinensis from the aspects of introduction,breeding,seedling technology,afforestation model and ecological benefit,and discussed the differences among various source fami-lies,cultivation technology system and afforestation model of Dalbergia cochinchinensis.It was pointed out that Dalbergia cochinchinensis was suitable for the climate in southeast China,and its growth efficiency was good,showing the characteristics of rapid growth,and it had a positive effect on the improvement of soil nutrient struc-ture,and the ecological benefits were significant.However,the technology of growing sandalwood seedlings is not mature in tissue culture.The industrial production of seedlings still needs to be strengthened,and the management mode of transforming low-efficiency forest and building multi-layer mixed forest is still in the exploration stage.In order to provide scientific basis for the cultivation of Dalbergia cochinchinensis in China,some suggestions were put forward,such as strengthening the collection and development of germplasm resources,strengthening the breeding of good varieties and the research of clonal seedling rearing technology,and innovating the forest man-agement mode of mixed or interbred Dalbergia cochinchinensis.